PUBLISHED: May 29, 2011
DESCRIPTION:
Vinyl (Sony PS-X5) - Frank Zappa - Eat That Question
Turntable: Sony PX-X5 Direct Drive
Phono Cart: Grado Red
Preamp: Rega Fono Mini
Stereo: Marantz 2235b
Notes -- Blessed Relief, the beautiful and soulful final track from Frank Zappa's 1972 classic, The Grand Wazoo. This song really betrays his television heritage; for some reason, I'm always reminded of the theme song from "The Odd Couple." This recording comes from the original Bizarre label pressing, which sounds fantastic. When you're hunting for Frank Zappa on LP, always get the Bizarre version! The Reprise LPs sound great, but the original records are just a touch better.
The turntable is my dependable Sony PS-X5 Direct Drive, and the phono cartridge is a Grado Red. The phono preamp is the Musical Fidelity V-LPS (w/PSU), and is connected to a Marantz 2235b stereo receiver.