London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1

Infobox Album |
Name = London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
Type = Album
Artist = Frank Zappa


Released = June 9 1983
Recorded = Twickenham Film Studios, London January 12 – January 14 1983
Genre = 20th century classical
Length = 52:33
Label = Barking Pumpkin Records
Producer = Frank Zappa
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hukmikx6bb59~T1 link]
Last album = "Baby Snakes"
(1983)
This album = "London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1"
(1983)
Next album = ""
(1984)

"London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1" is a 1983 album by Frank Zappa. It features the London Symphony Orchestra's renditions of four of Zappa's compositions — "Sad Jane", "Pedro's Dowry", "Envelopes", and "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation" — from sessions recorded in January 1983. The album was Zappa's third to employ an orchestra, following 1967's "Lumpy Gravy", and 1979's "Orchestral Favorites". In 1995, the album was combined with its successor, "London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2" (1987), and re-released on a Rykodisc CD as "London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1 & 2". The original album was heavily tweaked in the studio to hide out-of-tune and wrong notes as well as to add in a sheen of reverb to further obscure parts. These enhancements were removed for the compact disc re-issue in 1995.

Track listing

ide one

# "Sad Jane" – 10:05
# "Pedro's Dowry" – 10:26
# "Envelopes" – 4:11

ide two

# "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, First Movement" – 4:50
# "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, Second Movement" – 10:05
# "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, Third Movement" – 12:56

Personnel

Musicians

*The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
*David Ocker – clarinet
*Chad Wackerman – drums
*Ed Mann – percussion

Production staff

*Frank Zappa – producer
*Mark Pinske – recording engineer
*John Vince – cover design

References

External links

* [http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/London_Symphony_Orchestra.html Album details]
* [http://www.lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/vinylvscds/lso.html Release information]