Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention / One Size Fits All
Artist Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Album Title: One Size Fits All
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Jazz: Free/Avant Jazz
Format CD
Released 06/25/1975
Reissue Date 05/02/1992
Label Rykodisc
Catalog No RCD 10521
Bar Code No 0 14431 05212 5
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Inca Roads (8:45)
2. Can't Afford No Shoes (2:38)
3. Sofa No. 1 (2:40)
4. Po-Jama People (7:39)
5. Florentine Pogen (5:27)
6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog (1:05)
7. San Ber'dino (5:57)
8. Andy (6:03)
9. Sofa No. 2 (2:38)
Date Acquired 01/03/2022
Personal Rating
Acquired from north-bay-records (Discogs)
Purchase Price 12.49

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Notes

Bass – Tom Fowler
Design [CD Design Consultant], Painting [Fresco] – Cal Schenkel
Design [CD Package Design] – Ferenc Dobronyi
Drums – Chester Thompson
Engineer – Gary O, Jukka
Engineer, Mixed By [Re-mix] – Kerry McNab
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Napoleon Murphy Brock
Guitar, Producer, Composed By – Frank Zappa
Harmonica – Bloodshot Rollin' Red
Keyboards, Synthesizer – George Duke
Recorded By – Mike Braunstein*
Remastered By – Bob Stone
Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Ruth Underwood
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
Recorded At – KCET TV
Recorded At – Finnlevy Studios
Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording
Glass Mastered at – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Y23080
Barcode (Text): 0 14431 05212 5
Barcode (String): 014431052125
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Y23080 M1S5 A4 P2 310521-2 03
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Y23080 M1S3 A4 P2 310521-2 03
Mastering SID Code (2 times - ifpi L903 and ifpi L903): ifpi L903
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7H

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Analyzed Folder: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All_dr.txt
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DR       Peak       RMS           Filename                      
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DR11  +0.00 dB   -12.82 dB  01 - Inca Roads.aif          
DR10   -0.83 dB   -11.57 dB  02 - Can't Afford No Shoes.aif
DR10   -0.37 dB   -12.18 dB  03 - Sofa No. 1.aif          
DR10   -0.61 dB   -12.27 dB  04 - Po-Jama People.aif      
DR10   -0.54 dB   -12.87 dB  05 - Florentine Pogen.aif    
DR10   -3.53 dB   -16.15 dB  06 - Evelyn, A Modified Dog.aif
DR10   -0.04 dB   -11.94 dB  07 - San Ber'dino.aif        
DR10   -0.10 dB   -12.19 dB  08 - Andy.aif                
DR10   -0.26 dB   -11.88 dB  09 - Sofa No. 2.aif          
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR10
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Reviews
All Muisc Guide One Size Fits All Review by François Couture:

Released soon after the live Roxy & Elsewhere, One Size Fits All contained more of the material premiered during the 1973-1974 tour, but this time largely re-recorded in the studio. The band remains the same: George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Tom Fowler, and Ruth Underwood. Johnny "Guitar" Watson overdubbed some vocals and Captain Beefheart (credited as Bloodshot Rollin' Red) played some harmonica ("when present," state the liner notes). The previous album focused on complex music suites. This one is more song-oriented, alternating goofy rock songs with more challenging numbers in an attempt to find a juste milieu between Over-Nite Sensation and Roxy & Elsewhere. "Inca Roads," "Florentine Pogen," "Andy," and "Sofa" all became classic tracks and live favorites. These are as close to progressive rock (a demented, clownish kind) Zappa ever got. The obscurity of their subjects, especially the flying saucer topic of "Inca Roads," seem to spoof prog rock clichés. The high-flying compositions are offset by "Can't Afford No Shoes," "Po-Jama People," and "San Ber'dino," more down-to-earth songs. Together with Zoot Allures, One Size Fits All can be considered as one of the easiest points of entry into Zappa's discography. The album artwork features a big maroon sofa, a conceptual continuity clue arching back to a then-undocumented live suite (from which "Sofa" was salvaged) and a sky map with dozens of bogus stars and constellations labeled with inside jokes in place of names. An essential third-period Zappa album.
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