| Artist |
Frank Zappa; The Mothers of Invention |
| Album Title: |
The Grand Wazoo |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Jazz |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
11/00/1972 |
| Label |
Reprise Records |
| Catalog No |
MS 2093 |
| Bar Code No |
None |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) / The Mothers (6:05)
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| A2.
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The Grand Wazoo / The Mothers (13:24)
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| B1.
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Cletus Awreetus - Awrightus / The Mothers (2:55)
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| B2.
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Eat That Question / The Mothers (6:41)
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| B3.
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Blessed Relief / The Mothers (8:00)
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| Date Acquired |
10/22/2021 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Playderecord (Discogs) |
| Purchase Price |
30.00 |
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Notes |
Unipak-style gatefold. © 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
No Bizarre Records on labels
Artwork – Cal Schenkel
Bass – Erroneous
Brass – Ernie Tack (tracks: A1, A2), Malcolm McNabb (tracks: A1, A2), Sal Marquez
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Gong – Lee Clement (tracks: B2)
Guitar – Tony Duran (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Guitar, Producer, Composed By, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
Keyboards – George Duke (tracks: B1 to B3)
Percussion – Alan Estes (tracks: A1, A2), Bob Zimmitti (tracks: A1, A2), Frank Zappa (tracks: B2)
Photography By – Barry Feinstein, Ed Caraeff, Tony Esparza
Recorded By – Kerry McNabb
Saxophone – Ernie Watts (tracks: B1)
Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Don Preston (tracks: A1, A2)
Trombone – Bill Byers (tracks: A1, A2), Ken Shroyer (tracks: B1)
Vocals – Chunky (tracks: B1), Frank Zappa (tracks: B1), George Duke (tracks: B1), Janet Neville-Ferguson (tracks: A1, A2), Sal Marquez (tracks: A1, A2)
Woodwind – Tony "Bat Man" Ortega (tracks: A1, A2), Earl Dumler (tracks: A1, A2), Fred Jackson (tracks: A1, A2), Joanne Caldwell McNabb (tracks: A1, A2), Joel Peskin (tracks: B2, B3), Johnny Rotella* (tracks: A1, A2), Mike Altschul
Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): (31,450)
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): (31,451) RE1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 1): MS 2093 31450-RE 1 1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched, Variant 1): MS 2093 31451-B 1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 2): MS 2093 31450-Re 1 1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched, Variant 2): MS 2093 31451-B- 1A
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide The Grand Wazoo Review by Steve Huey:
Like its immediate predecessor, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo was a largely instrumental jazz rock album recorded during Frank Zappa's convalescence from injuries sustained after being pushed off a concert stage. While Zappa contributes some guitar solos and occasional vocals, the focus is more on his skills as a composer and arranger. Most of the five selections supposedly form a musical representation of a story told in the liner notes about two warring musical factions, but the bottom line is that, overall, the compositions here are more memorably melodic and consistently engaging than Waka/Jawaka. The instrumentation is somewhat unique in the Zappa catalog as well, with the band more of a chamber jazz orchestra than a compact rock unit; over 20 musicians and vocalists contribute to the record. While Hot Rats is still the peak of Zappa's jazz-rock fusion efforts, The Grand Wazoo comes close, and it's essential for anyone interested in Zappa's instrumental works.
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