Uncle Meat was
Frank Zappa's 6th album released with the
Mothers of
Invention. It was released in
1968. Musicians on the album included
- Frank Zappa (of course) on guitar, vocals, and percussion
- Ray Collins on vocals as well
- Jimmy Carl Black on drums
- Roy Estrada playing the electric bass
- Don Preston on the electric piano
- Billy Mundi on drums
- Bunk Gardner piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and bassoon
- Ian Underwood on the electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and baritone saxophone
- Arthur Tripp on drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, and small chimes
- Motorhead Sherwood playing tenor saxophone, and the tambourine
- Ruth Komanoff on the marimba, and vibes
The
songs on Uncle Meat Are:
Disc: 1
- Uncle Meat (Main Title Theme)
- The Voice Of Cheese
- Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
- Zolar Czakl
- Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
- Legend Of The Golden Arches
- Louie Louie - (live, At The Royal Albert Hall In London)
- Dog Breath Variations
- Sleeping In A Jar
- Our Bizarre Relationship
- The Uncle Meat Variations
- Electric Aunt Jemima
- Prelude To King Kong
- God Bless America - (live, At The Whiskey A Go-Go)
- A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
- Ian Underwood Whips It Out - (live, On Stage In Copenhagen)
- Mr. Green Genes
- We Can Shoot You
- "If We'd All Been Living In California..."
- The Air
- Project X
- Cruising For Burgers
Disc: 2
- Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part 1
- Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
- Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part 2
- King Kong Itself
- King Kong II
- King Kong III
- King Kong IV
- King Kong V
- King Kong VI
Personally, "Uncle Meat" Rivals "Freak out" and "The Yellow Shark" as my favorite Frank Zappa album.