Frank Zappa
Chunga's Revenge
2018 release. 180 grams, Taken from the original 1970 Analog Master. It's 1970, and look what Frank Zappa's up to: The band now includes jazz
players like George Duke (keyboards) Anysley Dunbar (drums) and Ian
Underwood (guitar and keyboards) plus a mysterious pair of singers
called The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie -- who, it would turn out, were
singers Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan, who'd recently jumped ship
from LA pop group the Turtles (they weren't contractually allowed to use
their real …
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
2018 release. Burnt Weeny Sandwich is the first of two albums by the Mothers of Invention that Frank Zappa released in 1970, after he had disbanded the original lineup. While Weasels Ripped My Flesh focuses on complex material and improvised stage madness, this collection of studio and live recordings summarizes the leader's various interests and influences at the time. It opens and closes on '50s pop covers, "WPLJ" and "Valarie." "Aybe Sea" is a Zappafied sea shanty, while "Igor's Boogie" is na…