Meat Light Explained
| Meat Light |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Frank Zappa |
| Cover: | MeatLight.jpg |
| Recorded: | October 1967 – February 1968 (liner notes go into great equipment detail) |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:27:36 |
| Label: | Zappa Records
Catalog Number: ZR20024 |
| Producer: | Gail Zappa, Joe Travers |
| Prev Title: | ZAPPAtite |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Chicago '78 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Meat Light is a 3CD compilation of Frank Zappa's Uncle Meat recordings.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is project/object #5 in a series of 40th Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries, following MOFO (2006), Lumpy Money (2009), Greasy Love Songs (2010) and The Crux of the Biscuit (2016).
The album includes the original 1969 vinyl mix of "Uncle Meat" (without the film dialogue and "Tengo Na Minchia Tanta" which were added on the CD release in 1987), followed by the originally planned sequence of the tracks (which includes different edits and a longer version of the track "Cops & Buns" from The Lost Episodes) and outtakes.
Track listing
- * indicates track is mono
Personnel
- Frank Zappa — guitar, vocals, percussion
- Ray Collins — vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black — drums
- Roy Estrada — electric bass, falsetto
- Don Preston — electric piano
- Billy Mundi — drums on some pieces
- Bunk Gardner — piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon
- Ian Underwood — electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax
- Art Tripp — drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes
- Euclid James Sherwood — tenor sax, tambourine
- Ruth Komanoff — marimba, vibes
- Nelcy Walker — vocals on "Dog Breath" and "The Uncle Meat Variations"
- Theodore Holdt — cover art
Notes and References
- Web site: Sean . Westergaard . Meat Light: The Uncle Meat Project/Object Audio Documentary . AllMusic . April 9, 2017.
- David . Fricke . December 27, 2016 . More Great 2016 Reissues and Finds: David Fricke's Picks . Rolling Stone . April 9, 2017.
- Web site: Eric . Alper . November 2, 2016 . Frank Zappa's Extensive Vault Release Continues with Meat Light, Chicago '78 and Little Dots, on November 4 . That Eric Alper . April 9, 2017.
- Web site: Larson . Sutton . March 15, 2017 . Securing Frank Zappa's Vault . Relix . April 9, 2017. In November of last year, Universal simultaneously released a trio of albums across three formats—digital, CD and vinyl—signifying an enthusiastic and aggressive approach to the new relationship: The Mothers of Invention's Uncle Meat recast as Meat Light, a three-disc set including the original 1969 vinyl mix; Chicago '78, an unreleased concert recorded at the Uptown Theatre, presented in its entirety; and Little Dots, a sequel to Imaginary Diseases, featuring the 10-piece ensemble Petit Wazoo from the 1972 tour..
- Web site: Meat Light – The Uncle Meat Project/Object Audio Documentary . frankzappa.com. January 28, 2017.
