- progressive rock, jazz rock, rock, jazz fusion
- 43 min
- 6 tracks
- Reprise Records
Hot Rats is the second solo album and eighth overall album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original lineup of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart. In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".
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- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Bible9/10
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide4/5 ★
- OndaRock8/10
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Tom HullB+
- Uncut9/10
- The Village VoiceC
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Tracks
- A1Peaches en Regalia3:39
- A2Willie the Pimp9:25
- A3Son of Mr. Green Genes8:58
- B1Little Umbrellas3:09
- B2The Gumbo Variations12:55
- B3It Must Be a Camel5:15
6 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Frank Zappa
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Released
- 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- MX
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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