The Hot Rats Sessions (50th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Frank Zappa (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Little Umbrellas (Cucamonga version)
recording of:
Little Umbrellas (from 1961 until 1964)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa1:59
2Little Umbrellas (1969 mix outtake)
recorded in:
California, United States (from 1972-08-25 until 1972-08-30)
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (on 1969-07-29)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin (on 1969-07-29)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-30)
keyboard and woodwind:
Ian Underwood (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-30)
piano:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-07-29)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-29)
recording of:
Little Umbrellas (from 1969-07-29 until 1969-08-30)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa3:10
3It Must Be a Camel (1969 mix outtake)
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (on 1969-07-29)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin (on 1969-07-29)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1969-08-25)
keyboard and woodwind:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-08-25)
piano:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-07-29)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-29) and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-08-25)
recording of:
It Must Be a Camel (from 1969-07-29 until 1969-08-25)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa5:24
4Son of Mr. Green Genes (1969 mix outtake)
recorded in:
California, United States (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-30)
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (on 1969-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (on 1969-07-30)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1969-07-30)
keyboard and woodwind:
Ian Underwood (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-30)
percussion:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-30)
piano:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-07-30)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-30)
recording of:
Son of Mr. Green Genes (from 1969-07-30 until 1969-08-30)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
arrangement of:
Mr. Green Genes
Frank Zappa10:39
5More of the Story of Willie the Pimp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1969-08)
spoken vocals:
Cynthia Dobson (in 1969-08), Annie Zannus (in 1969-08) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (in 1969-08)
Frank Zappa; Annie Zannus; Cynthia Dobson1:24
6Willie the Pimp (vocal tracks)
mixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2019)
vocals:
Captain Beefheart (on 1969-07-29)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-29)
partial recording of:
Willie the Pimp (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Captain Beefheart2:07
7Willie the Pimp (1969 quick mix)
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (on 1969-07-29)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin (on 1969-07-29)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1969-07-29)
tack piano:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-07-29)
violin:
Don “Sugarcane” Harris (on 1969-07-29)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-29)
recording of:
Willie the Pimp (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa14:29
8Dame Margret’s Son to Be a Bride (1969 quick mix)
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (on 1969-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (on 1969-07-30)
piano:
Ian Underwood (on 1969-07-30)
recorded at:
TTG Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-30)
recording of:
Dame Margret's Son to Be a Bride (on 1969-07-30)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Frank Zappa3:46
9Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #3
Frank Zappa0:52
10Bognor Regis (1970 Record Plant mix)
mixer:
Stan Agol (in 1970) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (in 1970)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Bognor Regis
Frank Zappa8:11
11Peaches en Regalia (1969 rhythm track mix)
recording of:
Peaches en Regalia
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa4:24
12Son of Mr. Green Genes (1969 rhythm track mix)
recording of:
Son of Mr. Green Genes
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
arrangement of:
Mr. Green Genes
Frank Zappa10:40
13Little Umbrellas (1969 rhythm track mix)
recording of:
Little Umbrellas
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
Frank Zappa3:11
14Arabesque (guitar tracks)
mixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2019)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
recording of:
Toads of the Short Forest (from 1969-08-25 until 1969-08-26)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Frank Zappa6:57
15Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #4
Frank Zappa0:59

Credits

Release

liner notes:Matt Groening
producer:Joe Travers (American drummer, engineer, “vaultmeister”/ archivist & researcher for the Zappa Family Trust) (task: release producer)
Ahmet Zappa (task: release producer)
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (task: original recordings)
audio director:Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
distributed by:Universal Music Enterprises (not for release label use; catalog/reissue division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2019)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14550137 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07YTDDCHV [info]
US: B07YTDDCHV [info]
discography entry:https://www.zappa.com/news/frank-zappas-legendary-1969-album-hot-rats-celebrated-massive-50th-anniversary-six-disc [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005128108 [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Dweezil
part of:Zappa Official Release (number: 115) (order: 23)
Wikidata:Q112685308 [info]