The Lumpy Money Project/Object is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. Released posthumously on January 23, 2009 as Official Release #85, it compiles the releases Lumpy Gravy and We're Only in It for the Money with previously unreleased material, with the overall package serving as an audio documentary of the production of the two albums, which share conceptual continuity themes. It is project/object #2 in a series of 40th Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries, following MOFO (2006).
The first disc consists of the 1967 version of Lumpy Gravy, released by Capitol Records on 4-track cartridge to wholesalers and radio stations before MGM Records, Zappa's label at the time, forced Capitol to halt distribution of their version of the album, and the 1968 mono mix of We're Only in It for the Money. The second disc consists of two remixes prepared by Zappa in 1984, with overdubs by drummer Chad Wackerman and bassist Arthur Barrow. The Lumpy Gravy remix derives from the 1968 edit; this third version of the album had not been released in full; an excerpt appeared in a sampler for The Old Masters box set.[1] The second remix, of We're Only in It for the Money had previously been released on compact disc in 1986.[1] The third disc consists of studio assembly material and interviews with Zappa discussing the albums, as well as the single version of "Lonely Little Girl".
Disc I: Lumpy Gravy (Primordial). Frank Zappa’s original mono edit for Capitol Records. Original tracking sessions at Capitol Studios, Produced by Nick Venet
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Sink Trap"
2:45
2.
"Gum Joy"
3:44
3.
"Up and Down"
1:52
4.
"Local Butcher"
2:36
5.
"Gypsy Airs"
1:41
6.
"Hunchy Punchy"
2:06
7.
"Foamy Soaky"
2:34
8.
"Let's Eat Out"
1:49
9.
"Teenage Grand Finale"
3:30
We’re Only In It For The Money 1968 Original mono mix, Produced by Frank Zappa.
All Music produced/composed & performed/conducted by Frank Zappa. The Lumpy Money Project/Object Compiled & Produced by Gail Zappa & Joe Travers Liner notes: David Fricke Conceptual & Continuous Stuff & Text: Gail Zappa Production Manager: Melanie Starks Solar Dominance: Jupiter Cover Art, Package Design & Layout: Michael Mesker FZ Portrait Photo: Linda McCartney Mastering & Audio Restoration engineer, Discs One and Three: John Polito Mastering, Disc Two: Bernie Grundman