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| | Stereophile: Frank Zappa on CD (and LP), Part I-III |
 | | The obscure and little-bought Lumpy Gravy aside, 1968's 2-LP Uncle Meat, "most of the music from the Mothers' movie of the same name which we haven't got enough money to finish yet," was Zappa's first major musical statement. |
 | | The complexity and density of this music, even almost 20 years later, is staggering, and all the more remarkable when one realizes that, at the time of recording, at least half of Zappa's musicians could not read a note of music. |
 | | In short, the original configuration of Uncle Meat is very well served here; considering that the entirety of that original release could have fit on a single CD, however, this double package (which I've seen retailing for $34) is not a good deal. |
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