The Old Masters, Box Three

~ Release by Frank Zappa (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Individually numbered on back of box. Number begins with ZM3 followed by a 5-digit serial no.

This box set is a collection of remastered Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa & Mothers Of Invention, and The Mothers records originally released from 1972 to 1976.

according to discogs


This version is part of the Old Masters Box by FZ, issued in 1987. These "old masters" have been remixed by FZ and partly differ significantly from their original issues.


This version is part of the Old Masters Box by FZ, issued in 1987. These "old masters" have been remixed by FZ and partly differ significantly from their original issues.

Annotation last modified on 2019-12-15 11:01 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Waka/Jawaka
212" Vinyl: The Grand Wazoo
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1For Calvin (and His Next Two Hitch‐Hikers)
bass:
Alex Dmochowski
brass:
Malcolm McNab, Ken Shroyer (trombonist) and Ernie Tack
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Minimoog:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
percussion:
Alan Estes and Robert Zimmitti
woodwind:
Mike Altschul, Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist), Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s), John Rotella (woodwind), Joanne Caldwell McNabb and Anthony Ortega (jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Janet Neville-Ferguson Hof and Sal Marquez
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
The Mothers7:15
C2The Grand Wazoo
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Alex Dmochowski
brass:
Malcolm McNab, Ken Shroyer (trombonist) and Ernie Tack
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Minimoog:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
percussion:
Alan Estes and Robert Zimmitti
solo guitar:
Tony Duran (slide guitarist) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
solo trombone:
Bill Byers
solo trumpet:
Sal Marquez
woodwind:
Mike Altschul, Earle Dumler (multi-instrumentalist), Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s), John Rotella (woodwind), Joanne Caldwell McNabb and Anthony Ortega (jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Janet Neville-Ferguson Hof and Sal Marquez
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
instrumental recording of:
Think It Over
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
The Mothers413:24
D1Cletus Awreetus‐Awrightus
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Alex Dmochowski
brass:
Sal Marquez
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
George Duke
solo saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trombone:
Ken Shroyer (trombonist)
woodwind:
Mike Altschul
vocals:
George Duke, Ilene Rappaport (Chunky) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Cletus Awreetus‐Awrightus
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
The Mothers2:55
D2Eat That Question
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Alex Dmochowski
brass:
Sal Marquez
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar
gong:
Lee Clement
guitar and percussion:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
George Duke
woodwind:
Mike Altschul and Joel Peskin
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Eat That Question
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
The Mothers6:41
D3Blessed Relief
bass:
Alex Dmochowski
brass:
Sal Marquez
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar
guitar:
Tony Duran (slide guitarist) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
George Duke
woodwind:
Mike Altschul and Joel Peskin
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Blessed Relief
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
The Mothers8:00
312" Vinyl: Over‐Nite Sensation
412" Vinyl: Apostrophe (’)
512" Vinyl: Roxy & Elsewhere
612" Vinyl: Roxy & Elsewhere
712" Vinyl: One Size Fits All
812" Vinyl: Bongo Fury
912" Vinyl: Zoot Allures

Credits

Release group

includes:Apostrophe (’)
Bongo Fury by Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers
One Size Fits All by Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) and The Mothers of Invention
Over‐Nite Sensation by The Mothers
Roxy & Elsewhere by Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) / Mothers
The Grand Wazoo by The Mothers
Waka/Jawaka
Zoot Allures