Just Another Band from L.A.
| Just Another Band from L.A. | ||||
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| Live album / EP by The Mothers | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 7, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock, hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Bizarre/Reprise | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[2] |
Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). 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", Zappa's long, narrative parody of rock operas, which were gaining popularity at that time.
Often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career due to the extensive use of The Turtles band, soon to be dissolved with Zappa's stage fall. The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to Edward Nalbandian.
The album was reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Rykodisc in 1990 and in 1995. All CD editions remove the composition credits.
This is Official Release #14.
Track listing
All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The missing tracks from this concert are as follows:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Peaches en Regalia" | |
| 2. | "Tears Began to Fall" | |
| 3. | "Half a Dozen Provocative Squats / She Painted up Her Face / Shove It Right in" | |
| 4. | "Give Me Some Floor Covering under This Fat, Floating Sofa" | |
| 5. | "Little House I Used to Live in" | |
| 6. | "Mud Shark / What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?" | |
| 7. | "Bwana Dik / Latex Solar Beef" | |
| 8. | "Willie the Pimp" | |
| 9. | "Do You Like My New Car?" | |
| 10. | "Happy Together" | |
| 11. | "Lonesome Cowboy Burt" | |
| 12. | "200 Motels Finale" |
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
- Don Preston – keyboards
- Ian Underwood – woodwinds, keyboards, vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Howard Kaylan – lead vocals
- Mark Volman – lead vocals
- Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Billboard 200 | 85[3] |
References
- ↑ Couture, F. (2011). "Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, R. (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 4155". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ↑ "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-22.