(The Mothers Of Invention, LP, Bizarre/Reprise MS 2028, August 10, 1970)
Produced by Frank Zappa
Some recording locations:
T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 1969
Engineers: Jack Hunt, Cliff Goldstein
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-26, 1969
Engineer: Brian Ingoldsby
Cover art by Neon Park
Art direction by John Williams
FZ—Lead Guitar and Vocal ("My Guitar")
Ian Underwood—Alto Sax
Bunk Gardner—Tenor Sax
Motorhead Sherwood—Baritone Sax and Snorks
Buzz Gardner—Trumpet and Flugel Horn
Roy Estrada—Bass and Vocal ("Gas Mask")
Jimmy Carl Black—Drums
Art Tripp—Drums
Don Preston—Piano Organ and Electronic Effects
Ray Collins—Vocal ("Oh No")
Don "Sugar Cane" Harris—Electric Violin and Vocal ("Directly From My Heart To You")
Lowell George—Rhythm Guitar and Vocal ("Didja Get Any Onya?")
includes Charles Ives and (only on the CD mix) Kung Fu (#1)
Arena, Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1969
FZ—guitar
Lowell George—guitar & vocal
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—tambourine, baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass & vocal
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
Lowell: Years ago in Germany when I was a very small boy, zere was a lot of people standing around on ze corners asking questions: "Why are you standing on ze corner, acting ze way you act, looking like you look? WHY DO YOU LOOK THAT WAY?" And they ask me and I only would say: "I don't . . . I don't know, I'm just standing 'round ze corner waiting here . . . just in . . . in ze evening, and . . . and it's so nice outside . . . the night is so nice . . . why . . . are you just asking these questions . . . "
Didja
Get any
Onya onya onya onya . . .
(Onya . . . )
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, CA
July 30, 1969
Don "Sugarcane" Harris—violin, vocals
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—organ
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Direct
Directly from my heart to you
Direct
Directly from my heart to you
Oh, you know that I love you
That's why I feel so blue
Oh, I pray
Our love will last always
I pray
That our love will last always
Yeah, we'd be so happy together
But you're so far away
Well, I need
(Oh, baby, need you baby)
I need her by my side
Well, I need
Yes, I need her by my side
Oh, I loved you little darlin'
Your love I could never hide
includes a fragment from the 6th Symphony "Pathétique" (Tchaikovsky)
0:00-3:40
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
October 25, 1968
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—keyboards & woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass & vocals
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
3:40-3:46
Thee Image, Miami Beach, FL
February 8, 1969
FZ—guitar
Lowell George—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax & tambourine
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
3:46-3:48
?
FZ: Blow your harmonica, son . . .
includes a quotation from You Oughta Be In Pictures (Heyman/Suesse)
1st half:
Basic track:
T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, CA
July 28, 1969
Shuggie Otis—bass
Ron Selico—drums
Overdubs:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
August 25-26, 1969
FZ—guitars
2nd half:
Thee Image, Miami Beach, FL
February 7-9, 1969
FZ—guitar
Lowell George—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax & tambourine
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
FZ: At this very moment on stage we have drummer A playing in 7/8, drummer B playing in 3/4, the bass playing in 3/4, the organ playing in 5/8, the tambourine playing in 3/4, and the alto sax blowing his nose.
HANDS UP!
POO-LAAAH!
FZ: Thank you.
The Factory, The Bronx, New York, NY
February 28, 1969
FZ—lead guitar
Lowell George—güiro, rhythm guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
Motorhead: Yes . . . be hot . . . and everybody workin' on it . . . so I figured I'd rip off her . . . her drawers and get a little
FZ: We'll be back in a little while
includes a quotation from If I Had You (Shapiro/Campbell/Connelly)
A&R Studios, New York, NY
June 1969
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—keyboards & woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums & percussion
includes a quotation from The Dog Breath Variations
Apostolic Studios, New York, NY
1968
probably:
FZ—guitar
Ian Underwood—keyboards & woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Art Tripp—drums
Basic track:
Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
c. February 1-7, 1969
Overdubs:
T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, CA,
Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
c. August-September 1969
FZ—guitar & vocals
Lowell George—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
You know, your mama and your daddy
Saying I'm no good to you
They call me dirty from the alley
Till I don't know what to do
I get so tired of sneakin' around
Just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and
Your mama jumped out, screamin'
"Don't come back no more"
I can't take it
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to burn your dad
I get real mean when it makes me mad
Later I tried to call you
Your mama told me you weren't there
She told me don't bother to call again
Unless I cut off all my hair
I get so tired of sneakin' around
Just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and
Your mama jumped out, screamin'
"Don't come back no more"
Later I tried to call you
Your mama told me you weren't there
She told me don't bother to call again
Unless I cut off all my hair
I get so tired of sneakin' around
Just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and
Your mama jumped out, screamin'
"Don't come back no more"
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to burn your dad
I get real mean when it makes me mad
Apostolic Studios, New York, NY
1967-1968
Ray Collins—vocals
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—keyboards & woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Roy Estrada—bass & vocals
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Billy Mundi—drums
Oh no, I don't believe it
You say that you think you know the meaning of love
You say love is all we need
You say with your love you can change
All of the fools, all of the hate
I think you're probably out to lunch
Oh no, I don't believe it
You say that you think you know the meaning of love
Do you really think it can be told?
You say that you really know
I think you should check it again
How can you say what you believe
Will be the key to a world of love?
All your love will it save me?
All your love will it save the world
From what we can't understand?
Oh no, I don't believe it
And in your dreams
You can see yourself
As a prophet
Saving the world
The words from your lips
I just can't believe you are such
A fool
First part from an unknown performance, c. 1969
FZ—guitar
Lowell George—güiro, guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
The rest from Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
October 25, 1968
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—keyboards & woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
Ha ha ha ha ha ha . . .
Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
May 30, 1969
FZ—guitar
Don Preston—keyboards
Ian Underwood—woodwinds
Bunk Gardner—woodwinds
Motorhead Sherwood—baritone sax
Buzz Gardner—trumpet & flugel horn
Roy Estrada—bass
Jimmy Carl Black—drums
Art Tripp—drums
FZ: Good night boys & girls . . . Thank you for coming to our concert
Zappa!
All compositions by Frank Zappa except as noted