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London Symphony Orchestra is an album series by Frank Zappa, released in two parts as London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I in 1983 and London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II, in 1987. They were recorded at the same sessions, in January 1983. The two albums were later combined, and re-released on a Rykodisc CD as London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II (1995).

London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I
Studio album by Frank Zappa
Released	June 9, 1983
Recorded	January 12–14, 1983
Studio	Twickenham Film Studios (London)
Genre	20th-century classical
Length	51:55
Label	Barking Pumpkin
Producer	Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Baby Snakes (1983) London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I (1983) Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984)

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Allmusic	[1]

London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II
Studio album by Frank Zappa
Released	September 17, 1987
Recorded	Twickenham Film Studio, London January 12–14, 1983
Genre	20th-century classical
Length	43:37
Label	Barking Pumpkin
Producer	Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Jazz from Hell (1986) London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II (1987) The Old Masters Box III (1987)

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Background

Volume I features the London Symphony Orchestra performing four instrumental compositions — "Sad Jane", "Pedro's Dowry", "Envelopes", and "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation" — from sessions recorded in January 1983. The album was Zappa's fourth to employ an orchestra, following Lumpy Gravy (1967), 200 Motels (1971) and Orchestral Favorites (1979).

The album was recorded using a digital 24-track recorder. It was one of the earliest digital multitrack recordings of an orchestra. By recording the orchestra with many microphones very close to the instruments the album sounds more detailed than possible with previous stereo recording techniques. Extensive use of editing was employed to fix musical mistakes.

The original vinyl LP recordings were tweaked in the studio to hide out-of-tune and wrong notes as well as to add in a sheen of reverb to further obscure parts. These audio "enhancements" were removed when the recordings were remixed for the compact disc re-issue in 1995. This version of the album was combined with London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II (1987), and re-released on a Rykodisc CD as London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II.

Track listings

Volume One

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

Volume Two

CD

Personnel

Musicians

• The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
• David Ocker – clarinet
• Chad Wackerman – drums
• Ed Mann – percussion

Production staff

• Frank Zappa – producer
• Mark Pinske – recording engineer
• John Vince – cover design
• James Stagnita – graphic design (Vol II)
• Mark Hanauer – cover photo (Vol II)

References

External links

• Album details
• Release information

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London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 es un álbum de 1983 del músico y compositor Frank Zappa. Está ejecutado por la Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres, siendo el tercer álbum de Zappa con una orquesta, después de Lumpy Gravy (1967) y Orchestral Favorites (1979). En 1995, se combinó con su sucesor London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 de 1987, para su edición en CD de manos de Rykodisc, llamándose London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1 & 2. El álbum original se retocó en el estudio para esconder algunas notas fuera de tono y para añadir reverberación. Estos arreglos no se aplicaron a la edición de 1995.

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