Album
Lumpy Gravy
Francis Vincent Zappa Conducts The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
1968 · Rock
18 collectors on Gatefold own this
Lumpy Gravy is a Rock album by Francis Vincent Zappa Conducts The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- ALumpy Gravy-Part I15:45
Side B
- BLumpy Gravy-Part II15:56
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- dense
- chaotic
- psychedelic
Official Release #3
Initially recorded by Zappa for Capitol in 1967, as a solo composer & conductor outside of 'The Mothers'. The project made it to disc as MGM vetoed the work, resulting in FZ reworking the release for Verve - the label to whom, it was claimed, he was contracted. Some rare Capitol issues on 4-track tape exist. The reworking was released on Verve in 1968. FZ remastered the work in 1985 & 1993.
Zappa comments on the sleeve notes: "Is this Phase 2 of We're Only In It For The Money (opens in a new tab)?" - which echoes his vision on that work, where he comments; "Is this Phase I of 'Lumpy Gravy'?". This "Lumpy Gravy" work contains conversations 'within a piano'.
Themes (& material) in this work can then be picked up in the work Zappa completed before his death: Civilization Phaze III (opens in a new tab)
V8741, V68741 - reviewed in Billboard, May 18, 1968, p. 44
Excluding "promos" & "test pressings", regular vinyl releases were only issued with black "Verve" labels, not blue.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al ViolaGUITAR
- Alan EstesPERCUSSION PERCUSSION, GONG , BELLS, VIBRAPHONE , MARIMBA, TIMPANI, TIMBALES, OTHER
- Alexander KoltunSTRINGS
- All-Night JohnVOICE, VOCALS
- Arnold BelnickSTRINGS
- Art MaebeFRENCH HORN
- Bernard KundellSTRINGS
- Bob WestBASS
- Bunk GardnerWOODWIND, FLUTE, BASS FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE , OBOE, ENGLISH HORN, CLARINET , BASS CLARINET, CONTRABASS CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE , BASS SAXOPHONE , BASSOON, CONTRABASSOON
- Cal SchenkelVOICE, VOCALS
- Charlotte MartinVOICE, VOCALS
- Chuck BerghoferBASS
- Dennis BudimirGUITAR
- Don ChristliebWOODWIND, FLUTE, BASS FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE , OBOE, ENGLISH HORN, CLARINET , BASS CLARINET, CONTRABASS CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE , BASS SAXOPHONE , BASSOON, CONTRABASSOON
- Emil RichardsPERCUSSION PERCUSSION, GONG , BELLS, VIBRAPHONE , MARIMBA, TIMPANI, TIMBALES, OTHER
- Eric ClaptonVOICE, VOCALS
- Foon The YoungerVOICE, VOCALS
- Frank CappDRUMS
18 collectors on Gatefold own this · 55 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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