Willie the Pimp (1969 original stereo mix)
~ Recording by Frank Zappa
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Bizarre | RS 6356 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (“progressive rock” on cover) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | GX 01-366 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | K 44078, K44078 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Ratas Calientes | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | 12927/112927 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (disc side 1 label shows RS 6356 (30,926) – manufactured and distributed by WEA MUSIC OF CANADA LTD) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower‐case “wea” with “records” below) | RS6356 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (Art & Music Collection 2) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | REP 59 021 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (Art & Music Collection 2) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | REP 59 021 |
| 2.2 | Willie the Pimp | ?:?? | Frank Zappa | The Old Masters, Box Two | Frank Zappa | Album + Compilation |
| Barking Pumpkin Records | BPR 8888 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10508 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:16 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10508, RCD 40583/1 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10508 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (Disctronics press) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10508 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Threesome No. 2 | Frank Zappa | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 40583, RCD 40583/2, RCD 40583/3 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Videoarts Music | VACK-1209 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Videoarts Music | VACK-1321 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (200g) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Classic Records (audiophile reissues) | RS6356 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:23 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Frank Zappa Catalog | |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:23 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (2008 remaster) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America), Zappa Records | 0238412 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:23 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (2008 remaster) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Zappa Records | ZR 3841 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Barking Pumpkin Records, Zappa Records | ZR 3841-1 |
| 1.23 | Willie the Pimp | 9:23 | Frank Zappa | Guitar & Bass | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America), Zappa Records | 00824302384114, ZR3841Z-1 |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:23 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats (24‐bit 192.0 kHz – stereo) | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Zappa Records | |
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:17 | Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Frank Zappa | Album | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Willie the Pimp | 9:25 | Frank Zappa | Ratas calientes | Frank Zappa | Album |
| Reprise Records | 12.927 |
| 1.7 | Willie the Pimp | 9:24 | Frank Zappa | The Old Masters Box Two Sampler | Frank Zappa | Album + Compilation |
| Barking Pumpkin Records | BPR 8888X |
Relationships
| producer: | Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) |
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| bass, guitar and percussion: | Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| clarinet, flute, organ, piano and saxophone: | Ian Underwood (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| drums (drum set): | John Guerin (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| electric bass guitar: | Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| violin: | Don “Sugarcane” Harris (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| lead vocals: | Captain Beefheart (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
| arranger: | Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) |
| has remixes: | Willie the Pimp (1987 stereo remix) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3toxxSU3TcvzgmeR8LLUiX [info] |
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| recording of: | Willie the Pimp (from 1969-08 until 1969-09) |
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Related works
Willie the Pimp
| lyricist and composer: | Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) |
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| publisher: | Munchkin Music Co. |
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