Läther

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."

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Type: Album
Artist: Soap

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Music

Genre: Rock
Year: 1996
Tracks: 27

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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
Album.next_year: 1996

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publication date: 1996-09-24
title: Läther

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Contents

Background
Recording sessions
History
CD issues
Release and reception
Track listing
Personnel
References

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.