Hot Rats
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Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hot Rats canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8546064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hot Rats Context triple: [Frank Zappa, notableWork, Hot Rats]
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A.
Eat That Rat
Eat That Rat is a track from the album "Animal Boy" by the American punk rock band Ramones.
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B.
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler about a greedy, thieving rat whose misdeeds on the highway eventually catch up with him.
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C.
Ratatat
Ratatat is an American electronic rock duo known for their guitar-driven instrumentals and influential collaborations in hip hop and indie music.
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D.
Diary of a Mad Band
Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album by American R&B group Jodeci, known for its blend of new jack swing and soulful ballads that helped define early 1990s R&B.
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E.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hot Rats Target entity description: Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.
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A.
Eat That Rat
Eat That Rat is a track from the album "Animal Boy" by the American punk rock band Ramones.
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B.
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler about a greedy, thieving rat whose misdeeds on the highway eventually catch up with him.
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C.
Ratatat
Ratatat is an American electronic rock duo known for their guitar-driven instrumentals and influential collaborations in hip hop and indie music.
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D.
Diary of a Mad Band
Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album by American R&B group Jodeci, known for its blend of new jack swing and soulful ballads that helped define early 1990s R&B.
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E.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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jazz-rock fusion album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | RS 6356 (Reprise US LP) ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor |
Captain Beefheart
NERFINISHED
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Ian Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Luc Ponty NERFINISHED ⓘ John Guerin NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugarcane Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Cal Schenkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Burnt Weeny Sandwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock
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jazz fusion ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalOpeningTrack | Peaches en Regalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
It Must Be a Camel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Umbrellas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaches en Regalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of Mr. Green Genes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gumbo Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie the Pimp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
development of jazz-rock fusion
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progressive rock musicians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 47:07 ⓘ |
| mainGenreDescriptor | mostly instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced multitrack recording techniques
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complex instrumental compositions ⓘ extensive use of studio overdubbing ⓘ long improvisational sections ⓘ prominent electric violin parts ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1969-10-10 ⓘ |
| performer | Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Uncle Meat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1969-07
ⓘ
1969-08 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bizarre Records
NERFINISHED
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Reprise Records ⓘ |
| reissue |
1987 CD remix by Frank Zappa
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2008 remastered CD ⓘ 2019 50th anniversary edition ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| studio |
Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood
NERFINISHED
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TTG Studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackCount | 6 ⓘ |
| vocalContributor | Captain Beefheart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalTrack | Willie the Pimp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Hot Rats Description of subject: Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.
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