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The MOFO project/object (4 Disc)

December 12th 2006
The MOFO project/object (4 Disc)

Tracks

  • Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  • I Ain't Got No Heart
  • Who Are The Brain Police?
  • Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
  • Motherly Love
  • How Could I Be Such A Fool?
  • Wowie Zowie
  • You Didn't Try To Call Me
  • Any Way The Wind Blows
  • I'm Not Satisfied
  • You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
  • Trouble Every Day
  • Help, I'm A Rock
  • It Can't Happen Here
  • The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
  • Hungry Freaks, Daddy - Vocal Overdub Take 1
  • Anyway The Wind Blows - Vocal Overdub
  • Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder - Vocal Overdub Take 2
  • I Ain't Got No Heart - Vocal Overdub Master Take
  • Motherly Love - Vocal Overdub Master Takes
  • I'm Not Satisfied - 2nd Vocal Overdub Master, Take 2 (Rough Mix)
  • You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here - Vocal Overdub Take 1 (Incomplete)/Take 2 (Incomplete)
  • You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here - Basic Tracks
  • Who Are The Brain Police? - Basic Tracks
  • How Could I Be Such A Fool? - Basic Tracks
  • Anyway The Wind Blows - Basic Tracks
  • Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder - Basic Tracks
  • I Ain't Got No Heart - Basic Tracks
  • You Didn't Try To Call Me - Basic Tracks
  • Trouble Every Day - Basic Tracks
  • Help, I'm A Rock - FZ Edit
  • Who Are The Brain Police? (Section B) - Alternate Take
  • Groupie Bang Bang
  • Hold On To Your Small Tiny Horsies...
  • Objects
  • Freak Trim (Kim Outs A Big Idea)
  • Percussion Insert Session Snoop
  • Freak Out Drum Track w/ Timp. & Lion
  • Percussion Object 1 & 2
  • Lion Roar & Drums From Freak Out!
  • Vito Rocks The Floor (Greek Out!)
  • "Low Budget Rock & Roll Band"
  • Suzy Creamcheese (What's Got Into You?)
  • Motherly Love
  • You Didn't Try To Call Me
  • I'm Not Satisfied
  • Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  • Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
  • Wowie Zowie
  • Who Are The Brain Police? (Section A, C, B)
  • Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  • Cream Cheese (Work Part)
  • Trouble Every Day
  • It Can't Happen Here (Mothermania Version)
  • "Psychedelic Music"
  • "MGM"
  • "Dope Fiend Music"
  • "How We Made It Sound That Way"
  • "Poop Rock"
  • "Machinery"
  • "Psychedelic Upholstery"
  • "Psychedelic Money"
  • Who Are The Brain Police?
  • Any Way The Wind Blows
  • Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  • "The 'Original' Group"
  • "Necessity"
  • "Union Scale"
  • "25 Hundred Signing Fee"
  • "Tom Wilson"
  • "My Pet Theory"
  • "There Is No Need"

Official Release #77 
Released: December 12, 2006
Label: Zappa Records
Catalog Number: ZR 20004
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) & Joe Travers (2005)
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)