Frank Zappa – The Hot Rats Sessions
Label: | Zappa Records – ZR20032 |
|---|---|
Series: | Zappa Official Release – #115 |
Format: | 4 x CD CD, Album, Reissue Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Remastered |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz, Rock |
Style: |
Tracklist
| Basic Track Recording Sessions, TTG Studios Hollywood, CA | |||
| 7-18-69 | |||
| 1-1 | Piano Music (Section 1) | 2:13 | |
| 1-2 | Piano Music (Section 3) | 5:42 | |
| 7-28-69 | |||
| 1-3 | Peaches En Regalia (Prototype) | 5:57 | |
| 1-4 | Peaches En Regalia (Section 1, In session) | 10:49 | |
| 1-5 | Peaches En Regalia (Section 1, Master Take) | 2:05 | |
| 1-6 | Peaches Jam - Part 1 | 6:28 | |
| 1-7 | Peaches Jam - Part 2 | 10:30 | |
| 1-8 | Peaches En Regalia (Section 3, In Session) | 6:57 | |
| 1-9 | Peaches En Regalia (Section 3, Master Take) | 2:07 | |
| 1-10 | Arabesque (In Session) | 7:01 | |
| 1-11 | Arabesque (Master Take) | 6:57 | |
| 1-12 | Dame Margret's Son To Be A Bride (In Session) | 4:30 | |
| 7-29-69 | |||
| 2-1 | It Must Be A Camel (Part 1, In Session) | 8:22 | |
| 2-2 | It Must Be A Camel (Part 1, Master Take) | 2:17 | |
| 2-3 | It Must Be A Camel (Intercut, In Session) | 3:53 | |
| 2-4 | It Must Be A Camel (Intercut, Master Take) | 4:02 | |
| 2-5 | Natasha (In Session) | 4:04 | |
| 2-6 | Natasha (Master Take) | 3:12 | |
| 2-7 | Bognor Regis (Unedited Master) | 10:59 | |
| 2-8 | Willie The Pimp (In Session) | 2:20 | |
| 2-9 | Willie The Pimp (Unedited Master Take) | 15:14 | |
| 2-10 | Willie The Pimp (Guitar OD 1) | 14:46 | |
| 2-11 | Willie The Pimp (Guitar OD 2) | 6:18 | |
| 3-1 | Transition (Section 1, In Session) | 6:17 | |
| 3-2 | Transition (Section 1, Master Take) | 2:25 | |
| 3-3 | Transition (Section 2, Intercut, In Session) | 1:50 | |
| 3-4 | Transition (Section 2, Intercut, Master Take) | 2:43 | |
| 3-5 | Transition (Section 3, Intercut, In Session) | 2:29 | |
| 3-6 | Transition (Section 3, Intercut, Master Take) | 2:13 | |
| 3-7 | Lil’ Clanton Shuffle (Unedited Master) | 12:46 | |
| 7-30-69 | |||
| 3-8 | Directly From My Heart To You (Unedited Master) | 10:18 | |
| 3-9 | Another Waltz (Unedited Master) | 27:56 | |
| 4-1 | Dame Margret’s Son To Be A Bride (Remake) | 3:54 | |
| 4-2 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Take 1) | 8:16 | |
| 4-3 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Master Take) | 10:47 | |
| 4-4 | Big Legs (Unedited Master Take) | 32:42 | |
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| 4-5 | It Must Be A Camel (Percussion Tracks) | 1:48 | |
| 4-6 | Arabesque (Guitar OD Mix) | 6:57 | |
| 4-7 | Transition (Full Version) | 6:22 | |
| 4-8 | Piano Music (Section 3, OD Version) | 5:41 | |
| From The Vault - Part 1 | |||
| Hot Rats 1987 Digital Remix | |||
| 5-1 | Peaches En Regalia | 3:39 | |
| 5-2 | Willie The Pimp | 9:17 | |
| 5-3 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes | 9:00 | |
| 5-4 | Little Umbrellas | 3:04 | |
| 5-5 | The Gumbo Variations | 16:57 | |
| 5-6 | It Must Be A Camel | 5:18 | |
| ----------------- | |||
| 5-7 | The Origin Of Hot Rats | 0:35 | |
| 5-8 | Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #1 | 1:02 | |
| 5-9 | Peaches En Regalia (1969 Mono Single Master) | 3:32 | |
| 5-10 | Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #2 | 1:01 | |
| 5-11 | Little Umbrellas (1969 Mono Single Master) | 3:05 | |
| 5-12 | Lil' Clanton Shuffle (1972 Whitney Studios Mix) | 12:42 | |
| From The Vault - Part 2 | |||
| 6-1 | Little Umbrellas (Cucamonga Version) | 2:00 | |
| 6-2 | Little Umbrellas (1969 Mix Outtake) | 3:10 | |
| 6-3 | It Must Be A Camel (1969 Mix Outtake) | 5:23 | |
| 6-4 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1969 Mix Outtake) | 10:39 | |
| 6-5 | More Of The Story Of Willie The Pimp | 1:24 | |
| 6-6 | Willie The Pimp (Vocal Tracks) | 2:07 | |
| 6-7 | Willie The Pimp (1969 Quick Mix) | 14:29 | |
| 6-8 | Dame Margret's Son To Be A Bride (1969 Quick Mix) | 3:46 | |
| 6-9 | Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #3 | 0:52 | |
| 6-10 | Bognor Regis (1970 Record Plant Mix) | 8:11 | |
| 6-11 | Peaches En Regalia (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) | 4:24 | |
| 6-12 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) | 10:40 | |
| 6-13 | Little Umbrellas (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) | 3:11 | |
| 6-14 | Arabesque (Guitar Tracks) | 6:57 | |
| 6-15 | Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #4 | 0:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – UMe – ZR20032
- Distributed By – Universal Music Enterprises
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Engineered At – UMRK
- Engineered At – Joe's Garage, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – T.T.G. Studios
- Recorded At – Sunset Sound
- Recorded At – Whitney Recording Studios
- Mixed At – Winslow Ct. Studio
- Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097245
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097246
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097247
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097248
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097930
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico – 1097950
- Pressed By – Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico
Credits
- Art Direction, Concept By – Frank Zappa
- Art Direction, Design – Michael Mesker
- Bass – Max Bennett (tracks: 5-2 to 5-6), Shuggie Otis (tracks: 5-1)
- Composed By, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
- Cover [Design] – Cal Schenkel
- Design [Hot Rats Board Game] – Fantoons Animation Studio
- Design [Interrior] – John Williams (30)
- Drums – John Guerin (tracks: 5-2, 5-4, 5-6), Paul Humphrey (tracks: 5-3, 5-5), Ron Selico (tracks: 5-1)
- Engineer [Original 1969 Recording Engineers, Sunset Sound] – Brian Ingoldsby
- Engineer [Original 1969 Recording Engineers, T.T.G.] – Cliff Goldstein, Jack Hunt
- Engineer [Original 1969 Recording Engineers, Whitney Studios], Engineer [Director of Engineering for Bizarre] – Dick Kunc
- Guitar, Bass [Octave], Percussion – Frank Zappa
- Liner Notes – Ian Underwood, Matt Groening
- Liner Notes [August 2019] – Andee Nathanson
- Liner Notes [September 2019, With] – Ruth Underwood
- Liner Notes [September 2019] – Joe Travers
- Mastered By [2019] – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By [2019 Mixes] – Craig Parker Adams
- Photography By [Cover Photos, Additional Infrared Photos] – Andee Nathanson
- Photography By [Sessions Photography] – Bill Gubbins
- Photography By [Tape & Tape Box] – Michael Mesker
- Piano, Organ [Organus Maximus], Flute, Clarinet [All], Saxophone [All Saxes] – Ian Underwood
- Producer [All Original Recordings Produced By] – Frank Zappa
- Producer [Produced for Release By] – Ahmet Zappa, Joe Travers
- Project Manager – Melanie Starks
- Transferred By [All 16 Track and 2 Track analog tape hi-res transfers by] – Joe Travers
- Violin – Sugar Cane Harris* (tracks: 5-2, 5-5), Jean Luc Ponty* (tracks: 5-6)
- Vocals – Captain Beefheart (tracks: 5-2)
Notes
Featuring 65 tracks, all but 6 tracks (the 1987 CD mixes CD5-1 to CD5-6) are previously unreleased.
Includes images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, and session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood and Vaultmeister Joe Travers.
The box set also includes a Zappa Land board game with custom game pieces, plectrums and playing cards
Includes images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, and session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood and Vaultmeister Joe Travers.
The box set also includes a Zappa Land board game with custom game pieces, plectrums and playing cards
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 24302 00322 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 824302003220
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 1): (1097245) ZR20032CD01 WWWZAPPA.COM 06 0001
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 2): (1097245) ZR20032CD01 WWWZAPPA.COM 07 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1, 2): IFPI L779
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1): IFPI KK7N
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 2): IFPI KKTN
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 1, 2): (1097246) ZR20032CD02 WWWZAPPA.COM 08 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1, 2): IFPI L247
- Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1, 2): IFPI KKTN
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 3, Variant 1, 2): (1097247) ZR20032CD03 WWWZAPPA.COM 02 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 3, Variant 1, 2): IFPI L247
- Mould SID Code (Disc 3, Variant 1, 2): IFPI KKNP
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, Variant 1): (1097248) ZR20032CD04 WWWZAPPA.COM 08 0001
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 4, Variant 2): (1097248) ZR20032CD04 WWWZAPPA.COM 08 0101
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 4, Variant 1, 2): IFPI L779
- Mould SID Code (Disc 4, Variant 1, 2): IFPI KK5A
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 5, Variant 1, 2): (1097930) ZR20032CD05R1 WWWZAPPA.COM 08 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 5, Variant 1, 2): IFPI LT40
- Mould SID Code (Disc 5, Variant 1, 2): IFPI KKTN
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 6, Variant 1, 2): (1097250) ZR20032CD06 WWWZAPPA.COM 03 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 6, Variant 1, 2): IFPI LT40
- Mould SID Code (Disc 6, Variant 1, 2): IFPI KKNP
Other Versions (2)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | The Hot Rats Sessions (4×CD, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Stereo, Mono, Box Set, Deluxe Edition) | Zappa Records | ZR20032 | Europe | 2019 | ||
New Submission | The Hot Rats Sessions (68×File, MP3, Remastered, 320 kbps) | Zappa Records | none | UK | Unknown |
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He was so inspired by Archie Shepp he couldn't even manage to spell his name right.
This listing as a 6CD Box Set makes much more sense than the one for the EU version of this release, which awkwardly lists it as 4CD + 1CD + 1CD. Ah well.
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