Zoot Allures ( rus. Charm Zut ) - Frank Zappa's studio album, released in 1976 .
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| Studio album Frank Zappa | |||||||
| Date of issue | October 20, 1976 | ||||||
| Recorded by | May - June 1976 in Record Plant Studios , Los Angeles, California except "Wonderful Wino" (1972/73), "Friendly Little Finger" (1973 / October 1975) and "Black Napkins" (recorded in Osaka , Japan, February 3 1976) | ||||||
| Genres | Progressive Rock , Jazz Fusion , Comedy Rock | ||||||
| Duration | 41:32 | ||||||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | ||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||
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| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Piero scaruffi | (5/10) [2] |
Content
History
The Zoot Allures album is the only Zappa release released on the Warner Music Group label . In connection with a lawsuit with his former manager Herb Cohen, Frank Zappa's contract was temporarily reassigned from DiscReet Records to Warner Bros. Records. The name of the album is a pun on the French expression "Zut Alors!", Which, although it does not have a direct translation, but conveys a slight surprise and can be approximated as "Damn it!". Also, the name may mean in the generally accepted British expression a cigarette with marijuana [3] . The album’s most famous tracks are “Wind Up Workin 'in a Gas Station”, “The Torture Never Stops” and “Disco Boy”.
Song List
The author of all tracks: Frank Zappa, except for the marked.
First side
- "Wind Up Workin 'in a Gas Station" - 2:29
- "Black Napkins" - 4:15
- "The Torture Never Stops" - 9:45
- "Ms. Pinky - 3:40
Second Side
- "Find Her Finer" - 4:07
- "Friendly Little Finger" - 4:17
- Wonderful Wino (Simmons / Zappa) - 3:38
- Zoot Allures - 4:12
- “Disco Boy” - 5:11
Release History
| A country | date of release | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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| USA Canada | October 20, 1976 | Warner brothers | LP | BS 2970 |
| Great Britain | December 1976 | Warner brothers | LP | K 56298 |
| USA | May 1990 | CD | RCD 10160 | |
| Great Britain | May 1990 | CD | CDZAP22 | |
| USA | May 2, 1995 | Rykodisc | CD | RCD 10523 |
| USA | August 28, 2012 | Universal music | CD | ZR3855 |
Record Members
Musicians
- Frank Zappa - guitar (all tracks), synthesizer (1, 4, 5, 9), bass (1, 3-7, 9), keyboards (3, 5, 7, 9), lead vocals (1, 3, 4 5, 7, 9)
- Terry Bozzio - drums (all tracks), background vocals (5, 9)
- Davey Moore - vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9), engineer
- Andre Lewis - organ (2), vocal (2), backing vocals (5, 9)
- Roy Estrada - bass guitar (2), vocals (2), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 9)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock - saxophone, vocals (2)
- - synthesizer (4, 7), marimba (6, 8)
- Captain Beefheart - harmonica (5) (listed as “Donnie Vliet” in the credits)
- Ruben Ladron de Guevara - backing vocals (5)
- Dave Parlato - Bass (8)
- Lou Ann Neil - Harpsichord (8)
- Sparky Parker - background vocals (9)
Production staff
- Arni Acosta - mastering
- Amy Bernstein - Layout
- Michael Brownstein - Engineer
- Gary Hiri - Photography
- - design
- Bob Stone - Digital Remastering
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Pop albums | 61 [4] |
Notes
- Out Couture, François Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa | AllMusic . allmusic (2011 [last update]). The appeal date is June 26, 2011. Archived April 6, 2013.
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero The History of Rock Music. Frank Zappa: biography, discography, reviews, links . scaruffi.com (2011 [last update]). The appeal date is June 26, 2011. Archived April 6, 2013.
- ↑ Urban Dictionar: zoot Undefeated . urbandictionary.com.
- ↑ Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | Allmusic