
Weasels Ripped My Flesh is a Jazz album by The Mothers Of Invention, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 116 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- abrasive
- chaotic
- psychedelic
About
<i>Weasels Ripped My Flesh</i> was the second collection released in 1970, featuring the recently disbanded original line-up of The Mothers of Invention. Unlike its predecessor, the largely studio-based <i>Burnt Weeny Sandwich</i>, <i>Weasels</i> includes a larger helping of live performances alongside the studio work. The vocal numbers make for near conventional listening, especially the inspired R&B jam behind Don "Sugarcane" Harris on Little Richard's "Directly From My Heart To You," while the pure instrumental pieces get plenty weird. "Didja Get Any Onya?," recorded live at the Philadelphia Arena, filters Zappa's modern classical interests through his own bizarre sense of humor and dynamics. The "Prelude To The Afternoon of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask," recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London, breaks down into barbaric wails and perverted mating calls. "Get A Little," performed at Andy Warhol's Factory, coalesces into a mesmerizing wah-pedal delight. Be forewarned, the title track features droning noise, feedback and eventually applause.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Didja Get Any Onya?3:44
- A2Directly From My Heart To You5:17
- A3Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask3:35
- A4Toads Of The Short Forest4:48
- A5Get A Little2:35
Side B
- B1The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue6:53
- B2Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula2:12
- B3My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama3:35
- B4Oh No1:46
- B5The Orange County Lumber Truck3:18
- B6Weasels Ripped My Flesh2:05
Credits
Performers
- Ian UnderwoodALTO SAXOPHONE KEYBOARDS
- Motorhead SherwoodBARITONE SAXOPHONE VOCALS
- Roy EstradaBASS VOCALS
- Art TrippDRUMS
- Jimmy Carl BlackDRUMS
- Frank ZappaLEAD GUITAR KEYBOARDS VOCALS
- Don PrestonPIANO ORGAN KEYBOARDS
- Bunk GardnerTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Buzz GardnerTRUMPET
- Lowell GeorgeRHYTHM GUITAR VOCALS
- Don "Sugarcane" HarrisELECTRIC VIOLIN VOCALS
- Ray CollinsVOCALS
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 116 pressings tracked on Gatefold
