The Mothers Of Invention* – Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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Label:	Reprise Records – RS 2028
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
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Released:	1970
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1	Didja Get Any Onya? Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Lowell George	3:44
A2	Directly From My Heart To You Electric Violin, Vocals – Don "Sugar Cane" Harris* Written-By – R.W. Penniman*	5:17
A3	Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask Vocals – Roy Estrada	3:35
A4	Toads Of The Short Forest	4:48
A5	Get A Little	2:35
B1	Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue	6:53
B2	Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula	2:12
B3	My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama Vocals – Frank Zappa	3:35
B4	Oh No Vocals – Ray Collins	1:46
B5	The Orange County Lumber Truck	3:18
B6	Weasels Ripped My Flesh	2:05

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Manufactured By – Teldec GmbH
Made By – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records
Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH
Recorded At – Philadelphia Arena
Recorded At – Royal Festival Hall
Recorded At – Thee Image, Miami
Recorded At – The Factory, Bronx, NY
Recorded At – Whitney Recording Studios
Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
Overdubbed At – T.T.G. Studios
Overdubbed At – Whitney Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At – T.T.G. Studios
Lacquer Cut At – A&R Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Apostolic Studios

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Ian Underwood
Artwork [Cover Art] – Dieter Boé
Baritone Saxophone, Vocals [Snorks] – Motorhead Sherwood
Bass – Roy Estrada
Drums – Jimmy Carl Black
Lead Guitar, Keyboards – Frank Zappa
Management [Bizarre Business] – Herb Cohen
Piano, Organ, Effects [Electronic Effects] – Don Preston
Producer – Frank Zappa
Tenor Saxophone – Bunk Gardner
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Buzz Gardner
Written-By – Zappa* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6)

Notes

Unique German "mouse trap" cover variant, allegedly never sanctioned by Frank Zappa and soon replaced by the regular US cover artwork: The Mothers - Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Fully laminated sleeve.

"Material contained herein represents different aspects of our work from 1967 - 1969."
A1- Live at Philadelphia Arena
A2- Cut at T.T.G., Hollywood
A3- Live at Festival Hall, London
A4- (2nd half) - Live at Thee Image, Miami
A5- Live at the Factory, Bronx
B1- Cut at Whitney Studios, Glendale
B2- Cut at Apostolic Studios, NYC
B3- (Orig version) Criteria Studios, Miami
(Final overdubs at T.T.G. and Whitney)
B4- [No data]
B5- Live at Festival Hall, London
B6- Live in concert, Birmingham, England

made by Teldec GmbH on labels in RIM Text
made by TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH on back cover

The runouts are stamped, except for the hand-etched Roman numerals variant 2

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 31,083
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 31,084
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 031083- B Manufactured in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 031084 Manufactured in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 031083- I B Manufactured in
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 031084 I Manufactured in

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)	Reprise Records	MS 2028, 2028	US	1970
Recently Edited	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album)	Bizarre Records	RSLP 2028	UK	1970
New Submission	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album)	Reprise Records	MS 2028	Canada	1970
Recently Edited	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album)	Reprise Records	RS 2028		1970
New Submission	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album)	Reprise Records	MS 2028		1970