Just Another Band from L.A.
Just Another Band from L.A. | ||||
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UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) | ||||
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Length | 45:18 | |||
Label | Bizarre/Reprise | |||
Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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The Mothers of Invention chronology | ||||
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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
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 |
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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 |
Total length: | 24:47 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Total length: | 20:46 |
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
- Don Preston – keyboards, Minimoog
- woodwinds, keyboards, vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- lead vocals
- Mark Volman – lead vocals
- Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals
Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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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.
- 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.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-22.