Burnt Weeny Sandwich
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| Studio album with live elements by The Mothers of Invention | ||||
| Released | February 9, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 1967 – July 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 41:07 | |||
| Label | Bizarre/Reprise | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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| 2 Originals of the Mothers of Invention | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Piero Scaruffi |   [2] |
Burnt Weeny Sandwich is a studio album with live elements[1][3][4][5] by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). In contrast to Weasels Ripped My Flesh, which is predominately live and song-oriented, most of Burnt Weeny Sandwich focuses on studio recordings and tightly arranged compositions.
The album was essentially a 'posthumous' Mothers release having been released after Frank Zappa dissolved the band.[6] Ian Robertson Underwood's contributions are significant on this album. The album, like its counterpart Weasels Ripped My Flesh, comprises tracks from the Mothers vault that were not previously released. Whereas Weasels mostly showcases the Mothers in a live setting, much of Burnt Weeny Sandwich features studio work and structured Zappa compositions, like the centerpiece of the album, "Little House I Used To Live In," which consists of several movements and employs compound meters such as 11/8 with an overlaid melody in 10/8 (parts of which were recorded by the Mothers, while the middle violin solo section featuring *Don "Sugarcane" Harris, was an outtake from the Hot Rats sessions).
The album's rather unusual title, Zappa would later say in an interview, comes from an actual snack that he enjoyed eating, consisting of a burnt Hebrew National hot dog sandwiched between two pieces of bread with mustard.
Burnt Weeny Sandwich and Weasels Ripped My Flesh were also reissued together on vinyl as 2 Originals of the Mothers of Invention, with the original covers used as the left and right sides of the inner spread, and the front cover depicting a pistol shooting toothpaste onto a toothbrush.
"Igor's Boogie" is a reference to a major Zappa influence, composer Igor Stravinsky.[7]
The LP included a large triple-folded black and white poster ("The Mothers Of Invention Sincerely Regret To Inform You") which has never been reproduced in any of the CD reissues. All CD editions have a severe dropout at the beginning of 'Little House I Used To Live In' that wasn't present on the original LP pressing.
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All tracks composed by Frank Zappa except where noted.
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LP
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CD
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[edit] Personnel
- Frank Zappa – organ, guitar, vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black – percussion, drums
- Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
- Janet Ferguson – vocals
- Bunk Gardner – horn, wind
- Buzz Gardner - trumpet
- Billy Mundi - Drums (Uncredited, left group in December 1967)
- Lowell George – guitar
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin, vocals
- Don Preston – bass, piano, keyboards
- Jim Sherwood – guitar, vocals, wind
- Art Tripp – drums, percussion
- Ian Underwood – guitar, piano, keyboards, wind
[edit] Production
- Producer: Frank Zappa
- Engineer: Dick Kunc
- Arranger: Frank Zappa
- Design: John Williams
- Cover art: Cal Schenkel
- CD package design: Ferenc Dobronyl
- CD art adaptation: Cal Schenkel
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | Pop Albums | 94 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Piero Scaruffi review
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=uAYfqgGf4yYC&pg=PA77&dq=Burnt+Weeny+Sandwich&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_34YT8u9BOqNsQLhzZTECw&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Burnt%20Weeny%20Sandwich&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=NBfhgQf1-QwC&pg=PA138&dq=Burnt+Weeny+Sandwich&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_34YT8u9BOqNsQLhzZTECw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Burnt%20Weeny%20Sandwich&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Q9AkNKdIuEcC&pg=PA133&dq=Burnt+Weeny+Sandwich&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_34YT8u9BOqNsQLhzZTECw&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Burnt%20Weeny%20Sandwich&f=false
- ^ James, Billy (2002). Necessity Is . . .: The Early Years of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (2nd ed.). SAF Publishing Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 0-946-71951-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q9AkNKdIuEcC., Extract of page 133
- ^ Watson, Ben (1994). Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play. Quartet Books Ltd. p. 9. ISBN 0-703-37066-2.
