Meat Light: Notes & Comments

disc 2

1. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague

Edits

1.05. Dog Breath, In the Year Of The Plague	2.01. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague	Content
0:00-2:30	0:01-2:32	Dog Breath
	2:32-2:55	Dog Breath (basic tracks, sped-up)

2. The Legend Of The Golden Arches

Edits

1.06. The Legend Of The Golden Arches	2.02. The Legend Of The Golden Arches	Content
0:00-1:52	0:00-1:53	Pound For A Brown
1:52-1:54	1:53-1:55	voice
1:54-3:16	1:55-3:16	Variations on Uncle Meat Theme
3:16-3:27		Suzy Creamcheese

4. Whiskey Wah

Edits

Uncle Meat (1969)	Meat Light (2016)	Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024)
1.07. Louie Louie	2.04. Whiskey Wah	3.04. Brown Shoes Shuffle	Content
	0:00-0:32	8:08-8:41	MOI live 1968
		8:41-8:47
	0:32-1:01	8:47-9:17
		9:17-9:37
	1:01-1:24	9:37-9:59
	1:24-1:32		Apostolic Blurch Injector
2:16-2:18	1:32-1:34		Apostolic Blurch Injector

See notes on the Whisky à Go-Go.

5. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution

Edits

1.03. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution	2.05. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
	0:00-0:01
0:00-6:02	0:01-6:03

6. Louie Louie (Live At The Royal Albert Hall In London)

Edits

1.06. The Legend Of The Golden Arches	2.06. Louie Louie	Content
3:16-3:27	0:00-0:11	Suzy Creamcheese
1.07. Louie Louie
0:00-2:15	0:11-2:27	Royal Albert Hall, 1967

7. The Dog Breath Variations

Edits

1.07. Louie Louie	2.07. The Dog Breath Variations	Content
2:15-2:16	0:00-0:01	Apostolic Blurch Injector
1.08. The Dog Breath Variations
0:00-1:47	0:01-1:48	The Dog Breath Variations
1:47-1:48	1:48-1:51	Apostolic Blurch Injector

8. Shoot You Percussion Item

Edits

1.18. We Can Shoot You	2.08. Shoot You Percussion Item	Content
	0:00-0:20	We Can Shoot You (part 1)
0:00-0:22	0:20-0:42
	0:42-0:45
0:22-0:32	0:45-0:54
	0:54-1:28

See notes for "We Can Shoot You" on Uncle Meat (1969).

9. The Whip

Edits

Uncle Meat (1969)	Meat Light (2016)	Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024)		Content
1.01. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme	2.09. The Whip	3.01. The Whip	3.05. The Whip (FZ Mix)
		00:00-00:07		MOI live 1968
		00:07-03:18	00:00-03:12
		03:18-04:05
		04:05-04:49	03:12-03:56
		04:49-05:00
		05:00-05:41	03:56-04:37
	0:00-0:46	05:41-06:27	04:37-05-23
		06:27-06:33
	0:46-2:26	06:33-08:12	05:23-07:02
		08:12-08:19	07:02-07:08
	2:26-4:28	08:19-10:22	07:08-09:11
		3.02. Whiskey Choufflée
	4:28-4:35	00:00-00:06
		00:06-00:29
		00:29-02:12	09:11-10:52
		02:12-11:45
			10:52-11:08
1:27-1:56	4:35-5:03			Apostolic Blurch Injector

See notes on possible identifications for THACIOTMOI (9-LP version).

11. King Kong

Edits

1.23. King Kong (Studio)	2.11. King Kong	Content
0:00-0:51	00:00-00:51	King Kong
1.24. King Kong (Dom DeWild)
0:00-1:19	00:51-02:09
1.25. King Kong (Motorhead)
0:00-1:45	02:09-03:54
1.26. King Kong (Gardner Varieties)
0:00-6:17	03:54-10:10
1.27. King Kong (Good Humor Trucks)
0:00-0:33	10:10-10:44
1.04. Zolar Czackl
0:45-0:46	10:44-10:45	Apostolic Blurch Injector

12. Project X Minus .5

Edits

1.11. Project X	2.12. Project X Minus .5	Content
0:00-1:47	0:00-1:48	Project X (part 1)

See notes for "Project X" on Uncle Meat (1969).

18. Cops & Buns

Edits

The Lost Episodes (1996)	Meat Light (2016)
18. Cops & Buns	2.18. Cops & Buns
0:00-0:27	0:00-0:27
	0:27-0:39
0:27-0:39	0:39-0:52
	0:52-0:57
0:39-1:19	0:57-1:37
	1:37-1:42
1:19-1:35	1:42-1:57
	1:57-2:21
1:35-1:39	2:21-2:26
	2:26-2:29
1:39-2:05	2:29-2:54
	2:54-3:10
2:05-2:08	3:10-3:13
	3:13-3:47
2:08-2:13	3:47-3:53
	3:53-4:00
2:13-2:15	4:00-4:02
	4:02-5:18
2:15-2:22	5:18-5:25
	5:25-5:30
2:22-2:25	5:30-5:33
	5:33-5:43
2:25-2:32	5:43-5:50
	5:50-5:52
2:32-2:36	5:52-5:56

See notes on possible identifications for THACIOTMOI (9-LP version).

19. Zolar Czakl

Edits

1.04. Zolar Czackl	2.19. Zolar Czakl	Content
0:00-0:45	0:00-0:45	Zolar Czakl
0:45-0:55		Apostolic Blurch Injector & snorks

disc 3

1. We Can Not Shoot You

Edits

Uncle Meat (1969)	Meat Light (2016)	1968 - Uncle Meat Demo (acetate)
1.18. We Can Shoot You	3.01. We Can Not Shoot You	15. Mr. Green Genes	Content
0:32-1:33	0:00-1:02		We Can Shoot You (parts 2 & 3)
1:33-1:47	1:02-1:16	0:00-0:14	dialog

See notes for "We Can Shoot You" on Uncle Meat (1969).

2. Mr. Green Genes

Edits

Uncle Meat (1969)	Meat Light (2016)	1968 - Uncle Meat Demo (acetate)
1.17. Mr. Green Genes	3.02. Mr. Green Genes	15. Mr. Green Genes	Content
0:00-3:14	0:00-3:13	0:14-3:25	Mr. Green Genes

3. "PooYeahrg"

Edits

Meat Light (2016)	1968 - Uncle Meat Demo (acetate)	Mystery Disc (1998)	1971 08 xx Los Angeles, CA (David Walley Interview)
3.03. "PooYeahrg"	15a. unknown (probably Right There?)	20. Original Mothers At The Fillmore East	34. Original Mothers At Fillmore East	Content
		0:00-0:46	0:00-0:46	Royal Festival Hall, 1968
			0:46-1:31	Fillmore East?
0:00-0:32	0:00-0:31		1:31-2:06	rehearsal?

See notes on possible identifications for THACIOTMOI (9-LP version).

4. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme

Edits

1.01. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme	3.04. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme	Content
0:00-1:05	0:00-1:04	Uncle Meat
1:05-1:28	1:04-1:27	Variations on Uncle Meat Theme

5. Our Bizarre Relationship

Edits

1.10. Our Bizarre Relationship	3.05. Our Bizarre Relationship	Content
0:00-0:50	0:00-0:50	Suzy Creamcheese
	0:50-0:55
0:50-1:05	0:55-1:10

6. "Later We Can Shoot You"

Edits

1.18. We Can Shoot You	3.06. Later We Can Shoot You	Content
1:47-2:03	0:00-0:15	We Can Shoot You (part 4)

See notes for "We Can Shoot You" on Uncle Meat (1969).

7. "If We'd All Been Living In California . . ."

Edits

1.19. If We'd All Been Living In California . . .	3.07. If We'd All Been Living In California . . .	Content
0:00-1:14	0:00-1:14	dialog (JCB & FZ)
	1:14-1:19	dialog (JCB & FZ)

8. 'Ere Ian Whips It/JCB Spits It/Motorhead Rips It

Edits

1.16. Ian Underwood Whips It Out	3.08. 'Ere Ian Whips It/JCB Spits It/Motorhead Rips It	Content
0:00-0:36	0:00-0:36	Ian Underwood
1.04. Zolar Czackl
0:46-0:54	0:36-0:44	snork
	0:44-2:30	JCB & Motorhead

10. Project X .5

Edits

1.11. Project X	3.10. Project X .5	Content
2:13-3:48	0:00-1:35	Project X (part 3)
3:48-3:50	1:35-1:38	MOI noises
	1:38-1:40
3:50-3:54	1:40-1:44
3:54-4:46	1:44-2:36	Project X (part 3)
4:46-4:48	2:36-2:38	Apostolic Blurch Injector

See notes for "Project X" on Uncle Meat (1969).

13. Dog Breath (Single Version—Stereo)

Edits

1.05. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague	3.13. Dog Breath (Single Version)	3.31 Dog Breath (Instrumental)
0:00-1:02	0:00-1:02
1:02-2:30
	1:02-2:04	0:00-1:01?
	2:04-2:55

14. Tango

Michael Ochs Archives, gettyimages.in

Frank Zappa recording session at Apostolic Studios in the Soho section of New York on February 15, 1968.

15. The String Quartet

Edits

1.15. A Pound For A Brown On The Bus	3.15. The String Quartet	Content
0:00-1:27 (with overdubs; sped-up 5 semitones)	0:00-1:57	Pound For A Brown [String Quartet theme #1]
	1:57-3:06	[String Quartet theme #2]

16. Electric Aunt Jemima (Mix Outtake)

Edits

1.12. Electric Aunt Jemima	3.16. Electric Aunt Jemima (Mix Outtake)
0:00-1:38	0:00-1:40 (different mix)

17. Exercise 4 Variant

Liner notes

(TRACKS 17 & 18—KLUGED BY FZ)

Edits

1.01. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme	3.17. Exercise 4 Variant	Content
	0:00-1:35	Variations on Uncle Meat Theme
0:00-1:05	1:35-2:40 (without overdubs)	Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
	2:40-2:56	Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
1.06. The Legend Of The Golden Arches
1:55-2:18	2:56-3:20 (with overdubs)	Variations on Uncle Meat Theme
2:18-2:23
	3:20-3:38
2:23-3:16	3:38-4:32

18. Zolar Czackl (Mix Outtake)

Liner notes

(TRACKS 17 & 18—KLUGED BY FZ)

Edits

1.04. Zolar Czackl	3.18. Zolar Czackl (Mix Outtake)
0:00-0:45	0:00-0:45 (different mix)

21. Mr. Green Genes (Mix Outtake)

Edits

1.17. Mr. Green Genes	3.21. Mr. Green Genes (Mix Outtake)
0:00-3:13	0:00-3:11 (different mix)

26. Prelude To King Kong (Extended Version)

Liner notes

(TRACKS 26 & 27—KLUGED BY FZ)

Edits

1.06. The Legend Of The Golden Arches	3.26. Prelude To King Kong (Extended Version)	Content
1:52-1:55	0:00-0:02	voice
	0:02-0:04	voice
1.13. Prelude To King Kong
0:00-3:25	0:04-3:29	King Kong
	3:29-5:24	King Kong

27. Blood Unit

Liner notes

(TRACKS 26 & 27—KLUGED BY FZ)

Edits

1.05. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague	3.27. Blood Unit	Content
	0:00-0:03	voice (Dick Kunc)
2:30-3:52	0:03-1:22 (different mix, sped-up one semitone)	Blood Unit
3:52-3:59		Blood Unit

See notes for "Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague" on Uncle Meat (1969).

29. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (Guitar Track, Normal Speed)

Edits

1.03. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution	3.29. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (Guitar Track, Normal Speed)
	0:00-1:26
0:00-6:02 (sped-up approx. 6 semitones)	1:26-9:53

31. Dog Breath (Instrumental)

See notes for "Dog Breath (Single Version)."

32. The Dog Breath Variations (Mix Outtake)

Edits

1.08. The Dog Breath Variations	3.32. The Dog Breath Variations (Mix Outtake)
0:00-1:46	0:00-1:46 (different mix)

Meat Light—The Uncle Meat Project/Object Audio Documentary

The Cover Art

Theo Holdt, "My Artwork On The Cover Frank Zappa's Posthumous Release Of Meat Light," theoholdt.com, January 15, 2017

disc 1

disc 2

1. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague

Edits

2. The Legend Of The Golden Arches

Edits

4. Whiskey Wah

Edits

5. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution

Edits

6. Louie Louie (Live At The Royal Albert Hall In London)

Edits

7. The Dog Breath Variations

Edits

8. Shoot You Percussion Item

Edits

9. The Whip

Edits

11. King Kong

Edits

12. Project X Minus .5

Edits

18. Cops & Buns

Edits

19. Zolar Czakl

Edits

disc 3

1. We Can Not Shoot You

Edits

2. Mr. Green Genes

Edits

3. "PooYeahrg"

Edits

4. Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme

Edits

5. Our Bizarre Relationship

Edits

6. "Later We Can Shoot You"

Edits

7. "If We'd All Been Living In California . . ."

Edits

8. 'Ere Ian Whips It/JCB Spits It/Motorhead Rips It

Edits

10. Project X .5

Edits

13. Dog Breath (Single Version—Stereo)

Edits

14. Tango

Michael Ochs Archives, gettyimages.in

15. The String Quartet

Edits

16. Electric Aunt Jemima (Mix Outtake)

Edits

17. Exercise 4 Variant

Liner notes

Edits

18. Zolar Czackl (Mix Outtake)

Liner notes

Edits

21. Mr. Green Genes (Mix Outtake)

Edits

26. Prelude To King Kong (Extended Version)

Liner notes

Edits

27. Blood Unit

Liner notes

Edits

29. Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution (Guitar Track, Normal Speed)

Edits

31. Dog Breath (Instrumental)

32. The Dog Breath Variations (Mix Outtake)

Edits