Absolutely Free

~ Release by The Mothers of Invention (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

50th anniversary remastered reissue. Includes the full libretto. Side 4 etched

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-09 12:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1: A - Absolutely Free & B - The M.O.I. American Pageant
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1 1Plastic People
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Plastic People
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
4.353:40
1 2The Duke of Prunes
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
The Duke of Prunes
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:12
1 3Amnesia Vivace
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Amnesia Vivace
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:01
1 4The Duke Regains His Chops
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
The Duke Regains His Chops
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:45
1 5Call Any Vegetable
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Call Any Vegetable
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
52:19
1 6Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
36:57
1 7Soft‐Sell Conclusion & Ending of Side #1
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Soft‐Sell Conclusion
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
41:40
2 1America Drinks
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
America Drinks
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.51:52
2 2Status Back Baby
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Status Back Baby
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:52
2 3Uncle Bernie’s Farm
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Uncle Bernie’s Farm
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:09
2 4Son of Suzy Creamcheese
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Son of Suzy Creamcheese
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:33
2 5Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet)
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
47:26
2 6America Drinks & Goes Home
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
America Drinks & Goes Home
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:43
12" Vinyl 2: Bonus Material
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3 1Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1
1:01
3 2Why Don’tcha Do Me Right
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Why Don’tcha Do Me Right?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:40
3 3Big Leg Emma
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Big Leg Emma
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:32
3 4Absolutely Free Radio Ad #2
1:01
3 5“Glutton for Punishment…”
0:24
3 6America Drinks (1969 remix)
recording of:
America Drinks
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
1:55
3 7Brown Shoes Don’t Make It (1969 remix)
recording of:
Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
7:28
3 8America Drinks & Goes Home (1969 remix)
recording of:
America Drinks & Goes Home
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
2:47