Frank Zappa ?– Hot Rats LP Bizarre Records ?– RS 6356 gatefold excellent cond.

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Frank Zappa ?– Hot Rats

Label: Reprise Records ?– RS 6356, Bizarre Records ?– RS 6356 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Jazz, Rock Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1 Peaches En Regalia 3:58 A2 Willie The Pimp 9:25 A3 Son Of Mr. Green Genes 8:58 B1 Little Umbrellas 3:09 B2 The Gumbo Variations 12:55 B3 It Must Be A Camel 5:18

Credits

Bass – Max Bennett (tracks: A2 to B3)
Composed By – Frank Zappa
Drums – John Guerin (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
Guitar, Bass [Octave], Percussion – Frank Zappa
Piano, Organ, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone – Ian Underwood

Notes

Gatefold Sleeve.
Reprise Steamboat tan colored label

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A): 30,926
Matrix / Runout (B): 30,927
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Etching): RS-1-6356-G-3. 30926-1
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Etching): RS-2-6356-G-3. 30927-1
Review by Steve Huey

Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist sans the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous musical collaborators, most notably multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood. Other than another side project -- the doo wop tribute Cruising With Ruben and the Jets -- Hot Rats was also the first time Zappa focused his efforts in one general area, namely jazz-rock. The result is a classic of the genre. Hot Rats' genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock's down-and-dirty attitude -- there's a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams, and a surprising, wry elegance to the three shorter, tightly arranged numbers (particularly the sumptuous "Peaches en Regalia"). Perhaps the biggest revelation isn't the straightforward presentation, or the intricately shifting instrumental voices in Zappa's arrangements -- it's his own virtuosity on the electric guitar, recorded during extended improvisational workouts for the first time here. His wonderfully scuzzy, distorted tone is an especially good fit on "Willie the Pimp," with its greasy blues riffs and guest vocalist Captain Beefheart's Howlin' Wolf theatrics. Elsewhere, his skill as a melodist was in full flower, whether dominating an entire piece or providing a memorable theme as a jumping-off point. In addition to Underwood, the backing band featured contributions from Jean-Luc Ponty, Lowell George, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris, among others; still, Zappa is unquestionably the star of the show. Hot Rats still sizzles; few albums originating on the rock side of jazz-rock fusion flowed so freely between both sides of the equation, or achieved such unwavering excitement and energy.

This album is stored in a plastic lined protective inner sleeve. The album has my last name (SAMSON) written on the label in ink. The letters are about 1/2 inch long and less than 1/8 inch high. It is written again on the interior of the album cover, 2 inches long and 1/2 inch high. The album will be shipped in an enclosure of cardboard wrapped around a piece of Masonite. It will cost a little more for the extra weight but you can be assured that it will arrive safely. I am selling a number of other records. Buy more than one for combined shipping discounts.

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