Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Released	February 1970
Recorded	1967 - 1969
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	41 min 07 sec
Record label	Rykodisc
Producer	Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link
Frank Zappa Chronology
Hot Rats (1969)	Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)	Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)

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Track listing

1. "WPLJ" (Four Deuces) - 2:52
2. "Igor's Boogie, Phase One" (Zappa) - 0:36
3. "Overture to a Holiday in Berlin" (Zappa) - 1:27
4. "Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich" (Zappa) - 4:32
5. "Igor's Boogie, Phase Two" (Zappa) - 0:36
6. "Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown" (Zappa) - 6:24
7. "Aybe Sea" (Zappa) - 2:46
8. "Little House I Used to Live In" (Zappa) - 18:41
9. "Valarie" (The Mothers of Invention) - 3:15

Personnel

• Frank Zappa - organ, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Jimmy Carl Black - percussion, drums
• Roy Estrada - bass, vocals
• Gabby Furggy - vocals
• Bunk Gardner - horn, wind
• Lowell George - guitar
• Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin, vocals
• Don Preston - bass, piano, keyboards
• Jim Sherwood - guitar, vocals, wind
• Art Tripp - drums
• Ian Underwood - guitar, piano, keyboards, wind

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Production

• Producer: Frank Zappa
• Engineer: Dick Kunc
• Arranger: Frank Zappa
• Design: John Williams
• Cover art: Cal Schenkel
• CD package design: Ferenc Dobronyl
• CD art adaptation: Cal Schenkel

Charts

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