Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free

Tracklist

"Absoutely Free" (1st In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
1	Plastic People	3:42
2	The Duke Of Prunes	2:13
3	Amnesia Vivace	1:01
4	The Duke Regains His Chops	1:52
5	Call Any Vegetable	2:15
6	Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin	7:00
7	Soft-Sell Conclusion	1:40
8	Big Leg Emma	2:31
9	Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?	2:37
"The M.O.I. American Pageant" (2nd In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
10	America Drinks	1:53
11	Status Back Baby	2:54
12	Uncle Bernie's Farm	2:10
13	Son Of Suzy Creamcheese	1:34
14	Brown Shoes Don't Make It	7:30
15	America Drinks & Goes Home	2:45

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Frank Zappa Music
• Published By – Zappa Family Trust
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
• Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
• Recorded At – T.T.G. Studios
• Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – W5254
• Pressed By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA

Credits

• Artwork [CD Design Consultant] – Cal Schenkel
• Artwork [CD Repackage] – Ferenc Dobronyi
• Artwork [Cover Art], Cover [Cover Art], Artwork [Notes Collages, Etc.], Layout – Zappa*
• Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
• Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
• Engineer [Recording] – Ami Hadani
• Musician – Billy Mundi, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, FZ*, Jimmy Carl Black, Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Alice Ochs
• Photography By [Others] – Jerry Deiter, Marshal Harmon
• Producer – Tom Wilson

Notes

Tracks 8 & 9 are bonus tracks.
Also contains: Complete Libretto (American Version).

℗ 1988 Rykodisc. © 1967, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.
The green-tinted CD jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc.
Printed and manufactured in the USA.

Artwork copyright 1995 The Zappa Family Trust.

"The Mothers Of Invention" play all their own musical backgrounds. The only exception on this disc is "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" where they have added 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 trumpet and 1 contra-bass clarinet."

With special appreciation to Ami & Tom, the world's most patient engineers. And to the Sunset Highland Studios of T.T.G. Inc.

All selections published worldwide The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI)

FZ approved remaster, 1993.

Lyrics © 1987 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 14431 05022 0
• Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 014431050220
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): ['WEA Mfg. Olyphant' logo] W5254 A4 P2 310502-2 01 M1S5 CI
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): ['WEA Mfg. Olyphant' logo] W5254 A4 P2 310502-2 01 M1S7 CI
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): ['WEA Mfg. Olyphant' logo] W5254 A4 P2 310502-2 01 M1S4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): ['WEA Mfg. Olyphant' logo] W5254 A4 P2 310502-2 01 M1S4 CI
• Mastering SID Code: ifpi L901
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U7A
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U6A
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2U3Q
• Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 2U3U
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V/V6-5013X, V6-5013	The Mothers Of Invention*	Absolutely Free ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V/V6-5013X, V6-5013	US	1967
V/V6-5013X-710 006, 710 006	The Mothers Of Invention*	Absolutely Free ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V/V6-5013X-710 006, 710 006	Germany	1967
0238352	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - Absolutely Free ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Zappa Records	0238352	UK & Europe	2012
RCD 10093	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - Absolutely Free ‎(CD, Album, RM)	Rykodisc	RCD 10093	US	1988
2317-035, 2317 035	The Mothers Of Invention*	Absolutely Free ‎(LP, Album, RP, Unofficial)	Verve Records , Verve Records	2317-035, 2317 035	UK	Unknown

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