Tracklist
| Lumpy Gravy Original 1967 FZ Mix For Capitol Records - Mono Version | ||
| 1-1 | I Sink Trap | 2:45 |
| 1-2 | II Gum Joy | 3:44 |
| 1-3 | III Up & Down | 1:52 |
| 1-4 | IV Local Butcher | 2:36 |
| 1-5 | V Gypsy Airs | 1:41 |
| 1-6 | VI Hunchy Punchy | 2:06 |
| 1-7 | VII Foamy Soaky | 2:34 |
| 1-8 | VIII Let's Eat Out | 1:49 |
| 1-9 | IX Teen-Age Grand Finale | 3:30 |
| We're Only In It For The Money Original 1968 Mono Version | ||
| 1-10 | Are You Hung Up? | 1:26 |
| 1-11 | Who Needs The Peace Corps? | 2:32 |
| 1-12 | Concentration Moon | 2:22 |
| 1-13 | Mom & Dad | 2:16 |
| 1-14 | Telephone Conversation | 0:49 |
| 1-15 | Bow Tie Daddy | 0:33 |
| 1-16 | Harry, You're A Beast | 1:21 |
| 1-17 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? | 1:02 |
| 1-18 | Absolutely Free | 3:26 |
| 1-19 | Flower Punk | 3:03 |
| 1-20 | Hot Poop | 0:26 |
| 1-21 | Nasal Retentive Calliope Music | 2:03 |
| 1-22 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black | 1:58 |
| 1-23 | The Idiot Bastard Son | 3:22 |
| 1-24 | Lonely Little Girl | 1:10 |
| 1-25 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance | 1:34 |
| 1-26 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) | 0:58 |
| 1-27 | Mother People | 2:31 |
| 1-28 | The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny | 6:23 |
| Lumpy Gravy 1984 UMRK Re-Mix | ||
| 2-1 | Lumpy Gravy - Part One | 15:57 |
| 2-2 | Lumpy Gravy - Part Two | 17:15 |
| We're Only In It For The Money 1984 UMRK Re-Mix | ||
| 2-3 | Are You Hung Up? | 1:30 |
| 2-4 | Who Needs The Peace Corps? | 2:35 |
| 2-5 | Concentration Moon | 2:17 |
| 2-6 | Mom & Dad | 2:16 |
| 2-7 | Telephone Conversation | 0:49 |
| 2-8 | Bow Tie Daddy | 0:33 |
| 2-9 | Harry, You're A Beast | 1:22 |
| 2-10 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? | 1:03 |
| 2-11 | Absolutely Free | 3:28 |
| 2-12 | Flower Punk | 3:04 |
| 2-13 | Hot Poop | 0:29 |
| 2-14 | Nasal Retentive Calliope Music | 2:03 |
| 2-15 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black | 1:45 |
| 2-16 | The Idiot Bastard Son | 3:17 |
| 2-17 | Lonely Little Girl | 1:12 |
| 2-18 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance | 1:35 |
| 2-19 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) | 0:57 |
| 2-20 | Mother People | 2:31 |
| 2-21 | The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny | 6:26 |
| LG / WOIIFTM Outtakes, Alternate Mixes, Etc. | ||
| 3-1 | How Did That Get In Here? | 25:01 |
| 3-2 | Lumpy Gravy "Shuffle" | 0:30 |
| 3-3 | Dense Slight | 1:42 |
| 3-4 | Unit 3A, Take 3 | 2:24 |
| 3-5 | Unit 2, Take 9 | 1:10 |
| 3-6 | Section 8, Take 22 | 2:39 |
| 3-7 | "My Favorite Album" | 0:59 |
| 3-8 | Unit 9 | 0:41 |
| 3-9 | N. Double A, AA | 0:55 |
| 3-10 | Theme From Lumpy Gravy | 1:56 |
| 3-11 | "What The Fuck's Wrong With Her?" | 1:07 |
| 3-12 | Intelligent Design | 1:11 |
| 3-13 | Lonely Little Girl (Original Composition - Take 24) | 3:35 |
| 3-14 | "That Problem With Absolutely Free" | 0:30 |
| 3-15 | Absolutely Free (Instrumental) | 3:59 |
| 3-16 | Harry, You're A Beast (Instrumental) | 1:16 |
| 3-17 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise/Instrumental) | 2:01 |
| 3-18 | Creationism | 1:11 |
| 3-19 | Idiot Bastard Snoop | 0:47 |
| 3-20 | The Idiot Bastard Son (Instrumental) | 2:48 |
| 3-21 | "What's Happening Of The Universe" | 1:37 |
| 3-22 | "The World Will Be A Far Happier Place" | 0:21 |
| 3-23 | Lonely Little Girl (Instrumental) | 1:26 |
| 3-24 | Mom & Dad (Instrumental) | 2:16 |
| 3-25 | Who Needs The Peace Corps? (Instrumental) | 2:51 |
| 3-26 | "Really Little Voice" | 2:28 |
| 3-27 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Instrumental) | 1:24 |
| 3-28 | Lonely Little Girl - The Single | 2:45 |
| 3-29 | "In Conclusion" | 0:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Capitol Studios
- Remixed At – UMRK
- Recorded At – The New School, NYC
- Mixed At – UMRK
- Recorded At – KBEY-FM
- Recorded At – Studio Z
- Mixed At – Studio Z
- Recorded At – West Village Apt. NYC
- Recorded At – Mayfair Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Mixed Media, Detroit
- Overdubbed At – Mayfair Recording Studios
Credits
- Artwork [Cover], Design, Layout – Michael Mesker
- Liner Notes – David Fricke
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-21)
- Mastered By, Remastered By – John Polito (tracks: 1-1 to 1-28, 3-1 to 3-29)
- Mixed By – Dick Kunc (tracks: 1-10 to 1-28), Frank Zappa (tracks: 1-10 to 1-28)
- Photography By [Portrait Photo] – Linda McCartney
- Producer – Nick Venet (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9)
- Producer, Edited By, Written-By – Frank Zappa
- Production Manager – Melanie Starks
- Reissue Producer, Compiled By, Liner Notes [Text] – Gail Zappa
- Research [Vaultmeisterment] – Joe Travers
Notes
Disc 1, Tracks 1-9Lumpy Gravy (Primordial) C & P 2008 ZFT
FZ's Original Orchestral Edit for Capitol Records.
Original tracking sessions at Capitol Studios,
Mono Version, 4-Track Master Tape Sequence
Source: ¼" Analog – Master Tape T-2719 dated 19 May 1967.
Disc 1, Tracks 10-28:
We're Only In It For The Money C & P 1968 ZFT
1968 Original Mono Mix.
This is NOT a fold-down mix from stereo to Mono.
This is a separate discreet mono mix created by FZ with Dick Kunc in 1968.
Source: ¼" Analog Master
Disc 2, Tracks 1-2:
Lumpy Gravy C 1968 P 2008 ZFT
1984 UMRK Remix
Although this version was never released, FZ did include a track entitled Lumpy Gravy (Excerpt) in a promotional disc for The Old Masters, Box One.
All 3:01 of it is here. This promo disc was serviced to radio station program directors.
Lucky them.
Source: 1630 Digital Master
Disc 2, Tracks 3-21:
We're Only In It For The Money C 1968 P 1986 ZFT
1984 UMRK Remix, originally released on CD, 1986
Source: 3324 Digital Master
Disc 3
All FZ recordings were transferred from original 2-Track analog tapes except tracks 4 through 6 & 13. All titles C & P 2008 except as noted:
3-1 Recorded on Sunday, 13 February 1967 at Capitol (Original multi-track masters are currently not in evidence.) This is an FZ construction. Small excerpts from this material appear in FZ's Masterwork, Lumpy Gravy. Source: ¼" stereo mixdown.
3-2 Recorded 21 February 1969 at The New School, NYC, during FZ Lecture/Q&A.
3-3 Lumpy Gravy Building Block by FZ.
3-4 to 3-6 Recorded for Lumpy Gravy 14 March 1967 at Capitol. Mixed from the original 4-Tracks by Joe Travers, UMRK, 2008.
3-7 Interview excerpt, 22 October 1971, KBEY- FM, Kansas City.
3-8 In Lumpy Gravy, this piece is VSO-controlled by FZ.
3-9 Lumpy Gravy Building Block by FZ.
3-10 Note: In Lumpy Gravy this piece is VSO-controlled by FZ. Recorded & mixed by FZ at Studio Z, Cucamonga.
3-11 West Village Apt. NYC, working on Lumpy Gravy, late 1967.
3-12 Alternate FZ building block of the Gary-Kellgren-whispering/JCB-dialog. Note: Includes the famously censored line infamously deleted by MGM from the Masterwork. Recorded at Mayfair.
3-13 From the original 8-Track Masters recorded at Mayfair. Mixed by Joe Travers at UMRK 2008.
3-14 Interview, Mixed Media, Detroit, 13 November 1967.
3-15 to 3-18 Recorded during the "Money" sessions, Mayfair, 6 September 1967.
3-19 Mayfair Studios 1967, Vocal Overdub session snippet as-is.
3-21 Interview with David Silver, Boston, 1969.
3-22 Recorded at Mayfair
3-23 to 3-26 Recorded during the Money sessions, Mayfair Studios 1967.
3-27 to 3-28 Released prior to the album in November, 1967. Curiously, FZ considered this thoroughly discrete construct (yes, that's right, this is a collage) potentially commercial.
*Lumpy Money does not provide any musician credits beyond Frank Zappa, but the original album releases (Lumpy Gravy and We're Only In It For The Money) provide a complete listing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 82430200823
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): ZR20008CD1 01 0102
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L779
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): ZR20008CD2 01 0202
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L779
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): ZR20008CD3 01 0001
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI L779
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZR20008 | Frank Zappa | The Lumpy Money Project/Object (3xCD, Comp) | Zappa Records | ZR20008 | US | 2008 |
| ZR20008LP | Frank Zappa | The Lumpy Money Project/Object (Box, Comp, Unofficial + 3xLP, Ltd, 180) | Zappa Records | ZR20008LP | US | 2008 |
| ZR20008LP | Frank Zappa | The Lumpy Money Project/Object (Box, Unofficial + 3xLP, Comp, Unofficial, blu) | Zappa Records | ZR20008LP | Germany | 2008 |
| OMORP | Frank Zappa | Lumpy Money OMORP (CDr, Comp, Promo) | Zappa Records | OMORP | US | 2009 |
| ZR20008 | Frank Zappa | The Lumpy Money Project/Object (3xCD, Comp) | Zappa Records | ZR20008 | Europe | 2008 |

