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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 - Waka/Jawaka - Hot Rats - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.00, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 07-Dec-2021 16:26)on December 8, 2021 at 9:04 am
FRANK ZAPPA Waka/Jawaka (1972 UK first issue 4-track LP, on the tan steamboat label with no 'W' logos at the end of the perimeter text. Includes the frankly marvellous 'Big Swifty'. The picture sleeve is Excellent with some light age wear scuffing and a vintage price sticker attached, one of the labels has a small pen mark logo, whilst the the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just light signs of play K44203)
- Frank Zappa - Just Another Band From L.A. - US - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.20, €41.30 (New Item) (arrived 06-Dec-2021 10:12)on December 8, 2021 at 9:04 am
THE MOTHERS Just Another Band From L.A. (1972 US 5-track vinyl LP on the blue Bizarre label with WB/7 Arts logo & green vacuum pump, recorded live at the Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles on 7th August 1971 including the epic Billy The Mountain. Housed in an internal pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl has just a few minor marks, but few signs of play MS2075)
- Frank Zappa - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets - Blue Verve - EX - US - vinyl LP - £50.00, $66.00, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2021 11:47)on December 8, 2021 at 9:04 am
FRANK ZAPPA Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (Rare original 1968 US 13-track STEREO vinyl LP 'of greasy love songs' on the blue Verve label, housed in an internal pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has only a few minor storage markswitha light touch of ringwear otherwise in excellent condition with no splits. The vinyl shows a few hairlines and light scuffs to show for its age - over 53 years! V65055-X)
- Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation + Stickered Sleeve - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $66.00, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2021 11:52)on December 8, 2021 at 9:04 am
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS Over-Nite Sensation (1973 UK 7-track vinyl LP featuring the essential I'm The Slime, Montana, Dirty Love and Camaillo Brillo. The gatefold picture sleeve retains its original title-sticker to the front and shows justlight wear, whilst the vinyl appears in fantastic 'barely played' condition K41000)
- Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $59.40, €53.10 (New Item) (arrived 20-Nov-2021 11:01)on December 8, 2021 at 9:04 am
MOTHERS OF INVENTION Absolutely Free (1972 UK issue of the 1967 13-track stereo LP on the black Verve Select label, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light general wear and the vinyl has just a little axial wear to indicate play - an Excellent copy)
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