Album Information
The album was essentially a 'posthumous' Mothers release having been released after Frank Zappa dissolved the band.
Ian Robertson Underwood's contributions are significant on this album. The album, like its counterpart Weasels Ripped My Flesh, comprises tracks from the Mothers vault that were not previously released. Whereas Weasels mostly showcases the Mothers in a live setting, much of Burnt Weeny Sandwich features studio work and structured Zappa compositions, like the centerpiece of the album, Little House I Used To Live In, which consists of several movements and employs compound meters such as 11/8 with an overlaid melody in 10/8. The 8 minute plus violin solo section featuring Sugarcane Harris is purported to actually be an outtake from the Hot Rats album sessions.
The guitar solo portion of the Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwhich is an outtake from an unused extended version of Lonely Little Girl from the 1967 sessions for the We're Only In It For The Money lp. Zappa and Art Tripp later added multiple percussion overdubs for the released version.
Valerie was originally intended to be released as a single coupled with My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama. However, either Zappa or his label, Reprise Records, cancelled its release; resulting in its inclusion on the lp.
"Igor's Boogie" is a reference to a major Zappa influence, composer Igor Stravinsky.
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