Absolutely Free

May 26th 1967

Tracks

Plastic People
The Duke Of Prunes
Amnesia Vivace
The Duke Regains His Chops
Call Any Vegetable
Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
Soft-Sell Conclusion
Big Leg Emma
Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?
America Drinks
Status Back Baby
Uncle Bernie's Farm
Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
Brown Shoes Don't Make It
America Drinks & Goes Home

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Official Release #2

Catalog Number: ZR3835

Produced by: Tom Wilson

All selections Composed, Arranged, & Conducted by Frank Zappa

The Mothers of Invention:

FZ: Guitar, Vocals

Ray Collins: Vocals, Tambourine, PRUNE

Jim Fielder: Guitar, Piano

Don Preston: Keyboards

Bunk Gardner: Woodwinds

Roy Estrada: Bass, Vocals

Jim Black: Drums, Vocals

Billy Mundi: Drums, Percussion

Produced by Tom Wilson

Oratorio Composed/Arranged/ Conducted by Frank Zappa

Cover Photo: Alice Ochs

Other Photos: Jerry Deiter, Marshal Harmon

Cover Art, Layout, Notes Collages, Etc. / ZAPPA*

Director of Engineering: Val Valentin

Recording Engineer: Ami Hadani

*This is the only album for which all of the artwork, including the merchanical layout, was created solely by FZ.

"The one thing that I think is really good about our music is that the settings for the lyrics are so carefully designed. Supposing you had to listen to America Drinks and Goes Home for a million times – it would drive you crazy, for one thing. But eventually, if you're the average stupid layman who hates music anyway, you might realize how perfect that setting is. Those words, man. Those things are so carefully constructed that it breaks my heart when people don't dig into them and see all the levels that I put into them."

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