Hot Rats

Release Info

Hot Rats

Released October 15 1969

Tracks

1. Peaches En Regalia (03:39)
2. Willie The Pimp (09:17)
3. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (09:00)
4. Little Umbrellas (03:04)
5. The Gumbo Variations (16:57)
6. It Must Be A Camel (05:17)

Players

Captain Beefheart (vocals), Sugar Cane Harris (violin), Jean-Luc Ponty (violin), John Guerin (drums), Paul Humphrey (drums), Ron Selico (drums), Max Bennett (bass), Shuggy Otis (bass), Ian Underwood (keyboards, clarinets, saxes) and Frank Zappa (guitar, octave base, percussion)

Background

The woman on the cover of the Hot Rats album crawling out of the crypt is Christine Frka.

Versions

See also: "Hot Rats / Burnt Weeny Sandwich Sampler".

ZFT #	Mix	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release	EAN.UCC-13 (barcode)	Artwork	Comment
8	Stereo vinyl	1	LP	Warner Bizarre/Reprise RS 6356	1969	None	Cal Schenkel	US edition. Matrix # Side1: T 1 RS 6356 A 30926 - 1 Side2: T 1 RS 6356 B 30927 - 2
	?	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 8888-2	November 25 1986			Included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
	Important remix	1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10066	1987	0014431006623		US edition
		1	CD		1988			24 Karat Gold Picture CD. Matrix # 818 PUMPKIN RYK-RCD 10066 SOI01
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 2027	October 26 1994	4988112405295		Japanese edition
		1	CS	Rykodisc RAC 10508	May 2 1995	0014431050848		US edition
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10508	May 2 1995	0014431050824		US edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5102	September 25 1995	4988112406964		Japanese edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5237	May 30 1996	4988112408371		Japanese edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1209	September 21 2001	4988112412651		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 40583/1	March 21 2002	None		US edition. Included in the Threesome No. 2 box set. Matrix # IFPI L504 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10508 03
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10598	July 19 2005	0014431059827		Mini-album papersleeve