Originally released on 15th October 1969 [RS 6356 in the US and RSLP 6356 in the UK], Hot Rats was on the Bizarre record label that Zappa formed (along with Straight Records) with his manager Herb Cohen after having fulfilled his contract to deliver six albums to MGM/Verve. (The 6th LP was a compilation of tracks from the first five Zappa/Mothers albums, dubbed Mothermania).rnThe lady photographed emerging from a pit on the cover of Hot Rats was Christine Frkarn(aka Miss Christine), who was in LA's groupie scene and a babysitter for the Zappa family.
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