- avant-garde, rock
- 52 min
- 6 tracks
- Barking Pumpkin Records
London Symphony Orchestra is a pair of albums by Frank Zappa, featuring his original symphonic compositions conducted by Kent Nagano. They were recorded at the same sessions in January 1983, and originally released as London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I in 1983, London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II, in 1987, and later combined and reissued on a Rykodisc CD as London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1 & 2 in 1995.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Sad Jane9:55
- 2Pedro’s Dowry (large orchestra version)10:26
- 3Envelopes4:11
- 4Mo ’n Herb’s Vacation: First Movement4:50
- 5Mo ’n Herb’s Vacation: Second Movement10:05
- 6Mo ’n Herb’s Vacation: Third Movement12:56
6 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Barking Pumpkin Records
- Released
- June 9, 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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