Zoot Allures
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| Studio album by Frank Zappa | ||||
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Publication |
20th October 1976 |
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| Label (s) | Warner Bros. Records | |||
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Format (s) |
LP vinyl , CD |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
41:32 |
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Studio (s) |
Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles , California |
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Zoot Allures is an album by Frank Zappa that was first released in 1976. It was Zappa's only album that was released on Warner Bros. Records. Because of a lawsuit with his former manager Herb Cohen , his contract with DiscReet Records was temporarily transferred to Warner Bros. The title is a play on the French term Zut alors! (analogous translation: “What a bummer!”).
The album was originally planned as a double LP. For unknown reasons, Zappa rearranged the album and shortened the list of tracks it contains. A test press of the album published for Circus magazine contained a different track list with the tracks Sleep Dirt , The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution , Filthy Habits and Night of the Iron Sausage , but without Wind Up Workin 'in a Gas Station and Zoot Allures . The pieces Zoot Allures , The Torture Never Stops and Black Napkins later became characteristic pieces in Zappa's live repertoire.
Wonderful Wino was first released on the 1970 Jeff Simmons LP, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up .
Track List (LP)
All pieces by Frank Zappa, unless otherwise noted.
Side one
- Wind Up Workin 'in a Gas Station - 2:29
- Black Napkins - 4:15
- The Torture Never Stops - 9:45
- Ms. Pinky - 3:40
Side two
- Find Her Finer - 4:07
- Friendly Little Finger - 4:17
- Wonderful Wino (Jeff Simmons, Zappa) - 3:38
- Zoot Allures - 4:12
- Disco Boy - 5:11
Release history
| country | date | Label | format | Catalog |
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United States Canada |
20th October 1976 | Warner Brothers | LP | BS 2970 |
| Great Britain | December 1976 | Warner Brothers | LP | K 56298 |
| United States | May 1990 | Rykodisc | CD | RCD 10160 |
| Great Britain | May 1990 | Zappa Records | CD | CDZAP22 |
| United States | May 2, 1995 | Rykodisc | CD | RCD 10523 |
Contributing musicians
- Frank Zappa - guitar , synthesizer , bass , keyboard , vocals
- Terry Bozzio - drums
- Davey Moiré - vocals
- Andre Lewis - organ vocals
- Roy Estrada - bass, vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock - saxophone , vocals
- Ruth Underwood - synthesizer, marimba
- Captain Beefheart - Harmonica
- Ruben Ladron de Guevara - vocals
- Dave Parlato - bass
- Lu Ann Neil - harp
- Sparky Parker - vocals
Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| year | Chart | position |
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| 1976 | Pop albums | 61 |
Individual evidence
- ^ ARF The Home of Frank Zappa Heritage Studies . Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ Charts and Awards for Zoot Allures . Allmusic . Retrieved August 22, 2008.