The Old Masters Box One
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| Box set by Frank Zappa | ||
| Released | April 1985 | |
| Recorded | Various locations 1966—1984 (overdubs) | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | ??? | |
| Label | Barking Pumpkin | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Zappa (1984) |
The Old Masters Box One (1985) |
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) |
The Old Masters Box One is a box set by Frank Zappa, the first in a series. Originally five box sets were planned, but only three were issued.[1] The first box set consisted of the first five albums by Zappa (Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, Lumpy Gravy and Cruising With Ruben & The Jets) and a bonus "Mystery Disc" consisting of previously unissued material that, at the time, you couldn't get elsewhere. Only the first and second Old Masters box sets featured a Mystery Disc. In 1998, both Mystery Discs were combined together and released as a single CD by Rykodisc (with the omission of two tracks, "Big Leg Emma" and "Why Don'tcha Do Me Right", which had already been included as bonus tracks on the Absolutely Free CD). A sampler containing material from the box set was also issued.[2]
Contrary to the box set series' name, the sets featured remixes that were vastly different from the original albums (prepared for the CD reissues). In the case of We're Only In It For The Money and Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, the original rhythm tracks were replaced by bass player Arthur Barrow and drummer Chad Wackerman (Cruising With Ruben & The Jets also featured Jay Anderson playing string bass).[3][4] Originally, all of the albums in the first Old Masters box set were to feature new overdubs, but this never came to be.[1] A remix of Lumpy Gravy was prepared, but never released in complete form (although an excerpt appeared on the sampler for the first Old Masters box set).[5][2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Frank Zappa, as quoted in an interview with David Letterman. The interview can be viewed on YouTube
- ^ a b Info for the Old Masters Box One sampler at the Zappa Patio
- ^ Info for We're Only In It For The Money at the Zappa Patio
- ^ Info for Cruising With Ruben & The Jets at the Zappa Patio
- ^ Info for the Lumpy Gravy remix at the Zappa Patio
