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Hot Rats 50th Anniversary (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

UMe / SKU: lp-10964
jazz fusion heavy solo outing from avant rock pioneer
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  • Second solo album from pioneering classic rock musician Frank Zappa. Hot Rats was originally recorded in 1969 and is a predominantly instrumental album that Zappa described as "a movie for your ears." The sound is largely jazz fusion based with extensive soloing, eschewing the satirical vocal performances and musique concrète of earlier Zappa releases. There are many notable musicians featured on the album, including drummers John Guerin, Paul Humphrey and Ron Selico, a teenage Shuggie Otis on bass, electric violinists Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Max Bennett. Includes the songs: "Peaches en Regalia," "Willie the Pimp" with a short vocal performance from Captain Beefheart, and "Son of Mr. Green Genes." Six tracks in all. 50th anniversary pressing on hot pink180 gram vinyl, housed in a full color gatefold sleeve.

    • 180 gram hot pink colored vinyl
    • 50th anniversary pressing
    • gatefold jacket
    • music label: Ume 2019
    reviewed by Grumpy Uncle 09/2016
    upc: 824302384190

Second solo album from pioneering classic rock musician Frank Zappa. Hot Rats was originally recorded in 1969 and is a predominantly instrumental album that Zappa described as "a movie for your ears." The sound is largely jazz fusion based with extensive soloing, eschewing the satirical vocal performances and musique concrète of earlier Zappa releases. There are many notable musicians featured on the album, including drummers John Guerin, Paul Humphrey and Ron Selico, a teenage Shuggie Otis on bass, electric violinists Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Max Bennett. Includes the songs: "Peaches en Regalia," "Willie the Pimp" with a short vocal performance from Captain Beefheart, and "Son of Mr. Green Genes." Six tracks in all. 50th anniversary pressing on hot pink180 gram vinyl, housed in a full color gatefold sleeve.

  • 180 gram hot pink colored vinyl
  • 50th anniversary pressing
  • gatefold jacket
  • music label: Ume 2019
reviewed by Grumpy Uncle 09/2016
upc: 824302384190

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