Lumpy Gravy

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Lumpy Gravy is an experimental, genre-blending orchestral and musique concrète album by Frank Zappa that showcases his avant-garde compositional style.

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instanceOf album
concept album
studio album
artist Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
associatedWithArtist The Mothers of Invention NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement 1960s avant-garde music
composer Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed for innovation
featuresElement dialogue snippets
studio effects
tape manipulation
featuresInstrument electric guitar
orchestra
percussion
followedBy We’re Only in It for the Money NERFINISHED
format mono
stereo
genre avant-garde
classical crossover
experimental music
musique concrète
orchestral music
psychedelic rock
hasPart Lumpy Gravy Part One NERFINISHED
Lumpy Gravy Part Two NERFINISHED
hasReissue CD reissue
vinyl reissue
hasTheme experimental sound collage
surreal narrative fragments
influencedGenre art rock
experimental rock
progressive rock
language English
length approximately 32 minutes
notableFor avant-garde orchestral arrangements
genre-blending composition
use of spoken word interludes
use of tape editing and collage techniques
originalReleaseYear 1967
partOf Frank Zappa discography NERFINISHED
performer Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED
precededBy Absolutely Free NERFINISHED
producer Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
recordLabel MGM Records NERFINISHED
Verve Records
wideReleaseYear 1968

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Frank Zappa notableWork Lumpy Gravy