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| Artist |
Frank Zappa |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Label Name |
Rhino |
| Producer |
Frank Zappa |
| Release Date |
2004 08 24 |
| Song List |
1: Dear Jeepers (2:29)
2: Memories of El Monte (2:44)
3: How's Your Bird? (2:11)
4: World's Greatest Sinner (2:28)
5: Every Time I See You (2:36)
6: Cradle Rock (2:55)
7: Slow Bird (2:11)
8: Blind Man's Buff (1:47)
9: Tijuana Surf (2:21)
10: Grunion Run (2:23)
11: Mr. Clean (2:10)
12: Jessie Lee (1:54)
13: Cathy My Angel (2:13)
14: 'Til September (2:27)
15: Heavies (1:48)
16: The Cruncher (2:21)
17: Letter from Jeepers (2:23) |
| Style.Categories |
Experimental Rock, Experimental, Rock & Roll, Novelty |
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Before forming the Mothers of Invention, Zappa made numerous recordings at small studios. Several tracks that he had a hand in, as producer, instrumentalist, or writer, were issued on extremely rare singles in the early and mid-'60s. This collects 14 such numbers that found their way to the L.A. Del-Fi label, including items by Paul Buff, the Rotations, the Pauls, Mr. Clean, the Heartbreakers, and Baby Ray & the Ferns, the last of which featured future Mother Ray Collins on vocals. It's largely eccentric -- but not that eccentric -- doo wop and R&B with a humorous/novelty bent, though there's also a surf single by the Rotations. You can hear the seeds of the production techniques of the Mothers albums occasionally, particularly on Bob Guy's weird horror rock ditties "Dear Jeepers" and "Letter from Jeepers"; a snippet of the Rotations' "Heavies" even showed up on the Mothers' We're Only in It for the Money. Yet this stuff wasn't outrageously funny enough to be novelty hits, or original or hooky enough to be straight pop or R&B successes. Put another way, in hindsight they show elements of Zappa's later work, but at the time no one could have guessed that he would develop into a major force in experimental rock. About half of this has shown up on reissues before, but the rest can't be found elsewhere on CD, so it's useful to Zappa collectors. [The 2004 Rhino expanded edition also collects more of his pre-Mothers releases, including the Penguins' "Memories of El Monte" (which he co-wrote with Ray Collins), the Hollywood Persuaders' "Tijuana Surf," and the Rotations' "The Cruncher," making it an even more necessary addition to Zappa fans' collections.] ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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