Frank Zappa and the Mothers The Grand Wazoo (1972)

Posted By : jaspiongirl | Date : 18 Aug 2010 08:51:09 | Comments : 7 |

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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. Steve Huey, allmusic.com

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The Grand Wazoo - Original Brazilian LP Pressing, (Continental) 1972.

a1 - For Calvin (and his nest two hitch-hikers)
a2 - The Grand Wazoo
b1 - Cletus Awreetus - Awright Us
b2 - Eat that Question
b3 - Blessed Relief

Ripping specs

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MegaUpload - Part 1
MegaUpload - Part 2

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Sharebee part 2

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Posted By: Equalizer23 Date: 18 Aug 2010 15:51:41

Thanks
Zappa posts are always appreciated

Posted By: johnny cashew Date: 18 Aug 2010 18:58:01

yes yes! thank you for the Frank vinyl. A1 starts with a skip. It is not a complaint, just an observation. The brass sounds nice and full on this, like a parade.

Posted By: jaspiongirl Date: 18 Aug 2010 19:11:22

@johnny_

The skip is from the pressing. It starts that way. :)

Posted By: ManWhoCan Date: 18 Aug 2010 20:00:36

Thanks for supplying this, but do you have any good reason for dithering down to 16/44.1 only and not letting us have 24/96?
Hot Rats is a great favorite of mine and I have not heard this one, but if it's like the rats then I would love to have it as a vinyl rip in 24/96 which is nowadays the convention. At 16/44 it becomes more of a CD rip in quality.

Posted By: johnny cashew Date: 19 Aug 2010 00:50:40

@jaspiongirl

awright!

Posted By: FuzzTone Date: 30 Nov 2010 05:54:14

this rip seems to be slow/low pitch... compared with a bunch of different versions i already have. check your turntable speed.

Posted By: jaspiongirl Date: 18 Jan 2011 04:19:58

@fuzztone
i never noticed this before. You are right it seems to be slow pitch. But it is not my turntable speed, i checked. I am think this has to do with the pressing. The gap in the first track let me concluede that this pressing has some little errors.
It also has more treble and the midles are more brighter comparing to another vinyl rip that i downloaded from the green demon now.

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