ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF INVENTION GRAND WAZOO ORIG. `72 BIZARRE FACTORY SEALED

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ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF INVENTION

THE GRAND WAZOO 

Like its immediate predecessor, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo was a largely instrumental jazz rock album recorded during Frank Zappa's convalescence from injuries sustained after being pushed off a concert stage. While Zappa contributes some guitar solos and occasional vocals, the focus is more on his skills as a composer and arranger. Most of the five selections supposedly form a musical representation of a story told in the liner notes about two warring musical factions, but the bottom line is that, overall, the compositions here are more memorably melodic and consistently engaging than Waka/Jawaka. The instrumentation is somewhat unique in the Zappa catalog as well, with the band more of a chamber jazz orchestra than a compact rock unit; over 20 musicians and vocalists contribute to the record. While Hot Rats is still the peak of Zappa's jazz-rock fusion efforts, The Grand Wazoo comes close, and it's essential for anyone interested in Zappa's instrumental works.

ORIGINAL BIZARRE LABEL FROM 1972. RARE STILL SEALED, ZAPPA'S GRAND WAZOO, IS THE SISTER ALBUM TO WAKA / JAWAKA, FEATURING THAT SAME BASIC INCARNATION OF THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION. GATEFOLD COVER WITH HYPE STICKER ON THE OUTER WRAP. PRICETAG FROM MUSICLAND RECORD OUTLET, WHERE I DID ALOT OF MY ALBUM BUYING IN THE EARLY 70`S! MINT CONDITION WITH NO FLAWS, MARKS OR WEAR. PERFECT CORNERS, AND NO SHRINKWRAP TEARS. YOU WOULD HAVE FITS AND PROBABLY GIVE UP TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER  ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS ZAPPA TITLE!

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