ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Album #78 is Jeff Simmons' Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, produced by Frank Zappa.
The
album was recorded in 1969 and released the following year.
Soon thereafter Simmons also made his debut as a member of Zappa's
group The Mothers.
He started out as bass player in Zappa's Flo & Eddie
band, quit the band during the chaotic sessions for the 200 Motels movie
but returned later as a rhythm guitar player (check out the Roxy & Elsewhere
album).
The
Lucille album is done in a 60's blues rock style and sure has some
Zappa influences. It was initially released on his Straight label and
he wrote the title track and co-wrote Wonderful Wino. He
also played guitar on two tracks, Lucille
and Raye.
Zappa later recorded new versions of Wonderful Wino and Lucille for albums
of his own (Zoot Allures
and Joe's Garage
respectively).
The
Lucille
LP has been a hard-to-get-item for years but in 2007 the album was
finally re-released on CD on the german label World In Sound. It
was actually released as a 2 CD set including Simmons' soundtrack to
the biker movie Naked
Angels (1969).
Radio Dupree
don't usually urge our audience to buy certain albums but we can say
that we are very satisfied with the 2 CD set that we ordered directly
from World In Sound
in
Germany. Looks great, sounds great, includes a couple of bonus tracks
and comes with a neat booklet! You may want to check out their website:
S.H. - August 2008.