Mothermania
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| Compilation album by The Mothers of Invention | ||
| Released | March 1969 | |
| Recorded | 1967—1968 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40:34 | |
| Label | Verve | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
| Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968) |
Mothermania (1969) |
Uncle Meat (1969) |
Mothermania (subtitled The Best of the Mothers) (1969) is a compilation album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. It contains tracks, personally chosen by Zappa, that were previously released on Freak Out!, Absolutely Free and We're Only in It for the Money. However, certain tracks on this release are in unique mixes or edits done specifically for this compilation.
As it has never been officially re-released on compact disc or any other format, it is highly desired by collectors. Bootleg CDs have surfaced.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Frank Zappa.
[edit] Side one
- "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" – 7:26
- "Mother People" – 1:41
- "Duke of Prunes" – 5:09
- "Call Any Vegetable" – 4:31
- "The Idiot Bastard Son" – 2:26
[edit] Side two
- "It Can't Happen Here" – 3:13
- "You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here" – 3:37
- "Who Are The Brain Police" – 3:22
- "Plastic People" – 3:40
- "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" – 3:27
- "America Drinks and Goes Home" – 2:43
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, conductor, keyboards, vocals, multiple instruments
- Jimmy Carl Black – percussion, drums
- Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
- Bunk Gardner – wind
- Don Preston – bass, keyboards
- Euclid James Sherwood – guitar, vocals, wind
- Arthur Tripp
- Ian Underwood
(Note: On the album cover it indicates that these are the "Mothers Today")
[edit] Production
- Producers: Frank Zappa, Tom Wilson
- Director of engineering: Val Valentine
- Engineer: Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley, Gary Kelgren and Dick Kunc.
- Arranger: Frank Zappa
- Cover design: Cal Schenkel
