Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 9/Dec/2016 ] Weasels Ripped My Flesh is the last album of recordings made by the original Mothers of Invention lineup released after it was disbanded by Zappa. The group, which included a horn section, made the blend of studio and live experimental and... |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Freak Out! [ UMC / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] Digitally re-mastered and re-issued, 'Freak Out!' was originally released in 1966 - it's the first Mothers of Invention record and just possibly the first rock "concept" album! |
Frank Zappa & The Mothers
We're Only In It For The Money (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 9/Dec/2016 ] In the top 300 of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums, We're Only In It for the Money is a scathing satire of right-versus-left politics that's as fresh in today's charged political atmosphere as it was upon release in 1968. In part a parody of Sgt.... |
Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Playground Psychotics [ Rykodisc / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] This "archival" double CD, features performances and assorted dialogue snippets from the early 70s and includes the Fillmore 1971 performance with John Lennon & Yoko Ono. |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Fillmore East June 1971 [ Rykodisc / CD - released 4/Jun/1990 ] Now digitally remastered, this may be the closest thing to an outright comedy album that FZ ever released, but the brilliant instrumental seques aren't to be overlooked. |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Just Another Band From L.A. [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] Digitally re-mastered and re-issued, this album includes the infamous 24-minute opus "Billy The Mountain" - an ambitious mini-opera that took FZ's surrealism to new peaks, so to speak. |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Absolutely Free [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] Digitally re-mastered and re-issued, the second Mothers of Invention album was originally released in 1967, and continues Zappa's musical combo of rock/satire/jazz/doo-wop and more. |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Ahead of Their Time [ Rykodisc / CD - released 30/May/1995 ] Digitally remastered. Ahead of their time? No kidding! |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Burnt Weeny Sandwich [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] Re-mastered and re-issued! Originally released at the end of 1969, this is a collection of archival material from The Mothers of Invention, largely instrumental and featuring a lot of piano work from Ian Underwood. |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] This digitally remastered disc is a parody of the '50s doo-wop style of early rock'n'roll . |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
We're Only in it for the Money [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] Digitally re-mastered and (controversially) re-mixed with instrumentation added. |
Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers
Bongo Fury [ Rykodisc / CD - released 17/Nov/2009 ] This digitally re-mastered, re-issued historic live recording features the meeting of giant freaks... |