FRANK ZAPPA "OVER-NITE SENSATION" LP GATEFOLD 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LP BY FRANK ZAPPA CALLED "OVER-NITE SENSATION". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE DISCREET LABEL (MS 2149) OUT OF THE U.S. IN 1976. THE GATEFOLD COVER IS NEAR MINT & THE LP IS NEAR MINT AS WELL
Tracklist
A1 Camarillo Brillo Vocals – Frank Zappa 4:01 A2 I'm The Slime Vocals – Frank ZappaVocals [Announcer] – Kin Vassy 3:35 A3 Dirty Love Vocals – Frank Zappa 3:00 A4 Fifty-Fifty Vocals – Ricky Lancelotti 6:08 B1 Zomby Woof Vocals – Frank Zappa, Ricky Lancelotti 5:11 B2 Dinah-Moe Humm Vocals – Frank Zappa, Kin Vassy, Sal Marquez 6:05 B3 Montana Vocals – Frank Zappa, Kin Vassy 6:37Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Copyright (c) – Munchkin Music
- Mastered At – Tonstudio Pfanz – WEA 41000
- Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ian Underwood
- Bass – Tom Fowler
- Drums – Ralph Humphrey
- Engineer – Barry Keene, Fred Borkgren, Steve Desper*, Terry Dunavan
- Guitar – Frank Zappa
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – George Duke
- Management – Herb Cohen
- Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By – Emerson-Loew
- Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Written-By – Frank Zappa
- Remix – Kerry McNabb
- Trombone – Bruce Fowler (3)
- Trumpet – Sal Marquez
- Violin, Violin [Baritone] – Jean-Luc Ponty
Love it or hate it, Over-Nite Sensation was a watershed album for Frank Zappa, the point where his post-'60s aesthetic was truly established; it became his second gold album, and most of these songs became staples of his live shows for years to come. Whereas the Flo and Eddie years were dominated by rambling, off-color comedy routines, Over-Nite Sensation tightened up the song structures and tucked sexual and social humor into melodic, technically accomplished heavy guitar rock with jazzy chord changes and funky rhythms; meanwhile, Zappa's growling new post-accident voice takes over the storytelling. While the music is some of Zappa's most accessible, the apparent callousness and/or stunning sexual explicitness of "Camarillo Brillo," "Dirty Love," and especially "Dinah-Moe Humm" leave him on shaky aesthetic ground. Zappa often protested that the charges of misogyny leveled at such material missed out on the implicit satire of male stupidity, and also confirmed intellectuals' self-conscious reticence about indulging in dumb fun; however, the glee in his voice as he spins his adolescent fantasies can undermine his point. Indeed, that enjoyment, also evident in the silly wordplay, suggests that Zappa is throwing his juvenile crassness in the face of critical expectation, asserting his right to follow his muse even if it leads him into blatant stupidity (ironic or otherwise). One can read this motif into the absurd shaggy-dog story of a dental floss rancher in "Montana," the album's indisputable highlight, which features amazing, uncredited vocal backing from Tina Turner and the Ikettes. As with much of Zappa's best '70s and '80s material, Over-Nite Sensation could be perceived as ideologically problematic (if you haven't got the constitution for FZ's humor), but musically, it's terrific
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