Hot Rats

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Hot Rats
Released October 1969
See also: The Old Masters, Box II Threesome No. 2 Hot Rats / Burnt Weeny Sandwich Sampler

Players

• Frank Zappa (guitar, octave base, percussion)
• 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 (piano, organ, flute, clarinets, saxes)
• Lowell George Uncredited (Guitar)

Tracks

LP Side One Peaches En Regalia (3:58) Willie The Pimp (9:25) Son Of Mr. Green Genes (8:58) Side Two Little Umbrellas (3:09) The Gumbo Variations (12:55) It Must Be A Camel (5:15)

CD Peaches En Regalia (3:39) Willie The Pimp (9:17) Son Of Mr. Green Genes (9:00) Little Umbrellas (3:04) The Gumbo Variations (16:57) It Must Be A Camel (5:17)

Release Notes

Recorded: T.T.G., LA; Sunset Sound, LA; Whitney Studios, Glendale, July-August, 1969.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineers: Dick Kunc (Whitney Studios), Jack Hunt (T.T.G.), Cliff Goldstein (T.T.G.), Brian Ingoldsby (Sunset Sound).
Photo: Ed Caraeff.
Cover design: Cal Schenkel.

Background Information

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

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
8	1.1 Original Stereo	1	LP	Warner Bizarre/Reprise RS 6356	1969-10-15	None	Cal Schenkel	US edition. Matrix # Side1: T 1 RS 6356 A 30926 - 1 Side2: T 1 RS 6356 B 30927 - 2
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet/Music-Hall 112.927	?	None		Argentinian edition, titled Ratas Calientes.
	1.2 Original Mono	1	LP	Warner DiscReet/Music-Hall 12.927	?	None		Argentinian edition, titled Ratas Calientes
	Unknown	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 8888-2	1986-11-25			Included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
	2 Important Remix	1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10066	1987	0014431006623	Cal Schenkel	US edition
		1	CD		1988			24 Karat Gold Picture CD. Matrix # 818 PUMPKIN RYK-RCD 10066 SOI01
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 2	1987-10	5016583600228		UK edition
		1	CD	Intercord i.r.s. 970702	?	?		German edition
		1	CS	Zappa TZAPPA 2	?	5016583600242?		UK edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 2027	1994-10-26	4988112405295		Japanese edition
		1	CS	Rykodisc RAC 10508	1995-05-02	0014431050848		US edition
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10508	1995-05-02	0014431050824		US edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5102	1995-09-25	4988112406964		Japanese edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5237	1996-05-30	4988112408371		Japanese edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1209	2001-09-21	4988112412651		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 40583/1	2002-03-21	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	2005-07-19	0014431059827		= VideoArts VACK 1209, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed

See Also

• Hot Rats / Burnt Weeny Sandwich Sampler