Läther
Sign in to saveLäther (, or "Leather") is the sixty-fifth official album by American musician Frank Zappa. It was released posthumously as a three-CD set on Rykodisc in 1996. The album's title is derived from bits of comic dialog that link the songs. Zappa also explained that the name is a joke, based on "common bastardized pronunciation of Germanic syllables by the Swiss."
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Key facts
- Album.prev_year
- 1996
- Album.name
- Läther
- Album.type
- Studio
- Album.artist
- Frank Zappa
- Album.cover
- Frank Zappa, Läther.jpg
- Album.released
- September 24, 1996
- Album.recorded
- 1969; 1972–1977
- Album.genre
- Rock orchestral progressive rock experimental rock avant-garde jazz fusion
- Album.length
- 173:18
- Album.label
- Rykodisc
- Album.producer
- Frank Zappa
- Album.prev_title
- The Lost Episodes
- Album.next_title
- Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
Key dates
- Published
- 24 September 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Producer
- Frank Zappa
- Duration
- +10376
- Performer
- Frank Zappa
- Record label
- Rykodisc
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- P407
- English language
- P1889
- Leather
- P7937
- studio album
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording sessions
- History
- CD issues
- Release and reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- References
Läther (, or "Leather") is the sixty-fifth official album by American musician Frank Zappa. It was released posthumously as a three-CD set on Rykodisc in 1996. The album's title is derived from bits of comic dialog that link the songs. Zappa also explained that the name is a joke, based on "common bastardized pronunciation of Germanic syllables by the Swiss."
Läther integrates many aspects of Zappa's musical oeuvre — heavy rock, orchestral works, and complex jazz flavored instrumentals, along with Zappa's distinctive electric guitar solos and satirical lyrics, all edited together in a seemingly random way.