The Grand Wazoo
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Released November 1972 | |
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Grand Wazoo Radio Spots The Lost Episodes Wazoo The Old Masters, Box III Fórmula Explosiva Threesome No. 2 |
Players
- Frank Zappa (guitars, percussion, vocals)
- Mike Altschul, JoAnn Caldwell-McNab, Earle Dumler, Fred Jackson, Tony Ortega, Joel Peskin, Johnny Rotella, Ernie Watts (woodwinds)
- Bill Byers, Malcolm McNab, Ernie Tack (brass)
- Chunky (vocals)
- Lee Clement (percussion, gong)
- George Duke (keyboards, vocals)
- Aynsley Dunbar (drums)
- Tony Duran (guitars)
- Erroneous (bass)
- Alan Estes, Bob Zimmitti (percussion)
- Sal Marquez (woodwinds, vocals, brass, 'multiple toots')
- Janet Neville-Ferguson (woodwinds, vocals)
- Don Preston (mini-moog)
- Ken Shroyer (brass, multiple trombones)
Tracks
LP
Side One
Side Two
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1990 European CD
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Release Notes
Recorded: Paramount Studios, Hollywood, April-May, 1972.
Released November 1972.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineer: Kerry McNab.
Special Technical Assistance: Paul Hof.
Cover Illustration: Cal Schenkel.
Photography: Barry Feinstein & Tony Esparza.
Liner Notes
The Legend Of Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus & the Grand Wazoo
Background Information
"The Grand Wazoo" could be heard like "Le Grand Oiseau" in french (the big bird).
Conceptual Continuity
Versions
ZFT # | Version # | # discs | Format | Catalog # | Release (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Barcode (EAN-13) |
Artwork | Comment |
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16 | 1a Original Stereo US LP tracks |
1 | LP | Warner Brothers Bizarre Records/Reprise MS 2093 |
1972-11-27 | None | US edition. | |
1 | CS | Warner Bizarre/Reprise REP M5 2093 |
1972 | None | US edition. | |||
1 | 8T | Warner Bizarre/Reprise REP M8 2093 |
1972? | None | US edition. | |||
1 | LP | Warner Bizarre/Reprise K 44209 |
1972-12[1] | None | UK edition. | |||
1b Remastered Stereo |
1 | LP | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR 9999-2 |
1987-12-30 | Included in The Old Masters, Box III set. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10026 |
1986-09 | 0014431002625 (not printed) |
US edition, AAD. Matrix # 818 PUMPKIN RCD 10026 01@ MADE IN USA | |||
1c Remastered Stereo 1990 EU CD tracks |
1 | CD | Zappa CDZAP 31 |
1990-09 | 5016583603120 | UK & French editions. | ||
1 | CD | Intercord i.r.s. 970731 |
1990? | German edition. | ||||
1b Remastered Stereo |
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5033 |
1994-10-26 | 4988112405752 | Japanese edition = US edition CD with obi strip. | ||
1c Remastered Stereo 1990 EU CD tracks |
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10517 |
1995-05-16 | 0014431051722 | US edition. | ||
1 | CD | Gravadora Eldorado/Rykodisc 968004 |
1995 | 7897181220128 | Brazilian edition. Also available in the Fórmula Explosiva box set. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts/PolyGram K.K. VACK 5124 |
1995-10-25 | 4988112407848 | Japanese edition. US edition CD with obi strip. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts/Pioneer LDC VACK 5259 |
1996-05-30 | 4988112408593 | Japanese edition. US edition CD with obi strip. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 40583/3 |
2002-03-21 | None | US edition. Included in the Threesome No. 2 box set. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8708 DISCTRONICS RCD 10517 01 | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1216 |
2001-10-24 | 4988112412729 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1340 |
2008-09-24 | 4988112417878 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
1d Remastered Original Stereo |
1 | CD | Zappa/UMe ZR 3849 |
2012-08-28 | 0824302384923 | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[2]. Source: Original 1972 Analog Master. Mastered by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley & Sangwook "Sunny" Nam at The Mastering Lab, Inc., 2012. Early copies were reported to be unplayable due to a defect[3][4]. | ||
1 | CD | Zappa/UMG Intl 0238492 |
2012-08-28 | 0824302384923 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3849, manufactured in Germany. | |||
1 | CD | Zappa/Universal Music Japan UICY-75364 |
2012-11-28 | 4988005737625 | Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese. |
Notes
- ↑ Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1721.
- ↑ Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
- ↑ New Version of Grand Wazoo Issue?, Zappa Forum, September 6th 2012.
- ↑ The Grand Wazoo, 2012 UMe CD, Zappa Patio, 2012.