Studio Tan
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| Studio album by Frank Zappa | ||
| Released | September 15, 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1969 – 1976 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 39:18 | |
| Label | DiscReet | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
| Zappa in New York (1978) |
Studio Tan (1978) |
Sleep Dirt (1979) |
Studio Tan is an album by Frank Zappa, originally released in September 1978. Zappa originally intended Studio Tan material to be released in 1976 as part of his Läther opus (which was left unreleased until 1996), but legal problems saw it released as a single album. Zappa had no say whatsoever in any aspect of the release of Studio Tan, and the sleeve featured no musical credits.
Of the four albums that comprise Läther, Studio Tan is the only one to be represented in its near entirety. The only clear difference is that "The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary" is presented in a slightly different mix on Studio Tan.
The title "studio tan" is a reference to the pallid skin of a musician who spends all of his time indoors and seldom sees sunlight; Zappa considered himself to suffer from this condition.
An excerpt from an unreleased alternate version of "Revised Music for Guitar and Low-Budget Orchestra" appears on the 1987 compilation The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa, with drum overdubs by Chad Wackerman.
[edit] Track listing
All compositions by Frank Zappa.
- "The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary" – 20:37
- "Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra" – 7:39
- "Lemme Take You To The Beach" – 2:47
- "RDNZL" – 8:13
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals, percussion
- George Duke – keyboards
- John Berkman – piano
- Michael Zearott – piano
- Pamela Goldsmith – viola
- Murray Adler – violin
- Sheldon Sanov – violin
- Jerry Kessler – cello
- Edward Meares – bass guitar
- Bruce Fowler – trombone
- Don Waldrop – trombone
- Jock Ellis – trombone
- Dana Hughes – bass trombone
- Earle Dumler – oboe
- JoAnn Caldwell – McNab bassoon
- Mike Altschul – flute
- Graham Young – trumpet
- Jay Daversa – trumpet
- Malcolm McNab – trumpet
- Ray Reed – flute
- Victor Morosco – saxophone
- John Rotella – woodwind instruments
- Alan Estes – percussion
- Emil Richards – percussion
- Tom Fowler – bass guitar
- Chester Thompson – drums
- Davey Moire – vocals
- Eddie Jobson – keyboards, yodeling
- Max Bennett – bass guitar
- Paul Humphrey – drums
- Don Brewer – bongos
- James "Bird Legs" Youmans – bass guitar
- Ruth Underwood – percussion, synthesizer
