Burnt Weeny Sandwich The Mothers of Invention

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CD - Remastered

  • Release Date: 05/02/1995
  • Original Release: 1970
  • Sales Rank: 25,120
  • Label: ZAPPA RECORDS
  • UPC: 014431050923

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich

1LISTENWPLJ 2:52
2LISTENIgor's Boogie, Phase One 0:36
3LISTENOverture to a Holiday in Berlin 1:27
4LISTENTheme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich 4:32
5LISTENIgor's Boogie, Phase Two 0:36
6LISTENHoliday in Berlin, Full Blown 6:24
7LISTENAybe Sea 2:46
8LISTENLittle House I Used to Live In 18:41
9LISTENValarie 3:15

Editorial Reviews

Burnt Weeny Sandwich is the first of two albums by the Mothers of Invention that Frank Zappa released in 1970, after he had disbanded the original lineup. While Weasels Ripped My Flesh focuses on complex material and improvised stage madness, this collection of studio and live recordings summarizes the leader's various interests and influences at the time. It opens and closes on '50s pop covers, "WPLJ" and "Valarie." "Aybe Sea" is a Zappafied sea shanty, while "Igor's Boogie" is named after composer Igor Stravinsky, the closest thing to a hero Zappa ever worshipped. But the best material is represented by "Holiday in Berlin," a theme that would become central to the music of 200 Motels, and "The Little House I Used to Live In," including a virtuoso piano solo by Ian Underwood. Presented as an extended set of theme and variations, the latter does not reach the same heights as "King Kong." In many places, and with the two aforementioned exceptions in mind, Burnt Weeny Sandwich sounds like a set of outtakes from Uncle Meat, which already summarized to an extent the adventures of the early Mothers. It lacks some direction, but those allergic to the group's grunts and free-form playing will prefer it to the wacky Weasels Ripped My Flesh. François Couture, All Music Guide

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March 17, 2009: If you're just beginning to get interested in Frank Zappa, then this is one of your best bets. A serious work with a few amusing moments, free of the pornographic stuff that seemed to be in so much of his later recordings. This is almost classical, having only two vocal tracks (the first and the last, both pleasant doo-wop numbers) going through a variety of moods, yet somehow managing to be listenable throughout. Some critics prefer "Uncle Meat" from this period, but that one (and the later "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" too, for that matter) just doesn't grab me the way "Weeny" does. I can listen to this anytime without feeling an urge to grab the remote and start skipping tracks. And if you've only heard the likes of "Sheik Yerbouti" or even "Apostrophe", this is going to be a shock. There aren't a lot of frills with this; no bonus tracks, no liner notes beyond the original LP, etc, but the sound quality is superb (Rykodisc, natch!)and the price ain't bad at all. You can't get it on iTunes or any of the other mp3 sites, so why not splurge on the actual CD right here?

My personal fave: Aybe Sea.