Frank Zappa - Cucamonga CD


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CUCAMONGA is a collection of Frank Zappa recordings from the pre-Mothers Of Invention days of the early '60s.

Equally enamored of Hubert Sumlin and Edgard Varese, Frank Zappa's musical experimentation in the early '60s was a springboard for his more ambitious latter work. Collaborating with fellow technical iconoclast Paul Buff, Zappa produced and played much of this material at Buff's Pal Recording Studio. At the time, Zappa signed to Bob Keane's Del-Fi Records for a series of singles released under different pseudonyms and with different musicians.

Zappa's writing ranged from straightforward doo-wop (The Heartbreakers' "Everytime I See You" and "Cradle Rock") to novelty songs (the Bobby "Boris" Pickett-flavored shenanigans of Bob Guy's "Dear Jeepers" and "Letter From Jeepers"). Despite the straightforward nature of many of these compositions, Zappa still injected left-field nuances; mixing crashing waves into the Rotations' surf instrumental "Heavies" and inserting a croaking frog and a disembodied whiny voice into the greasy R&B of Baby Ray & the Ferns' "How's Your Bird" (named for an expression used by talk show host/comedian Steve Allen, on whose show a young Zappa appeared playing a bicycle).

Includes liner notes by Bryan Thomas.

Personnel includes: Frank Zappa (various instruments); Ray Collins, Bob Guy (vocals); The Heartbreakers, Paul Buff, Baby Ray & The Ferns, The Pauls, The Rotations, Mr. Clean.

Producers: Frank Zappa, Paul Buff.

Reissue producer: Gary Tanenbaum.

Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Cleveland Duncan, Ray Collins, Bob Guy (vocals); Paul Buff (guitar); Mike Dineri (saxophone).

Illustrator: Dennis Loren.Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[G]ritty R&B, doo wop, drag race anthems and novelty songs..."

Cucamonga Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Experimental Rock CDs, Rock
Label	Del-Fi Records, Inc.
Orig Year	1998
All Time Product Rank	94,702
CD Universe Part number	6759734
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 14, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Personnel	Frank Zappa - various instruments Cleveland Duncan Mike Dineri - saxophone Ray Collins Also: Baby Ray & The Ferns, Bob Guy, Paul Buff, The Pauls, The Rotations, Heartbreakers, Mr. Clean

Frank Zappa - Cucamonga Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	Dear Jeepers See All 3
	2	Memories of El Monte
	3	How's Your Bird? See All 3
	4	World's Greatest Sinner See All 2
	5	Every Time I See You
	6	Cradle Rock See All 3
	7	Slow Bird See All 2
	8	Blind Man's Buff
	9	Tijuana Surf
	10	Grunion Run
	11	Mr. Clean See All 2
	12	Jessie Lee
	13	Cathy My Angel See All 2
	14	'Til September See All 2
	15	Heavies
	16	Cruncher
	17	Letter from Jeepers See All 2

Cucamonga Music Review

Average Rating: (2.5 out of 5 stars) 2.5 stars

1 star Zap out of here....
This is bull, nothing relates to what you believe/think Zappa stands for. Forget it, unless your are a hopeless freak of Zappa like me.
Submitted by pierre.schwartz (Denmark)
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4 stars well I like it..
i have about 40 FZ cd's this one is one of my favs if you are like me and like zappa's early 60's work (and maybe a lil greasy doo wop on the side) you'll like this cd
Submitted by Marshall (BC, CANADA)
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