The Mothers Of Invention* – Freak Out!

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Label:	Verve Records – 2683 004
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	Dec 1971
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1	Hungry Freaks, Daddy	3:27
A2	I Ain't Got No Heart	2:30
A3	Who Are The Brain Police?	3:22
A4	Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder	3:31
A5	Motherly Love	2:45
A6	How Could I Be Such A Fool	2:12
B1	Wowie Zowie	2:45
B2	You Didn't Try To Call Me	3:17
B3	Any Way The Wind Blows	2:52
B4	I'm Not Satisfied	2:37
B5	You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here	3:37
C1	Trouble Every Day	6:16
C2.1	1st Movement: Okay To Tap Dance
C2.2	2nd Movement: In Memoriam Edgar Varese
C2.3	3rd Movement: It Can't Happen Here
D1.1	Ritual Dance Of The Child-Killers
D1.2	Nullis Pretii (No Commercial Potential)

Credits

Bass Guitar, Guitarrón, Vocals [Boy Soprano] – Roy Estrada
Design [Cover] – Jack Anesh
Drums, Vocals [In Some Foreign Language] – Jim Black*
Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Sound Engineer At T T G] – Tom Hidley
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Cello – Raymond Kelley*
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Clarinet, Saxophone – John Rotella
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Copyist – Roy Caton
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], French Horn – George Price
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], French Horn, Tuba – Arthur Maebe*
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Guitar – Neil LeVang
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Guitar [12 String] – Carol Kaye
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Percussion – Kenneth Watson*
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Piano – Gene DiNovi
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Piano [Uncredited] – Mac Rebennack
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Saxophone, Flute – Plas Johnson
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Trombone – David Wells*
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Trumpet – Virgil Evans
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Tuba – John Johnson*
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Violin – David Anderle
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Vocals [Hypophone] – Kim Fowley
Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Voice Actor [Freak] – Vito Paulekas
Guitar [Uncredited], Vocals [Uncredited], Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar [With Clear White Light] – Elliot Ingber
Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Effects [Bobby Pin & Tweezers] – Ray Collins
Photography By [Cover] – Ray Leong
Producer – Tom Wilson (2)

Notes

Old UK double-album reissue of the original recording (Stereo only) somewhere in the early 70's, probably 1974.

Gatefold un-laminated cover: Verve logo to front & back.
2683 004 SELECT on back top-right & "Marketed by Polydor" bottom left.
Black/silver labels 2352 023 & 2352 024. Under the "Verve Records" logo it is written "Distributed Under Licence Of MGM Records Inc. Los Angeles, USA." in one line (see pictures).

Black & white half-tone inner spread with "Biographical Trivia", notes on compositions and a list of influential musicians & celebrities under the heading: "These people have contributed materially in many ways to make our music what it is. Please do not hold it against them".

Track D1: Sleeve says "...Child-Killer", label is plural "...Child-Killers"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, Stamped): VV6 5010 A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, Stamped): VV6 5010 B
Matrix / Runout (C-Side run-out, Stamped): VV6 5010 C
Matrix / Runout (D-Side run-out, Stamped): VV6 5010 D

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Mono, Hot Spot Ad)	Verve Records	V-5005-2	US	1966
Recently Edited	Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Promo, Mono)	Verve Records	V/5005-2	US	1966
	Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Hot Spot Ad, H.V. Waddell Press)	Verve Records	V6-5005-2, V6/5005-2, V/V6-5005-2	US	1966
	Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Hot Spot Ad)	Verve Records	V6-5005-2, V6 5005-2	Canada	1966
Recently Edited	Freak Out! (2×LP, Album, Repress)	Verve Records	V6-5005-2, V6/5005-2, V/V6-5005-2	US	1966