Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (180g) Vinyl LP
$29.95
<p><i>Second solo album from pioneering classic rock musician Frank Zappa.</i> <i>Hot Rats</i> was originally recorded in 1969 and is a predominantly instrumental album that <a title="Frank Zappa" href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=Zappa" target="_blank"><strong>Zappa</strong></a> described as "a movie for your ears." The sound is largely jazz fusion based with extensive soloing, eschewing the satirical vocal performances and musique concrète of earlier Zappa releases. There are many notable musicians featured on the album, including drummers <strong>John Guerin</strong>, <strong>Paul Humphrey</strong> and <strong>Ron Selico</strong>, a teenage <a title="Shuggie Otis" href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=Shuggie+Otis" target="_blank"><strong>Shuggie Otis</strong></a> on bass, electric violinists <strong>Don "Sugarcane" Harris</strong> and <strong>Jean-Luc Ponty</strong>, and bassist <strong>Max Bennett</strong>. Includes the songs: "Peaches en Regalia," "Willie the Pimp" with a short vocal performance from <strong>Captain Beefheart</strong>, and "Son of Mr. Green Genes."</p> <ul> <li>180g vinyl pressing</li> <li>music label: Zappa Records 2016</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by Grumpy Uncle 09/2016</h6>