2022 box set by Frank Zappa
The Mothers 1971 is a boxset by Frank Zappa , released posthumously on March 18, 2022. It is a compilation of live music mainly consisting of several shows recorded at the Fillmore East which were originally intended for album Fillmore East – June 1971 , including an encore with guest musicians John Lennon and Yoko Ono , which had been previously released on the CD Playground Psychotics . The boxset also includes a 'hybrid show' recorded in Harrisburg and Scranton , Pennsylvania , on June 3, and June 1, respectively, as well as a homemade radio spot, a single version of the song "Tears Began To Fall" (along with its B-Side), and lastly, a recording from the Rainbow Theatre in London, England , on December 10.[ 1] This would be the final show the band would play in 1971, as it concluded with Frank Zappa being pushed off the stage by an audience member, causing life-altering injuries, a months-long hiatus from performing live, and thus putting an end to the tour and this era of Zappa's career.[ 2] [ 3]
CD 1: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 1 Title 1. "Peaches En Regalia " 4:18 2. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:45 3. "Shove It Right In" 7:28 4. "Status Back Baby" 2:28 5. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 1" 1:26 6. "The Sanzini Brothers (Sodomy Trick)" 1:30 7. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 2" 2:11 8. "Mom & Dad" 4:12 9. "Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra" 1:38 10. "Billy the Mountain " 30:28 11. "King Kong" 20:37 Total length: 79:00
CD2: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 2 Title 1. "Peaches En Regalia" 4:32 2. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:47 3. "Shove It Right In" 7:18 4. "Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra" 1:41 5. "Billy the Mountain " 34:41 6. "Little House I Used To Live In" 4:43 7. "The Mud Shark" 3:22 8. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?" 5:04 9. "Bwana Dik" 1:58 10. "Latex Solar Beef" 4:23 11. "Willie the Pimp " 3:45 Total length: 74:13
CD 3: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd) Title 1. "Do You Like My New Car?" 7:46 2. "Happy Together " 3:21 3. ""Any Chord Of Your Choice"" 1:44 4. "King Kong, Pt. 1" 4:22 5. "Lonesome Electric Turkey" 2:34 6. "King Kong, Pt. 2" 19:37
Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 1 Title 7. "Filmore Improvisation" 3:38 8. "Peaches en Regalia " 3:31 9. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:50 10. "Shove It Right In" 9:26 11. "Status Back Babby" 2:34 12. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 1" 1:29 13. "The Sanzini Brothers (Sodomy Trick)" 1:37 14. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 2" 2:17 15. "Mom & Dad" 3:59 Total length: 70:44
CD 4: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 1 (cont'd) Title 1. "The Story of Billy the Mountain" 3:43 2. "Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra" 1:39 3. "Billy the Mountain " 35:59 4. "Chunga's Revenge" 14:07
Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2 Title 5. ""Herd Of Cattle"" 2:10 6. "Peaches En Regalia " 3:42 7. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:41 8. "Shove It Right In" 6:47 Total length: 70:48
CD 5: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd) Title 1. "The Story Of Billy The Mountain" 2:54 2. "Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra" 1:38 3. "Billy the Mountain " 33:10 4. ""Conglomerate Assembly"" 1:13 5. "Little House I Used To Live In" 4:50 6. "The Mud Shark" 5:12 7. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?" 4:41 8. "Bwana Dik" 1:55 9. "Latex Solar Beef" 3:57 10. "Willie the Pimp " 4:22 11. "Do You Like My New Car?" 7:04 12. "Happy Together " 3:42 Total length: 74:39
CD 6: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd) - John & Yoko Encore Set Title 1. "Well" 9:03 2. "Say Please" 1:31 3. "King Kong" 1:09 4. "Aaawk" 3:10 5. "Scumbag" 5:52 6. "A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono" 6:28
Radio Spot, Single Version, B-Side & Outtakes Title 7. "Homemade Radio Spot" 2:17 8. "Tears Began To Fall - Single Version" 2:49 9. "Junier Mintz Boogie - Single B-Side" 2:54 10. "Homemade Radio Spot Outtakes" 6:35
Bonus Hybrid Concert: Harrisburg/Scranton, PA 1971 State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA, June 3, 1971 (tracks 11-20) Title 11. "Peaches en Regalia " 3:45 12. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:46 13. "Shove It Right In" 7:34 14. "Status Back Baby" 2:27 15. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 1" 1:27 16. "The Sanzini Brothers (Burning Hoop Trick)" 2:28 17. "Concentration Moon, Pt. 2" 2:11 18. "Mom & Dad" 2:14 19. "My Boyfriend's Back " 1:25 20. "Tiny Sick Tears" 1:12 Total length: 70:19
CD 7: Bonus Hybrid Concert: Harrisburg/Scranton, PA 1971 State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA, June 3, 1971 (tracks 1-3, parts of track 4), Watres Armory, Scranton, PA, June 1, 1971 (parts of track 4, tracks 5-6) Title 1. "Call Any Vegetable" 8:32 2. "The Story Of Billy The Mountain" 1:14 3. "Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra" 1:30 4. "Billy the Mountain " 36:31 5. "Willie the Pimp " 9:40 6. "King Kong (Outro)" 1:19
Rainbow Theatre, London, England, December 10, 1971 Title 7. "Zanti Serenade" 12:39 8. "Peaches en Regalia " 3:20 9. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:40 Total length: 77:25
CD 8: Rainbow Theatre, London, England, December 10, 1971 (cont'd) Title 1. "Shove It Right In" 6:54 2. ""Pain In The Ass"" 2:25 3. "Divan: Once Upon A Time" 4:36 4. "Divan: Sofa #1 " 2:56 5. "Pound For A Brown, Pt. 1" 5:40 6. "Super Grease" 3:01 7. "Pound For A Brown, Pt. 2" 7:50 8. "Sleeping In A Jar" 2:24 9. "Wonderful Wino" 4:51 10. "Sharleena" 4:38 11. "Cruising For Burgers" 3:39 12. ""That's Your Tough Luck"" 2:08 13. "King Kong" 21:44 14. "I Want to Hold Your Hand " 2:32 Total length: 75:19
Rainbow Theatre (3LP)[ edit ] Side A Title 1. "Zanti Serenade" 12:39 2. "Peaches en Regalia " 3:20 3. "Tears Began To Fall" 2:41 Total length: 18:40
Side B Title 1. "Shove It Right In" 6:55 2. ""Pain In The Ass"" 2:25 3. "Divan: Once Upon A Time" 4:36 4. "Divan: Sofa #1 " 2:56 Total length: 16:52
Side C Title 1. "Pound For A Brown, Pt. 1" 5:40 2. "Super Grease" 3:02 3. "Pound For A Brown, Pt. 2" 7:50 4. "Sleeping In A Jar" 2:26 Total length: 18:58
Side D Title 1. "Wonderful Wino" 4:51 2. "Sharleena" 4:38 3. "Cruising For Burgers" 3:39 Total length: 13:08
Side E Title 1. ""That's Your Tough Luck"" 2:08 2. "King Kong - Part I" 11:42 Total length: 13:50
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