Lather by Frank Zappa

LATHER (pronounced "leather") was recorded in the 1970s and originally intended as a 4-LP box set. It was, however, never released that way; instead, the material from the project dribbled out over the course of 1978 and 1979 on the albums ZAPPA IN NEW YORK, SLEEP DIRT, STUDIO TAN, ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES and SHEIK YERBOUTI. This 1996 release is the first issue of the full LATHER, and it features four previously-unreleased songs, along with previously-unreleased versions or mixes of many of the tracks. Personnel includes: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, percussion); Ray White (vocals, guitar); George Duke (vocals, keyboards); Eddie Jobson (vocals, violin, keyboards); Patrick O'Hearn (vocals, bass); Terry Bozzio (vocals, drums); Lou Marini (flute, alto saxophone); Mike Brecker (flute, tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Bruce Fowler, Tom Malone (brass); Andre Lewis (keyboards); Ruth Underwood (synthesizer, percussion); David Samue... Minimize