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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 - Zoot Allures - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.50, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2022 12:01)on December 6, 2022 at 8:20 am
FRANK ZAPPA Zoot Allures (1976 UK 9-track LP by the Rockin' Teenage Combo, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played K56298)
- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $54.90, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2022 11:59)on December 6, 2022 at 8:20 am
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1972 UK issue of the superb 1970 9-track LP on the tan 'steamboat' Reprise label, gatefold picture sleeve. Despite a tiny edge crease at the top of the spine, the sleeve is Near Mint & the vinyl near 'as new' K44083)
- Frank Zappa - 200 Motels - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $61.00, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-Oct-2022 13:37)on December 6, 2022 at 8:20 am
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (1971 UK first press 34-track double LP soundtrack to Zappa's surreal movie, housed in Cal Schenkel's wonderfully illustrated gatefold sleeve with a 16-page colour booklet packed with stills from the film. The sleeve is Excellent with only some mild wear & both vinyl discs are Excellent with few signs of play UDF50003)
- Frank Zappa - Fillmore East - June 1971 - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.30, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 12-Oct-2022 10:17)on December 6, 2022 at 8:20 am
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Fillmore East (1971 UK 12-track vinyl LP on the tan 'steamboat' label, housed in a deliberate mock- 'bootleg' type sleeve. The sleeve [VG] has an unforgiving white finish and shows a little discolouration to edges with small residual sticker mark to front corner while the vinyl shows a few small scuffs/hairlines, not affecting play K-44150)
- Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $115.90, €110.20 (New Item) (arrived 12-Oct-2022 10:26)on December 6, 2022 at 8:20 am
FRANK ZAPPA Absolutely Free (1969 UK issue of the 1967 13-track stereo LP, housed in a front laminated flipback sleeve without 'Sold in the UK' on label with tracklisting & Mike Raven poem on the back. The sleeve shows no discolouration to the reverse, with small residual sticker mark to front; the previous owner has written a rather interesting 'review' on the plain inner sleeve whilst the vinyl has minimal signs of play. A great copy of an early Zappa classic SVLP9174)
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