Greasy Love Songs

Issued in a 6-panel silver-foil Digisleeve with an inner sleeve, a 28-page booklet 6 a b/w photo of FZ with album credits on the back side. First release on CD with bonus material of the original vinyl mix version of the album "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" with the original bass and drum parts (initially issued in December 1968). [When "Cruising with…" was re-released on CD, it was heavily remixed and new bass and drums had been overdubbed on most songs without any acknowledgment of this in the CD booklet, which still credited the original musicians. The new drums were played by Chad Wackerman; the new electric bass by Arthur Barrow and upright acoustic bass by an unknown musician, possibly Jay Anderson]. Tracks 1-13: Original 1968 vinyl stereo mix. Track 14: Alternate mix - mono Track 15: Long version Track 16: Alternate mix. Recorded at Mayfair Studios, 24 July 1967 during the WOIIFTM Sessions - Evidence suggests this mix was likely done at the same time. Piano: Ian Underwood or Don Preston. Track 17: Segments/Excerpts: FZ lecture with Q & A at The New School, NYC, 21 Feb. 1969 / Interview with Warren Duffy, Boston, 31 Jan 1969. Segment collaged by the Vaultmeister at UMRK, 2008. Track 18: Mono mix. Mayfair Studios, 21 July 1967. This alternate version was recorded during the "Money" sessions, precedes BWS and frequently played at the Garrick. Track 19: Released as B-side to "Deseri", December 1968 ©℗ 1968 ZFT. Track 20: FZ delivers The Story Of Ruben & The Jets, xenochronous with Big Jay McNeely's "Benson's Groove" live on KPPC in Pasadena with Les Carter, 27 Nov. 1968. Beat booten by Joe Travers. Track 21: From FZ 1977 2 tk "Cuca Impossible Recordings" compilation in a Record Plant box, 1/4 inch reel format. Original recording '62-'64; Cucamonga (Studio Z). Tracks 1-16 mastered in Ojai, CA, 2009. Tracks 17-21: mastering & audio restoration at Audio Mechanics, Burbank, CA, 2009. All compositions copyrighted for the world by Frank Zappa Music except tracks 2, 4, 7, 10 & 21 published by Frank Zappa Music & Ray Collins Music; track 18: BMI. Vaultmeisterment for UMRK, 2008. Original art direction by NT&B (FZ). All recordings and art elements from The Vault, courtesy ZFT Archives. Mucho Thanks & Vast Appreciation to Cheech Marin. Let's hear it for Big Jay Mc Neely. Special thanks to Charlie Boswell and to AMD for actual technology and PCAudioLabs architecture. Also thanks for 53 Nash courtesy Cars with Class. Thanks again to Eric Pallone at AGI; Karen Stone & Rick Goldman at CDS; Marily, Nick, Nora, Matt & Mark at Shorefire; Robert Treuhaft, Deep Space; Scott Parker for Caller I.D. on track 20. Infinitely More thanks to yous to all those unusual suspects including Art Kelm, Richard Landers, Keith Lawler, Owen Sloane, Larry Stein, Andrew Tenenbaum & our own Joe, Melanie, Mikey, Antonio. Thanks Gorgeous. Endless gratitude to Diva, Ahmet, Dweezil, Moon. The Greasy Love Songs project/object is #3 in the series of Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries. ©℗ mmx Zappa Records under exclusive license to the Zappa Family Trust, unless as otherwise noted. This is Zappa Family Archive Material In Living Ylem. This is #87 in the Official FZ Discography.