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| The Mothers of Invention | Primary Artist |
| Frank Zappa | Indexed Contributor, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Group Member |
| Don Preston | Electric Piano, Group Member |
| Jimmy Carl Black | Drums, Group Member |
| Ray Collins | Vocals, Group Member |
| Roy Estrada | Electric Bass, Falsetto, Group Member |
| Bunk Gardner | Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Piccolo, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Group Member |
| Ruth Komanoff | Marimbas, Vibes |
| Billy Mundi | Drums, Group Member |
| Art Tripp | Drums, Marimbas, Xylophone, Bells, Timpani, Vibes, Wood Block, Group Member |
| Ian Underwood | Clarinet, Flute, Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Group Member |
| Euclid James Sherwood | Tenor Saxophone, Tambourine, Group Member |
| Nelcy Walker | Soprano (Vocal) |
| Richard Berry | Composer |
| Frank Zappa | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| Euclid James Sherwood | Choreographer |
Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Steve Huey
Just three years into their recording career, the Mothers of Invention released their second double album, Uncle Meat, which began life as the largely instrumental soundtrack to an unfinished film. It's essentially a transitional work, but it's a fascinating one, showcasing Frank Zappa's ever-increasing compositional dexterity and the Mothers' emerging instrumental prowess. It was potentially easy to overlook Zappa's melodic gifts on albums past, but on Uncle Meat, he thrusts them firmly into the spotlight; what few lyrics there are, Zappa says in the liner notes, are in-jokes relevant only to the band. Thus, Uncle Meat became the point at which Zappa began to establish ...