Studio Tan

by Frank Zappa

Studio Tan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 September 1978
  • Label: DiscReet
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:27
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Delivered to Warner Bros. as part of a massive contractual dispute, 'Studio Tan' is a wonderfully eclectic, incredibly complex showcase of Frank Zappa's avant-prog and modern classical ambitions. The album centers around the sprawling, highly humorous 'The Adventures of Greggery Peccary', weaving wildly manic time signatures with deeply playful jazz-rock orchestration.

Genres

Descriptors: fusion, avant-garde, progressive, uncommon-time-signatures

Tracklist

  1. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary (20:54)
  2. Lemme Take You To The Beach (2:44)
  3. Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra (7:35)
  4. RDNZL (8:13)

Credits

  • Frank Zappa - primary artist
  • John Cabalka - art direction
  • Rod Dyer, Inc. - design
  • Vartan - design
  • Gary Panter - illustration

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