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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Just Another Band from L.A.
| name = Just Another Band from L.A.
| Type = live
| type = live
| Longtype = / [[Extended play|EP]]
| artist = [[The Mothers of Invention]]
| cover = Just_Another_Band_From_LA.jpg
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| Artist = [[The Mothers of Invention]]
| Cover = Just_Another_Band_From_LA.jpg
| caption = original issue cover
| Released = March 26, 1972
| alt =
| Recorded = August 7, 1971
| released = March 26, 1972
| recorded = August 7, 1971
| Genre = [[Comedy rock]], [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]]
| venue = [[Pauley Pavilion]] at [[UCLA]] (Los Angeles, CA)
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| Length = 45:18
| studio =
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| Label = [[Bizarre Records|Bizarre]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| Producer = [[Frank Zappa]]
| genre = * [[Comedy rock]]
* [[progressive rock]]
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| Chronology = [[Frank Zappa]]
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| length = 45:18
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| Last album = ''[[200 Motels (soundtrack)|200 Motels]]''<br />#13 (1971)
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| label = [[Bizarre Records|Bizarre]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
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| This album = '''''Just Another Band from L.A.'''''<br />#14 (1972)
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| producer = [[Frank Zappa]]
| Next album = ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]''<br />#15 (1972)
| chronology = [[Frank Zappa]]
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| prev_title = [[200 Motels (soundtrack)|200 Motels]]
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = [[Waka/Jawaka]]
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| artist = [[The Mothers of Invention]]
| type = live
| prev_title = [[Fillmore East – June 1971]]
| prev_year = 1971
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| title = Just Another Band from L.A.
| year = 1972
| next_title = [[The Grand Wazoo]]
| next_year = 1972
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r22668/review |title=Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers &#124; AllMusic |first=F. |last=Couture |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Couture |first=F. |title=Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers &#124; AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r22668/review |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |year=2011 |access-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = (C)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist2.php?id=4155 |title=Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 4155 |first=R. |last=Christgau |work=robertchristgau.com |year=2011 |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
|rev2Score = C<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|access-date=March 8, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>

}}
}}
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'''''Just Another Band from L.A.''''' is a live album by [[The Mothers]], released in 1972 (see [[1972 in music]]). It was recorded live on August 7, 1971 in [[Pauley Pavilion]] on the campus of [[UCLA]] in [[Los Angeles]]. A notable inclusion on this album is "[[Billy the Mountain]]", Zappa's long, narrative parody of [[rock opera]]s, which were gaining popularity at that time.


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'''''Just Another Band from L.A.''''' is a live album by [[The Mothers]], released in 1972. It was recorded live on August 7, 1971, in [[Pauley Pavilion]] on the campus of [[UCLA]] in Los Angeles. A notable inclusion on this album is "[[Billy the Mountain]]", [[Frank Zappa]]'s long, narrative parody of [[rock opera]]s, which were gaining popularity at that time.
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Originally planned for release as a double LP with solos from "Studebaker Hoch" and "The Subcutaneous Peril" taking up most of the second LP in addition to parts of "Billy the Mountain" itself,<ref name="Globalia">{{cite web |title=Just Another Band From L.A.: Notes & Comments |last=García Albertos |first=Román |url=http://www.globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Just_Another_Band_From_LA.html |website=Information Is Not Knowledge |publisher=Globalia |accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref> and often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career due to the extensive use of [[The Turtles]] band, soon to be dissolved with [[Frank_Zappa#1971.E2.80.9372:_Accident.2C_attack_and_aftermath|Zappa's stage fall]]. The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to [[Edward Nalbandian]], while "The Subcutaneous Peril", which ultimately became an outtake from the album, would later appear, in an edited form, on ''[[Finer Moments]]'' (2012) instead.<ref name="Globalia"/>

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Originally planned for release as a double LP with solos from "Studebaker Hoch" and "The Subcutaneous Peril" taking up most of the second LP in addition to parts of "Billy the Mountain" itself,<ref name="Globalia">{{cite web |title=Just Another Band From L.A.: Notes & Comments |last=García Albertos |first=Román |url=http://www.globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Just_Another_Band_From_LA.html |website=Information Is Not Knowledge |publisher=Globalia |access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> and often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career which was soon ended by [[Frank Zappa#Accident, attack, and aftermath|Zappa's severe injuries after being pushed off a stage]]. The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to [[Edward Nalbandian]], while "The Subcutaneous Peril", which ultimately became an outtake from the album, would later appear, in an edited form, on ''[[Finer Moments]]'' (2012) instead.<ref name="Globalia"/>


The album was reissued on CD with badly flawed mastering and no composition credits by [[Rykodisc]] in 1990 and repackaged with the same audio but with the composition credits restored in 1995. In 2012 Universal/UMe issued a properly remastered edition on CD.<ref name="Globalia"/>
The album was reissued on CD with badly flawed mastering and no composition credits by [[Rykodisc]] in 1990 and repackaged with the same audio but with the composition credits restored in 1995. In 2012 Universal/UMe issued a properly remastered edition on CD.<ref name="Globalia"/>
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| total_length = {{Duration|m=24|s=47}}
| title1 = [[Billy the Mountain]]
| title1 = [[Billy the Mountain]]
| note1 = Interpolates sections of "Johnny's Theme" by [[Paul Anka]] and [[Johnny Carson]], and of "[[Suite: Judy Blue Eyes]]" by [[Stephen Stills]].
| note1 = Interpolates sections of "[[Johnny's Theme]]" by [[Paul Anka]] and [[Johnny Carson]], and of "[[Suite: Judy Blue Eyes]]" by [[Stephen Stills]].
| length1 = 24:47
| length1 = 24:47
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| total_length = {{Duration|m=20|s=46}}
| title2 = Call Any Vegetable
| title2 = Call Any Vegetable
| length2 = 7:22
| length2 = 7:22
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Frank Zappa]] – [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* [[Frank Zappa]] – [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* [[Don Preston]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
* [[Don Preston]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Minimoog]]
* [[Ian Underwood]] – [[woodwind]]s, keyboards, vocals
* [[Ian Underwood]] – [[woodwind]]s, keyboards, vocals
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
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==Charts==
==Charts==
'''Album''' - ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!scope="col"|Chart (1972)
!Year
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=209}}</ref>
|1972
| style="text-align:center;"|41
|[[Billboard 200]]
|-
|align="center"|85<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r22668/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |title=Charts and Awards for ''Just Another Band from L.A.'' |accessdate=2008-08-22 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
|[[Billboard 200]]<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r22668/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |title=Charts and Awards for ''Just Another Band from L.A.'' |access-date=2008-08-22 |publisher=Allmusic}}</ref>
|align="center"|85
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


{{Frank Zappa albums}}
{{Frank Zappa albums}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1972 live albums]]
[[Category:1972 live albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:16, 8 September 2024

Just Another Band from L.A.
original issue cover
Live album by
The Mothers of Invention
ReleasedMarch 26, 1972
RecordedAugust 7, 1971
VenuePauley Pavilion at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length45:18
LabelBizarre/Reprise
ProducerFrank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
200 Motels
(1971) 		Just Another Band from L.A.
(1972) 		Waka/Jawaka
(1972)
The Mothers of Invention chronology
Fillmore East – June 1971
(1971) 		Just Another Band from L.A.
(1972) 		The Grand Wazoo
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972. It was recorded live on August 7, 1971, in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. A notable inclusion on this album is "Billy the Mountain", Frank Zappa's long, narrative parody of rock operas, which were gaining popularity at that time.

Originally planned for release as a double LP with solos from "Studebaker Hoch" and "The Subcutaneous Peril" taking up most of the second LP in addition to parts of "Billy the Mountain" itself,[3] and often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career which was soon ended by Zappa's severe injuries after being pushed off a stage. The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to Edward Nalbandian, while "The Subcutaneous Peril", which ultimately became an outtake from the album, would later appear, in an edited form, on Finer Moments (2012) instead.[3]

The album was reissued on CD with badly flawed mastering and no composition credits by Rykodisc in 1990 and repackaged with the same audio but with the composition credits restored in 1995. In 2012 Universal/UMe issued a properly remastered edition on CD.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Billy the Mountain" (Interpolates sections of "Johnny's Theme" by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson, and of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Stephen Stills.)24:47
Total length:24:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
2."Call Any Vegetable"7:22
3."Eddie, Are You Kidding?" (John Seiter, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Zappa)3:10
4."Magdalena" (Kaylan, Zappa)6:24
5."Dog Breath"3:39
Total length:20:46

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 41
Billboard 200[5] 85

References

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  1. ^ Couture, F. (2011). "Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b c García Albertos, Román. "Just Another Band From L.A.: Notes & Comments". Information Is Not Knowledge. Globalia. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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