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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 I, II & III (1987 US 19-track 2-CD set telling the cautionary tale of Joe & his imaginary guitar notes, a classic! 24-page with illustrated storyline and lyrics RCD10530/31)
- Frank Zappa - Them Or Us - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.50, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2021 09:16)on July 27, 2021 at 7:33 am
FRANK ZAPPA Them Or Us (1984 UK 14-track double LP, complete with original Barking Pumpkin Warning/Guarantee inners, great glossy Donald Roller Wilson gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics & lineups inside. The sleeve shows some minor storage wear & the vinyl shows only a handful of hairline surface marks to indicate play FZD1)
- Frank Zappa - 200 Motels - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.50, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2021 09:12)on July 27, 2021 at 7:33 am
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (Original 1971 UK 34-track double LP soundtrack to Zappa's surreal movie, matt gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some minor age wear scuffing & the vinyl grades VG+/EX- with some light cosmetic blemishes & minor hairlines not affecting play UDF50003)
- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.70, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2021 07:37)on July 27, 2021 at 7:33 am
FRANK ZAPPA Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1986 UK 9-track LP, originally released in 1969. Topped & tailed with some classic Doo-Wop, the album also contains the incredible 'Little House I Used To LiveIn', showcasing Ian Underwood, Sugarcane Harris &Don Preston. Housed in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has some minor wear and ringwear to the gloss in the centre spread while the vinyl has some cosmetic marks ZAPPA35)
- Frank Zappa - Zappa '88: The Last US Show - Sealed - UK - 4-LP vinyl set - £69.99, $96.59, €81.89 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jun-2021 10:51)on July 27, 2021 at 7:33 am
FRANK ZAPPA Zappa '88: The Last US Show (2021 UK/EU limited edition 180-gram black vinyl 4-LP box set, 30-tracks of joy from 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life', recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York. Mostly unreleased and newly mixed and mastered from the original multi-track tapes. Featuring the highly sought-after The Beatles Medley with bawdy lyrics, a horn-laden cover of I Am The Walrus, and Stairway To Heaven. Picture box with lift-off lid, hype sticker and factory sealed. Highly recommended)
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