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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 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 due to the extensive use of The Turtles band, soon to be dissolved with 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.[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

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
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

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1972 Billboard 200 85[4]

References

  1. ^ Couture, F. (2011). "Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, R. (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 4155". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  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. ^ "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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