Hot Rats
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Frank Zappa · Album · 1969 · 6 songs.

Day one and explanation.

[1969] Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Artist Info:

Album Info:

Track List

  • Peaches En Regalia
  • Willie The Pimp
  • Son of Mr. Green Genes
  • Little Umbrellas
  • The Gumbo Variations
  • It Must Be A Camel

Run Time - ≈ 47 Minutes 13 Seconds

Cover Photo

Fun Facts

Shuggie Otis, a bassist on the album, was only 15 years old at the time of recording.

Hot Rats was the first Frank Zappa album recorded on 16-track equipment and one of the first albums to use this technology. It was recorded on what Zappa described as a “homemade sixteen track” recorder. The machine was custom built by engineers at TTG Studios.

Personal Thoughts

I had heard Peaches En Regalia before, an old co-worker recommened I listen to it years ago and I have loved it since. A friend and I have started giving each other an album to listen to each week, and this was the first one he gave me. I really enjoyed the rest of it, though Peaches En Regalia is definitely my favorite track. Willie The Pimp I really enjoyed, too. I have started going through the unedited master takes released on The Hot Rats Sessions in 2019 and they’re very interesting, Willie The Pimp’s is fantastic.

  • astraeus
    2•10 months ago

    I want to add, since I’m now listening to Willie The Pimp, that Captain Beefheart’s (and His Magic Band’s) 1972 album Clear Spot is a great collection of tracks that flows very nicely from the styles of Hot Rats. It’s definitely more narrow in terms of the types of sounds, but it’s still amazing.