Uncle Meat is the fifth studio album by The Mothers of Invention, released as a double album in 1969. Uncle Meat was originally developed as a part of No Commercial Potential, a project which spawned three other albums sharing a conceptual connection: We're Only in It for the Money, Lumpy Gravy and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Band Name The Mothers Of Invention. Album Name Uncle Meat. Released date 21 April 1969. Labels Bizarre-Reprise Records. Members owning this album8. Side 1. 1. Uncle Meat : Main Title Theme. 2. The Voice of Cheese. 5. Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague. 6. The Legend of the Golden Arches. 7. Louie Louie (at the Royal Albert Hall in London). 8. The Dog Breath Variations.
Frank Zappa – 11-The Uncle Meat Variations (1969-Uncl. 7:34. The Mothers of Invention – Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part I. 1:48. Frank Zappa 1969 Uncle Meat (Vo. ) – 08 The Dog Breath Variations. The Mothers Of Invention – Uncle Meat. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – King Kong VI (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel I. :59. The Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat (1969) – Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague. The Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat (1969) – Project X. 3:27. The Mothers of Invention – The Legend Of The Golden Arches.
BPM Profile Uncle Meat. Album starts at BPM, ends at 141BPM (+141), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by The Mothers of Invention. Playground Psychotics.
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme, 01:56. The Voice of Cheese, 00:26. King Kong Itself (As Played By the Mothers In a Studio), 00:51. Dog Breath, In the Year of the Plague, 03:59. The Legend of the Golden Arches, 03:27. King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It), 01:44. King Kong (The Gardner Varieties), 06:20.
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
1:54
A2
The Voice Of Cheese
Voice [Uncredited] – Pamela Zarubica
0:27
A3
9 Types Of Industrial Pollution
5:56
A4
Zolar Czakl
0:57
A5
Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
5:51
A6
The Legend Of The Golden Arches
1:24
A7
The Mothers Play Louie Louie At The Royal Albert Hall In London
2:28
A8
The Dog Breath Variations
1:36
B1
Sleeping In A Jar
0:49
B2
Our Bizarre Relationship
Voice [Uncredited] – Pamela Zarubica
1:05
B3
The Uncle Meat Variations
4:40
B4
Electric Aunt Jemima
1:53
B5
Prelude To King Kong
3:24
B6
God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go)
1:22
B7
A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
1:29
B8
Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen)
5:08
C1
Mr. Green Genes
3:10
C2
We Can Shoot You
1:48
C3
"If We'd All Been Living In California . . . "
1:29
C4
The Air
2:57
C5
Project X
4:47
C6
Cruising For Burgers
2:19
D1
King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)
0:53
D2
King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom DeWild)
1:15
D3
King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It)
1:44
D4
King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)
6:17
D5
King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)
0:29
D6
King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival . . . The Underwood Ramifications)
7:22
Companies, etc.
Record Company
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Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
Distributed By
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Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
Published By
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Frank Zappa Music
Recorded At
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Apostolic Studios
Overdubbed At
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Sunset Sound Recorders
Credits
Design [Package Designed By]
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Cal Schenkel
Drums [Cheerful Outlook & Specific Enquiries], Timpani, Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone, Wood Block, Bells, Chimes [Small]
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Artie (With The Green Mustache) Tripp*
Drums [Droll Humor, Poverty]
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Jimmy Carl Black
Drums [Some Tracks]
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Billy (The Oozer) Mundi*
Electric Bass
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Roy Estrada
Electric Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Copyist [Special Assistance, Industrial Relations, Teen Appeal]
–
Ian Underwood
Electric Piano [Tarot Cards, Brown Rice]
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Don (Dom DeWild) Preston*
Engineer
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Richard Kunc*,
Jerry Hansen
Guitar, Vocals [Low Grade], Percussion
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Frank Zappa
Tenor Saxophone [Frenetic Stylings], Tambourine, Choreography [Pop Star, Obstinance], Technician [Equipment Setter-upper - When He's Not Hustling Local Groupies]
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Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood*
Vocals
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Ray Collins
Written-By
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Frank Zappa
Written-By [Uncredited]
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Irving Berlin (tracks: B6),
Richard Berry (tracks: A7)
Notes
Alternate Bizarre/Reprise release with A3 listed on cover and label as "9 Types Of Industrial Pollution"
Gatefold sleeve.
First Category on labels and spine, second on front cover and inside the gatefold.
Reprise W7Arts roundel logo on labels
Recorded at Apostolic Studios, NYC
October 1967-February 1968
Percussion overdubs at Sunset Sound, LA
March-April, 1968 [Note: Sunset Sound Recorders in 1968]
Drummer Billy Mundi is credited as "...on some pieces before he quit to join Rhinoceros"
Special thanks to:
Ruth Komanoff who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and
Nelcy Walker the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations.
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 6): 30872 MS2024B-1F C
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 6): 30873MS2024C-1B 0 SX C
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 6): 30874 MS2024D-1B 0 SX C
Matrix / Runout: BMI
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
2MS 2024, 2024
The Mothers Of Invention*
Uncle Meat (2xLP, Album, CTH)
Bizarre Records, Bizarre Records, Reprise Records
2MS 2024, 2024
US
1969
CDD ZAP3, CDDZAP 3
Frank Zappa
Uncle Meat (2xCD, Album, RE)
Zappa Records, Zappa Records
CDD ZAP3, CDDZAP 3
Europe
1987
RCD 10506/07
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention*
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* -
Uncle Meat (2xCD, Album, RE, RM, RP)
Rykodisc
RCD 10506/07
US
Unknown
JPCD 2000141/42
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention*
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention* -
Uncle Meat (2xCD, Album, Unofficial)
Not On Label (Frank Zappa)
JPCD 2000141/42
Russia
2000
RCD 10064/65
Frank Zappa
Uncle Meat (2xCD, Album, RE, RM)
Rykodisc
RCD 10064/65
US
1987
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
1:54
A2
The Voice Of Cheese
0:27
A3
Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
5:56
A4
Zolar Czakl
0:57
A5
Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
5:51
A6
The Legend Of The Golden Arches
1:24
A7
Louie Louie (At The Royal Albert Hall In London)
Written-By – Berry*
2:28
A8
The Dog Breath Variations
1:36
B1
Sleeping In A Jar
0:49
B2
Our Bizarre Relationship
1:05
B3
The Uncle Meat Variations
4:40
B4
Electric Aunt Jemima
1:53
B5
Prelude To King Kong
3:24
B6
God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go)
Written-By – Berlin*
1:22
B7
A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
1:29
B8
Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen)
5:08
C1
Mr. Green Genes
3:10
C2
We Can Shoot You
1:48
C3
"If We'd All Been Living In California . . . "
1:29
C4
The Air
2:57
C5
Project X
4:47
C6
Cruising For Burgers
2:19
D1
King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)
0:53
D2
King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom DeWild)
1:15
D3
King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It)
1:44
D4
King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)
6:17
D5
King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)
0:29
D6
King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival . . . The Underwood Ramifications)
7:25
Companies, etc.
Published By
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Frank Zappa Music
Copyright (c)
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Frank Zappa Music
Distributed By
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Kinney Music GmbH
Licensed To
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Teldec
Made By
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Teldec
Recorded At
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Apostolic Studios
Overdubbed At
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Sunset Sound Recorders
Printed By
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Carl v. d. Linnepe
Credits
Design [Package]
–
Cal Schenkel
Drums [On Some Pieces Before He Quit To Join RHINOCEROS]
–
Billy (The Oozer) Mundi*
Drums, Other [Droll Humor & Poverty]
–
Jimmy Carl Black
Drums, Timpani, Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone, Wood Block [Wood Blocks], Bells, Chimes [Small], Other [Cheerful Outlook & Specific Enquiries]
–
Arti (With The Green Mustache) Tripp*
Electric Bass, Other [Cheeseburgers & Pachuco Falsetto]
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Roy Estrada
Electric Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta [Celeste], Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Other [Special Assistance, Copyist, Industrial Relations & Teen Appeal]
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Ian Underwood
Electric Piano, Other [Tarot Cards & Brown Rice]
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Dom (Dom De Wild) Preston*
Engineer
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Richard Kunc*,
Jerry Hansen
Guitar, Vocals [Low Grade], Percussion
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Frank Zappa
Marimba, Vibraphone
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Ruth Komanoff
Piccolo Flute [Piccolo], Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, Other [All Of These Electric And / Or Non-electric Depending]
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Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner*
Producer
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Frank Zappa
Soprano Vocals
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Nelcy Walker (tracks: A5, B3)
Tenor Saxophone, Tambourine, Choreography, Other [Pop Star, Obstinance & Equipment Setter-Upper When He's Not Hustling Local Groupies]
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Euclid James (Motorhead / Motorishi) Sherwood*
Vocals [Swell]
–
Ray Collins
Written-By
–
Frank Zappa
Notes
Bizarre Reprise Kinney Catalog# on cover: 64 005 (MS 2024/1-2) Catalog# on label: 64 005 (2 MS 2024)
Label text; Disc 1; 64 005/1. Disc 2; 64 005/2. Auto-coupled sides. Kinney Music GmbH, Hamburg. Made in Germany by Teldec, licensee. (Tracks are unbanded) Copyrighted for the World by Frank Zappa Music, a division of Third Story Music.
Recorded at Apostolic Studios, NYC October 1967 - February 1968 Percussion overdubs at Sunset Sound, LA March - April, 1968 ['Sunset Sound' was an abbreviation of Camarata's Sunset Sound Recorders in '68, later known as 'Sunset Sound']