The Grand Wazoo

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Grand Wazoo Soloist [Bottle-neck Solo], Guitar – Tony DuranSoloist [Opening Solo], Guitar – Frank ZappaSoloist, Trombone – Bill Byers*Soloist, Trumpet – Sal Marquez	13:19
2	For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)	6:06
3	Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus Soloist, Saxophone – Ernie Watts	2:56
4	Eat That Question	6:41
5	Blessed Relief	7:59

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Zappa Family Trust
• Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
• Licensed To – Universal Music Enterprises
• Record Company – Universal Music Group International
• Published By – Zappa Family Trust
• Published By – Munchkin Music
• Recorded At – Paramount Studios
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Made By – Arvato – 56141304

Credits

• Art Direction – Frank Zappa
• Bass – Erroneous
• Brass – Bill Byers* (tracks: 1, 2), Ernie Tack (tracks: 1, 2), Ken Shroyer* (tracks: 1, 2), Malcolm McNabb* (tracks: 1, 2), Sal Marquez (tracks: 1 to 3, 5)
• Brass [Multiple Toots] – Sal Marquez (tracks: 4)
• Brass, Trombone [Multiple] – Ken Shroyer* (tracks: 3)
• Contractor [And Spiritual Guidance] – Ken Shroyer* (tracks: 1, 2)
• Cover [Cover Illustration], Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Cal Schenkel
• Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
• Engineer – Kerry McNabb
• Guitar – Frank Zappa (tracks: 1 to 4), Tony Duran (tracks: 1, 2)
• Keyboards – George Duke (tracks: 3 to 5)
• Layout [Digital] – Michael Mesker
• Lead Guitar – Frank Zappa (tracks: 5)
• Mastered By – Doug Sax
• Mastered By [With] – Robert Hadley, Sangwook "Sunny" Nam*
• Percussion – Alan Estes (tracks: 1, 2), Bob Zimmitti (tracks: 1, 2), Frank Zappa (tracks: 4)
• Percussion, Gong – Lee Clement (tracks: 4)
• Photography By – Barry Feinstein, Ed Caraeff, Tony Esparza
• Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
• Production Manager – Melanie Starks
• Rhythm Guitar – Tony Duran (tracks: 5)
• Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Don Preston (tracks: 1, 2)
• Text By ["Legend"] – Frank Zappa
• Transferred By – Joe Travers
• Vocals – "Chunky"* (tracks: 3), Frank Zappa (tracks: 3), George Duke (tracks: 3), Janet Neville-Ferguson* (tracks: 1, 2), Sal Marquez (tracks: 1, 2)
• Woodwind – Tony "Bat Man" Ortega* (tracks: 1, 2), Earl Dumler (tracks: 1, 2), Ernie Watts (tracks: 3), Fred Jackson (tracks: 1, 2), Joanne Caldwell* (tracks: 1, 2), Joel Peskin (tracks: 4, 5), Johnny Rotella* (tracks: 1, 2), Mike Altschul

Notes

Arvato repress of The Grand Wazoo.

Back cover:
This album was originally released 1972.
©℗ 1972, mmxii Zappa Family Trust.
Published worldwide ©1972 ZFT dba Munchkin Music.
Mastered The Mastering Lab, 2012.
Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.
This is Zappa Family Archival Matter In Living Ylem.
Source: Original 1972 Analog Master
This is Official Release #16.

Inlay:
Artwork ©1995/mmxii Zappa Family Trust.

Foldout:
Vaultmeisterment & Analog Transfers March 2012, UMRK.
DSD signal path: Ampex ATR-102/Meitner Mark II A/D Converter via Sonoma Digital Workstation.
Art & text ©1972, mmxii zappa family trust
Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 824302384923
• Barcode (Text): 8 24302 38492 3
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB47
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0721
• Matrix / Runout: [Universal Logo x4] arvato 56141304/00824302384923 22
• Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MS 2093	The Mothers	The Grand Wazoo ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bizarre Records, Reprise Records	MS 2093	US	1972
RCD 10026	Frank Zappa	The Grand Wazoo ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Rykodisc	RCD 10026	US	1986
RS 2093	The Mothers	The Grand Wazoo ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Reprise Records	RS 2093	New Zealand	1972
RCD 10026	Frank Zappa	The Grand Wazoo ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Rykodisc	RCD 10026	US	1986
REP 44 209, MS 2093	Frank Zappa And The Mothers	Frank Zappa And The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	REP 44 209, MS 2093	Germany	Unknown