Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Occupation

  • Frank Zappa: Lead guitar and vocals on My Guitar
  • Ian Underwood: Alto Saxophone
  • Bunk Gardner: Tenor Saxophone
  • Jim Sherwood: baritone saxophone and grunt
  • Buzz Gardner: trumpet and flugelhorn
  • Roy Estrada: bass and vocals on Gas Mask
  • Jimmy Carl Black: Drums
  • Art Tripp: drums
  • Don Preston: piano, organ and electronische effects
  • Ray Collins: vocals on Oh No
  • Don " Sugarcane " Harris: Electric violin and vocals on Directly From My Heart To You
  • Lowell George: rhythm guitar and vocals on Didja Get Any Onya?

Weasels Ripped My Flesh is a music album by the Mothers of Invention.

The album was released in 1970 on Bizarre Records and is, like the previous album, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, from recordings from the previous years. At the time of publication Zappa had the occupation of the Mothers of Invention almost completely replaced. The album is a collection of symphonic and avant-garde pieces that are rounded with several blues and rock singles. The pieces are partially acoustic experiments, the title The Eric Dolphy Memorial berbecue is "close to the hardcore jazz ".

Title list

All tracks are composed by Frank Zappa.

Publications and chart success

The LP was released on 10 September 1970 in the USA on Bizarre Records, it was distributed by Reprise Records worldwide. It reached the Billboard charts Place 189

In Germany, the album was also released in Burnt Weeny Sandwich combination with a double album. After the album was long out of print, it was reissued on November 4, 1986 in the series The Old Masters of Barking Pumpkin Records. In 1990, the album was released on CD on the labels Rykodisc (USA), Zappa Records (Europe) and Vack ( Asia). A new edition with restored cover took place in 1995 on Rykodisc.

Reception

Music critic Mike Fish Weasels Ripped My Flesh sees " no more than the scrap and the loose ends of Zappa's work bench in the previous three years." The music blanket the craziest and most serious aspects of the Mothers of Invention from, often in " outrageous juxtaposition ". He concludes, " It rocks! " Kelly Fisher Lowe The Anglist rated the album as one in which repeated and careful listening will be rewarded. It should be, loved together with Burnt Weeny Sandwich the swan song of the Mothers - original cast and will therefore also in retrospect by many fans. Presented for a long time the albums Zappa dar. most extensive and most experimental work

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