The Lumpy Money Project/Object: Notes & Comments

Lumpy Money Omorp (The Promo Sampler)

Lumpy Money Promo

Credits & Track List

OMORP
An FZ Audio Documentary Project/Object

1. Lumpy Gravy (Primordial): Mvt I—Sink Trap (© ℗ 2008)
2. Absolutely Free (1968 Mono Mix) (© ℗ 1968)
3. Lumpy Gravy (Excerpt—1984 UMRK Digital Remix) (© ℗ 1985)
4. Lonely Little Girl—The Single (© ℗ 1967)
5. Section 8, Take 22 (© ℗ 2008)
6. Concentration Moon (1968 Mono Mix) (© ℗ 1968)
7. "What's Happening Of The Universe" (© ℗ 2008)
8. Mother People (1984 UMRK Digital Remix) (© ℗ 1985)
9. The Idiot Bastard Son (Instrumental) (© ℗ 2008)
10. Flower Punk (1984 UMRK Digital Remix) (© ℗ 1985)
11. Creationism (© ℗ 2008)
12. Lumpy Gravy (Primordial): Mvt IX—Teen-Age Grand Finale (© ℗ 2008)

TT: 31:29

""The present-day Composer refuses to die."" —fz

All Music Produced/Composed by Frank Zappa

ZAPPA RECORDS

Tracks copyrighted for the world as noted by Zappa Family Trust dba Munchkin Music, ASCAP.
omorp cd compilation produced & vaultmeistered by Joe Travers, © ℗ mmviii zft. unauthorized reproduction/sampling/filesharing/rental/distribution of any content herein is subject to applicable laws (including cosmic). All rights of the Artist (deserved) conserved, heirs preserved and copyrights holders reserved.
This official release # 85.5. www.zappa.com

Michael in Philly, January 8, 2012

All the tracks are the same lengths as the official release, so there's no special edits or anything on it [see exceptions below]. Just unique artwork. The disc itself is a CDR, but the top side with the FZ mustache was printed on the disc (not from a home printer.)

Charles Ulrich, January 21, 2015

Lumpy Gravy (Excerpt—1984 UMRK Digital Remix) on Omorp is a three-minute excerpt from Part One.

Lumpy Gravy (Primordial): Mvt I—Sink Trap on Omorp is missing the studio chatter at the beginning.

Information and scans: Michael in Philly

disc 1

1. I Sink Trap

TLMPO	1967 Stereo Acetate	LG (1995) Part 1	LG (1995) Part 2	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content	Repeated on:
0:00-0:06						(studio chat)
	1. 00:00-00:43		07:39-08:21		King Kong	King Kong	VII. 0:00-0:42
0:06-0:21				How Did That Get In Here? 15:04-15:19
0:21-0:24	1. 00:43-00:46	06:57-07:00			Switching Girls	Oh No	VI. 0:00-0:03
0:24-0:27	1. 00:46-00:49						VI. 0:03-0:06
0:27-0:29	1. 00:49-00:50			How Did That Get In Here? 18:08-18:09
0:29-0:38	1. 00:50-01:00	07:02-07:11		How Did That Get In Here? 1:42-1:57 (without overdubs)	Switching Girls
0:38-1:05	1. 01:00-01:26	07:11-07:37		How Did That Get In Here? 1:57-2:23 (without overdubs)	Oh No Again		II. 0:30-0:56 (without overdubs) VII. 0:56-1:22
1:05-1:51	1. 01:26-02:13	07:37-08:24		How Did That Get In Here? 2:23-3:09 (without overdubs)	Oh No Again		II. 0:56-1:43 (without overdubs)
1:51-1:58	1. 02:13-02:20	08:24-08:31		Unit 2, Take 9 0:13-1:10 (part. alt. take?)	At The Gas Station		VII. 0:42-0:49
1:58-2:05	1. 02:20-02:27	08:31-08:38					II. 1:53-2:00 VII. 0:49-0:56
2:05-2:39	1. 02:37-03:01	08:38-09:11					II. 2:00-2:34
2:39-2:44	1. 03:01-03:07	09:11-09:18

2. II Gum Joy

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 1	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content	Repeated on:
0:00-0:09		01:38-01:47	Unit 3A, Take 3 1:02-1:11	Oh No	World's Greatest Sinner
0:09-0:30		01:47-02:08	How Did That Get In Here? 0:32-0:52		Run Home Cues, #2
0:30-0:56	I. 0:38-1:05 (with overdubs)	02:08-02:34	How Did That Get In Here? 1:57-2:23		Oh No	VII. 0:56-1:22 (with overdubs)
0:56-1:43	I. 1:05-1:51 (with overdubs)	02:34-03:21	How Did That Get In Here? 2:23-3:09
1:43-1:53		03:21-03:30	How Did That Get In Here? 3:09-3:19
1:53-2:00	I. 1:58-2:05	08:31-08:38	Unit 2, Take 9 0:20-1:01 (alt. take?)	At The Gas Station		VII. 0:49-0:56
2:00-2:34	I. 2:05-2:39	08:38-09:11	Unit 2, Take 9 0:20-1:01 (alt. take?)	At The Gas Station
2:34-3:44		11:59-13:09		I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again	I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again

3. III Up & Down

TLMPO	LG (1995) Part 1	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content	Repeated on:
0:00-0:38	13:09-13:46		I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again	World's Greatest Sinner(73:40)
0:38-0:43		N. Double A, AA 0:02-0:07		Oh No/Pound For A Brown	VII. 1:22-1:28
0:43-0:58					VII. 1:28-1:43
0:58-1:00
1:00-1:02					VII. 1:43-1:45
1:02-1:10
1:10-1:51

4. IV Local Butcher

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 1	1995 title	Content	Repeated on:
0:00-0:03		14:20-14:23	I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again	Envelops The Bath Tub	V. 0:00-0:03 (alt. take) VII. 2:30-2:33 (alt. take)
0:03-0:07		14:23-14:27			V. 0:03-0:07 (with overdubs)
0:07-0:26		14:27-14:46			IV. 0:35-0:55 (alt. take) V. 0:07-0:25 (with overdubs)
0:26-0:35					IV. 0:55-1:10 (alt. take) V. 0:25-0:33 (with overdubs)
0:35-0:55	IV. 0:07-0:26 (alt. take)				V. 0:44-1:02 (with overdubs)
0:55-1:04	IV. 0:26-0:35 (alt. take)				V. 1:02-1:10 (with overdubs)
1:04-1:28					V. 1:12-1:34 (with overdubs)
1:28-1:35					V. 1:36-1:41 (with overdubs)
1:35-2:25		14:46-15:36	I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again	I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again
2:25-2:35

5. V Gypsy Airs

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 2	1995 title	Content	Repeated on:
0:00-0:03	IV. 0:00-0:03 (alt. take)			Envelops The Bath Tub	VII. 2:30-2:33
0:03-0:07	IV. 0:03-0:07 (with overdubs)	12:05-12:09	Envelops The Bath Tub		IX. 1:49-1:53
0:07-0:25	IV. 0:07-0:26 (with overdubs)	12:09-12:27			IX. 1:53-2:11
0:25-0:33	IV. 0:26-0:35 (with overdubs)	12:27-12:35			IX. 2:11-2:19
0:33-0:44		12:35-12:46			IX. 2:19-2:30
0:44-1:02	IV. 0:35-0:55 (with overdubs)	12:46-13:04			IX. 2:30-2:48
1:02-1:10	IV. 0:55-1:04 (with overdubs)	13:04-13:13			IX. 2:48-2:57
1:10-1:12		13:13-13:15			IX. 2:57-2:59
1:12-1:34	IV. 1:04-1:28 (with overdubs)	13:15-13:36			IX. 2:59-3:20
1:34-1:36		13:36-13:38			IX. 3:20-3:22
1:36-1:41	IV. 1:28-1:35 (with overdubs)	13:38-13:43			IX. 3:22-3:30

6. VI Hunchy Punchy

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 1	LG (1995) Part 2	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content
0:00-0:03	I. 0:21-0:24	06:57-07:00			Switching Girls	Oh No
0:03-0:06	I. 0:24-0:27
0:06-0:51			03:56-04:41		Amen	Amen
0:51-1:00			04:41-04:51	How Did That Get In Here? 19:25-19:35
1:00-1:32			04:51-05:23
1:32-1:38			05:23-05:28; 09:09-09:12 (sped up)
1:38-1:44
1:44-2:06			07:18-07:38		A Vicious Circle	A Vicious Circle

7. VII Foamy Soaky

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 1	LG (1995) Part 2	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content
0:00-0:42			07:38-08:21	Section 8, Take 22 0:05-0:47 (with overdubs)	King Kong	King Kong
0:42-0:49	I. 1:51-1:58	08:24-08:31			At The Gas Station	Oh No
0:49-0:56	I. 1:58-2:05 II. 1:53-2:00	08:31-08:38			At The Gas Station
0:56-1:22	I. 0:38-1:05	07:11-07:37			Oh No Again
1:22-1:28	III. 0:38-0:43			N. Double A, AA 0:02-0:07		Oh No/Pound For A Brown
1:28-1:43	III. 0:43-0:58
1:43-1:45	III. 1:00-1:02
1:45-2:05			08:21-08:41	How Did That Get In Here? 15:34-15:55	Drums Are Too Noisy	Drums Are Too Noisy
2:05-2:30			08:41-09:07		Drums Are Too Noisy	Drums Are Too Noisy
2:30-2:34	IV. 0:00-0:03 (alt. take) V. 0:00-0:03	14:20-14:23 (alt. take)			I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again	I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again

8. VIII Let's Eat Out

TLMPO	LG (1995) Part 1	LG (1995) Part 2	1995 title	Content
0:00-0:17	13:30-13:35 (alt. take)			I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again
0:17-1:04		09:26-10:13	Kangaroos	Kangaroos
1:04-1:48

9. IX Teen-Age Grand Finale

TLMPO	Repeats:	LG (1995) Part 2	Outtakes (TLMPO)	1995 title	Content
0:00-0:35		10:16-10:52	How Did That Get In Here? 19:44-20:20	Envelops The Bath Tub	Envelops The Bath Tub
0:35-1:49		10:52-12:06
1:49-3:30	V. 0:03-1:41	12:06-13:43

disc 2

2. Lumpy Gravy—Part Two

dvdmovies123, October 17, 2023

I noticed that in part two of the lumpy gravy remix on the lumpy money project/object you can hear a bit of briefcase boogie from 1:31-1:34

Sources & Edits

Thing-Fish (1984)	The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2008)
2.4. Briefcase Boogie	2.2. Lumpy Gravy—Part Two
0:02-0:05	1:31-1:34

12. Flower Punk

The "My Sharona" Riff

Arthur Barrow, alt.fan.frank-zappa, November 13, 2004 (quoting his own letter to Barry Miles)

Every note that I played for Zappa in the studio was approved by or dictated by him. It was his idea to insert the Sharona riff. It happened to be a little ongoing joke at the time because I was a friend of the Knack's drummer, Bruce Gary. Frank had fun inserting that riff in several of his arrangements.

disc 3

1. How Did That Get In Here?

Liner notes:

Recorded on Sunday, 13 February 1967 at Capitol (Original multi-track masters are currently not in evidence.) This is an FZ construction. Small excerpts from this material appear in FZ's Masterwork, Lumpy Gravy. Source: 1/4″ stereo mixdown

The only track listed on the session sheets for the February 13, 1967 session (which was a Monday, not a Sunday) is called "Sunday." There are some more instruments heard on the album track than the ones listed on the sheets, so either they were overdubbed on another session or played by musicians not listed on the sheets.

Time	TLMPO (Capitol 1967)	LG (1995)	L—Instrumentation—R		Music
00:00-0:24			guitar	piano, mallets	World's Greatest Sinner (73:40)
00:24-00:32			guitar	piano, mallets	World's Greatest Sinner (74:01)
00:32-00:52	II. 0:09-0:30	1. 1:47-2:08	guitar, electric bass, drums	piano, mallets	Run Home Cues, #2
00:52-01:12			guitar, electric bass, drums	piano, mallets	Run Home Cues, #2
01:12-01:36			guitar	piano, mallets, string bass	World's Greatest Sinner (73:40)
01:36-01:42			guitar	piano, mallets, string bass	World's Greatest Sinner (74:01)
01:42-01:57	I. 0:29-0:38 (with overdubs)	1. 7:02-7:11 (with overdubs)	guitar, electric bass, drums	piano, mallets, string bass
01:57-02:23	I. 0:38-1:05 (with overdubs) II. 0:30-0:56 VII. 0:56-1:22 (with overdubs)	1. 2:08-2:34 1. 7:11-7:37 (with overdubs)			Oh No
02:23-03:09	I. 1:05-1:51 (with overdubs) II. 0:56-1:43	1. 2:34-3:21 1. 7:37-8:04 (with overdubs)			Oh No
03:09-03:19	II. 1:43-1:53	1. 3:21-3:30	guitar, trumpet, French horn?, trombone, electric bass, drums	piano, percussion	Oh No
03:19-04:19				piano, percussion	(improvisations)
04:19-04:24			guitar, trumpet, French horn?, trombone?, fuzz bass, drums	piano, mallets, string bass	World's Greatest Sinner(45:04) (heard again at 09:24 and 22:00)
04:24-05:58			guitar, rhythm guitar, French horn, trombone?, electric bass, drums	clavinet, string bass	(shuffle jam, which resembles The Grand Wazoo intro)
05:58-09:14			guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, fuzz bass, drums	clavinet, mallets, string bass	Help, I'm A Rock (with improvisations)
09:14-09:31			trumpet, French horn, trombone, fuzz bass, drums	mallets, string bass	World's Greatest Sinner (44:43)

09:31-12:34			guitar, rhythm guitar, French horn, electric bass, drums	clavinet, mallets, string bass	(shuffle jam, which resembles The Grand Wazoo intro)
12:34-12:55			trumpet, French horn, trombone
12:55-13:04			trumpet, French horn, trombone		Times Beach II (0:00-0:05)
13:04-15:04			guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, fuzz bass, timpani, drums	piano, mallets, percussion, string bass
15:04-15:19	I. 0:06-0:21
15:19-15:34
15:34-15:55	VII. 1:45-2:05	2. 8:21-8:41
15:55-18:08
18:08-18:09	I. 0:27-0:29
18:09-18:50
18:50-19:25		1. 11:40-11:57 (sped up)
19:25-19:35	VI. 0:51-1:00	2. 4:41-4:51
19:35-19:44
19:44-20:20	IX. 0:00-0:35	2. 10:16-10:52
20:20-21:06
21:06-21:45			guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, fuzz bass, drums (with brushes)	clavinet, mallets, string bass	(unidentified composition)
21:45-22:00			guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, drums	clavinet, mallets, string bass	(unidentified composition)
22:00-22:03			guitar, trumpet, fuzz bass, drums	mallets	World's Greatest Sinner(45:04) (heard before at 4:19 and 9:24)
22:03-22:42			guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, electric bass, timpani, drums	piano, percussion	Oh No (with improvisations)
22:42-25:01			trumpet, French horn, drums	piano

Charles Ulrich, February 13, 2015

Is it just me, or does the brass at 12:55-13:04 in How Did That Get In Here? sound like the beginning of Times Beach II on Yellow Shark?

2. Lumpy Gravy "Shuffle"

John Cage's work has had an influence on Lumpy Gravy because of his theories of random happenings and, you know, take your chances and just let it happen and that'll be the, the musical composition.

John Cage is also mentioned in "Montana (Whipping Floss)" on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988).
See also A Chance Operation—The John Cage Tribute (1993).

3. Dense Slight

Time	"What The Fuck's Wrong With Her" (TLMPO)	CPIII
0:00-0:05		"A Different Octave" 0:33-0:37
0:05-1:09
1:09-1:26	0:18-0:36
1:26-1:36
1:36-1:42		"The Pigs' Music" 0:07-0:10

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

4. Unit 3A, Take 3

Liner notes:

Tracks 4-6 recorded for Lumpy Gravy 14 March 1967 at Capitol.

Time	TLMPO (Capitol 1967)	LG (1995)	Music
0:39-1:02			World's Greatest Sinner (73:40)
1:02-1:13	II. 0:00-0:09	1. 1:38-1:47	World's Greatest Sinner (74:01)
1:13-1:31			Run Home Cues, #2
1:33-1:51			Run Home Cues, #2
1:51-2:13			World's Greatest Sinner (73:40)
2:13-2:20			World's Greatest Sinner (74:01)

5. Unit 2, Take 9

Time	TLMPO (Capitol 1967)	LG (1995)	Music
0:13-0:46	I. 1:51-2:24 (alt. take?)	1. 8:24-8:57 (alt. take?)	Oh No
0:46-0:58	I. 2:24-2:36	1. 8:57-9:09
0:58-1:07	I. 2:36-2:44 (alt. take?)	1. 9:09-9:18 (alt. take?)

6. Section 8, Take 22

Time	TLMPO (Capitol 1967)	LG (1995)	Music
0:05-0:47	VII. 0:00-0:42 (without overdubs)	2. 7:39-8:21 (without overdubs)	King Kong
0:47-2:32			King Kong

11. "What The Fuck's Wrong With Her?"

See notes for "Dense Slight."

13. Lonely Little Girl (Original Composition—Take 24)

Glenn Leonard, July 23, 2012

sounds like "theme from burnt weeny sandwich" is the same as the segment in "lonely little girl" from "lump money" d3 t13 2:25. certainly a different basic track but the same music to my ears with many overdubs or xenochrony added to bws.

"Lonely Little Girl (Original Composition—Take 24") TLMPO (2009)	Content
0:00-0:46	"Lonely Little Girl" main theme
0:46-1:08	"It's His Voice On The Radio" section
1:08-1:29	"Oh No" ("Son Of Orange County" section)
1:29-1:43	"It's His Voice On The Radio" section
1:43-2:22	"Lonely Little Girl" main theme
2:22-3:26	"Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich"

14. "That Problem With Absolutely Free"

Liner notes

Interview, Mixed Media, Detroit, 13 November 1967.

See notes for "MGM" on The MOFO Project/Object (2006).

22. "The World Will Be A Far Happier Place"

Liner notes

Recorded at Mayfair.

Mayfair (July-September 1967) or Apostolic (October 1967)?

Chronology

March 23-September 5, 1967—MOI at Garrick Theatre, NYC
March 25-April 2, 1967—Cream in NYC (U.S. debut)
April 7-August 20, 1967—Cream in Europe
July-September 1967—MOI at Mayfair Studios, NYC
August 22-September 6, 1967—Cream in California
September 8-16, 1967—Cream in Boston, MA
September 18-October 2, 1967—MOI in Europe
September 22-October 8, 1967—Cream in NYC
October 1967—MOI at Apostolic Studios, NYC

See also notes on the Mothers' Auxiliary on We're Only In It For The Money (1968).

23. Lonely Little Girl (Instrumental)

Charles Ulrich, February 8, 2015

Slowing the final guitar solo section down an octave makes it easier to notice that it starts with a musical quotation!

The first ten notes in the right channel are from the Absolutely Free arrangement of Plastic People. It's played on clavinet (harmonized on saxophone) at 0:25-0:29. It recurs at 1:12-1:21 and (with Roy singing another harmony part) at 2:17-2:22.

28. Lonely Little Girl—The Single

Charles Ulrich, September 28, 2014

How much is the saxophone tag on the single sped up? [...] Slowed down an octave [...] I really expect someone to start singing Love Of My Life. Is this the Cucamonga backing track?

Tan Mitsugu, September 29, 2014

I think so. It's really surprising, since I always thought the ending was at natural pitch!

See also notes for "Lonely Little Girl" on We're Only In It For The Money (1968).

The Lumpy Money Project/Object

Credits & Special Thanks

Liner notes by GZ, 2008

Lumpy Money Omorp (The Promo Sampler)

Credits & Track List

Michael in Philly, January 8, 2012

Charles Ulrich, January 21, 2015

disc 1

1. I Sink Trap

2. II Gum Joy

3. III Up & Down

4. IV Local Butcher

5. V Gypsy Airs

6. VI Hunchy Punchy

7. VII Foamy Soaky

8. VIII Let's Eat Out

9. IX Teen-Age Grand Finale

disc 2

2. Lumpy Gravy—Part Two

dvdmovies123, October 17, 2023

Sources & Edits

12. Flower Punk

The "My Sharona" Riff

Arthur Barrow, alt.fan.frank-zappa, November 13, 2004 (quoting his own letter to Barry Miles)

disc 3

1. How Did That Get In Here?

Liner notes:

Charles Ulrich, February 13, 2015

2. Lumpy Gravy "Shuffle"

3. Dense Slight

4. Unit 3A, Take 3

Liner notes:

5. Unit 2, Take 9

6. Section 8, Take 22

11. "What The Fuck's Wrong With Her?"

13. Lonely Little Girl (Original Composition—Take 24)

Glenn Leonard, July 23, 2012

14. "That Problem With Absolutely Free"

Liner notes

22. "The World Will Be A Far Happier Place"

Liner notes

Mayfair (July-September 1967) or Apostolic (October 1967)?

Chronology

23. Lonely Little Girl (Instrumental)

Charles Ulrich, February 8, 2015

28. Lonely Little Girl—The Single

Charles Ulrich, September 28, 2014

Tan Mitsugu, September 29, 2014

29. "In Conclusion"

Liner notes