THE HISTORY AND COLLECTED IMPROVISATIONS OF THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION VOLUMES I, II & III (1957-1972) ---------------------------------------------------------------
VOLUME I "ORIGINS & COMPARISONS" 2 hr. 5:29 total 1 hr. 49:54 music 19:35 dialog ---------------------------------------------------------------
VOLUME II "LIFE ON THE ROAD" 2 hr. 10:14 total 1 hr. 13:18 music 56:56 dialog ---------------------------------------------------------------
VOLUME III "THINGS THAT NEVER ESCAPED 2 hr. 11:02 total FROM THE STUDIO (AND ELSEWHERE)" 1 hr. 44:39 music 26:43 dialog ---------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL TIME FOR 18 SIDES 6 hr. 26:45 total music 18 sides 4 hr. 47:51 total dialog 18 sides 1 hr. 43:14 VOLUME I 2. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE ONE 1. 2:09 "LOST IN A WHIRLPOOL" 2. 0:23 THE BLACKOUTS 3. 1:10 Ronnie Williams sings 4. 0:48 Kenny Williams describes Ronnie's BOOGER-WINDOW 5. 1:18 Ronnie Williams explains his "collection" 6. 1:19 Ray Collins & THE BOOGER-FREAKS OF AMERICA 7. 2:52 "ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS" 8. 2:13 "FOUNTAIN OF LOVE" 9. 3:37 "OPUS 5" excerpt & explanation 10. 3:55 "TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF WHEN YOU DANCE" 11. 1:18 "NED 'N NELDA" total 20:33 VOLUME I 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE TWO 1. 1:22 "RUN HOME SLOW" main title music 2. 1:18 "DUKE OF PRUNES" 3. 1:49 Opening night party at STUDIO 'Z' collage 4. 1:18 Group introductions at THE VILLAGE INN 5. 2:43 "STEAL AWAY" 6. 1:10 "I WAS A TEEN-AGE MALT SHOP OVERTURE" demo 7. 1:34 "STATUS BACK BABY" demo 8. 1:52 "NED THE MUMBLER" demo 9. 1:48 "TOADS OF THE SHORT FOREST" demo 10. 0:41 Excerpt from THE UNCLE FRANKIE SHOW 11. 1:58 "CHARVA" demo 12. 4:14 "SPEED-FREAK BOOGIE" demo total 21:49 [VOLUME I] [4.] ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE THREE 1. 3:06 "METAL MAN HAS WON HIS WINGS (HUI-HUI)" 2. 0:34 Live jam from THE SAINTS & SINNERS 3. 1:46 "AZTEC METRONOME, PATENT PENDING" 4. 1:19 "LOUISIANA BLUES" 5. 1:55 Party music from MONDO HOLLYWOOD 6. 1:45 Random conversation from an early rehearsal tape 7. 1:57 "HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL" rehearsal 8. 2:16 "BOOGIE FER BERKELEY" rehearsal 9. 1:10 "PFLUTED TRANSOMS" rehearsal 10. 0:29 "I'M NOT SATISFIED" excerpt from the original demo 11. 1:11 Group introductions from FILLMORE WEST '66 12. 1:58 "PLASTIC PEOPLE / RAGA ITEM" excerpts 13. 0:45 "LEFTZE-RIGHTZE" excerpt 14. 0:32 The first "Choral Rehearsal" excerpt total 20:44 [VOLUME I] [5.] ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FOUR 1. 3:26 The Old M.O.I. interview on KPFK 2. 3:44 "SPECIAL METAL TEETH" 3. 4:09 "ROY'S ECSTASY & ENCORE" 4. 2:06 "KUNG FU" 5. 1:41 "THE ORIGINAL IGOR'S BOOGIE" 6. 3:04 "BUNK'S TENOR EXECUTION" 7. 2:07 "HALLOWE'EN IN DÜSSELDORF" total 20:23 [VOLUME I] [6.] ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FIVE 1. 1:56 "A POUND FOR A BROWN ON THE BUS" (Old M.O.I.) 2. 4:21 "SLEEPING IN A JAR / SWORD ACT" (New M.O.I.) 3. 5:22 "TINY SICK COOKIE JAR" (Old M.O.I.) 4. 4:42 "MEANWHILE" (New M.O.I.) 5. 4:39 "THE OTHER KIND OF IGOR'S BOOGIE" (New M.O.I.) total 21:00 [VOLUME I] 7. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE SIX 1. 2:09 "SHIRLEY-ANN" 2. 5:01 "THAT'S THE NICEST THING ANYBODY'S SAID TO ME ALL DA[Y"] 3. 0:27 DEAD AIR 4. 13:23 "RIGHT THERE" total 21:00 VOLUME II 8. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE ONE 1. 2:45 "GARBANZO DUCK" 2. 2:10 Jimmy Carl Black & Canzus Kansas, part I 3. 2:24 "MUFFIN MAN MUSIC" 4. 1:18 The lunch break 5. 2:33 "ALL NITE LONG" 6. 2:16 Jimmy Carl Black & Canzus Kansas, part II 7. 1:11 The bus arrives at Yale 8. 0:36 "THE BUZZ GARDNER TRUMPET CADENZA" 9. 6:40 "HOT DAMN" total 21:58 [VOLUME II] [9.] ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE TWO 1. 4:07 "NACHT UND NEBEL" 2. 15:30 "ANOTHER WALTZ" 3. 2:17 "DUET (FROM PROGRESS!)" total 21:54 [VOLUME II] 10. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE THREE 1. 2:58 "THE EYE OF AGAMOTO" 2. 3:10 News of THE DISASTER 3. 2:30 A typical Copenhagen dressing room, circa 1967 4. 2:31 "FULL BORE DUNCE WITH A BIG DRESS" 5. 1:25 Introductory explanation at Festival Hall 6. 9:03 "PROGRESS!" part I total 21:47 [VOLUME II] 11. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FOUR 1. 10:18 "PROGRESS!" part II 2. 3:22 Toronto dressing room Old M.O.I. interview 3. 3:00 "THE COPENHAGEN NIGHT MUSIC, 1968" 4. 4:28 The New M.O.I. on CKGM-FM, Montreal: "ELEMENOH" total 21:09 VOLUME II 12. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FIVE 1. 3:00 "WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP?" 2. 1:12 On stage in Buffalo 3. 4:01 "TURN IT DOWN" 4. 1:00 Preparations for departure to Spokane 5. 2:38 Arrival / Bruce Bissel & The Living Garbage Truck 6. 1:42 Sound-check in a Spokane skating rink 7. 1:55 Driving to & registering at a typical motel 8. 0:55 Cruising on the lounge therein 9. 0:37 Up in the room 10. 1:13 Arriving at the gig & entering the hall 11. 1:01 Text rehearsal in the dressing room 12. 2:25 "DIPTHERIA BLUES" total 21:40 [VOLUME II] 13. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE SIX 1. 0:50 Approaching the stage 2. 2:31 The M.O.I. ANTI-SMUT LOYALTY OATH 3. 4:25 "EASY MEAT" 4. 1:27 Group recreation & therapy 5. 1:51 The breakfast report 6. 1:38 Another typical airplane interior 7. 1:36 The next motel 8. 1:52 Excerpt from the Mark Volman cassette playback 9. 3:37 Excerpt from the first '200 MOTELS' script reading 10. 1:59 Excerpt from the following night: Jeff Simmons quits total 22:00 VOLUME III 14. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE ONE 1. 3:06 "FUNK IT" 2. 0:55 Roy in the piano 3. 4:00 "WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE?" harpsichord variations 4. 1:44 Aynsley & Phyllis ("Won't that hurt your kidneys?") 5. 2:33 "LOLA STEPONSKY" 6. 2:56 "THE WEDDING DRESS SONG / HANDSOME CABIN BOY" 7. 4:38 "DIEMOS TENDRIL" 8. 2:21 "THE CHARLES IVES HARMONICA CONCERTO" total 22:13 VOLUME III 15. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE TWO 1. 1:44 An average day at the photography studio 2. 0:52 "THE R.A.K. OVERTURE" 3. 1:22 Dick Kunc's story 4. 1:28 "RANDOMONIUM" 5. 1:48 "MOTORHEAD'S IMAGINARY BOOGIE" 6. 1:11 You gotta turn it around / GROSS MAN 7. 2:42 "FENJA 'N MENJA" 8. 3:11 Cops & Buns 9. 4:36 "HE'S REACHING THAT STAR" 10. 3:17 "SALIVA CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH" total 22:19 VOLUME III 16. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE THREE 1. 11:07 "DELLA'S WHIPPING MUSIC" 2. 8:32 The German Lunch 3. 2:12 "MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA" (single version) total 21:51 VOLUME III 17. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FOUR 1. 2:03 "LIGHTNING ROD MAN" 2. 2:44 Viscosity 3. 0:15 Dense Light Compression 4. 6:42 "THE TOMMY/VINCENT COMPRESSED GREGORIAN BOOGIE" 5. 0:43 "THE AWARD-WINNING COUGH DROP MUSIC" 6. 3:28 "HOTEL DIXIE / HOTEL EARL" 7. 0:23 Both Herbies 8. 1:48 Soothing Membranes 9. 1:07 "STICKS TRIPP" 10. 0:49 "THE WHISKY A-GO-GO INEVITABLE CONCLUSION" total 21:03 VOLUME III [18.] ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE FIVE 1. 2:48 "CHUCHA" 2. 11:19 "ENIGMAS ONE THRU FIVE" 3. 8:11 "BOGNOR REGIS" total 22:18 [VOLUME III] 19. ---------------------------------------------------------------
SIDE SIX 1. 4:50 "RED TUBULAR LIGHTER" 2. 3:22 "THE HARRY PARTCH BONGO EXTRAVAGANZA & LIMBO CONTEST" 3. 3:30 "PORTUGUESE FENDERS" 4. 2:54 The Mudshark Interview 5. 7:00 "LIL' CLANTON SHUFFLE" total 21:38
Special thanks to Ben Jenkins.