The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1967 Lumpy Gravy Incarnation)

On March 14, 15 and 16, 1967 the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sid Sharp, recorded the orchestral parts for FZ's Lumpy Gravy album. All sessions took place at Capitol Studios, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA. All sessions were paid by Capitol on April 7, 1967.

• J. K. Adams - chorus
• Harold Ayres - strings
• John Balkin - bass
• Dick Barber - chorus
• James "Spider" Barbour - chorus
• Arnold Belnick - strings
• Harold G. Bemko - strings
• Chuck Berghofer - bass
• Jimmy Carl Black - chorus
• Jimmy Bond - bass
• Arthur E. Briegleb - french horn
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Frankie Capp - drums, latin
• Captain Beefheart - chorus (uncredited)
• Don Christlieb - bassoon, contra bassoon
• Gene Cipriano - oboe, flute, bass flute, E flat clarinet, bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet
• Eric Clapton - chorus
• Louis Cuneo - chorus
• Vincent DeRosa - french horn
• Joseph DiFiore - strings
• David A. Duke - french horn
• Jesse Ehrlich - strings
• Alan Estes - percussion
• Gene Estes - mallets, percussion, tympani, Latin
• Roy Estrada - chorus
• Larry Fanoga - chorus
• Victor Feldman - tympani, Latin, percussion, mallets
• Bunk Gardner - flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, tenor saxes
• James Getzoff - strings
• Philip Goldberg - strings
• John Guerin - drums
• Bruce Hampton - chorus
• Jim Haynes (Helms?) - guitar
• Harry Hyams - strings
• Jules Jacob - oboe, English horn, flute, piccolo, tenor sax
• Pete Jolly - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord
• Raymond Kelley - strings
• Harold Kelling - chorus
• Jerry Kessler - strings
• John Kilgore - chorus
• Alexander Koltun - strings
• Bernard Kundell - strings
• William Kurasch - strings
• Mike Lang - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord
• Arthur Maebe - french horn
• Leonard Malarsky - strings
• Shelly Manne - drums
• Lincoln Mayorga - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord
• Lew McCreary - trombone
• Ted Nash - flute, bass flute, alto sax, contra b. clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Richard Perissi - french horn
• Charlie Phillips - chorus
• Thomas Poole - percussion
• George Price - french horn
• Jerome J. Reisler - strings
• Emil Richards(Radocchia) - mallets, percussion, tympani, Latin
• Lyle Ritz - bass
• Tony Rizzi - guitar
• Robert Ross - arranger
• Johnny Rotella - flute, piccolo, baritone sax, E flat contra clarinet, bass clarinet, clarinet, bass and alto sax
• Joseph Saxon - strings
• Ralph Schaeffer - strings
• Cal Schenkel - chorus
• Leonard Selic - strings
• Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood - chorus
• Ken Shroyer - tenor and bass trombone, bass trumpet
• Paul Smith - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord
• Joan Steele - Copyist
• Tommy Tedesco - guitar, bells, bongos
• Al Viola - guitar
• Kenneth Watson - percussion
• Bob West - bass
• Ronnie Williams - chorus
• Gail Zappa - chorus
• Tibor Zelig - strings
• Jimmy Zito - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo

Other Chorus: Charlotte / Gilly / Sammy / Tony / the girls from Apostolic (Maxine, Becky, Monica) / the guys from Atlanta / The Other John.

Note: this list represents what is known from album credits, Capitol Records contracts (via Greg Russo), and commentary from alt.fan.frank.zappa.