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| − | [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]] '''(UMRK)''' is the name given by Zappa to the recording studio he built at home. It was located at 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive, | + | [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]] '''(UMRK)''' is the name given by Zappa to the recording studio he built at home. It was located at [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]], in [[Laurel Canyon]], Los Angeles, California, where Zappa lived from 1968 until his death in 1993. |
Zappa's mobile recording studio was purchased from the [[wikipedia:The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]], rebuilt, with the assistance of [[Mark Pinske]] and renamed the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Mobile. | Zappa's mobile recording studio was purchased from the [[wikipedia:The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]], rebuilt, with the assistance of [[Mark Pinske]] and renamed the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Mobile. | ||
The name ''"utility muffin research kitchen"'' was derived from Zappa's song ''[[Muffin Man]]'' and also appeared in the song ''[[A Little Green Rosetta]]''. | The name ''"utility muffin research kitchen"'' was derived from Zappa's song ''[[Muffin Man]]'' and also appeared in the song ''[[A Little Green Rosetta]]''. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Joe Travers]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVXWnTkBQA video tour of the UMRK] for the [[Zappa (movie)|Who the F*@% is Frank Zappa?]] project. | + | * [[Joe Travers]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVXWnTkBQA video tour of the UMRK] for the [[Zappa (movie)|Who the F*@% is Frank Zappa?]] project. |
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* [[Bob Stone]] | * [[Bob Stone]] | ||
* [[Muffins]] | * [[Muffins]] | ||
[[Category:Recording Studios]] | [[Category:Recording Studios]] | ||
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[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 19 July 2026
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen (UMRK) is the name given by Zappa to the recording studio he built at home. It was located at 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive, in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, where Zappa lived from 1968 until his death in 1993.
Zappa's mobile recording studio was purchased from the Beach Boys, rebuilt, with the assistance of Mark Pinske and renamed the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Mobile.
The name "utility muffin research kitchen" was derived from Zappa's song Muffin Man and also appeared in the song A Little Green Rosetta.
Notes
UMRK was also used as a catalog number prefix for:
- Civilization Phaze III (only in the US release)
- Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
- EIHN
See also
- Joe Travers video tour of the UMRK for the Who the F*@% is Frank Zappa? project.
- Bob Stone
- Muffins
