And so, the Idiot Bastard's collaboration with Cordelia Records (www.cordeliarecords.co.uk) became a trilogy. In four parts. This time we looked at some of the rare and unmined gems in Frankie's oeuvre, with friends old and new; a sorta prequel to our later Lost Meat CD

    Here’s the track list:

VARIANT #1 by Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra

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Kevin Crosby: acoustic bass guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele, digital widgets
Rupert Kettle: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, lap-steel, ukulele

FALLING IN LOVE IS A STUPID HABIT by The Vegetarians VIDEO

www.annellssongs.com
Marc Mollan: vocals
Hans Annellsson: everything else

BOGNOR REGIS by Jerry Outlaw & Friends

www.boguspomp.net
Jerry Outlaw: guitars
Alex Pasut: bass guitar
Bill Ehrsam: drums
Rick Olson: keyboards
David Pate: saxophone

RALPH STUFFS HIS SHOES by Todd Grubbs Group feat J Todd Plant and Daniel Swartwood

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J Todd Plant: vocals
Todd Grubbs: guitar
Daniel Swartwood: keyboards
Alan Tatum: bass
Jeff Henry: drums

MICE by Evil Dick VIDEO

www.evildick.co.uk
Richard Hemmings: electroacoustic manipulations

PORTUGUESE LUNAR LANDING by Fuchsprellen

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Peter Brunelli: everything

MO’S VACATION by Marc Atkinson VIDEO

www.aquariandrumheads.com/artists/marc-atkinson
Marc Atkinson: drums
Arthur Barrow: bass
Ed Mann: percussion

CLOWNS ON VELVET by Lex Bronkowitz Orchestra

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Lex Bronkowitz: guitars, rhodes, bass, banjo, programming, arrangement

LITTLE DOTS by Gumbo Variation AUDIO | VIDEO

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James Burns: guitar
Ollie Snell: guitar
Robin Breeze: bass
Joe Burns: drums

ROLLO by Chato Segerer VIDEO

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Chato Segerer: vocals, guitars, bass, synth, keyboard strings, arrangement
Sebastian Berg: drums

BRUTALITY by Neither Beasts, Nor Gods

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J21: guitar, keyboards, programming
Marc Curcio: bass, guitar

VELVET SUNRISE by Spanner Jazz Punks

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Adam Bickerton: bass, vocals
Paul Chousmer: keyboards, mixing
Bobby Demers: drums, vocals
Dan Spanner: vocals, guitar, ukulele, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute
Helen Tate: vocals, violin, ukulele
Mike Wade: vocals

WE ARE NOT ALONE by ZAPPATiKA AUDIO

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Battatutti: drums, imaginary silence
Zap Mcinnes: vocals
Zomby Woof: guitars, midi programming (sax, marimba)
Bongo Fury: other stuff, some imaginary notes
Ke: violin
Indian Joe P: bass

 

Cover by Alan Jenkins.

Buy a copy from The Idiot Bastard Shop or Bandcamp.

For those who care, the Idiot Bastard and all the artists involved do not make one penny from these CDs. But Cordelia Records think that, after manufacturing costs and mechanical royalties, they might be able to break even. Within twenty or so years.