Little Dots

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{{Infobox album

| name = Little Dots

| type = Live

| artist = Frank Zappa

| cover = Zappa-little-dots.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 4, 2016

| recorded = October–December 1972

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz fusion, progressive rock

| length = {{Duration|m=71|s=07}}

| label = Zappa Records

| producer = Original recordings and mixes produced by Frank Zappa
Produced for release by Ahmet Zappa & Joe Travers

| prev_title = Chicago '78

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Halloween 77

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/little-dots-mw0002980894|title=Little Dots - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

}}

Little Dots is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in November 2016, consisting of recordings from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour.{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Westergaard |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-dots-mw0002980894 |title=Little Dots |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Eric |last=Alper |date=November 2, 2016 |url=http://www.thatericalper.com/2016/11/02/frank-zappas-extensive-vault-see-release-of-meat-light-chicago-78-and-little-dots-on-november-4/ |title=Frank Zappa's Extensive Vault Release Continues with Meat Light, Chicago '78 and Little Dots, on November 4 |website=That Eric Alper |access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.zappa.com/music/little-dots |title=Little Dots |website=zappa.com |access-date=April 9, 2017}} It is the conceptual sequel to 2006's Imaginary Diseases, also featuring performances from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour.

Track listing

All songs composed by Frank Zappa

{{track listing

| extra_column = Recording venue and date

| title1 = Cosmik Debris

| length1 = 5:40

| extra1 = DAR Constitution Hall, November 11, 1972

| title2 = Little Dots (Part 1)

| length2 = 11:00

| extra2 = Park Center Arena, November 4, 1972

| title3 = Little Dots (Part 2)

| length3 = 12:59

| extra3 = Park Center Arena, November 4, 1972

| title4 = Rollo (includes: Rollo/ The Rollo Interior Area/ Rollo Goes Out)

| length4 = 9:04

| extra4 = Cowtown Ballroom, December 2, 1972

| title5 = Kansas City Shuffle

| length5 = 6:46

| extra5 = Cowtown Ballroom, December 2, 1972

| title6 = Columbia, S.C. (Part 1)

| length6 = 8:58

| extra6 = Township Auditorium, November 5, 1972

| title7 = Columbia, S.C. (Part 2)

| length7 = 16:40

| extra7 = Township Auditorium, November 5, 1972

}}

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • 1972 4-Track ½-inch analog tape show masters recorded by Barry Keene
  • Mix Engineers: Frank Zappa, Michael Braunstein, Kerry McNabb
  • Mastering: Gavin Lurssen & Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, 2016
  • Audio Transfers and Compilation by Joe Travers, UMRK 2016

References

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Category:Live albums published posthumously

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