“Läther” was originally conceived by Zappa as a 4-record box set (the material was recorded 1973-1977) that was rejected by his record company in early 1977.

Most of the compositions were re-edited (sometimes with other arrangements) over the next two years into several albums (Live In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt, & Orchestral Favorites).

Subsequently, under Zappa's control, the project was released in 1996 as "Läther" - a typically Zappa-esque play on the phonetics of creamy 'lather' and the Germanic 'leather', following the 'leather' conceptual continuity.

Four additional tracks were added to the 1996 issues, but these are deleted on the 2012 reissue.

Frank Zappa

Original 1996 1630 Digital Master

2012 Reissue

3CDs / 2012 / VBR-V0

Click “FILES” to see Track List

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