Just Another Band from L.A.
| Just Another Band from L.A. | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | March 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 7, 1971 | |||
| Venue | Pauley Pavilion at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
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| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Bizarre/Reprise | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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| The Mothers of Invention chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972. It was recorded live on August 7, 1971, in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. A notable inclusion on this album is "Billy the Mountain", Frank Zappa's long, narrative parody of rock operas, which were gaining popularity at that time.
Originally planned for release as a double LP with solos from "Studebaker Hoch" and "The Subcutaneous Peril" taking up most of the second LP in addition to parts of "Billy the Mountain" itself,[3] and often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career which was soon ended by Zappa's severe injuries after being pushed off a stage. The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to Edward Nalbandian, while "The Subcutaneous Peril", which ultimately became an outtake from the album, would later appear, in an edited form, on Finer Moments (2012) instead.[3]
The album was reissued on CD with badly flawed mastering and no composition credits by Rykodisc in 1990 and repackaged with the same audio but with the composition credits restored in 1995. In 2012 Universal/UMe issued a properly remastered edition on CD.[3]
Track listing
All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Billy the Mountain" (Interpolates sections of "Johnny's Theme" by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson, and of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Stephen Stills.) | 24:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Call Any Vegetable" | 7:22 |
| 3. | "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" (John Seiter, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Zappa) | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Magdalena" (Kaylan, Zappa) | 6:24 |
| 5. | "Dog Breath" | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
- Don Preston – keyboards, Minimoog
- Ian Underwood – woodwinds, keyboards, vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Howard Kaylan – lead vocals
- Mark Volman – lead vocals
- Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 41 |
| Billboard 200[5] | 85 |
References
- ^ Couture, F. (2011). "Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b c García Albertos, Román. "Just Another Band From L.A.: Notes & Comments". Information Is Not Knowledge. Globalia. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
