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Zoot Allures
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| Studio album by Frank Zappa | ||
| Released | October 20, 1976 | |
| Recorded | Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles c. May – June, 1976 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41:32 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
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| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
| Bongo Fury (1975) |
Zoot Allures (1976) |
Zappa in New York (1978) |
Zoot Allures is a 1976 rock album by Frank Zappa. The title track is a guitar vehicle that adopts major ninth, minor seventh chords and Lydian modalities as main ingredients. It became one of Zappa's signature guitar tunes, which he used as an opener for many concerts.
The Rykodisc compact disc release contains a different mix from the vinyl.
The title is a pun on the French expression "Zut alors!" which, though it has no direct translation, conveys mild surprise and may be approximated by "Darn it!" or by the British use of "Blimey!"
Contents |
- "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station" – 2:29
- "Black Napkins" (Live) – 4:15
- "The Torture Never Stops" – 9:45
- "Ms. Pinky" – 3:40
- "Find Her Finer" – 4:07
- "Friendly Little Finger" – 4:17
- "Wonderful Wino" – 3:38
- "Zoot Allures" – 4:12
- "Disco Boy" – 5:11
- Frank Zappa – synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, composer, director, keyboards, vocals, producer, remixing, recreation
- Sharkie Barker – backing vocals
- Terry Bozzio – drums, backing vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone, vocals
- Captain Beefheart (credited as 'Donnie Vliet') – harmonica
- Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals
- Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals, backing vocals
- Andre Lewis – organ, vocals, backing vocals
- Davey Moire – vocals, backing vocals, engineer
- Lu Ann Neil – harp
- Sparky Parker – vocals
- Dave Parlato – bass guitar
- Ruth Underwood – synthesizer, marimba
- Arnie Acosta – mastering
- Amy Bernstein – layout design
- Michael Braunstein – engineer
- Gary Heery – photography
- Cal Schenkel – design
- Bob Stone – digital remastering