WAKA/WAZOO: DELUXE 4CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set
Frank Zappa
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US$49.99
- Release Date 16 December 2022
- Sold Out
- Product code
- 4816959
- Format
- CD Box Set
- Label
- UMR
In 1972, FZ experimented with an “Electric Orchestra” concept which resulted in two albums: Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of this endeavor, Waka/Wazoo documents the recording sessions with outtakes & oddities. Also included is a live show from the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on 12/15/72 + the unreleased FZ-produced George Duke demos. A Blu-ray Audio disc features both albums with brand-new Dolby Atmos & 5.1 mixes + the 96/24 high-res stereo remasters.
A comprehensive 4-CD + Blu-ray Audio box set celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mothers Of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo experience from 1972. During the aftermath of being pushed off the stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England; FZ found himself recuperating for months in his home in Laurel Canyon. Although he was confined to a wheelchair, his work ethic could not be tamed. During this time, he managed, among other things, to assemble an ensemble that quenched his thirst and desire to work with a large “Electric Orchestra.” Ultimately, a 20-piece group was contracted, along with recording sessions and an 8-city tour. Shortly thereafter, a scaled down 10-piece configuration, now known as the “Petit Wazoo” toured for almost two months. After all was said and done, FZ finished the experiment with two albums in the can, Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo, plus two tours and an archive of show masters in his Vault. It was a monumental feat for a guy with a cast on his leg and a conductor’s baton in his hand. The Waka/Wazoo box set features a complete historical run-down of the entire project, featuring alternate takes of almost every composition recorded during the album sessions, along with Vault mix session outtakes and oddities. Also included is the full final show of the 10-piece tour, recorded at the famous Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on December 15, 1972. The Blu-ray Audio disc features both albums with brand-new, first-time-ever Atmos and 5.1 mixes from the original multi-tracks and the 96kHz 24-bit high-resolution stereo remasters. Finally, during the album recording sessions at Paramount Studios, FZ worked with George Duke on some of Duke’s solo material. These demos were produced by Zappa, who also played guitar. Although George would go on to re-record the compositions for his own albums, the versions with FZ have never been officially issued until now.
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| BLU-RAY AUDIO - 48kHz 24-bit Dolby Atmos, 48kHz 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, 96kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo - WAKA/JAWAKA | ||
| 1 | Big Swifty | |
| 2 | Your Mouth | |
| 3 | It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal | |
| 4 | Waka / Jawaka | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD 1 - Paramount Studios Recording Session Alternates and Outtakes | ||
| 1 | Your Mouth (Take 1) | |
| 2 | Big Swifty (Alternate Take) | |
| 3 | Minimal Art (Eat That Question – Version 1, Take 2) | |
| 4 | Blessed Relief (Outtake Version) | |
| 5 | Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo) (Outtake Version) | |
| 6 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (Outtake Version) | |
| 7 | Waka/Jawaka (Outtake Version) | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD 2 - Paramount Studios Recording Session Alternates and Outtakes, continued | ||
| 1 | Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (Alternate Take) | |
| 2 | Eat That Question (Version 2, Alternate Take) | |
| 3 | Big Swifty (Alternate Mix) | |
| 4 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (Alternate Mix) | |
| 5 | It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal (Alternate Mix) | |
| 6 | Waka/Jawaka (Alternate Mix) | |
| 7 | Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus (Alternate Mix) | |
| 8 | Eat That Question (Alternate Mix) | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD 3 - George Duke Demos – The Master Versions | ||
| 1 | For Love (I Come Your Friend) | |
| 2 | Psychosomatic Dung | |
| 3 | Uncle Remus (Instrumental) | |
| 4 | Love | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD 4 - 10-Piece/Petite Wazoo – Live, continued Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA – 12-15-1972 | ||
| 1 | America Drinks | |
| 2 | Montana | |
| 3 | Farther O’Blivion | |
| 4 | Cosmik Debris | |
| 5 | Chunga’s Revenge | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| George Duke Session Outtakes | ||
| 1 | For Love (I Come Your Friend) (Basic Track, Take 1) | |
| 2 | Psychosomatic Dung (Basic Track, Take 2) | |
| 3 | Love (Basic Track, Take 1) The Grand Wazoo – Live | |
| 4 | Approximate (Live – FZ Record Plant Mix) 10-Piece/Petite Wazoo – Live / Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA – 12-15-1972 | |
| 5 | Winterland ’72 Opening And Band Introductions | |
| 6 | Little Dots | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| THE GRAND WAZOO | ||
| 1 | The Grand Wazoo | |
| 2 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) | |
| 3 | Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus | |
| 4 | Eat That Question | |
| 5 | Blessed Relief | |
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