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1001 Albums you must hear before you die
(384 items)list by Phil
Published 15 years, 2 months ago 
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2,002 Albums to Listen to Before Death...
(2274 items)list by ToonHead2102
Published 6 years, 9 months ago
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My 600 Favorite Albums Of All Time
(600 items)list by Pandoras Folly
Published 9 years, 10 months ago
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101 Albums for desert island
(104 items)list by Cuomi
Published 11 years, 7 months ago
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[Favs] My Top 500 Albums
(500 items)list by Fabri Ayanami
Published 8 years, 7 months ago
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Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa. It was released in October 1969. Five of the six songs are instrumental (the song "Willie the Pimp" features a short vocal by Captain Beefheart). It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original Mothers of Invention. In his original sleeve notes Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears."
Because Hot Rats focuses on instrumental jazz-like compositions with extensive soloing, the music sounds very different from earlier Zappa albums, which featured satirical vocal performances with extensive use of Musique concrete and e
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Manufacturer: Bizarre Records
Release date: 10 October 1969
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0014431050824 UPC: 014431050824
Release date: 10 October 1969
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0014431050824 UPC: 014431050824
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My Favourite Albums (328 music items)"This is basically a record full of soloing, not just with a guitar but violin, saxophone, drums, bass... And not just that, but it's also ridiculously enjoyable and groovy jazz rock album that has truly stood the test of time."
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2,002 Albums to Listen to Before Death... (2274 music items)"HOT RATS (1969) FRANK ZAPPA Review coming soon... FAV TRACKS: "Willie the Pimp"; "The Gumbo Variations"; "Peaches en Regalia"; "Son of Mr. Green Genes"; "It Must Be a Camel"; "Little Umbrellas" "