Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (2CD) Original and Remixed version

 

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Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Avantgarde

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Hot Rats is the second solo album and eighth overall album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original lineup of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart. In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".

"The LP was released on the blue Bizarre label in the United States in 1969. 

In 1987 Zappa remixed Hot Rats for re-issue on CD by Rykodisc. On this edition many of the gatefold photos were removed, and the few that were included were printed in black and white. "Willie the Pimp" is edited differently during the introduction and guitar solo. "The Gumbo Variations" is four minutes longer; it includes an introduction and guitar and saxophone solo sections which were left out of the LP version. On "Little Umbrellas", the piano and flute are more prominent than on the LP. Other differences include significant changes to the overall ambiance and dynamic range. A 2008 remaster of the original mix was used for a 2009 limited edition audiophile LP by Classic Records and for the 2012 Universal Music CD reissue." 

The lady on the cover of Frank Zappa's 1969 album Hot Rats is Christine Frka, also known as Miss Christine. 

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (2008) Zappa Records - ZAPPA 0238412

Tracklist:

1. Peaches En Regalia 3:38

2. Willie The Pimp 9:21

3. Son of Mr. Green Genes 8:58

4. Little Umbrellas 3:06

5. The Gumbo Variations 12:53

6. It Must Be A Camel 5:15

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (1987) Rykodisc - RCD 10066

Tracklist:

1. Peaches En Regalia 3:38

2. Willie The Pimp 9:16

3. Son Of Mr. Green Genes 8:58

4. Little Umbrellas 3:04

5. The Gumbo Variations 16:55

6. It Must Be A Camel 5:15

Credits:

Frank Zappa – guitar, octave bass, percussion

Ian Underwood – piano, organus maximus, flute, all clarinets, all saxes

Captain Beefheart – vocals on "Willie the Pimp"

Max Bennett – bass on all tracks except "Peaches en Regalia"

Shuggie Otis – bass on "Peaches en Regalia"

John Guerin – drums on "Willie the Pimp", "Little Umbrellas" and "It Must Be a Camel"

Paul Humphrey – drums on "Son of Mr. Green Genes" and "The Gumbo Variations"

Ron Selico – drums on "Peaches en Regalia"

Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin on "Willie the Pimp" and "The Gumbo Variations"

Jean-Luc Ponty – violin on "It Must Be a Camel"

Lowell George – rhythm guitar (uncredited)