Sleep dirt consists of miscellaneous tracks recorded between 1974 and 1976 including flambay spider of destiny and time is money songs that wre apparently part of an unissued zappa musical rock opera from 1972 called.
Zappa sleep dirt vinyl.
This 2012 re release comes without the dreaded vocals that were present on previous cd versions and which disappointed and even angered many zappa fans myself included.
However with the cd release in 1991 zappa added new overdubs to the recordings.
The results were dumped on the market in 1978 and 1979 while zappa moved on to his own record label.
Inspired by the original version the philly 88 soundcheck version and sleep napkins from the live in vancouver 1975.
Even though i wore out my first copy of apostrophe sleep dirt is the best.
Some sleep dirt cds have a different mix.
It almost is a different style of lead guitar in there too.
This album was recorded circa 1974 1976 and originally released 1979.
At last the zappa family trust have seen fit to release sleep dirt as it originally sounded when released on vinyl in 1979.
The official website of frank zappa and the zappa family trust.
The official website of frank zappa and the zappa family trust.
Zappa had originally envisioned flambay spider of destiny and time is.
Zappa asked singer thana harris to add vocals to three songs.
Joe s garage act i.
Some of his best instrumentals are on here.
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Great controlled feed back guitar in filthy habits and the closing cut is epic.
My favorite zappa album and i have over 50 of his releases.
The ocean is the ultimate solution is his best song i have ever heard.
When zappa re issued the recordings he did not change the title.
Nothing he did sounded like that track again.
It got more exposure again with the lather record but still not talked about a lot.
This 2012 re release comes without the dreaded vocals that were present on previous cd versions and which disappointed and even angered many zappa fans myself included.
Sleep dirt is underrated.
And he plays a rare acoustic guitar too.
At last the zappa family trust have seen fit to release sleep dirt as it originally sounded when released on vinyl in 1979.