Classic Albums—Freak Out!

October 8, 2021
Sky Arts
48 min.

Directed by Matthew Longfellow.

Includes footage from
Credits on screen:

Directed & Edited
by
MATTHEW LONGFELLOW

Series Producer
PETER WORSLEY

Line Producer
MELISSA MORTON HICKS

Associate Producer
JOE TRAVERS

Director of Photography
SAM PAINTER
RANDALL LOVE
PETER FACKLER
TIM SUTTON

Sound Recordist
DAVID MITLYNG

Camera Operators
BRAD SERRENO
DYLAN LOVE
MATT GARLAND
NATALIE ANDERSON
URS ROBBE

Grip
RYAN HEUTER

Camera Assistant
NICOLAS FERRO

Runner & Edit Assistant
TOM LONGFELLOW

Additional Editing
MATT ASHTON

Dubbing Mixer
MATT CHENEY

Graphics
TOM WOODCRAFT
TERRY SCRUBY

Archive & Stills
ALAIN DISTER
ALAMY
BBC
DON HUNSTEIN, COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ARCHIVES
FRANK SCHEFFER
GEORGE RODRIGUEZ
GETTY IMAGES
JOHN HODDER
JULIAN WASSER
POND5
PRODUCERS LIBRARY
RADICAL FILMS & CONTEMPORARY FILMS
RAY LEONG
THE ZAPPA TRUST

Archive Research
ERIC KULBERG
LORNA LITHGOW

Series Created By
NICK DE GRUNWALD

For The Zappa Trust

Executive Producer
AHMET ZAPPA

President of Production, Zappa Records
MELANIE STARKS

Director of Production
KELLY SWEENEY

Supervising Producer
WILL WHITE

Head of Post Production
ROSIE HOLLEY

Legal & Clearances
SCOTT GETLEY
REBECCA BRADSHAW
HAMMOND BROWN
CHARLOTTE GODFREY
GABI HUCKINS

Executive Producer for Sky Arts
JACK OLIVER

Executive Producers for Mercury Studios
ALICE WEBB
GEOFF KEMPIN

A MERCURY STUDIOS PRODUCTION
In Association with
SKY ARTS
© 2021 Mercury Studios Media Limited

Video Timeline:

 

Notes & Comments

Sky TV, October 8, 2021

Frank Zappa - Freak Out! ...Classic Albums. The debut album from Mothers of Invention comes under the microscope. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and gained a cult following in the US. (S5, ep 6)

Now, October 8, 2021

Episode 6

Frank Zappa - Freak Out!: Classic Albums.
48 mins

The debut album from Mothers of Invention comes under the microscope. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and gained a cult following in the US.

Idiot, Zappateers.com, October 8, 2021

The new interviewees for this episode are: Elliot Ingber, Terry Gilliam, Matt Groening, David Fricke, Ahmet Zappa, Pamela Des Barres, Joe Travers, Cheech Marin, Ruth Underwood, Carl Franzoni, Mike Keneally and Del Casher.

Yes, they play back isolated tracks from the original recordings. There's footage/photos of Frank's first wife Kay that I hadn't seen before. We see Keneally in the studio playing riffs and licks from the album.

All in all, it's an excellent watch—no question.

 

Official Trailers & Teasers

Include footage from
Frank Zappa Official Twitter Account, October 8, 2021

The Making of FREAK OUT! Don't miss #Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention on Classic Albums in the UK tonight! ------>> 8PM on @SkyTV

 

Additional informant: Javier Marcote

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