The Grand Wazoo

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The Grand Wazoo
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 For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (6:06) The Grand Wazoo (13:20) Side Two Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (2:58) Eat That Question (6:43) Blessed Relief (8:02)

1990 European CD The Grand Wazoo (13:20) For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (6:06) Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (2:57) Eat That Question (6:43) Blessed Relief (8:00)

Release Notes

Recorded: Paramount Studios, Hollywood, April-May, 1972.
Released November 1972.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineer: Kerry McNabb.
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).

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
16	1a Original Stereo US LP tracks	1	LP	Warner Bizarre/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	None		UK edition.
	1b Remastered Stereo	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin 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 Stereo	1	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 3849	2012-08-28	0824302384923		US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe. 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.
		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.
	1e Remastered Stereo	1	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMe ZR20049	2022-12-16	0602448139740		Worldwide edition.
		1	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMe ZR20049	2022-12-16	0602448139740		Worldwide edition, brown marbled vinyl.

See Also

• The Grand Wazoo Radio Spots
• The Lost Episodes
• Wazoo
• The Old Masters, Box III
• Fórmula Explosiva
• Threesome No. 2