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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 Joe's Garage Acts II & III (1979 US 10-track double vinyl LP concluding the cautionary tale of Joe and his imaginary guitar notes, including the exquisite 'Watermelon In Easter Hay'. The gatefold picture sleeve has deletion corner clip to the bottom right but comes complete with the fold-out libretto and the two vinyl discs remain in excellent condition SRZ-2-1502)
- Frank Zappa - Strictly Commercial - The Best Of Frank Zappa - Japanese - CD album - £25.00, $31.25, €28.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Jun-2020 10:58)on July 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm
FRANK ZAPPA Strictly Commercial - The Best Of (1997 Japanese 19-track CD compilation including the Japanese-only bonus track - Dancing Fool 12" Disco Mix, green tinted case with picture sleeve, lyrics & obi-strip VACK-1104)
- Frank Zappa - Tinsel Town Rebellion - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.75, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 05-Jun-2020 10:48)on July 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm
FRANK ZAPPA Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981 UK graduated orange label 15-track double LP, featuring classic live recordings from shows at Berkeley Community Theatre in the US & Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics printed inside. The sleeve is Excellent with just minor shelf wear & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with some faint paper hairlines not affecting play CBS88516)
- Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti - Japanese - CD album - £30.00, $37.50, €33.60 (New Item) (arrived 05-Jun-2020 10:46)on July 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm
FRANK ZAPPA Sheik Yerbouti (1989 Japanese issue 18-track CD, yet another immense musical effort from FZ, featuring Adrian Belew. Includes staple Zappa like Booby Brown Goes Down, Baby Snakes and Dancin' Fool, the infectious City Of Tiny Lights and a blinding version of Yo' Mama; picture sleeve with lyric insert & obi-strip CP32-5661)
- Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €22.40 (New Item) (arrived 03-Jun-2020 13:46)on July 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm
FRANK ZAPPA Over-Nite Sensation (Mid to Late 70s UK issue of the classic 1973 7-track vinyl LP with 'W' logos at the end of the label perimeter text while the matrix information is etched on the Side One but stamped on Side Two - This was, of course, one of Zappa's finest albums, effortlessly merging humour & outstandingmusicianship / songwriting to a point where you could no longer see the joins [check out 'Montana']. The gatefold picture sleeve has the lyrics printed across the inside spread and shows just a little shelfwear while the vinyl remains in excellent condition K41000)
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