The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Didja Get Any Onya Guitar [Rhythm], Vocals – Lowell George	3:44
A2	Directly From My Heart To You Violin [Electric], Vocals – Don "Sugarcane" HarrisWritten-By – R.W. Penniman*	5:17
A3	Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask Bass, Vocals – Roy Estrada	3:35
A4	Toads Of The Short Forest	4:48
A5	Get A Little	2:35
B1	The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue	6:53
B2	Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula	2:12
B3	My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama Vocals – Frank Zappa	3:35
B4	Oh No Vocals – Ray Collins	1:46
B5	The Orange County Lumber Truck	3:18
B6	Weasels Ripped My Flesh	2:05

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Distributed By – Kinney Filipacchi Music S.A.
• Printed By – Imprimerie JAT, Chatillon

Credits

• Artwork By [Cover Art] – Neon Park
• Drums – Art Tripp, Jimmy Carl Black
• Guitar [Lead], Keyboards – Frank Zappa
• Piano, Organ, Keyboards [Electronic Effects] – Don Preston
• Producer – Frank Zappa
• Saxophone [Alto] – Ian Underwood
• Saxophone [Baritone], Vocals [Snorks] – Motorhead Sherwood
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Bunk Gardner
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Buzz Gardner
• Written-By – Zappa* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6)

Notes

First catalogue number on cover, second on label.

Material on this album represents different aspects of their work from 1967 to 1969.
Track A1 was recorded live at the Philadelphia Arena.
Track A2 was cut at T.T.G. in Hollywood.
Tracks A3 & B5 were recorded live at Festival Hall in London.
The first part of track A4 was cut at Whitney Studios in Glendale.
The second half of track A4 was recorded at Thee Image in Miami.
Track A5 was recorded live at the Factory in the Bronx, NYC.
Track B1 was cut at A&R Studios in New York.
Tracks B2 & B4 were cut at Apostolic Studios in New York.
Track B3 is the original version from Criteria Studios in Miami with final overdubs at T.T.G. and Whitney.
Track B6 was recorded live in Birmingham, UK.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Hand-etched runout A side): WEA · 44109 · A
• Matrix / Runout (Hand-etched runout B side): WEA 44109 B
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 handwritten side A. ARACEM stamped): 44109A
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 handwritten Side B. ARACEM stamped): 44109 · B
• Matrix / Runout (Label A side): 31.083
• Matrix / Runout (Label B side): 31.085
• Rights Society: SACEM
• Other (Price code, circled): B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MS 2028	The Mothers Of Invention*	Weasels Ripped My Flesh ‎(LP, Album)	Bizarre Records	MS 2028	US	1970
RS 2028	The Mothers Of Invention*	Weasels Ripped My Flesh ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records	RS 2028	Germany	1970
RS 2028	The Mothers Of Invention*	Weasels Ripped My Flesh ‎(LP, Album, Fli)	Reprise Records	RS 2028	New Zealand	Unknown
RS 2028	The Mothers Of Invention*	Weasels Ripped My Flesh ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	Reprise Records	RS 2028	Germany	2010
VACK-1332	The Mothers Of Invention*	Weasels Ripped My Flesh ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Rykodisc, Videoarts Music	VACK-1332	Japan	2008

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