| Waka/Wazoo | ||||
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| Released | December 16, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | April - December, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 330:14 | |||
| Label | Zappa Records | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Zappa, Joe Travers, Jeff Fura | |||
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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Waka/Wazoo is a boxset by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on December 16, 2022. It is a 4CD/1-Blu-ray set composed of various material recorded in 1972, during a period when Zappa was forced away from live performances due to injuries sustained during a concert on December 10, 1971.[1] This includes recordings from the same Paramount Studios sessions which birthed the albums Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, and live material from the following tours of the same year.[2]
Content
The first two discs consist of alternate takes, alternate mixes, and outtakes of songs from Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo. The third disc consists of demo material of jazz keyboardist and band member at the time George Duke (including an early, instrumental version of the song "Uncle Remus" which would eventually be released with lyrics on Zappa's Apostrophe (')), an unreleased September 24 recording of the piece "Approximate" at the Boston Music Hall from the Grand Wazoo tour (the same show featured on the album Wazoo (2007), performed by the 19-piece incarnation of the band),[3] and the first two tracks of a nearly complete show recorded during the Petit Wazoo tour (with the 10-piece band). The fourth disc consists of the remainder of this show. Also included in the set is a Blu-ray Audio disc containing various higher quality mixes of Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Mouth (Take 1)" | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Big Swifty (Alternate Take)" | 15:11 |
| 3. | "Minimal Art (Eat That Question – Version 1, Take 2)" | 10:28 |
| 4. | "Blessed Relief (Outtake Version)" | 10:19 |
| 5. | "Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo) (Outtake Version)" | 11:23 |
| 6. | "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (Outtake Version)" | 8:10 |
| 7. | "Waka/Jawaka (Outtake Version)" | 13:41 |
| Total length: | 74:40 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (Alternate Take)" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Eat That Question (Version 2, Alternate Take)" | 11:08 |
| 3. | "Big Swifty (Alternate Mix)" | 14:52 |
| 4. | "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (Alternate Mix)" | 6:29 |
| 5. | "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal (Alternate Mix)" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Waka/Jawaka (Alternate Mix)" | 15:53 |
| 7. | "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (Alternate Mix)" | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Eat That Question (Alternate Mix)" | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 64:11 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For Love (I Come Your Friend)" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Psychosomatic Dung" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Uncle Remus (Instrumental)" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Love" | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "For Love (I Come Your Friend) (Basic Track, Take 1)" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Psychosomatic Dung (Basic Track, Take 2)" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Love (Basic Track, Take 1)" | 7:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Approximate (Live – FZ Record Plant Mix)" | 11:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Winterland ’72 Opening And Band Introductions" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Little Dots" | 18:09 |
| Total length: | 63:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "America Drinks" | 6:48 |
| 2. | "Montana" | 6:57 |
| 3. | "Farther O’Blivion" | 15:02 |
| 4. | "Cosmik Debris" | 8:11 |
| 5. | "Chunga’s Revenge" | 18:04 |
| Total length: | 55:02 | |
Blu Ray Audio
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Swifty" | 17:25 |
| 2. | "Your Mouth" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Waka / Jawaka" | 11:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Grand Wazoo" | 13:19 |
| 2. | "For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)" | 6:05 |
| 3. | "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Eat That Question" | 6:40 |
| 5. | "Blessed Relief" | 7:59 |
| Total length: | 73:08 | |
Personnel
Paramount Studios Recording Sessions
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George Duke Demos
The Grand Wazoo - Live
10-Piece/Petite Wazoo – Live
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Production Staff
- Producer: Ahmet Zappa (boxset), Joe Travers (boxset, Blu-ray Audio), Jeff Fura (Blu-Ray Audio)
- Production Manager: Melanie Starks
- Engineer [recorded by]: Barry Keene (Petit Wazoo – Live)
- Engineer [tweezed by]: Davey Moire ("Approximate")
- Mixed by: Craig Parker Adams, Erich Gobel (surround mix), Karma Auger (surround mix), John Polito (Petit Wazoo – Live)
- Mastered By: John Polito
- Mastered By [Hi-Res Stereo]: Robert Hadley (Blu-ray Audio), Sangwook "Sunny" Nam (Blu-ray Audio), Doug Sax (Blu-ray Audio)
- Art Direction, Design: Michael Mesker
- Artwork [Original Art Elements], Typography [Original]: Cal Schenkel
- Authoring, Design [Blu-ray]: Meedja
- Liner Notes: Joe Travers, Scott Parker
- Transferred By: Joe Travers
References
- ↑ "When Frank Zappa was nearly killed on stage by a jealous boyfriend". Far Out Magazine. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "Review: Frank Zappa, "Waka/Wazoo"". The Second Disc. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa Waka/Wazoo". Tinnitist. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "Review: Frank Zappa, "Waka/Wazoo"". The Second Disc. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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