Greggery peccary frank zappa albums
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Studio Tan is a 1978 album by Frank Zappa, best remembered for the epic song "The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary".
However, at the time, just like Sleep Dirt (1978) and Orchestral Favorites (1979), the album was released by his label Warner Brothers without Zappa's permission.
The company had indulged in Executive Meddling on Zappa in New York (1977) and re-released the album in a censored version, which prompted Zappa to sue both Warners and his former manager Herb Cohen for contract violation.
Greggery peccary frank zappa albums
As a result Warners froze all of Zappa's production temporarily, while he was forced to continue touring as it was the only way to make new money. To add insult to injury Warners released all these three albums as separate records, while Zappa intended them to appear on a quadruple album (eventually released on 3 CDs) Läther.
Not only was this done without his permission, but there were no liner notes or art work prepared, causing the musicians to remain uncredited. Comic strip