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December 5th 2006
Zappa Records
Official Release #78
The Making Of Freak Out! An Audio Documentary
Released: December 05, 2006
Label: Zappa Records
Catalog Number: ZR 20005
Music Composed, Arranged, Orchestrated & Conducted by Frank Zappa
Produced by Tom Wilson and FZ
Director of engineering: Val Valentin
The world's most patient engineers: Ami Hadani & Tom Hidley
Remix engineers: Stan Agol (1970), Bob Stone (1987)
Fillmore Auditorium recordings engineer: John Judnich (1966)
Freak Out! remastered by Doug Sax with Sangwook "Sunny" Nam in Ojai, CA
Audio restoration & mastering by John Polito, Audio Mechanics, Burbank, CA (2006)
Original cover design: Jack Anesh
Original cover photo: Ray Leong
MOFO produced by Gail Zappa and Joe Travers
Vaultmeisterment by Joe Travers
Liner notes by David Fricke & Chris Riess
Executive production, art direction & text by GZ
Art direction & layout by Tracy Veal, Creative Portal
The Mothers of Invention:
Frank Zappa—Musical director, guitar & vocals
Ray Collins—Lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers
Jim Black—Drums (also sings in some foreign language)
Roy Estrada—Bass & guitarron; boy soprano
Elliot Ingber—Alternate lead & rhythm guitar with clear white light
THE MOTHERS' AUXILIARY
Gene Estes—percussion
Eugene DiNovi—piano
Neil LeVang—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—flute
Roy Caton—copyist, trumpet
Carl Franzoni—voice
Vito—voice, percussion?
Kim Fowley—(Featured on hypophone)
Benjamin Barrett—contractor
David Anderle
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Motorhead Sherwood—noises
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)—piano
Paul Butterfield
Les McCann—piano
Danny Hutton
Cory Wells
Mike Clarke
P.F. Sloane
Bobby Beausoleil—vocals
Jean Vassar—(the voice of Cheese)