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The Lumpy Money Project/Object

Frank Zappa

2009 · Rock

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The Lumpy Money Project/Object by Frank Zappa

The Lumpy Money Project/Object is a Rock album by Frank Zappa, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1I Sink Trap2:45
  2. 1-2II Gum Joy3:44
  3. 1-3III Up & Down1:52
  4. 1-4IV Local Butcher2:36
  5. 1-5V Gypsy Airs1:41
  6. 1-6VI Hunchy Punchy2:06
  7. 1-7VII Foamy Soaky2:34
  8. 1-8VIII Let's Eat Out1:49
  9. 1-9IX Teen-Age Grand Finale3:30
  10. 1-10Are You Hung Up?1:26
  11. 1-11Who Needs The Peace Corps?2:32
  12. 1-12Concentration Moon2:22
  13. 1-13Mom & Dad2:16
  14. 1-14Telephone Conversation0:49
  15. 1-15Bow Tie Daddy0:33
  16. 1-16Harry, You're A Beast1:21
  17. 1-17What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?1:02
  18. 1-18Absolutely Free3:26
  19. 1-19Flower Punk3:03
  20. 1-20Hot Poop0:26
  21. 1-21Nasal Retentive Calliope Music2:03
  22. 1-22Let's Make The Water Turn Black1:58
  23. 1-23The Idiot Bastard Son3:22
  24. 1-24Lonely Little Girl1:10
  25. 1-25Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance1:34
  26. 1-26What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)0:58
  27. 1-27Mother People2:31
  28. 1-28The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny6:23
  29. 2-1Lumpy Gravy - Part One15:57
  30. 2-2Lumpy Gravy - Part Two17:15
  31. 2-3Are You Hung Up?1:30
  32. 2-4Who Needs The Peace Corps?2:35
  33. 2-5Concentration Moon2:17
  34. 2-6Mom & Dad2:16
  35. 2-7Telephone Conversation0:49
  36. 2-8Bow Tie Daddy0:33
  37. 2-9Harry, You're A Beast1:22
  38. 2-10What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?1:03
  39. 2-11Absolutely Free3:28
  40. 2-12Flower Punk3:04
  41. 2-13Hot Poop0:29
  42. 2-14Nasal Retentive Calliope Music2:03
  43. 2-15Let's Make The Water Turn Black1:45
  44. 2-16The Idiot Bastard Son3:17
  45. 2-17Lonely Little Girl1:12
  46. 2-18Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance1:35
  47. 2-19What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)0:57
  48. 2-20Mother People2:31
  49. 2-21The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny6:26
  50. 3-1How Did That Get In Here?25:01
  51. 3-2Lumpy Gravy "Shuffle"0:30
  52. 3-3Dense Slight1:42
  53. 3-4Unit 3A, Take 32:24
  54. 3-5Unit 2, Take 91:10
  55. 3-6Section 8, Take 222:39
  56. 3-7"My Favorite Album"0:59
  57. 3-8Unit 90:41
  58. 3-9N. Double A, AA0:55
  59. 3-10Theme From Lumpy Gravy1:56
  60. 3-11"What The Fuck's Wrong With Her?"1:07
  61. 3-12Intelligent Design1:11
  62. 3-13Lonely Little Girl (Original Composition - Take 24)3:35
  63. 3-14"That Problem With Absolutely Free"0:30
  64. 3-15Absolutely Free (Instrumental)3:59
  65. 3-16Harry, You're A Beast (Instrumental)1:16
  66. 3-17What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise/Instrumental)2:01
  67. 3-18Creationism1:11
  68. 3-19Idiot Bastard Snoop0:47
  69. 3-20The Idiot Bastard Son (Instrumental)2:48
  70. 3-21"What's Happening Of The Universe"1:37
  71. 3-22"The World Will Be A Far Happier Place"0:21
  72. 3-23Lonely Little Girl (Instrumental)1:26
  73. 3-24Mom & Dad (Instrumental)2:16
  74. 3-25Who Needs The Peace Corps? (Instrumental)2:51
  75. 3-26"Really Little Voice"2:28
  76. 3-27Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Instrumental)1:24
  77. 3-28Lonely Little Girl - The Single2:45
  78. 3-29"In Conclusion"0:25

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • dense
  • chaotic
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Disc 1, Tracks 1-9
Lumpy Gravy (Primordial) C & P 2008 ZFT
FZ's Original Orchestral Edit for Capitol Records.
Original tracking sessions at Capitol Studios,
Mono Version, 4-Track Master Tape Sequence
Source: ¼" Analog – Master Tape T-2719 dated 19 May 1967.
Disc 1, Tracks 10-28:
We're Only In It For The Money C & P 1968 ZFT
1968 Original Mono Mix.
This is NOT a fold-down mix from stereo to Mono.
This is a separate discreet mono mix created by FZ with Dick Kunc in 1968.
Source: ¼" Analog Master
Disc 2, Tracks 1-2:
Lumpy Gravy C 1968 P 2008 ZFT
1984 UMRK Remix
Although this version was never released, FZ did include a track entitled Lumpy Gravy (Excerpt) in a promotional disc for The Old Masters, Box One.
All 3:01 of it is here. This promo disc was serviced to radio station program directors.
Lucky them.
Source: 1630 Digital Master
Disc 2, Tracks 3-21:
We're Only In It For The Money C 1968 P 1986 ZFT
1984 UMRK Remix, originally released on CD, 1986
Source: 3324 Digital Master
Disc 3
All FZ recordings were transferred from original 2-Track analog tapes except tracks 4 through 6 & 13. All titles C & P 2008 except as noted:
3-1 Recorded on Sunday, 13 February 1967 at Capitol (Original multi-track masters are currently not in evidence.) This is an FZ construction. Small excerpts from this material appear in FZ's Masterwork, Lumpy Gravy. Source: ¼" stereo mixdown.
3-2 Recorded 21 February 1969 at The New School, NYC, during FZ Lecture/Q&A.
3-3 Lumpy Gravy Building Block by FZ.
3-4 to 3-6 Recorded for Lumpy Gravy 14 March 1967 at Capitol. Mixed from the original 4-Tracks by Joe Travers, UMRK, 2008.
3-7 Interview excerpt, 22 October 1971, KBEY- FM, Kansas City.
3-8 In Lumpy Gravy, this piece is VSO-controlled by FZ.
3-9 Lumpy Gravy Building Block by FZ.
3-10 Note: In Lumpy Gravy this piece is VSO-controlled by FZ. Recorded & mixed by FZ at Studio Z, Cucamonga.
3-11 West Village Apt. NYC, working on Lumpy Gravy, late 1967.
3-12 Alternate FZ building block of the Gary-Kellgren-whispering/JCB-dialog. Note: Includes the famously censored line infamously deleted by MGM from the Masterwork. Recorded at Mayfair.
3-13 From the original 8-Track Masters recorded at Mayfair. Mixed by Joe Travers at UMRK 2008.
3-14 Interview, Mixed Media, Detroit, 13 November 1967.
3-15 to 3-18 Recorded during the "Money" sessions, Mayfair, 6 September 1967.
3-19 Mayfair Studios 1967, Vocal Overdub session snippet as-is.
3-21 Interview with David Silver, Boston, 1969.
3-22 Recorded at Mayfair
3-23 to 3-26 Recorded during the Money sessions, Mayfair Studios 1967.
3-27 to 3-28 Released prior to the album in November, 1967. Curiously, FZ considered this thoroughly discrete construct (yes, that's right, this is a collage) potentially commercial.
*Lumpy Money does not provide any musician credits beyond Frank Zappa, but the original album releases (Lumpy Gravy (US 1995) (opens in a new tab) and We're Only In It For The Money (US 2000) (opens in a new tab)) provide a complete listing.

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