The Mothers of Invention album
The **** of the Mothers is an out-of-print compilation album of early works by The Mothers of Invention , an American rock band.[ 1] The album features a gatefold featuring some of the contemporary band members such as Ian Underwood , Art Tripp , and Motorhead Sherwood . This was the first of numerous repackaged "Best Of" LPs put out by MGM that were not authorized by Frank Zappa ; Mothermania is the only one that Zappa worked on and approved.[ 2]
Side One Title 1. "Status Back Baby" 2:52 2. "Wowie Zowie" 2:45 3. "You Didn't Try to Call Me" 3:17 4. "Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin" 6:57 5. "Soft-Sell Conclusions" 1:40
Side Two Title 1. "Bow-Tie Daddy" 1:22 2. "Uncle Bernie's Farm" 2:09 3. "Concentration Moon" 2:32 4. "Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder" 3:31 5. "Flower Punk" 3:57 6. "Motherly Love" 2:45
Frank Zappa – guitar, conductor, vocals Jimmy Carl Black – percussion, drums, vocals Ray Collins – harmonica, cymbals, sound effects, tambourine, vocals, finger cymbals Elliot Ingber – alternate lead and rhythm guitar Roy Estrada – bass, vocals, guitarron , soprano vocals Gene Estes – percussion Eugene Di Novi – piano Neil Le Vang – guitar John Rotella – clarinet, sax Kurt Reher – cello Raymond Kelley – cello Paul Bergstrom – cello Emmet Sargeant – cello Joseph Saxon – cello Edwin V. Beach – cello Arthur Maebe – French horn, tuba George Price – French horn John Johnson – tuba Carol Kaye – 12-string guitar Virgil Evans – trumpet David Wells – trombone Kenneth Watson – percussion Plas Johnson – sax, flute Roy Caton – copyist Carl Franzoni – freak Vito – freak Kim Fowley – (featured on hypophone) Benjamin Barrett – contractor David Anderle Motorhead Sherwood – noises Mac Rebennack – piano Paul Butterfield Les McCann – piano Producer: Tom Wilson Arranged and conducted by Frank Zappa Art direction: Sid Maurer Cover art: Abe Gurvin
Official releases (1966–1993)
Posthumous official releases
Miscellaneous