Frank ZappaHot Rats

Label:

Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records – RS 6356

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold Santa Maria Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1 Peaches En Regalia
BassShuggy Otis*
DrumsRon Selico
3:58
A2 Willie The Pimp
ViolinSugar Cane Harris*
Vocals [Vocal]Captain Beefheart
9:25
A3 Son Of Mr. Green Genes
DrumsPaul Humphrey
8:58
B1 Little Umbrellas 3:09
B2 The Gumbo Variations
DrumsPaul Humphrey
ViolinSugar Cane Harris*
12:55
B3 It Must Be A Camel
ViolinJean-Luc Ponty
5:15

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
  • Distributed ByWarner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Frank Zappa Music, Inc.
  • Published ByThird Story Music, Inc.

Credits

  • BassMax Bennett (tracks: A2 to B3)
  • Composed ByFrank Zappa
  • DrumsJohn Guerin (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
  • Guitar, Bass [Octave], PercussionFrank Zappa
  • Piano, Organ, Flute, Clarinet, SaxophoneIan Underwood

Notes

Some copies from this issue reported to have the black 'Bizarre' liner with the '"Zapped"' promotion for Zappa's 'taster' release.

Recorded 16 track August through September 1969.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): 30,926
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): 30,927
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, etched): S RS 6356 A [17520 struck through] 30926-1B
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, etched): RS 6356 B S [17520 struck through] 30927-1A
  • Matrix / Runout ((variant 2) B-Side run-out, etched): RS 6356 B S [17520 struck through] 30927-1B
  • Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) A-Side run-out, etched): S1 RS- 6356-30926-A 1A A1
  • Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) B-Side run-out, etched): S1 30927 RS 6356B- 1A (S) B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 4): S1 RS- 6356-30926-A 1A A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 4): RS- 6356-B 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30927-1B A
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out (variant 5), etched): S1 RS- 6356-30926-A 1A A8
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out (variant 5), etched): S1 30927 RS 6356B- 1A (S) A5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 6 Customatrix o is stamped in runout): RS 6356 A (30926)-1 A1 o
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 6 Customatrix o is stamped in runout): RS 6356 - 30927-2 F1 (RE-1) o
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out (variant 7), etched): S1 RS- 6356-A 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30926-1B C1
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out (variant 7), etched): S1 30927 RS 6356B- 1A (S) A4
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out (variant 8), etched): S1 RS-6356-30926-A 1B A4
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out (variant 8), etched): S1 309277 RS6356B-1A (S) B2
  • Rights Society: BMI

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Hot Rats (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Santa Maria Pressing) Reprise Records RS 6356 US 1969
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Gatefold, Tri-Color Labels) Reprise Records RSLP 6356 UK 1969
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Tri-Color Labels, Gatefold) Reprise Records RS 6356 Canada 1969
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Bizarre Records RS 6356 1969
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Flipback Sleeve) Reprise Records SRV.6108, RS.6356 1969

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    formerlytheboss
    This is the closest match to the copy I just bought (variant 1), but mine has ‘A14’ on side A. Any clue as to what that might mean?

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