Burnt Weeny Sandwich

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Studio album by The Mothers of Invention
Released	February 9, 1970
Recorded	October 1967 – July 1969
Genre	Jazz fusion, experimental rock
Length	41:07
Label	Bizarre/Reprise
Producer	Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
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Frank Zappa chronology
Hot Rats (1969) Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
2 Originals of the Mothers of Invention

Burnt Weeny Sandwich is an album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music).

The album was essentially a "posthumous" Mothers release having been released after Frank Zappa dissolved the band. Presumably a favorite musician of Zappa's, the versatile Ian Underwood's contributions are significant on this album. The album, like its counterpart Weasels Ripped My Flesh, comprises tracks from the Mothers vault that were not previously released. Whereas Weasels mostly showcases the Mothers in a live setting, much of Burnt Weeny Sandwich features studio work and structured Zappa compositions, like the centerpiece of the album, "The Little House I Used To Live In," which consists of several movements and employs compound meters such as 11/8. And when the 11/8 beat is played, the medlody on top of that is in 10/8.

The album's rather unusual title, Frank would later say in an interview, comes from an actual snack that Frank enjoyed eating, consisting of a burnt Hebrew National hot dog sandwiched between two pieces of bread with mustard. It could also refer to the "sandwiching" of Zappa's ambitious and complex works between two innocuous doo-wop covers, as well as the "sandwiching" an alternating pattern of Igor's Boogie to Holiday In Berlin (Phase I, Overture to..., Phase II, Full-Blown).

Burnt Weeny Sandwich and Weasels Ripped My Flesh were also reissued together on vinyl as 2 Originals of the Mothers of Invention, with the original covers used as the left and right sides of the inner spread, and the front cover depicting a pistol shooting toothpaste onto a toothbrush.

Igor's Boogie is a reference to a major Zappa influence, composer Igor Stravinsky.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

LP [edit] Side one "WPLJ" (Four Deuces) - (3:02) "Igor's Boogie, Phase One" (Zappa) - 0:40 "Overture to a Holiday in Berlin" (Zappa) - 1:29 "Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich" (Zappa) - 4:35 "Igor's Boogie, Phase Two" (Zappa) - 0:35 "Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown" (Zappa) - 6:27 "Aybe Sea" (Zappa) - 2:45 [edit] Side two "Little House I Used To Live In" (Zappa) - 18:42 "Valarie" (Jackie and the Starlites) - 3:14

CD "WPLJ" (Four Deuces) – 2:52 "Igor's Boogie, Phase One" (Zappa) – 0:36 "Overture to a Holiday in Berlin" (Zappa) – 1:27 "Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich" (Zappa) – 4:32 "Igor's Boogie, Phase Two" (Zappa) – 0:36 "Holiday in Berlin, Full-Blown" (Zappa) – 6:24 "Aybe Sea" (Zappa) – 2:46 "The Little House I Used to Live In" (Zappa) – 18:41 "Valarie" (Jackie and the Starlites) – 3:15

[edit] Personnel

• Frank Zappa – organ, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Jimmy Carl Black – percussion, drums
• Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
• Gabby Furggy – vocals
• Bunk Gardner – horn, wind
• Lowell George – guitar
• Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin, vocals
• Don Preston – bass, piano, keyboards
• Jim Sherwood – guitar, vocals, wind
• Art Tripp – drums
• Ian Underwood – guitar, piano, keyboards, wind

[edit] Production

• Producer: Frank Zappa
• Engineer: Dick Kunc
• Arranger: Frank Zappa
• Design: John Williams
• Cover art: Cal Schenkel
• CD package design: Ferenc Dobronyl
• CD art adaptation: Cal Schenkel

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	94

[edit] References

v • d • e Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention Main albums Freak Out! • Absolutely Free • We're Only in It for the Money • Lumpy Gravy • Cruising with Ruben & the Jets • Uncle Meat • Hot Rats • Burnt Weeny Sandwich • Weasels Ripped My Flesh • Chunga's Revenge • Fillmore East - June 1971 • 200 Motels • Just Another Band from L.A. • Waka/Jawaka • The Grand Wazoo • Over-Nite Sensation • Apostrophe (') • Roxy & Elsewhere • One Size Fits All • Bongo Fury • Zoot Allures • Zappa in New York • Studio Tan • Sleep Dirt • Sheik Yerbouti • Orchestral Favorites • Joe's Garage • Tinseltown Rebellion • Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar • You Are What You Is • Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch • The Man from Utopia • Baby Snakes • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 • Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger • Them or Us • Thing-Fish • Francesco Zappa • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention • Does Humor Belong in Music? • Jazz from Hell • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 • Guitar • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 • Broadway the Hard Way • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 • The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 • Make a Jazz Noise Here • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 • Playground Psychotics • Ahead of Their Time • The Yellow Shark Posthumous albums Civilization Phaze III • The Lost Episodes • Läther • Mystery Disc • Everything Is Healing Nicely • FZ:OZ • Halloween • Joe's Corsage • Joe's Domage • Joe's XMASage • Imaginary Diseases • Trance-Fusion • Buffalo • The Dub Room Special • Wazoo Compilations Mothermania • The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa • Strictly Commercial • Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute • Have I Offended Someone? • Strictly Genteel • QuAUDIOPHILIAc • The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle Box sets The Old Masters Box One • The Old Masters Box Two • The Old Masters Box Three • Beat the Boots • Beat the Boots II • The MOFO Project/Object Films and videos 200 Motels • Baby Snakes • The Dub Room Special • Video from Hell • Does Humor Belong in Music? • The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels • The Amazing Mr. Bickford • Uncle Meat Related articles Cultural references to Frank Zappa • Frank Zappa discography • The Real Frank Zappa Book • The Rage and the Fury • Dance Me This • Zappa Plays Zappa