The Mothers Of Invention* – Freak Out!

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Label:

Verve Records – V6-5005-2, Verve Records – V6/5005-2, Verve Records – V/V6-5005-2

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hot Spot Ad, H.V. Waddell Press

Country:

US

Released:

Jun 1966

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Musique Concrète, Avantgarde, Symphonic Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Parody 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 Comin' 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)

• Record Company – MGM Records
• Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Pressed By – H.V. Waddell Co.
• Published By – Frank Zappa Music
• Published By – Third Story Music Co.

• Arranged By, Leader, Music Director [Musical Director], Orchestrated By, 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 [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
• Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Lead Guitar [Alternate], Rhythm Guitar [Clear White Light] – Elliot Ingber
• Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Other [Bobby Pin, Tweezers] – Ray Collins
• Management – Herbie Cohen*
• Performer – Arthur Maebe*, Benjamin Barrett, Carl Franzoni, Carol Kaye, David Wells*, David Anderle, Edwin V. Beach, Emmet Sargeant, Eugene Di Novi*, Gene Estes, George Price, John Rotella, John Johnson*, Joseph Saxon, Kenneth Watson*, Kurt Reher, Neil Le Vang*, Paul Bergstrom, Plas Johnson, Raymond Kelley*, Roy Caton, Virgil Evans, Vito*
• Performer, Featuring, Other [Hypophone] – Kim Fowley
• Photography By [Cover] – Ray Leong
• Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
• Written-By – F. Zappa*, Collins* (tracks: A4)

1st issue, with "Freak Out - Hot Spots" map/poster offer printed on the right-hand inside of the gatefold jacket.

The map was not produced until at least Dec 1966, thus not available until that date (and would have been retrospectively added by the album's owner.) FZ's signature can be seen on the montage, bottom right, as "FVZ 12/66".

"Tableaus" appears as part of the song title on the label for the track on Side D, "Tableaux" appears as part of the song title for the track on the inside of the gatefold.

This is the west coast pressing from H.V. Waddell in Burbank, CA. Identifier is the "deep groove" pressing ring.

Runout details are etched.

• 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 (Runout side A, variant 1): SIDE 1 MGS-296 V-6-5005-2 V̶6̶5̶0̶0̶5̶-̶2̶ S̶E̶ ̶4̶3̶9̶3̶-̶2̶ V̶-̶6̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶5̶
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): V-6 5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297-REV
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): V-6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): V-6-5005-2 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): V-65005-2 S̶E̶-̶4̶3̶9̶2̶-̶2̶ V-6-5005-2 SIDE-1 MGS-296
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): V6-5005-2 SIDE-2 MGS-297-REV.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): V6-5005-2 SIDE-3 MGS-298-REV.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): V6-5005-2 SIDE-4 MGS-299-REV.

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Poor (P), Fair (F): A record in this condition is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The cover could be cracked, water-damaged, and heavily marred by wear or writing. Cover and inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.