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[[The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band]] recorded FZ's "[[Help, I'm A Rock]]" in 1967, released as a single (Reprise 60104, USA).
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[[image:6247.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|Part One album label]]
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[[image:westcoast.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|Single label]]
  
"The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Vol.1" (1966, Fifo - M101) was their actual recording debut, it didn't contain FZ stuff (it did contain a cover version of "[[Louie Louie]]", however...).
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'''The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band''' was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. 
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There were a few 'psychedelic' groups that never really got to be 'It', but they could still find work and get record deals, including the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band... [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]
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Their first album, Volume One, was released in 1966 by the small local label Fifo.  They signed to Reprise in 1967 and recorded their second album confusingly called Part One. This included Zappa's [[Help, I'm A Rock]] which was also released as a single.  Subsequent albums included Vol. 2 (Breaking Through) and Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil. The band broke up around 1969.
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Zappa mentions the band when listing [[Freak Out! Hot Spots]].
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==Stream==
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[https://music.apple.com/album/help-im-a-rock/204721326?i=204721422  Apple Music]
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[https://open.spotify.com/track/5KRJutqJJzG6NmtcRCJALY?si=29c992b1da4b4c8c Spotify]
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==Wikipedia==
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[[wikipedia:The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band|The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band]]
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[[Category:Tributes & Cover Bands|West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The]]
  
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The]]
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Latest revision as of 08:07, 21 August 2021

Part One album label
Single label

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was formed in Los Angeles in 1965.

There were a few 'psychedelic' groups that never really got to be 'It', but they could still find work and get record deals, including the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band... The Real Frank Zappa Book

Their first album, Volume One, was released in 1966 by the small local label Fifo. They signed to Reprise in 1967 and recorded their second album confusingly called Part One. This included Zappa's Help, I'm A Rock which was also released as a single. Subsequent albums included Vol. 2 (Breaking Through) and Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil. The band broke up around 1969.

Zappa mentions the band when listing Freak Out! Hot Spots.



Stream

Apple Music

Spotify

Wikipedia

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band