Weasels Ripped My Flesh
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| Released August 1970 | |
| See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box II 2 Originals Of The Mothers Of Invention | |
Players
- Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
- Ray Collins (vocals)
- Lowell George (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris (electric violin)
- Ian Underwood (alto saxophone)
- Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone)
- Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone)
- Buzz Gardner (trumpet, flugelhorn)
- Roy Estrada (bass guitar, vocals)
- Don Preston (keyboards, electronics)
- Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
Tracks
LP
Side One
Side Two
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CD
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Release Notes
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Cover art by Neon Park.
Art direction by John Williams.
Liner Notes
Background Information
After Zappa broke up The Mothers in the autumn of 1969, he mentioned a twelve-record set tentatively titled The History And Collected Improvisations Of The Mothers Of Invention. What emerged instead were Burnt Weeny Sandwich and, in the summer of 1970, Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Both were amalgams of material extracted from various 1968 and ‘69 shows and studio tapes.
The album’s title and cover came from a 1956 Man’s Life magazine which Zappa had shown to Neon Park.
The Second track "Directly from my heart to you" is credited to R.W. Penniman, which is the real name of Little Richard.
German "Doll" Cover
Frank Zappa on first seeing the German cover:
"This ... actually, in terms of graphics it's not bad. The thing I resent most about this album cover is that it's not the way I wanted it to come out. I wanted it to look like that one. That one is ugly enough. I don't need this one.
German "Doll" Cover created by Dieter Boé
Conceptual Continuity
Versions
| ZFT # | Version # | # discs | Format | Catalog # | Release (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Barcode (EAN-13) |
Artwork | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 Original Stereo |
1 | LP | Warner Brothers Bizarre Records/Reprise MS 2028 |
1970-08-10 | None | Neon Park | US edition. Matrix # Side1: MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B logo ; Side2: MS-2028 logo 31084-1 re 1 B-/A overwritten on D B7 |
| 1 | LP | 1970 | None | French edition - manufactured by Vogue - Matrix # Side1: SR 2028 A Side2: SR 2028 B | ||||
| 1 | LP | Warner Bizarre/Reprise RSLP 2028 |
1970-09[1] | None | UK edition. Biz & Rep logos on f/cover Sleeve: Heavy card, internal glue-tabbed to back cover Matrix # Side 1: RSLP 2028 A2 ; Side 2: RSLP 2028 B2 | |||
| 1 | LP | Warner Bizarre/Reprise RS 2028 |
1970 | None | "Doll" Cover | German edition. | ||
| 1 | LP | Warner Bizarre/Reprise RS 2028 |
1970? | None | Neon Park | German 2nd edition. | ||
| 1 | LP | Warner Bizarre/Reprise K 44019 |
1971-07[1] | None | UK 2nd edition. No logo or Cat# on f/cover Sleeve: Medium card, internal glue-tabbed to front cover Matrix # Side 1: K44019 A1 RSLP 2028 A1 Side 2: K44019 B1 RSLP 2028 B1 | |||
| 1 | LP | Warner-Pioneer Bizarre/Reprise P-8003R |
? | None | Japanese edition. | |||
| 1.2 Remaster Stereo |
1 | LP | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR 8888-4 |
1986-11-25 | Included in The Old Masters, Box II set. | |||
| 2 Remaster & Long Edit Track |
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10163 |
1990-05 | 0014431016325 (not printed) |
US edition, AAD. | ||
| 1 | CD | Zappa CDZAP 24 |
1990-05? | 5016583602420 | UK edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | Festival/Rykodisc D 30376 |
1990 | n/a | Australian edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5028 |
1994-10-26 | 4988112405301 | Japanese edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10510 |
1995-05-02 | 0014431051029 | US edition. Matrix # IFPI 2U3Q WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L902 X11970 A4 P2 310510-2 02 M1S1 | |||
| 1 | CD | Warner Music Argentina/ Rykodisc 1443-10510-2 |
1995? | 0014431051029 | Argentinian edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5119 |
1995-10-25 | 4988112407794 | Japanese edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | Festival/Rykodisc D31399 |
1995 | 9399603139929 | Australian edition = Rykodisc RCD 10163. | |||
| 1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5254 |
1996-05-30 | 4988112408548 | Japanese edition. | |||
| 1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1211 |
2001-09-21 | 4988112412675 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
| 1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10599 |
2005-08-16 | 0014431059926 | = VideoArts VACK 1211, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed. | |||
| 1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1332 |
2008-06-18 | 4988112417748 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
| 1.3 Remastered Original Stereo |
1 | CD | Zappa/UMe ZR 3843 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302384329 | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[2]. Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering 2012. Matrix # A01 IFPI L327 DIDX-815892 1 ZAPPA.COM IFPI 50DF | ||
| 1 | CD | Zappa/UMG Intl 0238432 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302384329 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3843, manufactured in Germany. | |||
| 1 | CD | Zappa/Universal Music Japan UICY-75359 |
2012-11-28 | 4988005737571 | Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese. | |||
| 1 | LP (180 g) |
Zappa/UMe ZR 3843-1 |
2016-12-09 | 0824302384312 | US edition, pressed in Germany by Pallas-USA. Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016. | |||
| 1 | LP (180 g) |
Zappa/UMG Intl ZR 3843-1 |
2016-12-09 | 0824302384312 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3843-1. |
