The Mothers Of Invention* – Freak Out!
Label: |
Verve Records – V/V6-500502 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Parody |
Tracklist
| A1 | Hungry Freaks, Daddy | 3:27 | |
| A2 | I Ain't Got No Heart | 2:30 | |
| A3 | Who Are The Brain Police? | 3:22 | |
| A4 | Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder | 3:31 | |
| A5 | Motherly Love | 2:45 | |
| A6 | How Could I Be Such A Fool | 2:12 | |
| B1 | Wowie Zowie | 2:45 | |
| B2 | You Didn't Try To Call Me | 3:17 | |
| B3 | Any Way The Wind Blows | 2:52 | |
| B4 | I'm Not Satisfied | 2:37 | |
| B5 | You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here | 3:37 | |
| C1 | Trouble Every Day | 6:16 | |
| Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements) | (8:37) | ||
| C2.1 | 1st Movement: Okay To Tap Dance | ||
| C2.2 | 2nd Movement: In Memoriam, Edgar Varese' | ||
| C2.3 | 3rd Movement: It Can't Happen Here | ||
| The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet (Unfinished Ballet In Two Tableaus) | (12:17) | ||
| D1.1 | I. Ritual Dance Of The Child Killers | ||
| D1.2 | II. Nullis Pretii (No Commercial Potential) |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – MGM Records
- Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Published By – Frank Zappa Music
- Published By – Third Story Music Co.
- Engineered At – T.T.G. Studios
- Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Credits
- Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Leader, Music Director [Musical Director], Conductor – Frank Zappa
- Bass, Guitarrón, Soprano Vocals [Boy Soprano] – Roy Estrada
- Design [Cover] – Jack Anesh
- Drums, Vocals [Also Sings In Some Foreign Language] – Jim Black*
- Engineer – Tom*
- Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
- Guitar, Vocals, Leader – Frank Zappa
- Instruments [Hypophone] – Kim Fowley
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar [Clear White Light] – Elliot Ingber
- Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Other [Bobby Pin, Tweezers] – Ray Collins
- Performer [The Mothers' Auxiliary] – Vito*
- Photography By [Cover] – Ray Leong
- Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
- Written-By – Zappa* (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to D1.2)
Notes
Blue labels with silver print. No company address appears on labels.
Cat# V6-5005-2X on cover/spine, V/V6-500502 at the innerspread and V6-5005-2 on labels.
Identical to Freak Out! but has V6-5005-2X on spine.
"Freak-Out Hot-Spots" map/poster offer printed inside gatefold on right-hand side.
A4 appears on the label as "Go Cry On Somebody's Else's Shoulder".
C1 appears on the label as "Trouble Comin' Every Day".
Side D title uses "Tableaus" spelling on label and "Tableaux" spelling on sleeve.
All tracks Frank Zappa Music
Frank Zappa Music Is A Division
Of Third Story Music Co.
All Compositions BMI
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A
Runouts are etched except final two-digit number
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For the similar counterfeit with different runouts see Freak Out!
Cat# V6-5005-2X on cover/spine, V/V6-500502 at the innerspread and V6-5005-2 on labels.
Identical to Freak Out! but has V6-5005-2X on spine.
"Freak-Out Hot-Spots" map/poster offer printed inside gatefold on right-hand side.
A4 appears on the label as "Go Cry On Somebody's Else's Shoulder".
C1 appears on the label as "Trouble Comin' Every Day".
Side D title uses "Tableaus" spelling on label and "Tableaux" spelling on sleeve.
All tracks Frank Zappa Music
Frank Zappa Music Is A Division
Of Third Story Music Co.
All Compositions BMI
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A
Runouts are etched except final two-digit number
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For the similar counterfeit with different runouts see Freak Out!
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID: Block-shaped S
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): (MGS-296)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): (MGS-297)
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): (MGS-298)
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): (MGS-299)
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296-RE-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297-REV
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV RE-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296-RE-4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297-REV.
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV-RE-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV RE-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296-RE-4 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 S-2 MGS-297 REV.-RE-1 FBC
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV.-RE-1 14
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV. RE-1 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296-RE-1 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297 REV. 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 4): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV. 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 4): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV. RE-1 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): V6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296-RE-1 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): V6-5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297- REV. 31
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 5): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298- REV. 32
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 5): [Block-shaped S] V6-5005 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV RE-1 11
Other Versions (5 of 155)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Mono, Hot Spot Ad) | Verve Records | V-5005-2 | US | 1966 | |||
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Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Promo, Mono) | Verve Records | V/5005-2 | US | 1966 | ||
| Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Hot Spot Ad, H.V. Waddell Press) | Verve Records | V6-5005-2, V6/5005-2, V/V6-5005-2 | US | 1966 | |||
| Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Hot Spot Ad) | Verve Records | V6-5005-2, V6 5005-2 | Canada | 1966 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Repress) | Verve Records | V6-5005-2, V6/5005-2, V/V6-5005-2 | US | 1966 |
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Although it may have a flaw or two, my copy of this has more than a hint of Zappa's clean sound that he had for most of his later work. Fascinating album.
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