The Mothers of Invention

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The Mothers of Invention were an American rock band from California that served as the backing musicians for Frank Zappa, a self-taught composer and performer whose diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize[citation needed]. Their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1966 Freak Out! The Mothers of Invention 4 6
1967 Absolutely Free The Mothers of Invention 3.35 4
1968 We’re Only in It for the Money The Mothers of Invention 3.35 6
1968 Cruising With Ruben & The Jets Ruben & The Jets 3 5
1969 Uncle Meat The Mothers of Invention 4.5 5
1970 Burnt Weeny Sandwich The Mothers of Invention 5
1970 Weasels Ripped My Flesh The Mothers of Invention 5 5
1972 The Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa and The Mothers 6
1972 Pregnant The Mothers of Invention 5 1
1973 Over‐Nite Sensation The Mothers of Invention 4 6
1975 One Size Fits All Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention 4 5
1992 Playground Psychotics The Mothers of Invention 3
— Absolutely Free / Over-Nite Sensation The Mothers of Invention 1
— The Artisan RS 6406 Test Pressing (Acetate) The Mothers of Invention 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1969 Mothermania: The Best of The Mothers Compilation The Mothers of Invention 5 2
1969 The $&%£§*+ of the Mothers Compilation The Mothers of Invention 1
1975 Transparency Compilation The Mothers of Invention 1
1989 American Pageant Compilation The Mothers of Invention 1
1991 ’Tis the Season to Be Jelly Compilation The Mothers of Invention 4
2012 Mothermania Compilation The Mothers of Invention 1
— Necessity Is... Compilation The Mothers of Invention 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1971 Fillmore East, June 1971 Live The Mothers 4 5
1974 Roxy & Elsewhere Live Zappa / Mothers 6
1988 1969-07-08: The Ark, Boston, MA, USA Live The Mothers of Invention 2
1991 1967-09-30: 'Tis the Season to Be Jelly: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden Live The Mothers of Invention 1
1991 The Ark Live The Mothers of Invention 4
2011 Carnegie Hall Live Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1968-10-26: Olympia, Paris, France Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1969-02-23: Pachuco Hop: Rockpile, Toronto, ON, Canada Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1969-07-08: Live USA: The Ark, Boston, MA, USA Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1970-11-06: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1971-11-27: Poot Face Booogie: The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— 1971-11-27: The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Live The Mothers of Invention 1
— Swiss Cheese at the Festhalle Basel in 1974 Live The Mothers of Invention 1

Album + Soundtrack

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1971 200 Motels Soundtrack The Mothers of Invention 3

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1969 My Guitar / Dog Breath The Mothers of Invention 1
1971 Tears Began to Fall The Mothers of Invention 2

Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1972 Just Another Band From L.A. Live The Mothers 4

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