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The Hot Rats Sessions

a Compilation/Boxed-Set release
by Frank Zappa

Release Year: 2019

Date Label Catalog # Comments
20 Dec 2019 Zappa Records ‎ ZR20032 6 CD Box

Release Information

The 6CD Hot Rats Sessions box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music.

Featuring 65 tracks, all but 6 tracks (the 1987 CD mixes) are previously unreleased.

Additional gems include images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, and session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood and Vaultmeister Joe Travers. 

The box set also includes a Zappa Land board game in celebration of this release with custom game pieces, dice and playing cards.

The original 1969 Frank Zappa album was the first record to be recorded on a prototype 16-Track Tape Machine. Self-described as a “Movie For Your Ears,” it was technically the second solo outing for the composer and the album that put FZ on the map as a guitar player. The recording sessions produced a wealth of material that ended up being sprinkled among multiple releases during FZ’s lifetime. This mammoth six disc collection documents and compiles every composition recorded during those days in July 1969, along with an abundance of rare mixes, Vault nuggets and complete basic tracks mixed from the original multi-track masters by Craig Parker Adams in 2019.  

Added To Proggnosis Database on: 12/22/2019 12:00:00 AM
Entry Last Updated on: 12/22/2019 10:54:00 AM by: DBSilver

Track List

CD-1

  1. Piano Music [Section 1] 
  2. Piano Music [Section 3] 
  3. Peaches en Regalia [Prototype]
  4. Peaches en Regalia [Section 1, in Session] 
  5. Peaches en Regalia [Section 1, Master Take] 
  6. Peaches Jam Part 1 
  7. Peaches Jam Part 2 
  8. Peaches en Regalia [Section 3, in Session] 
  9. Peaches en Regalia [Section 3, Master Take] 
  10. Arabesque [In Session] 
  11. Arabesque [Master Take] 
  12. Dame Margret's Son to Be a Bride [In Session]

CD-2

  1. It Must Be a Camel [Part 1, in Session] 
  2. It Must Be a Camel [Part 1, Master Take] 
  3. It Must Be a Camel [Intercut, in Session]
  4. It Must Be a Camel [Intercut, Master Take] 
  5. Natasha [In Session] 
  6. Natasha [Master Take] 
  7. Bognor Regis [Unedited Master] 
  8. Willie the Pimp [In Session] 
  9. Willie the Pimp [Unedited Master Take] 
  10. Willie the Pimp [Guitar OD 1] 
  11. Willie the Pimp [Guitar OD 2] 

CD-3

  1. Transition [Section 1, in Session] 
  2. Transition [Section 1, Master Take] 
  3. Transition [Section 2, Intercut, in Session] 
  4. Transition [Section 2, Intercut, Master Take] 
  5. Transition [Section 3, Intercut, in Session] 
  6. Transition [Section 3, Intercut, Master Take] 
  7. Lil’ Clanton Shuffle [Unedited Master]
  8. Directly from My Heart to You [Unedited Master] 
  9. Another Waltz [Unedited Master] 

CD-4

  1. Dame Margret’s Son to Be a Bride [Remake] 
  2. Son of Mr. Green Genes [Take 1] 
  3. Son of Mr. Green Genes [Master Take] 
  4. Big Legs [Unedited Master Take] 
  5. It Must Be a Camel [Percussion Tracks] 
  6. Arabesque [Guitar OD Mix] 
  7. Transition [Full Version] 
  8. Piano Music [Section 3, OD Version] 

CD-5

  1. Peaches en Regalia [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  2. Willie the Pimp [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  3. Son of Mr. Green Genes [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  4. Little Umbrellas [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  5. The Gumbo Variations [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  6. It Must Be a Camel [1987 Digital Re-Mix] 
  7. The Origin of Hot Rats 
  8. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #1 
  9. Peaches en Regalia [1969 Mono Single Master] 
  10. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #2 
  11. Little Umbrellas [1969 Mono Single Master] 
  12. Lil' Clanton Shuffle [1972 Whitney Studios Mix] 

CD-6

  1. Little Umbrellas [Cucamonga Version] 
  2. Little Umbrellas [1969 Mix Outtake] 
  3. It Must Be a Camel [1969 Mix Outtake] 
  4. Son of Mr. Green Genes [1969 Mix Outtake] 
  5. More of the Story of Willie the Pimp 
  6. Willie the Pimp [Vocal Tracks] 
  7. Willie the Pimp [1969 Quick Mix] 
  8. Dame Margret's Son to Be a Bride [1969 Quick Mix] 
  9. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #3 
  10. Bognor Regis [1970 Record Plant Mix] 
  11. Peaches en Regalia [1969 Rhythm Track Mix] 
  12. Son of Mr. Green Genes [1969 Rhythm Track Mix] 
  13. Little Umbrellas [1969 Rhythm Track Mix] 
  14. Arabesque [Guitar Tracks] 
  15. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #4

Performer Credits

Frank Zappa
Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Octave Bass

Jean-Luc Ponty
Violin, Keyboards

Paul Humphrey
Violin, Drums

Shuggie Otis
Bass, Guitar

Lowell George
Guitar

Captain Beefheart
Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals

Max Bennett
Bass

John Guerin
Drums

Don Harris (Sugarcane)
Violin, Vocals

Ron Selico
Drums

Ian Underwood
Organ, Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone

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Freak Out! by Frank Zappa

1966 - Freak Out! 

Absolutely Free by Frank Zappa

1967 - Absolutely Free 

Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa

1967 - Lumpy Gravy 

Cruising With Ruben & the Jets by Frank Zappa

1968 - Cruising With Ruben & the Jets 

We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa

1968 - We're Only In It For The Money 

Uncle Meat by Frank Zappa

1969 - Uncle Meat 

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

1969 - Hot Rats 

Chunga's Revenge by Frank Zappa

1970 - Chunga's Revenge 

Weasels Ripped My Flesh by Frank Zappa

1970 - Weasels Ripped My Flesh 

Burnt Weeny Sandwich by Frank Zappa

1970 - Burnt Weeny Sandwich 

200 Motels [CD] by Frank Zappa

1971 - 200 Motels [CD] 

The Grand Wazoo by Frank Zappa

1972 - The Grand Wazoo 

Waka/Jawaka by Frank Zappa

1972 - Waka/Jawaka 

Over-Nite Sensation by Frank Zappa

1973 - Over-Nite Sensation 

Apostrophe (') by Frank Zappa

1974 - Apostrophe (') 

One Size Fits All by Frank Zappa

1975 - One Size Fits All 

Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa

1976 - Zoot Allures 

Studio Tan by Frank Zappa

1978 - Studio Tan 

Orchestral Favorites by Frank Zappa

1979 - Orchestral Favorites 

Joe's Garage Act I by Frank Zappa

1979 - Joe's Garage Act I 

Joe's Garage Acts II & III by Frank Zappa

1979 - Joe's Garage Acts II & III 

Sleep Dirt by Frank Zappa

1979 - Sleep Dirt 

Sheik Yerbouti by Frank Zappa

1979 - Sheik Yerbouti 

You Are What You Is by Frank Zappa

1980 - You Are What You Is 

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa

1981 - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar 

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More by Frank Zappa

1981 - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More 

Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa

1981 - Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar 

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save a Drowning Witch by Frank Zappa

1982 - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save a Drowning Witch 

The Man From Utopia by Frank Zappa

1983 - The Man From Utopia 

London Symphony Orchestra, Volume 1 by Frank Zappa

1983 - London Symphony Orchestra, Volume 1 

The Perfect Stranger by Frank Zappa

1984 - The Perfect Stranger 

Thing-Fish by Frank Zappa

1984 - Thing-Fish 

Francesco Zappa by Frank Zappa

1984 - Francesco Zappa 

Them Or Us by Frank Zappa

1984 - Them Or Us 

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention by Frank Zappa

1985 - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 

Jazz From Hell by Frank Zappa

1986 - Jazz From Hell 

London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II by Frank Zappa

1987 - London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II 

The Yellow Shark by Frank Zappa

1993 - The Yellow Shark 

Civilization Phaze III by Frank Zappa

1995 - Civilization Phaze III 

Mystery Disc by Frank Zappa

1998 - Mystery Disc 

Everything Is Healing Nicely by Frank Zappa

1999 - Everything Is Healing Nicely 

QuAUDIOPHILIAc by Frank Zappa

2004 - QuAUDIOPHILIAc 

Trance-Fusion by Frank Zappa

2006 - Trance-Fusion 

The MOFO Project/Object - The Making Of Freak Out! CD by Frank Zappa

2006 - The MOFO Project/Object - The Making Of Freak Out! CD 

Buffalo by Frank Zappa

2007 - Buffalo 

Congress Shall Make No Law... by Frank Zappa

2010 - Congress Shall Make No Law... 

Joe's Camouflage by Frank Zappa

2014 - Joe's Camouflage 

Roxy By Proxy by Frank Zappa

2014 - Roxy By Proxy 

Dance Me This by Frank Zappa

2015 - Dance Me This 

Little Dots by Frank Zappa

2016 - Little Dots 

Funky Nothingness by Frank Zappa

2023 - Funky Nothingness