Hot Rats

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Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.

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Hot Rats canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
jazz-rock fusion album
studio album
artist Frank Zappa
catalogNumber RS 6356 (Reprise US LP)
composer Frank Zappa
contributor Captain Beefheart
Ian Underwood
Jean-Luc Ponty
John Guerin
Max Bennett
Paul Humphrey
Sugarcane Harris
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtDesigner Cal Schenkel
criticalReception widely acclaimed
followedBy Burnt Weeny Sandwich
genre experimental rock
jazz fusion
jazz rock
progressive rock
hasCanonicalOpeningTrack Peaches en Regalia
hasPart It Must Be a Camel
Little Umbrellas
Peaches en Regalia
Son of Mr. Green Genes
The Gumbo Variations
Willie the Pimp
linked to: Willie the Weeper
influenceOn development of jazz-rock fusion
progressive rock musicians
language English
length 47:07
mainGenreDescriptor mostly instrumental
notableFeature advanced multitrack recording techniques
complex instrumental compositions
extensive use of studio overdubbing
long improvisational sections
prominent electric violin parts
originalReleaseDate 1969-10-10
performer Frank Zappa
precededBy Uncle Meat
producer Frank Zappa
recordingPeriod 1969-07
1969-08
recordLabel Bizarre Records
Reprise Records
reissue 1987 CD remix by Frank Zappa
2008 remastered CD
2019 50th anniversary edition
releaseYear 1969
studio Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood
TTG Studios, Hollywood
trackCount 6
vocalContributor Captain Beefheart
vocalTrack Willie the Pimp

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Frank Zappa notableWork Hot Rats
Supergrass associatedAct Hot Rats
Frank Zappa notableWork Hot Rats
subject linked to: Frank