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+ | {{Album Release Infobox | | ||
+ | Home = [[Album History (by Cover)|Album History]] | | ||
+ | Previous album = [[We're Only In It For The Money|Previous]] | | ||
+ | Next album = [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets|Next]] | | ||
+ | Cover = lumpy_gravy.jpg | | ||
+ | Name = Lumpy Gravy | | ||
+ | Released = May 1968 | | ||
+ | Related = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/Lumpy_Gravy.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/lumpy_gravy.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/lumpy-gravy}}<br>[[The Old Masters, Box I]]<br>[[The Lumpy Money Project/Object]]<br>[[Lumpy Gravy & Elsewhere]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Players== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The [[Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus|ABNUCEALS EMUUKHA electric SYMPHONY orchestra & CHORUS]] | ||
+ | <br>with maybe even some members of [[The Mothers|the mothers of invention]] | ||
+ | <br>PIANO, CELESTE, ELECTRIC HARPSICHORD: [[Paul Smith]], [[Mike Lang]], [[Lincoln Mayorga]], [[Pete Jolly]] | ||
+ | <br>DRUMS: [[John Guerin|Johnny Guerin]], [[Frankie Capp]], [[Shelly Manne]] | ||
+ | <br>PERCUSSION (Gongs, Bells, Vibes, Marimba, Timpani, Timbales & assorted insanity): [[Emil Richards]], [[Gene Estes]], [[Alan Estes]], [[Victor Feldman]], [[Kenneth Watson]] (uncredited), [[Thomas Poole]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | <br>WOODWINDS (Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Bass Sax, Bassoon & Contrabassoon): [[Ted Nash]], [[Jules Jacob]], [[Johnny Rotella|John Rotella]], [[Bunk Gardner]], [[Don Christlieb]], [[Gene Cipriano]] | ||
+ | <br>FRENCH HORNS: [[Arthur Maebe]], [[Vincent DeRosa|Vincent De Rosa]], [[Richard Perissi]], [[Arthur E. Briegleb]] (uncredited), [[David A. Duke]] (uncredited), [[George Price|George F. Price]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | <br>TRUMPET: [[Jimmy Zito]] | ||
+ | <br>TROMBONE: [[Ken Shroyer|Kenneth Shroyer]], [[Lew McCreary]] (uncredited) | ||
+ | <br>GUITARS: [[Jim Haynes]] (prob. [[James Helms]]), [[Tommy Tedesco]], [[Tony Rizzi]], [[Al Viola]], [[Dennis Budimir]] | ||
+ | <br>BASS: [[Bob West]], [[John Balkin]], [[Jimmy Bond]], [[Lyle Ritz]], [[Chuck Berghofer]] | ||
+ | <br>STRINGS: [[Sid Sharp]]-violin; [[Alexander Koltun]]-violin; [[Tibor Zelig]]-violin; [[Ralph Schaeffer]]-violin; [[Bernard Kundell]]-violin; [[William Kurasch]]-violin; [[James Getzoff]]-violin; [[Arnold Belnick]]-violin; [[Leonard Malarsky]]-violin; [[Harold Ayres]]-violin; [[Jerome J. Reisler]]-violin; [[Philip Goldberg|Phillip Goldberg]]-viola; [[Leonard Selic]]-viola; [[Harry Hyams]]-viola; [[Joseph DiFiore]]-viola; [[Jerry Kessler|Jerome A. Kessler]]-cello; [[Raymond Kelley|Raymond J. Kelley]]-cello; [[Joseph Saxon]]-cello; [[Jesse Ehrlich]]-cello; [[Harold G. Bemko]]-cello | ||
+ | <br>CHORUS: [[Louis Cuneo|Louie The Turkey]], [[Ronnie Williams]], [[Dick Barber]] "Foon The Younger", [[Roy Estrada]], [[James "Spider" Barbour|Spider]], [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood|Motorhead]], [[Jerry Kessler|J.K.]] & [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1939488-Tony-80 Tony], [[Gilly Townley|Gilly]] and the girls from Apostolic ([https://www.discogs.com/artist/1939486-Maxine-10 Maxine], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1939489-Becky-Wentworth Becky]), [[John Kilgore|All Night John]], [[John Townley|The Other John]], [[Cal Schenkel|Cal]], [[Gail Zappa|Pumpkin]], [[Larry Fanoga]], [[Monica]], [[Jimmy Carl Black]] (the Indian of the group) | ||
+ | <br>ALSO: [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1939487-Sam-Whiteside-2 Sammy], [[Harold Kelling|Harold]], [[Charlie Phillips|Charlie]], [[Bruce Hampton|Bruce]], and the rest of the guys from Atlanta | ||
==Tracks== | ==Tracks== | ||
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− | + | |valign="top" rowspan="12" |<div id="LP"><big>'''LP'''</big></div> | |
− | + | '''Side One''' | |
− | + | #Lumpy Gravy - Part I (15:45) | |
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− | Lumpy Gravy Part | + | '''Side Two''' |
− | + | #Lumpy Gravy - Part II (15:56) | |
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− | == | + | <br> |
+ | <div id="1986 CD"><big>'''1986 CD,<br>coupled with [[We're Only In It For The Money]]'''</big></div> | ||
+ | *Tracks 1 to 19 : [[We're Only In It For The Money|WOIIFTM]] Current CD tracks list | ||
+ | *Tracks 20 to 21 : [[Lumpy Gravy#Current CD|Current CD tracks list]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | | valign="top" rowspan="12" |<div id="Current CD"><big>'''Current CD'''</big></div> | ||
+ | '''Lumpy Gravy Part One (15:51)''' | ||
+ | #[[The Way I See It Barry|The Way I See It, Barry]] (0:06) | ||
+ | #[[Duodenum]] (1:32) | ||
+ | #[[Oh No]] (2:03) | ||
+ | #[[Bit Of Nostalgia]] (1:35) | ||
+ | #[[It's From Kansas]] (0:29) | ||
+ | #[[Bored Out 90 Over]] (0:32) | ||
+ | #[[Almost Chinese]] (0:25) | ||
+ | #[[Switching Girls]] (0:29) | ||
+ | #[[Oh No|Oh No Again]] (1:12) | ||
+ | #[[At The Gas Station]] (2:41) | ||
+ | #[[Another Pickup]] (0:53) | ||
+ | #[[I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again]] (3:52) | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Lumpy Gravy Part Two (15:51)''' | ||
+ | #[[Very Distraughtening]] (1:34) | ||
+ | #[[White Ugliness]] (2:21) | ||
+ | #[[Amen]] (1:33) | ||
+ | #[[Just One More Time]] (0:58) | ||
+ | #[[A Vicious Circle]] (1:12) | ||
+ | #[[King Kong (1967 - Hollywood)|King Kong]] (0:42) | ||
+ | #[[Drums Are Too Noisy]] (0:58) | ||
+ | #[[Kangaroos]] (0:57) | ||
+ | #[[Envelops The Bath Tub]] (3:42) | ||
+ | #[[Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance|Take Your Clothes Off]] (1:52) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | <div id="Orchestral"><big>'''Orchestral Version'''</big></div> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | <div id="Program1">'''Side One'''</div> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | Tableaux I | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Sink Trap]] (3:06) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | II | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Gum Joy]] (3:44) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | III | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Up & Down]] (1:52) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | IV | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Local Butcher]] (2:33) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | <div id="Program2">'''Side Two'''</div> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | Tableaux V | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Gypsy Airs]] (1:41) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | VI | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Hunchy Punchy]] (2:06) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | VII | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Foamy Soaky]] (2:34) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" style="height:15px;" | VIII | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Let's Eat Out]] (1:48) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="right" valign="top" | IX | ||
+ | | align="left" valign="top" | [[Teen-Age Grand Finale]] (3:29) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Release Notes== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Orchestra recorded: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, February 13 & March 14-16, 1967. | ||
+ | <br>People inside the piano recorded: Apostolic Studios, NYC, October, 1967. | ||
+ | <br>Produced by Frank Zappa. | ||
+ | <br>Original sessions produced by [[Nick Venet]]. | ||
+ | <br>Engineered by: Joe, Rex, Pete, Jim, Bob, [[Gary Kellgren|Gary]] & [[Dick Kunc]]. | ||
+ | <br>Liner put together by [[Cal Schenkel]]. | ||
+ | <br>SPECIAL THANKS TO: [[Sid Sharp]] conductor, Bob Ross arranger, Smiling Jack, Ben Barrett contractor, Normal and Max, [[Gail Zappa|my pumpkin]], [[Herb Cohen|Hurby]], [[John Judnich]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Liner Notes== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Background Information== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Zappa formed the one-off [[Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] to record [[Lumpy Gravy]]. | ||
− | + | The Chorus was a speaking cast, its members' dialogue taking the place of any sung lyrics. They were recorded conversing with their heads inside a Steinway grand piano during several sessions at [[Apostolic Studios]] in New York. The dialogues were improvised, but they followed Zappa’s general thematic guidelines. | |
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− | + | Zappa amassed several hours of recorded conversations to edit into [[Lumpy Gravy]]; some snippets were heard on following albums, and the original recordings were featured on [[Civilization Phaze III]], which continued the plot from where it left off on [[Lumpy Gravy]], using both old characters from the original sessions and freshly recorded voices. | |
− | + | The album features three Mothers: [[Bunk Gardner]] plays woodwinds and brass, while [[Roy Estrada]] and [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood|Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood]], sometimes using the voice of his alter-ego, [[Larry Fanoga]] are listed as members of the Chorus. Other parts are played by studio staff members, [[Louis Cuneo|Louie The Turkey]] from the [[Garrick Theatre]] audience and [[James "Spider" Barbour|Spider Barbour]] of Chrysalis, another group recording at [[Apostolic Studios|Apostolic]] at the time. | |
− | + | Completed in 1967, this featured the earliest commercial appearance of Frank’s symphonic music. Some of the material was recorded with a fifty-piece Los Angeles orchestra. | |
− | The | + | The album was commissioned by [[Nick Venet]] of [[Capitol Records]]. It had been assumed that Zappa was contractually free to compose and conduct, since [[MGM Records|MGM]] had only signed him as a musician and vocalist along with the rest of [[The Mothers]]. [[MGM Records|MGM]] disagreed, threatened to sue, and finally bought the master tapes. As [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]'s engineers had reworked Zappa's original edit he had to reconstruct the album, assisted by [[Gary Kellgren]] at [[Mayfair Studios]] in New York City. This caused the release of the album to be delayed for over a year. |
− | + | In a 1974 interview for Melody Maker Zappa revealed that the name originally came from a television commercial for Loma Linda Gravy mix. [[wikipedia:Loma Linda, California|Loma Linda]] is a town just south of [[San Bernardino County Jail|San Bernardino]]. | |
− | The | + | The front-cover photo features Zappa wearing a shirt that advertises Pipco - a Santa Barbara pipe company. The original [[Verve Records]] release had FZ's name shown as "Francis Vincent Zappa", which is incorrect. [[The Old Masters, Box I]] release of the album had the original cover artwork, but corrected FZ's first name. |
==Conceptual Continuity== | ==Conceptual Continuity== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Alternate Artwork== | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:CapitolFZ.jpg|none|thumb|150px|Capitol Version]] | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| {{Versions Table Header}} | ||
+ | | rowspan="24" align="center" | 3 | ||
+ | | align="center" | '''0.1<br>Original<br>"Orchestral"<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]<br>w/ Intro A<ref name="Intros">Intro A is a cut from [[King Kong]] in [[Foamy Soaky]]. Intro B is a cut from [[How Did That Get In Here?]].</ref>''' | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]] | ||
+ | | [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|15592107|STAO-2719}} | ||
+ | | Unreleased<ref name="CapitolDate">The record labels indicate September 18<sup>th</sup>, 1967, 11:12 on side 1, and 11:33 on side 2.</ref> | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | [[wikipedia:Acetate_disc|Demo acetate]] available as a bootleg in [[Lumpy Gravy & Elsewhere]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | Not Sure,<br>Original<br>"Orchestral"<br>Stereo<br>w/ Intro A or B | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | [[wikipedia:Stereo-Pak|4T]] | ||
+ | | Capitol/Muntz<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|5797422|4CL-2719}} | ||
+ | | 1967-08-07 | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Withdrawn due to a legal dispute between [[MGM Records|MGM]] and [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]. Very few copies reported to exist. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" align="center" | 1.1a<br>Original<br>Stereo | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | [[MGM Records|MGM]] [[Verve Records|Verve]]<br>V6-8741 | ||
+ | | 1968-05-13 | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | MGM Verve<br>SVLP 9223 | ||
+ | | 1968-10<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1720.</ref> | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | UK edition. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | MGM Verve/[[Wikipedia:Polydor Records|Polydor]]<br>2317 046 | ||
+ | | 1972-06<ref name="MStrong"/> | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Mono | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | MGM Verve<br>V-8741 | ||
+ | | 1968-05? | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | MGM Verve<br>VLP 9223 | ||
+ | | 1968-10<ref name="MStrong"/> | ||
+ | | None | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | UK edition. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="4" align="center" | 1.1b<br>[[wikipedia:Remastering|Remaster]] Stereo<br><small>sounds worse<br>according<br>to the<br>[[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]]</small> | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP | ||
+ | | [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>BPR 7777-4 | ||
+ | | 1985-04-19 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Included in [[The Old Masters, Box I]] set. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]] | ||
+ | | [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD 40024 | ||
+ | | 1986 | ||
+ | | 0144314002425?<br>0014431002427?<br>(not printed) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS Code|AAD]], coupled with [[We're Only In It For The Money]]. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] 818 PUMPKIN RYK-CD40024 SOI01 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP 13 | ||
+ | | 1988-12? | ||
+ | | 5016583601324 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | UK edition, coupled with [[We're Only In It For The Money]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK 5023 | ||
+ | | 1994-10-26 | ||
+ | | 4988112405264 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition, coupled with [[We're Only In It For The Money]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="6" align="center" | '''1.1c<br>Remaster Stereo<br><small>sounds best<br>according<br>to the<br>[[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]]'''</small> | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|798971|RCD 10504}} | ||
+ | | 1995-04-18 | ||
+ | | 0014431050428 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition. made from original edited master and other raw mix segments (for better sonics). 1993.<br/>Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8702 DISCTRONICS RCD 10504 01 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | VideoArts<br>VACK 5105 | ||
+ | | 1995-09-25 | ||
+ | | 4988112406995 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | VideoArts<br>VACK 5240 | ||
+ | | 1997-02-28 | ||
+ | | 4988112408401 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/lumpy-gravy-vack-1205/cd-insert-1131|VACK 1205}} | ||
+ | | 2001-09-21 | ||
+ | | 4988112412613 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Rykodisc<br>RCD 10593 | ||
+ | | 2005-07-19 | ||
+ | | 0014431059322 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | = VideoArts VACK 1205, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | VideoArts<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|2387410|VACK 1329}} | ||
+ | | 2008-06-18 | ||
+ | | 4988112417724 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition,<br>mini-album papersleeve. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | '''0.2<br>Original<br>"Orchestral"<br>[[wikipedia:Monaural|Mono]]<br>w/ Intro B<ref name="Intros"/>''' | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Zappa<br>ZR 20008 (CD1) | ||
+ | | 2009-01-21 | ||
+ | | n/a | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition, included in [[The Lumpy Money Project/Object]].<br>Matrix # CD1: IFPI 4150 ZR200081 2A 01 V IFPI L245 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]]''' | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Zappa<br>ZR 20008 (CD2) | ||
+ | | 2009-01-21 | ||
+ | | n/a | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition, included in [[The Lumpy Money Project/Object]].<br>Matrix # CD2: IFPI 4121 ZR200082 2A 01 V IFPI L245 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" align="center" | '''1.1c<br>Remaster Stereo<br><small>sounds best<br>according<br>to the<br>[[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]]'''</small> | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4282846|ZR 3836}} | ||
+ | | 2012-07-31 | ||
+ | | 0824302383629 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[Zappa Family Trust|ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.<br>Source: 1993 [[wikipedia:U-matic|1630]] Digital Master. Digitally Re-Edited by Frank Zappa circa 1993. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMG Intl]]<br>0238362 | ||
+ | | 2012-07-31 | ||
+ | | 0824302383629 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3836, manufactured in Germany. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | CD | ||
+ | | Zappa/[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ Universal Music Japan]<br>UICY-75352 | ||
+ | | 2012-11-28 | ||
+ | | 4988005737519 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Japanese edition, audiophile [[wikipedia:Super High Material CD|SHM-CD]], mini-album papersleeve with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and liner notes in Japanese. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" align="center" | Unknown | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP<br>(180 g) | ||
+ | | Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|9486212|ZR 3836-1}} | ||
+ | | 2016-12-09<ref name="ZFTAnnouncement">[https://www.zappa.com/five-monumental-frank-zappa-mothers-invention-albums-be-reissued-vinyl/#/ Official announcement at zappa.com]</ref> | ||
+ | | 0824302383612 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | US edition, pressed in Germany by [http://pallasusa.com Pallas-USA]. Source: 1968 Analog Master Safety. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="center" | 1 | ||
+ | | align="center" | LP<br>(180 g?) | ||
+ | | Zappa/UMG Intl<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|9489610|ZR 3836-1}} | ||
+ | | 2016-12-09 | ||
+ | | 0824302383612 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3836-1. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[The Old Masters, Box I]] | ||
+ | *[[The Lumpy Money Project/Object]] | ||
+ | *[[Lumpy Gravy & Elsewhere]] | ||
+ | *[[Lumpy Gravy (The Restaurant)|The Restaurant]] | ||
[[Category:Discography]] | [[Category:Discography]] | ||
− | [[Category:Zappa | + | [[Category:Original Albums]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] |
+ | [[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)]] | ||
+ | [[Category:1968]] |
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Album History | |
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Released May 1968 | |
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box I The Lumpy Money Project/Object Lumpy Gravy & Elsewhere |
Players
The ABNUCEALS EMUUKHA electric SYMPHONY orchestra & CHORUS
with maybe even some members of the mothers of invention
PIANO, CELESTE, ELECTRIC HARPSICHORD: Paul Smith, Mike Lang, Lincoln Mayorga, Pete Jolly
DRUMS: Johnny Guerin, Frankie Capp, Shelly Manne
PERCUSSION (Gongs, Bells, Vibes, Marimba, Timpani, Timbales & assorted insanity): Emil Richards, Gene Estes, Alan Estes, Victor Feldman, Kenneth Watson (uncredited), Thomas Poole (uncredited)
WOODWINDS (Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Bass Sax, Bassoon & Contrabassoon): Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, John Rotella, Bunk Gardner, Don Christlieb, Gene Cipriano
FRENCH HORNS: Arthur Maebe, Vincent De Rosa, Richard Perissi, Arthur E. Briegleb (uncredited), David A. Duke (uncredited), George F. Price (uncredited)
TRUMPET: Jimmy Zito
TROMBONE: Kenneth Shroyer, Lew McCreary (uncredited)
GUITARS: Jim Haynes (prob. James Helms), Tommy Tedesco, Tony Rizzi, Al Viola, Dennis Budimir
BASS: Bob West, John Balkin, Jimmy Bond, Lyle Ritz, Chuck Berghofer
STRINGS: Sid Sharp-violin; Alexander Koltun-violin; Tibor Zelig-violin; Ralph Schaeffer-violin; Bernard Kundell-violin; William Kurasch-violin; James Getzoff-violin; Arnold Belnick-violin; Leonard Malarsky-violin; Harold Ayres-violin; Jerome J. Reisler-violin; Phillip Goldberg-viola; Leonard Selic-viola; Harry Hyams-viola; Joseph DiFiore-viola; Jerome A. Kessler-cello; Raymond J. Kelley-cello; Joseph Saxon-cello; Jesse Ehrlich-cello; Harold G. Bemko-cello
CHORUS: Louie The Turkey, Ronnie Williams, Dick Barber "Foon The Younger", Roy Estrada, Spider, Motorhead, J.K. & Tony, Gilly and the girls from Apostolic (Maxine, Becky), All Night John, The Other John, Cal, Pumpkin, Larry Fanoga, Monica, Jimmy Carl Black (the Indian of the group)
ALSO: Sammy, Harold, Charlie, Bruce, and the rest of the guys from Atlanta
Tracks
LP
Side One
Side Two
1986 CD,
coupled with We're Only In It For The Money
|
Current CD
Lumpy Gravy Part One (15:51)
Lumpy Gravy Part Two (15:51)
|
Orchestral Version
| |
---|---|---|---|
Side One
| |||
Tableaux I | Sink Trap (3:06) | ||
II | Gum Joy (3:44) | ||
III | Up & Down (1:52) | ||
IV | Local Butcher (2:33) | ||
Side Two
| |||
Tableaux V | Gypsy Airs (1:41) | ||
VI | Hunchy Punchy (2:06) | ||
VII | Foamy Soaky (2:34) | ||
VIII | Let's Eat Out (1:48) | ||
IX | Teen-Age Grand Finale (3:29) |
Release Notes
Orchestra recorded: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, February 13 & March 14-16, 1967.
People inside the piano recorded: Apostolic Studios, NYC, October, 1967.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Original sessions produced by Nick Venet.
Engineered by: Joe, Rex, Pete, Jim, Bob, Gary & Dick Kunc.
Liner put together by Cal Schenkel.
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Sid Sharp conductor, Bob Ross arranger, Smiling Jack, Ben Barrett contractor, Normal and Max, my pumpkin, Hurby, John Judnich
Liner Notes
Background Information
Zappa formed the one-off Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus to record Lumpy Gravy.
The Chorus was a speaking cast, its members' dialogue taking the place of any sung lyrics. They were recorded conversing with their heads inside a Steinway grand piano during several sessions at Apostolic Studios in New York. The dialogues were improvised, but they followed Zappa’s general thematic guidelines.
Zappa amassed several hours of recorded conversations to edit into Lumpy Gravy; some snippets were heard on following albums, and the original recordings were featured on Civilization Phaze III, which continued the plot from where it left off on Lumpy Gravy, using both old characters from the original sessions and freshly recorded voices.
The album features three Mothers: Bunk Gardner plays woodwinds and brass, while Roy Estrada and Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood, sometimes using the voice of his alter-ego, Larry Fanoga are listed as members of the Chorus. Other parts are played by studio staff members, Louie The Turkey from the Garrick Theatre audience and Spider Barbour of Chrysalis, another group recording at Apostolic at the time.
Completed in 1967, this featured the earliest commercial appearance of Frank’s symphonic music. Some of the material was recorded with a fifty-piece Los Angeles orchestra.
The album was commissioned by Nick Venet of Capitol Records. It had been assumed that Zappa was contractually free to compose and conduct, since MGM had only signed him as a musician and vocalist along with the rest of The Mothers. MGM disagreed, threatened to sue, and finally bought the master tapes. As Capitol's engineers had reworked Zappa's original edit he had to reconstruct the album, assisted by Gary Kellgren at Mayfair Studios in New York City. This caused the release of the album to be delayed for over a year.
In a 1974 interview for Melody Maker Zappa revealed that the name originally came from a television commercial for Loma Linda Gravy mix. Loma Linda is a town just south of San Bernardino.
The front-cover photo features Zappa wearing a shirt that advertises Pipco - a Santa Barbara pipe company. The original Verve Records release had FZ's name shown as "Francis Vincent Zappa", which is incorrect. The Old Masters, Box I release of the album had the original cover artwork, but corrected FZ's first name.
Conceptual Continuity
Alternate Artwork
Versions
ZFT # | Version # | # discs | Format | Catalog # | Release (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Barcode (EAN-13) |
Artwork | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0.1 Original "Orchestral" Stereo w/ Intro A[1] |
1 | LP | Capitol STAO-2719 |
Unreleased[2] | None | Demo acetate available as a bootleg in Lumpy Gravy & Elsewhere. | |
Not Sure, Original "Orchestral" Stereo w/ Intro A or B |
1 | 4T | Capitol/Muntz 4CL-2719 |
1967-08-07 | None | Withdrawn due to a legal dispute between MGM and Capitol. Very few copies reported to exist. | ||
1.1a Original Stereo |
1 | LP | MGM Verve V6-8741 |
1968-05-13 | None | US edition. | ||
1 | LP | MGM Verve SVLP 9223 |
1968-10[3] | None | UK edition. | |||
1 | LP | MGM Verve/Polydor 2317 046 |
1972-06[3] | None | UK 2nd edition. | |||
1.2 Original Mono |
1 | LP | MGM Verve V-8741 |
1968-05? | None | US edition. | ||
1 | LP | MGM Verve VLP 9223 |
1968-10[3] | None | UK edition. | |||
1.1b Remaster Stereo sounds worse according to the Zappa Patio |
1 | LP | Barking Pumpkin BPR 7777-4 |
1985-04-19 | Included in The Old Masters, Box I set. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 40024 |
1986 | 0144314002425? 0014431002427? (not printed) |
US edition, AAD, coupled with We're Only In It For The Money. Matrix # 818 PUMPKIN RYK-CD40024 SOI01 | |||
1 | CD | Zappa CDZAP 13 |
1988-12? | 5016583601324 | UK edition, coupled with We're Only In It For The Money. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5023 |
1994-10-26 | 4988112405264 | Japanese edition, coupled with We're Only In It For The Money. | |||
1.1c Remaster Stereo sounds best according to the Zappa Patio |
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10504 |
1995-04-18 | 0014431050428 | US edition. made from original edited master and other raw mix segments (for better sonics). 1993. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8702 DISCTRONICS RCD 10504 01 | ||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5105 |
1995-09-25 | 4988112406995 | Japanese edition | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5240 |
1997-02-28 | 4988112408401 | Japanese edition | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1205 |
2001-09-21 | 4988112412613 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10593 |
2005-07-19 | 0014431059322 | = VideoArts VACK 1205, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1329 |
2008-06-18 | 4988112417724 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
0.2 Original "Orchestral" Mono w/ Intro B[1] |
1 | CD | Zappa ZR 20008 (CD1) |
2009-01-21 | n/a | US edition, included in The Lumpy Money Project/Object. Matrix # CD1: IFPI 4150 ZR200081 2A 01 V IFPI L245 | ||
2 Important Remix |
1 | CD | Zappa ZR 20008 (CD2) |
2009-01-21 | n/a | US edition, included in The Lumpy Money Project/Object. Matrix # CD2: IFPI 4121 ZR200082 2A 01 V IFPI L245 | ||
1.1c Remaster Stereo sounds best according to the Zappa Patio |
1 | CD | Zappa/UMe ZR 3836 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302383629 | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[4]. Source: 1993 1630 Digital Master. Digitally Re-Edited by Frank Zappa circa 1993. | ||
1 | CD | Zappa/UMG Intl 0238362 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302383629 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3836, manufactured in Germany. | |||
1 | CD | Zappa/Universal Music Japan UICY-75352 |
2012-11-28 | 4988005737519 | Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese. | |||
Unknown | 1 | LP (180 g) |
Zappa/UMe ZR 3836-1 |
2016-12-09[5] | 0824302383612 | US edition, pressed in Germany by Pallas-USA. Source: 1968 Analog Master Safety. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016. | ||
1 | LP (180 g?) |
Zappa/UMG Intl ZR 3836-1 |
2016-12-09 | 0824302383612 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3836-1. |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Intro A is a cut from King Kong in Foamy Soaky. Intro B is a cut from How Did That Get In Here?.
- ↑ The record labels indicate September 18th, 1967, 11:12 on side 1, and 11:33 on side 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1720.
- ↑ Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
- ↑ Official announcement at zappa.com