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    Peaches En Regalia (Hot Rats Live!)
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    Willie The Pimp (Hot Rats Live!)
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    Son Of Mr Green Genes (Hot Rats Live!)
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    Little Umbrellas (Hot Rats Live!)
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    The Gumbo Variations (Hot Rats Live!)
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    It Must Be A Camel (Hot Rats Live!)
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HOT RATS LIVE! Is an on-stage presentation of the entire 1969 classic Frank Zappa album 'Hot Rats.' The concert took place in Birmingham England in 2019.

Performed in the album running order, replete with improvisational solos, the songs were extremely challenging and this recording is 100% live. So much so, you will probably hear a few mistakes, but c'est la vie, we're human!

Eran Ben Zur's Front Of House mix would have been what the audience heard that night and is exactly what you are hearing as you listen right now.

To my knowledge, my dad never performed two of the songs live at any of his concerts, "Little Umbrellas" and "It Must Be A Camel." I arranged them to match the album as close as possible with my band's instrumentation and they were debuted as live performances on that tour.

Much of the sound design for the live show replicates the identical frequency range of the original album. It's a musical time machine and a wild ride! If you were there then you know this was a labor of love and if you're hearing it for the first time I hope you enjoy the show!

Best, DZ

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Matthew McFall wrote

Thank you!

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    Michael Doherty wrote

    Thank you Dweezil! Psyched to listen to this! Hope your new year is off to a great start

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      Richard Kolke wrote

      I paid $30 for a Silver Subscription renewal in March and the only perk I have gotten since then is $3 off on this download?

      And the e-mail I got today didn't even mention this, I had to find out about it on Zappateers.

      Oh well, I bought it anyway.

       

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        Dweezil
        Dweezil wrote

        Hi There,

        I appreciate your support. There will be a massive influx of new material added to the site this year. I spent most of last year going through concerts so that I could really improve the Silver Subscription. I will be adding more stuff to the site soon. BTW, with your subscription you should have been able to access more than that, not sure what is going on there. I'm going to making more site improvements soon as well.

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          Richard Kolke wrote

          Thank you much for the reply.

          I got a massive amount of great stuff the first year I had the Silver Subscription. However, since I renewed it in March of 2023, not so much.

          Glad to hear that there's more coming, I'm happy to renew in a couple of months if there's more bang for my buck on the way.

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            Dweezil
            Dweezil wrote

            There will be a lot more stuff this year. I will also be starting a bunch of video content. Series, interviews, filmed podcasts, guitar lessons etc. I've been busy making content but haven't started adding it yet. Also there will be a new tour in AUGUST.

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              Richard Kolke wrote

              Great news, thanks for letting me know!

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                Rich O.
                Rich O. wrote

                Great to hear the two never performed pieces, enjoyed the presentation of this show in London. hopefully you will make it back soon. 

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                  Spencer Meibos wrote

                  I would love to pre-order this album as soon as it's available. I assume I'll get an email ;-) Didn't get to see that last tour, but I'll settle for some killer live cuts :-D Sending Good Vibes to all my fellow Zappaphiles.

                  Much Love,

                  S

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                    Dweezil
                    Dweezil wrote

                    Hi Spencer,

                    The Hot Rats Live! Digital release is available on the site right now. There are no plans for a physical cd or vinyl release. There will be an additional full length concert featuring the entire setlist as well as the Hot Rats set, coming soon.

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                      Spencer Meibos wrote

                      Yes, I picked the album up yesterday, thank you so much!!! I especially love the solos on Gumbo, and the 2 "new" tracks are a lot of fun to listen to, since the only other alternate versions I've heard are from The Hot Rats Sessions; which are great, but clearly not the same as live rock outs. Looking forward to more records, please keep 'em comin', Brother!

                      Much Love,

                      S

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                        Spencer Meibos wrote

                        Personally, I would love to hear a concert from the OSFA 40th Tour (which was coincidentally the last show of yours I saw, at Berklee) where you played my favorite FZ record, bless your heart

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