Mothermania: The Best of The Mothers

~ Release by The Mothers of Invention (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1Brown 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
A2Mother People
recording of:
Mother People
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
1:41
A3The Duke of Prunes
recording of:
The Duke of Prunes
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
5:09
A4Call Any Vegetable
recording of:
Call Any Vegetable
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
partial recording of:
Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
partial recording of:
Soft‐Sell Conclusion
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
4:31
A5The Idiot Bastard Son
recording of:
The Idiot Bastard Son
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
2:26
B1It Can’t Happen Here
recording of:
It Can’t Happen Here
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3:13
B2You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
engineer:
Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley and Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:
Roy Estrada
cello:
Edwin Beach, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley, Kurt Reher, Emmet Sargeant and Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:
Ray Collins
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:
Plas Johnson
French horn:
George Price
French horn and tuba:
Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:
Elliot Ingber, Carol Kaye, Neil Le Vang and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:
Paul Butterfield
percussion:
Gene Estes and Kenneth Watson
piano:
Gene DiNovi, Les McCann and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
trombone:
Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:
Roy Caton and Virgil Evans
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
violin:
David Anderle and Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:
Terry Gilliam
vocals:
Kim Fowley, Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas, Jeannie Vassoir and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
33:37
B3Who Are the Brain Police?
recording of:
Who Are the Brain Police?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3:22
B4Plastic 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
B5Hungry Freaks, Daddy
engineer:
Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley and Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:
Roy Estrada
cello:
Edwin Beach, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley, Kurt Reher, Emmet Sargeant and Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:
Ray Collins
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:
Plas Johnson
French horn:
George Price
French horn and tuba:
Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:
Elliot Ingber, Carol Kaye, Neil Le Vang and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:
Paul Butterfield
percussion:
Gene Estes and Kenneth Watson
piano:
Gene DiNovi, Les McCann and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
trombone:
Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:
Roy Caton and Virgil Evans
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
violin:
David Anderle and Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:
Terry Gilliam
vocals:
Kim Fowley, Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas, Jeannie Vassoir and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.353:27
B6America Drinks and Goes Home
recording of:
America Drinks & Goes Home
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:43