Funky Nothingness

Funky Nothingness

(3 CDs, Zappa Records/UME ZR20043, June 30, 2023)

disc 1

  1. Funky Nothingness 1:48
  2. Tommy/Vincent Duo I 0:44
  3. Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild (Williams) 2:45
  4. I'm A Rollin' Stone (Hicks/West) 12:19
  5. Chunga's Revenge (Basement Version) 9:21
  6. Basement Jam 6:27
  7. Work With Me Annie/Annie Had A Baby (Ballard/Glover/Nathan) 2:47
  8. Tommy/Vincent Duo II 6:41
  9. Sharleena (1970 Record Plant Mix) 12:14
  10. Khaki Sack 8:08
  11. Twinkle Tits 11:34

disc 2

  1. Chunga's Revenge (Take 5) 16:15
  2. Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild (Take 4) (Williams) 3:16
  3. Transylvania Boogie (Unedited Master) 18:12
  4. Sharleena (Unedited Master) 14:55
  5. Work With Me Annie/Annie Had A Baby (Alternate Edit) (Ballard/Glover/Nathan) 4:28
  6. Twinkle Tits (Take 1, False Start) 0:47
  7. Twinkle Tits (Take 2) 13:00

disc 3

  1. The Clap (Unedited Master—Part I) 11:28
  2. The Clap (Unedited Master—Part II) 4:37
  3. Tommy/Vincent Duo (Unedited Master) 21:52
  4. Chunga's Revenge (Take 8) 19:47
  5. Halos And Arrows 3:02
  6. Moldred 3:22
  7. Fast Funky Nothingness 0:45

FZ—vocals, guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris—vocals, violin, organ
Ian Underwood—keyboards, sax, rhythm guitar
Max Bennett—electric and acoustic bass
Aynsley Dunbar—drums

All original recordings & mixes produced by FZ
Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 1970
(except where indicated)
Recording engineers: Dick Kunc, Stan Agol
Original mixes engineers: FZ, Dick Kunc, Stan Agol, Barry Keene

Produced for release by Ahmet Zappa & Joe Travers
New mixes engineer: Craig Parker Adams
Digital transfers by Joe Travers
Mastered by John Polito, Audio Mechanics 2023

Photography by John Williams
Don "Sugarcane" Harris photo courtesy of Ullstein Bild via Getty Images
Liner notes by Joe Travers
Art direction & design: Michael Mesker
Production director: Melanie Starks

 

disc 1

1. Funky Nothingness 1:48

Apostolic Studios, New York, NY
Late fall 1967
Recording engineer: Dick Kunc

Mixed by FZ

FZ—acoustic lead guitar & primordial grunts
Roy Estrada—bass
Motorhead Sherwood—rhythm guitar

Funky!

2. Tommy/Vincent Duo I 0:44

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9 or 10, 1970

Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March, 1970

[...]

3. Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild 2:45

(Curtis Williams)

includes a link from Call Any Vegetable (1970-71 version)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by FZ & Barry Keene at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
January 10, 1972

I've a story
In my heart to tell
Tell the world
In my heart to tell
All you people about love

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild
(Your mind go wild)

A year ago
Our hearts were happy and gay
Till that day
We fell in love
Without knowing it would stay

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild
(Your mind go wild)

But I'll
(But I'll)
Get along
(Get along)
Somehow
(Somehow)
My dear
(My dear)
After all
(After all)
I've got my own
(Got my own)
Life to live

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild
(Your mind go wild)

Oh, I'll
(But I'll)
Get along
(Get along)
Somehow
(Somehow)
My dear
(My dear)
After all
(After all)
I've got my own
(Got my own)
Life to live
Live
Live
Live
(Make your mind go wild)
Oh!
(Make your mind go wild)
Love
(Make your mind go wild)
Will make your mind go wild
(Make your mind go wild)
(Make your mind go wild)
Will make your mind go wild
(Make your mind go wild)
Love will make your mind
(Make your mind go wild)
Go wild
(Make your mind go wild)
Will make your mind go wild
(Make your mind go wild)
Oh, love
(Make your mind go wild)
Oh, love
(Make your mind go wild)
Love . . .

4. I'm A Rollin' Stone 12:19

(West/Hicks)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by FZ & Barry Keene at Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA
January 26, 1972

One, two, three, four . . .

Well, I'm blue
Baby, I'm lonely
Just as blue, baby
As I can be
Well, I ain't got me nobody in this
Big world to care for me

Well, I'm leaving
Early in the morning
I think I'm gonna catch me
That morning train
And I hope that you will pack your suitcase, little girl
And do the same old thing

Well, I wish
I was a catfish
Somewhere swimming
In the deep blue sea
Well, I would have all the good looking pussy, don't you know
Sure 'nough, just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me

Well, I went
To see my baby
Yes, and I sit down
On her step
And she said, "Wait a minute, Frankie
My husband just now left
Well, he just now left
Well, he just now left"

Well, my mama
Run to my daddy
Just about three months
Before I was born
She said, "I've got a boy child coming now
He's a-gonna be a rolling stone"

Well, I wish
I was a catfish
Somewhere swimming
In the deep blue sea
Well, I will have all the good looking pussy, don't you know
Sure 'nough, just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me
Just a-fishing after me

Well, I went
To see my babe
Yes, and I sit down
On her step
And she said, "Wait a minute, Frankie
My husband just now left
Well, he just now left"

"Would you come in and make yourself comfortable
Over here by the radiator
And those curtains with the big roses on 'em
Right over here by the Silvertone 45 rpm
Imitation stereo record player
Would you like a little nooky?
A little nooky?
Will you have a little package of nooky?"

5. Chunga's Revenge (Basement Version) 9:21

Zappa Basement, Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1970

Mixed by FZ, Dick Kunc & Stan Agol at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
c. March 1970

 

6. Basement Jam 6:27

Zappa Basement, Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1970

Mixed by FZ, Dick Kunc & Stan Agol at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
c. March 1970

 

7. Work With Me Annie/Annie Had A Baby 2:47

(Ballard/Glover/Nathan)

includes Work With Me Annie (Ballard) and Annie Had A Baby (Glover/Nathan)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by FZ & Barry Keene at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
January 10, 1972

Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie, oo-wee!
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good, so good

Oo-ooh, oo-ooh
Oo-oo-wee, now
Annie, you ain't
Fooling me
Let my head go round and round
And all my love go down, ow!

Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Don't be ashamed
Work with me, Annie
Call my name
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good

She got to walk with the baby
Instead of me
Talk to the baby
Instead of me
Sing to the baby
Instead of me
Cling to the baby
Instead of me
Now I know, Annie
You understood
That's what'll happen when the getting get good, ow!

8. Tommy/Vincent Duo II 6:41

includes a quotation from Mass VIII. De Angelis. Kyrie (Anonymous)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9 or 10, 1970

Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March, 1970

 

9. Sharleena (1970 Record Plant Mix) 12:14

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 4 & 11, 1970

Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March, 1970

I would be so delighted!
My my-my-my
Cryin'!
Mmm-mmh . . .

I'm cryin'
I'm cryin'
Cryin' for Sharleena
Don't you know?
I called up all my baby's friends
'N ask'n um
Where she done went
But nobody 'round here seems to know
Where my Sharleena's been
Where my Sharleena's been

Cryin'
I'm cryin'
Cryin' for Sharleena
Can't you see?
I called up all my baby's friends
'N ask'n um
Where she done went
But nobody 'round here seems to know
Where my Sharleena's been
Where my Sharleena's been

Ten long years I've been lovin' her
Ten long years
And I thought deep down in my heart
She was mine
Ten long years I've been lovin' her
Ten long years
I would call her my baby, and now
I'm always cryin'

Well, I would be so delighted (my my-my-my-my)
I would be so delighted (my-my!)
If they would just
Send her on home to me

Well, I would be so delighted (mm-mm-mmh)
I would be so delighted (yeah, yeah)
If they would just
Send her on home to me

Send my baby home to me (aaah)
Send my baby home to me (ooh)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (ooh) . . .

10. Khaki Sack 8:08

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

FZ: One, two, three . . .

11. Twinkle Tits 11:34

includes Interlude

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9 & 11, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

 

disc 2

1. Chunga's Revenge (Take 5) 16:15

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

FZ: One, two, three, four . . .

2. Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild (Take 4) 3:16

(Curtis Williams)

includes a link from Call Any Vegetable (1970-71 version)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Aynsley: Shouldn't it— [...] just start with boom, boom . . .

FZ?: Okay.
Dick Kunc?: "Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild." 4.

I've a story
In my heart to tell
Tell the world
In my heart to tell
All you people about love

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild

A year ago
Our hearts were happy and gay
Till that day
We fell in love
Without knowing it would stay

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild
Your mind go wild

But I'll
Get along
Somehow
My dear
After all
I've got my own
Life to live

Oh! Love
Will make your mind go wild

Oh, I'll
Get along
Somehow
My dear
After all
I've got my own
Life to live
Live
Live
Love, love
Will make your mind go wild
Love
Will make your mind
Make your mind go wild
Love will make your mind go wild
Oh, make your mind go wild
Love, love
Oh, will make your mind go wild

?: Get out.
FZ: Okay.

3. Transylvania Boogie (Unedited Master) 18:12

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Dick Kunc?: "Chunga's Revenge." 2.
Aynsley: Could you switch the drums up a bit [...]?
Dick Kunc?: Drums louder.

FZ: One, two, three, one, two, three . . .

4. Sharleena (Unedited Master) 14:55

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 4 & 11, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Dick Kunc?: "Sharleena." 3

FZ: One, two . . . One, two, three, four . . .

I would be so delighted!
I would be so delighted!

I would be so delighted!
I would be so delighted!

I'm cryin'
I'm cryin'
Cryin' for Sharleena
Don't you know?
I called up all my baby's friends
'N ask'n um
Where she done went
But nobody 'round here seems to know
Where my Sharleena's been
Where my Sharleena's been

Cryin'
I'm cryin'
Cryin' for Sharleena
Can't you see?
I called up all my baby's friends
'N ask'n um
Where she done went
But nobody 'round here seems to know
Where my Sharleena's been
Where my Sharleena's been

Ten long years I've been lovin' her
Ten long years
And I thought deep down in my heart
She was mine
Ten long years I've been lovin' her
Ten long years
I would call her my baby, and now
I'm always cryin'

Well, I would be so delighted (my my-my-my-my)
I would be so delighted (my-my!)
If they would just
Send her on home to me

Well, I would be so delighted (mm-mm-mmh)
I would be so delighted (yeah, yeah)
If they would just
Send her on home to me

Send my baby home to me (aaah)
Send my baby home to me (ooh)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me (ooh)
Send my baby home to me

Send my baby home to me (yeah)
Send my baby home to me

FZ: Wonderful.

5. Work With Me Annie/Annie Had A Baby (Alternate Edit) 4:28

(Ballard/Glover/Nathan)

includes Work With Me Annie (Ballard) and Annie Had A Baby (Glover/Nathan)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Hey, now, work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good, so good, so good

Annie, please don't cheat
Give me all I need
Oo-ooh, oo-wee
So good to me
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good, so good

All the hugging and kissing
Annie, I've been missing
Ow oo-oo-wee
So good to me
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good, so good

Oo-ooh, oo-ooh
Oo-oo-wee, now
Annie, you ain't
Fooling me
Let my head go round and round
And all my love go down, ow!

Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Don't be ashamed
Work with me, Annie
Call my name
Work with me, Annie
Work with me, Annie
Let's get it while the getting is good
So good, so good

She got to walk with the baby
Instead of me
Talk to the baby
Instead of me
Sing to the baby
Instead of me
Cling to the baby
Instead of me
Now I know, Annie
You understood
That's what'll happen when the getting get good, ow!

Wo-o-ah!

6. Twinkle Tits (Take 1, False Start) 0:47

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

?: That long part that you changed, does it come first? Does that long part come first?
FZ: Long part.
?: Chunga!
FZ: We're rolling.
Dick Kunc?: "Twinkle Tits." Take 1.

FZ: One, two, three, one, two, three . . .

Dick Kunc?: "Twinkle Tits." 2.

Dick Kunc?: "Twinkle Tits." Take 2.

FZ: One, two, three, one, two, three . . .

7. Twinkle Tits (Take 2) 13:00

includes Interlude

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

 

disc 3

1. The Clap (Unedited Master—Part I) 11:28

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Dick Kunc?: Okay. We're rolling on take 1.
?: Wait a minute.
Dick Kunc?: Take 1 of uh, whatever it is.

FZ: One, two, three, four . . .

2. The Clap (Unedited Master—Part II) 4:37

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

 

3. Tommy/Vincent Duo (Unedited Master) 21:52

includes a quotation from Mass VIII. De Angelis. Kyrie (Anonymous)

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9 or 10, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

FZ: Rolling?
Dick Kunc?: Take 1. "Bass And Drums."

[...]

4. Chunga's Revenge (Take 8) 19:47

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

Dick Kunc: "The Clap." 8.

FZ: One, two, three, four . . .

FZ: One, two, three, four . . .

5. Halos And Arrows 3:02

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
February 1970

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

 

6. Moldred 3:22

Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
March 9 or 10, 1970 (with bass overdubs)

Mixed by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2023

 

7. Fast Funky Nothingness 0:45

Apostolic Studios, New York, NY
Late fall 1967
Recording engineer: Dick Kunc

Mixed by FZ

FZ—acoustic lead guitar
Roy Estrada—bass
Motorhead Sherwood—rhythm guitar

 

 

All compositions by Frank Zappa except as noted
Site maintained by Román García Albertos
http://www.donlope.net/fz/
Transcription for new material by Román with corrections from Charles Ulrich and JB
Further corrections by Steve Beckett
The parts on original albums are printed this way
The parts repeated on this album are printed this way
This page updated: 2024-10-11