Hot Rats
Personnel: Frank Zappa (guitar, bass, percussion); Captain Beefheart (vocals); Jean-Luc Ponty, Sugar Cane Harris (violin); Ian Underwood (clarinet, saxophone, piano, organ); Max Bennett, Shuggie Otis (bass); John Guerin, Paul Humphrey, Ron Selico (drums).Engineers include: Dick Kunc, Jack Hunt, Cilff Goldstein.Recorded from August to September 1969.HOT RATS was digitally remixed in 1987. "The Gumbo Variations" has been extended an extra 4 minutes from the original LP version. All of the tracks have been remixed, and in some cases sound quite different.Personnel: Frank Zappa (guitar, percussion); Ian Underwood (flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano).Audio Remasterer: Bernie Grundman.Liner Note Author: Frank Zappa.Recording information: Sunset sound (08/1969-09/1969); T.T.G. (08/1969-09/1969); Whitney Studios (08/1969-09/1969).Director: Frank Zappa.Arranger: Frank Zappa.Having temporarily disbanded the Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa recorded this exceptional solo album. His group was reno