Hot Rats
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Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original version of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart. In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".

Zappa dedicated the alb…

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Released
October 15th, 1969
Type
Album
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Bizarre

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AllMusic (Steve Huey)
4.5/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – January 29, 1970)C
OndaRock 8/10
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5/5 stars
Tom Hull B+
Uncut (David Cavanagh)9/10
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Last updated: March 22nd, 2014

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