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Frank Zappa’s celebrated The Mothers 1970 is set to be reissued digitally and as a 4CD box set through Zappa Records/UMe on June 26.
Featuring the heralded line-up of Aynsley Dunbar (drums), George Duke (piano/keys/trombone), Ian Underwood (organ/keys/guitar), Jeff Simmons (bass/vocals) as well as Flo and Eddie and Mark Volman from The Turtles on vocals (who all performed under aliases for contractual reasons), the line-up lasted a mere seven months until Simmons left the band during the making of the 200 Motels movie.
The Mothers 1970 encapsulates the band’s brief but productive span, which saw the release of the Chuinga’s Revenge album and included tours across the U.S., Canada and Europe.
“It’s no secret that Frank was excited about this group,” says Travers. “The cast of characters and their personalities, musically and personally, made for a very eventful and humorous chapter in Zappa’s career. Frank had a blast with these guys. Their sound was unique, their humour was like no other and yet their time was ultimately short lived.”
Overseen by the Zappa Trust and produced by Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers, the set includes 70 unreleased live and studio recordings, an early mix of the Chunga’s Revenge track Sharleena produced by a young Roy Thomas Baker and rough mixes of the song Wino’s Revenge as well as an unheard version of Envelopes.
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- Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh - French - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 22, 2025 at 5:46 am
MOTHERS OF INVENTION Weasels Ripped My Flesh (Classic 1970 French 11-track compilation LP featuring Mothers gems from 1967 to 1969, unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant. The sleeve displays some light general age wear and vinyl shows minimal signs of play MS2028)
- Frank Zappa - Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $37.80, €36.30 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jan-2025 18:00)on February 22, 2025 at 5:46 am
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (1969 UK 11-track stereo LP compilation, put together by Frank [though subsequently disowned] & including unique versions of songs such as the uncensored version of Mother People &a radically different mix of The Idiot Bastard Son, front laminated flipback sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear with a couple of annotations to the reverse & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with little play SVLP9239)
- Frank Zappa - Cruising With Ruben And The Jets - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $245.70, €235.95 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 17:04)on February 22, 2025 at 5:46 am
MOTHERS OF INVENTION Cruising With Ruben And The Jets (Rare 1969 UK first issue 13-track stereo vinyl LP on the black & silver Verve label, housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve with 'Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No.943,895 S/VLP9237' on the bottom-right tab. This one previous owner copy is in a fantastic condition. The sleeve displays just a little light corner wear with just a few light creases in the laminate around the edges otherwise really nice, the flipbacks are secure and the non-laminated back displays some light age yellowing. The labels are very clean with minimal spindle marks, and the vinyl looks barely played. An outstanding example and the first we have ever seen SVLP9237)
- Frank Zappa - Cruising With Ruben And The Jets - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $245.70, €235.95 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 18:00)on February 22, 2025 at 5:46 am
MOTHERS OF INVENTION Cruising With Ruben And The Jets (Rare 1969 UK first issue 13-track stereo vinyl LP on the black & silver Verve label, housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve with 'Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No.943,895 S/VLP9237' on the bottom-right tab. This one previous owner copy is in a fantastic condition. The sleeve displays just a little light corner wear with just a few light creases in the laminate around the edges otherwise really nice, the flipbacks are secure and the non-laminated back displays some light age yellowing. The labels are very clean with minimal spindle marks, and the vinyl looks barely played. An outstanding example and the first we have ever seen SVLP9237)
- Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jan-2025 11:02)on February 22, 2025 at 5:46 am
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 UK first press 11-track LP on the tan 'steamboat' label with the perimeter print ending adjacent to the catalogue number, housed in a stunning Neon Park picture sleeve. The matte sleeve isExcellent with little shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd minor sign of play RSLP2028)
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