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Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) - New 2 LP Record 2017 Zappa 180 gram Vinyl - Psychedelic Rock / Fusion / Avantgarde
Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) - New 2 LP Record 2017 Zappa 180 gram Vinyl - Psychedelic Rock / Fusion / Avantgarde

Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) - New 2 LP Record 2017 Zappa 180 gram Vinyl - Psychedelic Rock / Fusion / Avantgarde

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The Mothers Of Invention  Absolutely Free

 

Label: Zappa Records – ZR 3835-1
Series: Zappa Official Release – 2
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched
All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

Tracklist

Absolutely Free (#1 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
A1 Plastic People 3:42
A2a The Duke Of Prunes 2:13
A2b Amnesia Vivace 1:01
A2c The Duke Regains His Chops 1:52
A3a Call Any Vegetable 2:15
A3b Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin 7:00
A3c Soft-Sell Conclusion & Ending Of Side #1 1:40
The M.O.I. American Pageant (#2 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
B1 America Drinks 1:53
B2 Status Back Baby 2:54
B3 Uncle Bernie's Farm 2:10
B4 Son Of Suzy Creamcheese 1:34
B5 Brown Shoes Don't Make It 7:30
B6 America Drinks & Goes Home 2:45
Bonus Section
C1 Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1 1:01
C2 Why Don’tcha Do Me Right? (1967 Single - Mono) 2:39
C3 Big Leg Emma (1967 Single - Mono) 2:32
C4 Absolutely Free Radio Ad #2 1:01
C5 “Glutton For Punishment…” 0:24
C6 America Drinks (1969 Re-Mix) 1:55
C7 Brown Shoes Don’t Make It (1969 Re-Mix) 7:27
C8 America Drinks & Goes Home (1969 Re-Mix) 2:42

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©  Zappa Family Trust
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗  Zappa Family Trust
  • Published By  Munchkin Music
  • Licensed To  Universal Music Enterprises
  • Distributed By  Universal Music Distribution
  • Recorded At  T.T.G. Studios
  • Edited At  MGM Studios NYC
  • Remixed At  MGM Studios NYC
  • Mastered At  Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

  • Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor  Frank Zappa
  • Engineer [Director Of Engineering]  Val Valentin
  • Engineer [Remix]  David Greene
  • Engineer, Recorded By  Ami Hadani
  • Lacquer Cut By  BG*
  • Layout [Art & Package Restoration]  Michael Mesker
  • Layout, Artwork By [Cover Art, Collages], Liner Notes  Zappa*
  • Mastered By  Bernie Grundman
  • Musician  Billy Mundi, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Frank Zappa, Jim Black*, Jim Sherwood*, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada
  • Photography By [Additional]  Barry Feinstein, David Gahr
  • Photography By [Front]  Alice Ochs
  • Photography By [Other]  Jerry Deiter, Marshal Harmon
  • Producer  Frank Zappa (tracks: C1, C4 to C8), Tom Wilson (2) (tracks: A1 to B6, C2, C3)
  • Producer [Produced For Release]  Ahmet Zappa, Joe Travers
  • Production Manager  Melanie Starks
  • Remix  Dick Kunc (tracks: C6 to C8)
  • Transferred By [96K/24B Digital Transfers]  Joe Travers (tracks: C6 to C8)

Notes

50th Anniversary Release, 180 Gram Double LP Edition
All analog mastering from the original 1967 tape at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood CA 2017.
Includes "The Complete Libretto" booklet, previously available in 1967 by mail order.
Released in a gatefold cover.

© 1967 ℗ 2017, mmxvii Zappa Family Trust.
Published worldwide Munchkin Music.
This is Official Release #2.

Recorded the week before Thanksgiving, November 1966 in Los Angeles at the Sunset-Highland Studios of T.T.G. Studios. Inc.
Edited and re-mixed in New York City at the MGM Studios the following week.

1st disc label has no track titles. They are listed inside the gatefold cover.
2nd disc label has no track titles. They are listed in "The Complete Libretto" booklet.
Side D has laser-etched artwork, no tracks.

Bonus section (Side C):
tracks C1, C4 & C5 © ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
tracks C2 & C3 © 1967 ℗ 1967, 2012, previously released
tracks C6 & C8 © 1967 ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
track C7 © 1967 ℗ 2016, previously released

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 824302383513