Uncle Meat

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Uncle Meat
Released April 1969
See also: The Old Masters, Box II Uncle Meat (The Film)

Players

THE MOTHERS at the time of this recording were:

• Frank Zappa guitar, low grade vocals, percussion
• Ray Collins swell vocals
• Jimmy Carl Black drums, droll humor, poverty
• Roy Estrada electric bass, chesseburgers, Pachuco falsetto
• Don (Dom De Wild) Preston electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice
• Billy (The Oozer) Mundi drums on some pieces before he quit to join RHINOCEROS
• Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon (all of these electric and/or non-electric depending)
• Ian Underwood electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax, special assistance, copyist, industrial relations & teen appeal
• Artie (With the Green Mustache) Tripp drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, cheerful outlook & specific enquiries
• Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood pop star, frenetic tenor sax stylings, tambourine, choreography, obstinance & equipment setter-upper when he's not hustling local groupies

Special thanks to:

• Ruth Komanoff who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and
• Nelcy Walker the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations

Uncredited: Pamela Zarubica as Suzy Creamcheese.

Tracks

LP Side One Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme (1:54) - related to Uncle Meat The Voice Of Cheese (0:27) Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (5:56) Zolar Czakl (0:57) Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague (5:51) - related to Dog Breath The Legend Of The Golden Arches (1:24) - related to A Pound For A Brown On The Bus Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London) (2:28) The Dog Breath Variations (1:36) - related to Dog Breath Side Four King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio) (0:53) - related to King Kong King Kong (It's Magnificence As Interpreted By Don DeWild) (1:15) - related to King Kong King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It) (1:44) - related to King Kong King Kong (The Gardner Varieties) (6:17) - related to King Kong King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks) (0:29) - related to King Kong King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival...The Underwood amifications) (7:22) Side Two Sleeping In A Jar (0:49) Our Bizarre Relationship (1:05) The Uncle Meat Variations (4:40) - related to Uncle Meat Electric Aunt Jemina (1:53) Prelude To King Kong (3:24) - related to King Kong God Bless America (Live At the Whisky A Go Go) (1:22) A Pound For A Brown On The Bus (1:29) Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) (5:08) Side Three Mr. Green Genes (3:10) We Can Shoot You (1:48) "If We'd All Been Living In California..." (1:29) The Air (2:57) Project X (4:49) Cruising For Burgers (2:19)

CD Disc One Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme (1:55) - related to Uncle Meat The Voice Of Cheese (0:26) Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (6:00) Zolar Czakl (0:55) Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague (3:59) - related to Dog Breath The Legend Of The Golden Arches (3:27) - related to A Pound For A Brown On The Bus Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London) (2:19) The Dog Breath Variations (1:48) - related to Dog Breath Sleeping In A Jar (0:51) Our Bizarre Relationship (1:05) The Uncle Meat Variations (4:46) - related to Uncle Meat Electric Aunt Jemima (1:46) Prelude To King Kong (3:38) - related to King Kong God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go) (1:11) A Pound For A Brown On The Bus (1:29) Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) (5:05) Mr. Green Genes (3:14) - Remix We Can Shoot You (2:03) "If We'd All Been Living In California..." (1:14) The Air (2:57) Project X (4:49) Cruising For Burgers (2:18) Disc Two Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part I (37:34) - Bonus Track Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (3:46) - Bonus Track Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part II (3:51) - Bonus Track King Kong Itself (0:51) - related to King Kong King Kong II (1:19) - related to King Kong King Kong III (1:45) - related to King Kong King Kong IV (6:18) - related to King Kong King Kong V (0:34) - related to King Kong King Kong VI (7:25) - related to King Kong

Release Notes

Released April 1969.
Recorded: Apostolic Studios, NYC, October 1967-February 1968.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineer: Richard "Dynamite Dick" Kunc.
Percussion overdubs at Sunset Sound, LA, c. March-April, 1968.
Engineered by Jerry Hansen.
Package designed by Cal Schenkel.

Liner Notes

The Story Of Uncle Meat

Background Information

The teeth motif on the front and back covers satirized the old teenybopper posters that had featured "kissable close-ups" of the Beatles' lips, gums and teeth.

Or It could be that Cal Schenkel had just moved into a new studio on Melrose Avenue that was formerly a dentist's office and had loads of dental stuff still in there just waiting to be used.

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
6	1 Original Stereo	2	LP	Warner Bizarre/Reprise 2MS 2024	1969-04	None	Cal Schenkel, NT&B	Matrix # Side1: MS-1-2024 WW1 #2 Side4: MS-4-2024 WW-1 #2 Side2: MS-2-2024 WW1 #3 Side3: MS-3-2024 WW-1 #●4
		2	LP	Warner Bizarre/Reprise CRV 2009 (RS 2024)	1969?	None	Cal Shenkel	French edition - manufactured by Vogue - red sticker on top left of the cover: The Mothers Of Invention Deux Albums 30cm - Matrix # Side1: CR 2024 A Side4: CR 2024 D Side2: CR 2024 B Side3: CR 2024 C
		2	LP	Warner Bizarre/Reprise REP 64005 (MS 2024)	?	None	Cal Shenkel	German edition - manufactured by WEA Musik GMBH - Matrix # Side1: 030871 Side2: 030872 Side3: WEA - 64005-C PF Side4: 030874
	Unknown	2	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 8888-1	1986-11-25			Included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
	2 Important Remastering, CD1: Track 17 is remixed, CD2: Tracks 1, 2 & 3 are bonuses	2	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10064/5	1987-10	0014431006425		US edition.
		2	CD	Zappa CDDZAP 3	1987-10?	5016583600327		UK edition.
		2	CD	Intercord i.r.s. 970703? i.r.s. 973703?	?			German edition
		2?	CS	Zappa TZAPPA 3	?	5016583600341?		UK edition.
		2	CD	VideoArts VACK 5025/6	1994-10-26	4988112405288		Japanese edition.
		2	CS	Rykodisc RAC 10506/7	1995-05-02	0014431050640		US edition.
		2	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10506/7	1995-05-02	0014431050626		US edition. Matrix # CD1: IFPI 2U3K WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L903 Y11982 A4 P2 310506-2.1 02 M1S3 ; CD2: IFPI 2U3K WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L902 X12068 A4 P2 310506-2.2 01 M1S1
		2	CD	VideoArts VACK 5109/10	1995-09-25	4988112407732		Japanese edition.
		2	CD	VideoArts VACK 5244/45	1996-06-01	4988112408449		Japanese edition.
		2	CD	VideoArts VACK 1208	2001-09-21	4988112412644		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.