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Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa. It was released in October 1969. Five of the six songs are instrumental; the other, "Willie the Pimp", features vocals by Captain Beefheart). It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original Mothers of Invention. In his original sleeve notes Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears". Because Hot Rats largely consists of instrumental jazz-influenced compositions with extensive soloing, the music sounds very different from earlier Zappa albums, which featured satirical vocal performances with extensive use of musique concrète and editing. Multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood is the only member of the Mothers to appear on the album and was the primary musical collaborator. Other featured musicians were bassists Max Bennett and Shuggie Otis; drummers John Guerin, Paul Humphrey and Ron Selico; and electric violinists Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Jean-Luc Ponty. This was the first Frank Zappa album recorded on 16-track equipment and one of the first albums to use this technology. Machines with 16 individual tracks allow for much more flexibility in multi-tracking and overdubbing than the professional 4- and 8-track reel-to-reel tape recorders that were standard in 1969. Recorded 16 track August through September 1969.  Dedicated to Dweezil, Bub & Gil. Quiex SV-P 200 gram pressing. Packaged in a Gatefold sleeve. All tracks written by Frank Zappa. Side one No.TitleLength 1."Peaches en Regalia"3:38 2."Willie the Pimp"9:21 3."Son of Mr. Green Genes"8:58 Side two No.TitleLength 4."Little Umbrellas"3:06 5."The Gumbo Variations"12:53 6."It Must Be a Camel"5:15