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Dick Kunc was a recording engineer for Frank Zappa in the late '60's. Dick provided vocal for [[We're Only In It For The Money]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]], and [[The Lost Episodes]]. His engineer credits include [[Lumpy Gravy]], [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]], [[Uncle Meat]], [[Hot Rats]], [[Chunga's Revenge]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]], [[Civilization Phaze III]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]]. Dick can be seen in the Zappa movies [[Uncle Meat (The Film)]] & [[The True Story Of 200 Motels]].
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[[File:Dick Kunc, Frank Zappa, Pauline Butcher.jpg|550px|thumb|right|Dick Kunc and Frank Zappa (behind the table), with [[Pauline Butcher]] in the background.]]
  
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'''Dick Kunc''' was a recording engineer who had just started working at the [[Apostolic Studios]] when Zappa started recording there.
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<blockquote>
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''"I was working with [[Dick Kunc]], the recording engineer on Uncle Meat and Cruising with Ruben & the
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Jets. To make remote recordings in those days, Dick had a Shure eight-channel mixer remounted in a
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briefcase. He could sit in a corner at a live gig with earphones on and adjust the levels, and have the
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outputs of the briefcase mixer feeding a Uher portable tape recorder."''
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</blockquote>
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<div align=right>[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</div>
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Kunc provided vocal on:
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*[[We're Only In It For The Money]]
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]
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*[[The Lost Episodes]] (''[[The Dick Kunc Story]]'')
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His engineering credits include:
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*[[Lumpy Gravy]]
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*[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]
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*[[Uncle Meat]]
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*[[Hot Rats]]
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*[[Chunga's Revenge]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]
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*[[Civilization Phaze III]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]]
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*[[Trout Mask Replica]]
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Kunc can be seen in the movies:
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*[[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]]
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*[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]].
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[[Category:Supporting Cast|Kunc, Dick]]
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[[Category:Engineers|Kunc, Dick]]
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Kunc, Dick]]

Latest revision as of 04:56, 25 April 2026

Dick Kunc and Frank Zappa (behind the table), with Pauline Butcher in the background.

Dick Kunc was a recording engineer who had just started working at the Apostolic Studios when Zappa started recording there.

"I was working with Dick Kunc, the recording engineer on Uncle Meat and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets. To make remote recordings in those days, Dick had a Shure eight-channel mixer remounted in a briefcase. He could sit in a corner at a live gig with earphones on and adjust the levels, and have the outputs of the briefcase mixer feeding a Uher portable tape recorder."

The Real Frank Zappa Book

Kunc provided vocal on:

His engineering credits include:

Kunc can be seen in the movies: