Weasels Ripped My Flesh is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, and the tenth overall by Frank Zappa, released in 1970. It is the second album released after the Mothers disbanded in 1969, preceded by Burnt Weeny Sandwich. In contrast to its predecessor, which almost entirely focused on studio recordings of arranged compositions, Weasels Ripped My Flesh consists of a combination of live and studio recordings and features more improvisation.
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Complex Elaborate Energetic Freewheeling Humorous Ironic Irreverent Quirky Rowdy. The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa. Weasels Ripped My Flesh. A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original Mothers of Invention, complete with horn section, from 1967-1969, Weasels Ripped My Flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures
Weasels Ripped My Flesh. This album has an average beat per minute of 108 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 63/158 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Weasels Ripped My Flesh. BPM Profile Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Album starts at 75BPM, ends at 110BPM (+35), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by The Mothers of Invention. Playground Psychotics.
Weasels Ripped My Flesh - 2 minutes of feedback that ends with some strange noises and eventually a farewell bid from Frank Zappa himself.
Weasels Ripped My Flesh" starts with a jazz piece "Didja Get Any Onya?", which introduces the elements of complex rhythms, free jazz wanderings and atavistic bellowing, which are all strongly present on many tracks of this album. Following blues calms the storm for a while, but soon the music returns to the avant-garde straits. Apart from the wonderful double-set, "Uncle Meat", this was the most difficult listening album ever released by the Mothers of Invention. This is basically an compilation, with the majority being recorded live, of various Mothers performances from 67 to 69 which ended up being titled "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" and was actually the last release before the first era of the group disbanded.
Tracklist
1
Didja Get Any Onya?
3:44
2
Directly From My Heart To You
5:17
3
Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
Piano, Organ, Effects [Electronic Effects]
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Don Preston
Producer
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Frank Zappa
Tenor Saxophone
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Bunk Gardner
Trumpet, Flugelhorn
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Buzz Gardner
Written-By
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Frank Zappa (tracks: A1, A3 to B6)
Notes
Studio and Live material on this album represents different aspects of their work from 1967 to 1969.
Track A1 rec, live Philadelphia Arena
Track A2 rec. TTG, Hollywood
Tracks A3, B5 rec. live Festival Hall , London
Track A4 rec. Whitney Studios, Glendale CA
Track A5 rec. live The Factory, Bronx NYC
Track B1 rec. A&R Studios, NYC
Tracks B2, B4 rec. Apostolic Studios, NYC
Track B3 rec. Criteria Studios, Miami, TTG & Whitney Studios
Track B6 rec. live Birmingham, England
Box-Set, The Old Masters Box Two. BPR 8888 Sides Are Numbered 9 and 10
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
MS 2028
The Mothers Of Invention*
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album)
Bizarre Records
MS 2028
US
1970
RS 2028
The Mothers Of Invention*
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album, Fli)
Reprise Records
RS 2028
New Zealand
Unknown
MC-45-039
Frank Zappa
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (Cass, Unofficial)
MC
MC-45-039
Russia
Unknown
RCD 10510
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention*
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* -
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Rykodisc
RCD 10510
US
1995
K44019
The Mothers Of Invention*
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album, RE)
Reprise Records
K44019
UK
1976
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