An Evening with Wild Man Fischer

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An Evening with Wild Man Fischer
An Evening with Wild Man Fischer cover
Studio album by Wild Man Fischer
Released 1968
Recorded various dates
Genre outsider music
Length 1:22:36
Label Bizarre
Producer Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
Wild Man Fischer chronology
An Evening with Wild Man Fischer
(1969)		 Wildmania
(1977)

An Evening with Wild Man Fischer is a 1968 double LP album by Wild Man Fischer released on Frank Zappa's Bizarre record label. The copyright is owned by the estate of Frank Zappa, but his widow Gail Zappa has chosen to not release it on CD, to the ire of the small but dedicated Wild Man Fischer fan club. Original vinyl copies have been sold for high amounts on the internet.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side One: The Basic Fischer

  1. Merry-Go-Round (this is Wild Man's theme song, sort of) 1:53
  2. New Kind of Songs For Sale (live on the strip) 7:13
  3. "I'm Not Shy Anymore!" (Larry relives the past in the studio) 1:01
  4. "Are You From Clovis?" 1:53
  5. The Madness & Ecstasy (Kim Fowley & Rodney Bingenheimer provide an introduction to, and make prophecies about the future of Wild Man Fischer) 7:47

[edit] Side Two: Larry's Songs, Unaccompanied

  1. Which Way Did the Freaks Go? 1:47
  2. I'm Working For the Federal Bureau of Narcotics 1:21
  3. The Leaves Are Falling 0:54
  4. 85 Times 0:56
  5. Cops & Robbers 1:40
  6. Monkeys Versus Donkeys 2:00
  7. Start Life Over Again 1:58
  8. The Mope 1:48
  9. Life Brand New 1:36
  10. Who Did It Johnny? 1:46
  11. Think of Me When Your Clothes Are Off 0:57
  12. Taggy Lee 0:40
  13. Rhonda 0:54
  14. I Looked Around You 1:31
  15. Jennifer Jones 4:51

[edit] Side Three: Some Historical Notes

  1. The Taster (fancy version) 3:07
  2. The Story of The Taster 2:05
  3. The Rocket Rock 0:31
  4. The Rocket Rock Explanation & Dialog 1:33
  5. Dream Girl 2:25
  6. Dream Girl Explanation 0:52
  7. Serrano (Sorrento?) Beach 1:35
  8. Success Will Not Make Me Happy 1:45
  9. Wild Man On The Strip Again 7:13

[edit] Side Four: In Conclusion

  1. Why I Am Normal 2:25
  2. The Wild Man Fischer Story 5:34
  3. Balling Isn't Everything 1:17
  4. Ugly Beautiful Girl 1:14
  5. Larry & His Guitar 2:46
  6. Circle 2:54
  7. Larry Under Pressure 1:44

[edit] Personnel

  • Larry Fischer - vocals, electric guitar (on "Larry & His Guitar")
  • Frank Zappa - guitar (on "The Taster (fancy version)"), production
  • The Mothers of Invention - piano, bass & drums (on "The Taster (fancy version)")
  • Art Tripp - percussion (Side One)
  • Kim Fowley - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")
  • Rodney Bingenheimer - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")
  • The GTOs - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")

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