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Released April 1969.
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<br>Recorded: [[Apostolic Studios]], NYC, October 1967-February 1968.
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<br>Engineer: [[Dick Kunc|Richard "Dynamite Dick" Kunc]].
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<br>Percussion overdubs at [[Sunset Sound]], LA, c. March-April, 1968.
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<br>Engineered by [[Jerry Hansen]].
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<br>Package designed by [[Cal Schenkel]].
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==Tracks==
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==Players==
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<br>THE MOTHERS at the time of this recording were:  
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* Frank Zappa guitar, low grade vocals, percussion
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* [[Ray Collins]] swell vocals
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* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] drums, droll humor, poverty
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* [[Roy Estrada]] electric bass, chesseburgers, Pachuco falsetto
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* [[Don Preston|Don (Dom De Wild) Preston]] electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice
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* [[Billy Mundi|Billy (The Oozer) Mundi]] drums on some pieces before he quit to join RHINOCEROS
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* [[Bunk Gardner|Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner]] piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon (all of these electric and/or non-electric depending)
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* [[Ian Underwood]] electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax, special assistance, copyist, industrial relations & teen appeal
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* [[Arthur Tripp|Artie (With the Green Mustache) Tripp]] drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, cheerful outlook & specific enquiries
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* [[Motorhead|Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood]] pop star, frenetic tenor sax stylings, tambourine, choreography, obstinance & equipment setter-upper when he's not hustling local groupies
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Special thanks to:
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* [[Ruth Komanoff]] who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and
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* [[Nelcy Walker]] the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations
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<br>Uncredited: [[Pamela Zarubica]] as Suzy Creamcheese.
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==Tracks==  
 
===Disc One===
 
===Disc One===
 
# [[Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme]] (01:56) - related to [[Uncle Meat (The Track)|Uncle Meat]]
 
# [[Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme]] (01:56) - related to [[Uncle Meat (The Track)|Uncle Meat]]
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# [[King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)]] (00:34) - related to [[King Kong]]
 
# [[King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)]] (00:34) - related to [[King Kong]]
 
# [[King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival)]] (07:25) - related to [[King Kong]]
 
# [[King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival)]] (07:25) - related to [[King Kong]]
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==Release Notes==  
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==Writing/Production credits==
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Released April 1969.
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<br>Recorded: [[Apostolic Studios]], NYC, October 1967-February 1968.
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==Players==
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<br>Produced by Frank Zappa.
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<br>THE MOTHERS at the time of this recording were:  
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<br>Engineer: [[Dick Kunc|Richard "Dynamite Dick" Kunc]].
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* Frank Zappa guitar, low grade vocals, percussion
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<br>Percussion overdubs at [[Sunset Sound]], LA, c. March-April, 1968.
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* [[Ray Collins]] swell vocals
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<br>Engineered by [[Jerry Hansen]].
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* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] drums, droll humor, poverty
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<br>Package designed by [[Cal Schenkel]].
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* [[Roy Estrada]] electric bass, chesseburgers, Pachuco falsetto
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==Liner Notes==
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* [[Don Preston|Don (Dom De Wild) Preston]] electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice
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==Background Information==  
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* [[Billy Mundi|Billy (The Oozer) Mundi]] drums on some pieces before he quit to join RHINOCEROS
 
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* [[Bunk Gardner|Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner]] piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon (all of these electric and/or non-electric depending)
 
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* [[Ian Underwood]] electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax, special assistance, copyist, industrial relations & teen appeal
 
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* [[Arthur Tripp|Artie (With the Green Mustache) Tripp]] drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, cheerful outlook & specific enquiries
 
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* [[Motorhead|Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood]] pop star, frenetic tenor sax stylings, tambourine, choreography, obstinance & equipment setter-upper when he's not hustling local groupies
 
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<be>Special thanks to:
 
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* [[Ruth Komanoff]] who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and
 
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* [[Nelcy Walker]] the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations
 
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<br>Uncredited: [[Pamela Zarubica]] as Suzy Creamcheese.
 
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==Background==
 
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The teeth motif on the front and back covers satirized the old teenybopper posters that had featured "kissable close-ups" of the Beatles' lips, gums and teeth.
 
The teeth motif on the front and back covers satirized the old teenybopper posters that had featured "kissable close-ups" of the Beatles' lips, gums and teeth.
  
 
Or It could be that [[Cal Schenkel]] had just moved into a new studio on Melrose Avenue that was formerly a dentist's office and had loads of dental stuff still in there just waiting to be used.
 
Or It could be that [[Cal Schenkel]] had just moved into a new studio on Melrose Avenue that was formerly a dentist's office and had loads of dental stuff still in there just waiting to be used.
  
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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==Conceptual Continuity==  
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==Versions==
 
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Revision as of 12:28, 18 April 2006

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Uncle Meat
Released April 1969.

Players


THE MOTHERS at the time of this recording were:

Special thanks to:

  • Ruth Komanoff who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and
  • Nelcy Walker the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations


Uncredited: Pamela Zarubica as Suzy Creamcheese.

Tracks

Disc One

  1. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme (01:56) - related to Uncle Meat
  2. The Voice Of Cheese (00:27)
  3. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (06:00)
  4. Zolar Czakl (00:55)
  5. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague (05:51) - related to Dog Breath
  6. The Legend Of The Golden Arches (03:28) - related to A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
  7. Louie Louie (02:19)
  8. The Dog Breath Variations (01:49) - related to Dog Breath
  9. Sleeping In A Jar (00:51)
  10. Our Bizarre Relationship (01:05)
  11. The Uncle Meat Variations (04:46) - related to Uncle Meat
  12. Electric Aunt Jemima (01:46)
  13. Prelude To King Kong (03:39) - related to King Kong
  14. God Bless America (Live At The Whisky-A-Go-Go) (01:11)
  15. A Pound For A Brown On The Bus (01:29)
  16. Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) (05:06)
  17. Mr. Green Genes (03:14)
  18. We Can Shoot You (02:03)
  19. If We'd All Been Living In California... (01:14)
  20. The Air (02:57)
  21. Project X (04:49)
  22. Cruising For Burgers (02:18)

Disc Two

  1. Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, Part 1 (37:35) - 1987 CD
  2. Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (03:46) - 1987 CD
  3. Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, Part 2 (03:51) - 1987 CD
  4. King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio) (00:51) - related to King Kong
  5. King Kong (It's Magnificence As Interpreted By Don DeWild) (01:19) - related to King Kong
  6. King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It) (01:45) - related to King Kong
  7. King Kong (The Gardner Varieties) (06:18) - related to King Kong
  8. King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks) (00:34) - related to King Kong
  9. King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival) (07:25) - related to King Kong

Release Notes

Released April 1969.
Recorded: Apostolic Studios, NYC, October 1967-February 1968.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineer: Richard "Dynamite Dick" Kunc.
Percussion overdubs at Sunset Sound, LA, c. March-April, 1968.
Engineered by Jerry Hansen.
Package designed by Cal Schenkel.

Liner Notes

Background Information

The teeth motif on the front and back covers satirized the old teenybopper posters that had featured "kissable close-ups" of the Beatles' lips, gums and teeth.

Or It could be that Cal Schenkel had just moved into a new studio on Melrose Avenue that was formerly a dentist's office and had loads of dental stuff still in there just waiting to be used.

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
6 1
Original
Stereo 		2 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
2MS 2024 		1969 None Cal Schenkel, NT&B Matrix #
Side1: MS-1-2024 WW1 #2
Side4: MS-4-2024 WW-1 #2
Side2: MS-2-2024 WW1 #3
Side3: MS-3-2024 WW-1 #●4
2 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
CRV 2009 (RS 2024) 		1969? None Cal Shenkel French edition - manufactured by Vogue - red sticker on top left of the cover: The Mothers Of Invention Deux Albums 30cm -
Matrix #
Side1: CR 2024 A
Side4: CR 2024 D
Side2: CR 2024 B
Side3: CR 2024 C
2 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
REP 64005 (MS 2024) 		? None Cal Shenkel German edition - manufactured by WEA Musik GMBH -
Matrix #
Side1: 030871
Side2: 030872
Side3: WEA - 64005-C PF
Side4: 030874
Unknown 2 LP Barking Pumpkin
BPR 8888-1 		1986-11-25     Included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
2
Important
Remastering 		2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10064/5 		1987-10 0014431006425   US edition.
2 CD Zappa
CDDZAP 3 		1987-10? 5016583600327   UK edition.
2 CD Intercord
i.r.s. 970703?
i.r.s. 973703? 		?     German edition
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5025/6 		1994-10-26 4988112405288   Japanese edition.
2 CS Rykodisc
RAC 10506/7 		1995-05-02 0014431050640   US edition.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10506/7 		1995-05-02 0014431050626   US edition. Matrix # CD1: IFPI 2U3K WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L903 Y11982 A4 P2 310506-2.1 02 M1S3 ; CD2: IFPI 2U3K WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L902 X12068 A4 P2 310506-2.2 01 M1S1
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5109/10 		1995-09-25 4988112407732   Japanese edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5244/45 		1996-06-01 4988112408449   Japanese edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 1208 		2001-09-21 4988112412644   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
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