Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | The Grand WazooSoloist, Guitar [Bottle-neck] – Tony DuranSoloist, Guitar [Opening Solo] – Frank ZappaSoloist, Trombone – Bill Byers*Soloist, Trumpet – Sal Marquez |
13:19 |
| 2 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) | 6:06 |
| 3 | Cletus Awreetus-AwrightusKeyboards, Vocals – George DukeSoloist, Saxophone – Ernie WattsVocals – "Chunky"*Vocals, Guitar – Frank Zappa |
2:57 |
| 4 | Eat That QuestionGong – Lee ClementPercussion – Frank ZappaWoodwind [Multiple Toots] – Sal Marquez |
6:42 |
| 5 | Blessed ReliefRhythm Guitar – Tony Duran |
7:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
- Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
- Pressed By – Disctronics
- Recorded At – Paramount Studios
- Remastered At – UMRK
Credits
- Artwork [CD Repackage] – Ferenc Dobronyi
- Bass – Erroneous
- Brass – Ernie Tack (tracks: 1, 2), Malcolm McNabb* (tracks: 1, 2), Sal Marquez (tracks: 3, 5)
- Brass [Multiple Trombones] – Ken Shroyer*
- Composed By, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
- Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
- Engineer – Kerry McNabb
- Guitar – Frank Zappa (tracks: 4, 5)
- Illustration [Cover] – Cal Schenkel
- Keyboards – George Duke (tracks: 4, 5)
- Other [Brass Contractor And Spiritual Guidance] – Ken Shroyer* (tracks: 1, 2)
- Percussion – Alan Estes (tracks: 1, 2), Bob Zimmitti (tracks: 1, 2)
- Photography By – Barry Feinstein, Ed Caraeff, Tony Esparza
- Producer – Frank Zappa
- Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Don Preston (tracks: 1, 2)
- Technician [Special Technical Assistance] – Paul Hof
- Vocals – Janet Neville-Ferguson* (tracks: 1, 2), Sal Marquez (tracks: 1, 2)
- Woodwind – Tony "Bat Man" Ortega* (tracks: 1, 2), Earl Dumler (tracks: 1, 2), Fred Jackson (tracks: 1, 2), Joanne Caldwell McNabb (tracks: 1, 2), Joel Peskin (tracks: 4, 5), Johnny Rotella* (tracks: 1, 2), Mike Altschul
Notes
Digitally Remastered 1987 UMRKFZ Approved Master 1993
Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood.
Burritos: Ernie's Taco House
Pizza: Two Guys From Italy.
Barbecued dessicated chicken: Hollywood Ranch Market
Digitally re-EQ'd & remastered 1987 UMRK.
0 14431 05172 2 is the printed barcode on this version.
0 014431 051722 is the printed barcode on almost identical Disctronics mastering.
℗ 1988 Rykodisc. All Rights Reserved. © 1988, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust.
Printed in the USA
Manufactured in Canada
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 14431 05172 2
- Barcode (String): 01443105172 2
- Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DISCTRONICS RCD 10517 01
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS 2093 | The Mothers | The Grand Wazoo (LP, Album, Gat) | Bizarre Records, Reprise Records | MS 2093 | US | 1972 |
| RCD 10026 | Frank Zappa | The Grand Wazoo (CD, Album, RE) | Rykodisc | RCD 10026 | US | 1986 |
| RS 2093 | The Mothers | The Grand Wazoo (LP, Album, Gat) | Reprise Records | RS 2093 | New Zealand | 1972 |
| RCD 10026 | Frank Zappa | The Grand Wazoo (CD, Album, RE) | Rykodisc | RCD 10026 | US | 1986 |
| RCD 10517 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa / The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10517 | US | Unknown |











