Just Another Band from L.A.

Just Another Band from L.A.
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Live album by The Mothers of Invention
Released	March 26, 1972
Recorded	August 7, 1971
Venue	Pauley Pavilion at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Comedy rock progressive rock
Length	45:18
Label	Bizarre/Reprise
Producer	Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
200 Motels (1971) Just Another Band from L.A. (1972) Waka/Jawaka (1972)
The Mothers of Invention chronology
Fillmore East – June 1971 (1971) Just Another Band from L.A. (1972) The Grand Wazoo (1972)

Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972. It was recorded live on August 7, 1971, in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. Included on the album is "Billy the Mountain", Frank Zappa's long, narrative parody of rock operas.

Originally planned for release as a double LP with solos from "Studebaker Hoch" and "The Subcutaneous Peril" taking up most of the second LP in addition to parts of "Billy the Mountain". ^[1] The song "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" refers to Edward Nalbandian, while "The Subcutaneous Peril", which ultimately became an outtake from the album, would later appear, in an edited form, on Finer Moments (2012) instead. ^[1]

The album was reissued on CD with badly flawed mastering and no composition credits by Rykodisc in 1990 and repackaged with the same audio but with the composition credits restored in 1995. In 2012 Universal/UMe issued a properly remastered edition on CD. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C [3]

Track listing

All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Billy the Mountain" (Interpolates sections of "Johnny's Theme" by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson, and of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Stephen Stills.)	24:47
Total length:		24:47

Side two

No.	Title	Length
2.	"Call Any Vegetable"	7:22
3.	"Eddie, Are You Kidding?" (John Seiter, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Zappa)	3:10
4.	"Magdalena" (Kaylan, Zappa)	6:24
5.	"Dog Breath"	3:39
Total length:		20:46

Personnel

• Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
• Don Preston – keyboards, Minimoog
• Ian Underwood – woodwinds, keyboards, vocals
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums
• Howard Kaylan – lead vocals
• Mark Volman – lead vocals
• Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	41
Billboard 200 [5]	85

References

1. García Albertos, Román. "Just Another Band From L.A.: Notes & Comments". Information Is Not Knowledge. Globalia. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
2. Couture, F. (2011). "Just Another Band from L.A. - Frank Zappa & the Mothers | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2011.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 8, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
5. "Charts and Awards for Just Another Band from L.A.". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2008.