Description: Tracks:Plastic People (Side A)The Duke Of Prunes (Side A)Amnesia Vivace (Side A)The Duke Regains His Chops (Side A)Call Any Vegetable (Side A)Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin (Side A)Soft - Sell Conclusion (Side A)America Drinks (Side B)Status Back Baby (Side B)Uncle Bernie's Farm (Side B)Son Of Suzy Creamcheese (Side B)Brown Shoes Don't Make It (Side B)America Drinks & Goes Home (Side B)Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1Why Don'tcha Do Me RightBig Leg EmmaAbsolutely Free Radio Ad #2"Glutton For Punishment..."America Drinks - 1969 Re - MixBrown Shoes Don't Make It - 1969 Re - MixAmerica Drinks & Goes Home #2 - 1969 Re - Mix" Performer Notes: Full performer name: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention.Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals); Ray Collins (vocals); Bunk Gardner (saxophone); Don Preston (keyboards, vocals); Roy Estrada (bass, vocals); Jimmy Carl Black, Billy Mundi (drums, percussion, vocals).This package contains the complete libretto (clean American version), plus two additional tracks not included on the original release.Before becoming obsessed with sex, politics and the Synclavier, Frank Zappa was a performer of great whimsy, who here, on his second album, was singing about such topics as fruits and vegetables while also displaying a developing critical attitude toward American social mores. Dense with musical references from "Louie Louie" to Holst's "The Planets," ABSOLUTELY FREE is a testament to the young Zappa's awesome musical breadth. These Mothers of Invention lack the precision of Zappa's later combos, but give a firm R&B grounding to his experimentation. ABSOLUTELY FREE includes the classic "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," a biting parody of suburban American values, along with forgotten masterpieces like "Call Any Vegetable," a tune pointing out the ease with which we can become in tune with our little green buddies. Professional Reviews: Q (8/95, pp.150-151) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "A pair of side-long 'underground oratorios' crystallising Zappa's life themes--the corruptions of materialism, the vacuity of modern culture, the value of vegetables--and his technique, montaging ham-fisted mock opera with puerile bubblegum and a jazz-rock that writhes with exhilaration..." Down Beat - 3 Stars - Good Option - Recommended Format: Vinyl (2 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 6 October, 2017 Label: IMS-UNIVERSAL INT. M Dimensions: 31.3 x 1.1 x 31.4 centimeters (0.37 kg)
Price: 39.61 USD
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EAN: 0824302383513
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Language: Eng
Track #1: Plastic People (Side A)
Track #2: The Duke Of Prunes (Side A)
Track #3: Amnesia Vivace (Side A)
Track #4: The Duke Regains His Chops (Side A)
Track #5: Call Any Vegetable (Side A)
Track #6: Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin (
Track #7: Soft - Sell Conclusion (Side A)
Track #8: America Drinks (Side B)
Track #9: Status Back Baby (Side B)
Track #10: Uncle Bernie's Farm (Side B)
Track #11: Son Of Suzy Creamcheese (Side B)
Track #12: Brown Shoes Don't Make It (Side B)
Track #13: America Drinks & Goes Home (Side B)
Track #14: Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1
Track #15: Why Don'tcha Do Me Right
Track #16: Big Leg Emma
Track #17: Absolutely Free Radio Ad #2
Track #18: "Glutton For Punishment..."
Track #19: America Drinks - 1969 Re - Mix
Track #20: Brown Shoes Don't Make It - 1969 Re - Mix
Track #21: America Drinks & Goes Home #2 - 1969 Re - Mix"
Format: Record
Release Year: 2017
Genre: Rock
Record Label: Zprc, Zappa Records
Artist: Zappa, Frank
Release Title: Absolutely Free