Frank Zappa – Studio Tan

79,99

Studio Tan is one of four albums culled from the ill-fated 1976 box set Läther and released by Warner Bros. without Frank Zappa having a word to say about the final product (including the horrible artwork). The 21-minute opener, “The Adventures of Greggery Peccary,” is the culmination of Zappa’s art of storytelling. A complex piece painstakingly assembled in the studio over three years, it allies the comedy rock of the Flo & Eddie era with the jazzy feel of The Grand Wazoo and the twisted prog rock of the 1973-1974 band. Yet, it is greater than the sum of its parts, proposing an unmatched musical narrative that makes “Billy the Mountain” the work of a child and amounts to a stunning synthesis of the man’s influences, stylistic range, and studio techniques. Side two features an intentionally stupid pop song, “Lemme Take You to the Beach,” and two instrumental pieces written a few years earlier. The personnel is for the most part the same as on Roxy & Elsewhere. If you like cartoon music and silly stories, it is worth your money for “The Adventures of Greggery Peccary” alone.

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DSK 2291 LP, Album US 1978

A. Greggery Peccary 20:40
B1. Let Me Take You To The Beach 2:44
B2. Revised Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra 7:36
B3. REDUNZL 8:12

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Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A. – spineMade in U.S.A. 1978 DiscReet Records, Inc. – back cover

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout DSK-1-2291 WW1 #2
Matrix / Runout DSC-2-2291 WW1

 

 

 

 

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Weight 0,23 kg
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