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One of two sets recorded with a mini-big band in the early seventies, Waka / Jawaka is one of the most eclectic releases of Frank Zappa's hyper-eclectic career. The album's dual showpieces, the opening 'Big Swifty' and the title track, combine dynamic horn arrangements and free-form improvisational experimentation (think Miles Davis circa 1973), and the album's other two tracks, 'Your Mouth' and 'It Just Might be a One-Shot Deal' blend elements of electric blues and country music. Perhaps the cover image of a sink refers to the kitchen variety. Recorded while Zappa was confined to a wheel chair following an onstage attack, this stew of diverse musical elements is best for the diehard fan and anyone with a taste for the unusual.
Details
Cat. number: ZR3848-1
Year: 2022
Notes:
Came with a plain black poly-lined inner sleeve.
[From back cover]
Recorded at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, Cal.
Back cover photo by Philip Schwartz for Scenic Overlook
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2022.
All compositions by Frank Zappa and copyrighted and controlled worldwide by the Zappa Trust & Munchkin Music.
A Universal Music Enterprises release; ℗ 1972 © 2022, UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU. [...] Source: 1/4'' Analog EQ Copy Master Tape. This is Official Release #15. Register & Vote.
℗ 1972 © 2022, UMG Recordings, inc.
[From labels]
A Universal Music Enterprises release; ℗ 1972 © 2022, UMG Recordings, Inc.
[From hype sticker on front shrink wrap]
50th Anniversary 180g black vinyl reissue of the classic "Wazoo" period 1972 release.
Featuring original packaging with all-analog mastering by Bernie Grundman in 2022.
[From sticker on back cover]
Made in Germany
Runouts are etched. The "geometric" marks '1 V" and '1 +' are mirrored
The speech bubble on the lower left corner of the back sleeve is misaligned. It's slightly over the Zappa Records logo instead of being under the number 15. [See the image]
