Mammoth 50th Anniversary Boxed Set of Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Out December 20: Zappa Records/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats with the release of a mammoth 6xCD boxed set titled The Hot Rats Sessions, due out December 20, just one day before what would have been the visionary artist’s 79th album. Hot Rats was originally released in 1969. It was one of Zappa’s first solo album and one of the best selling record of his career. The new boxed set includes unreleased basic tracks, rare and unedited mixes, work mixes and relevant nuggets from Zappa’s vault. It also comes with a 28-page booklet featuring never-before-seen photos from the recording sessions and photoshoot that produced the Hot Rats cover, plus a unique “Zappa Land” board game where fans are tasked with helping Frank get back to the studio to finish Hot Rats.

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