Album US 1969 on Bizarre Records label
Jazz and Rock (Musique Concrète, Avant-garde, Fusion, Doo-Wop, Experimental, Parody)
Original Bizarre/Reprise Records release. Issued with gatefold sleeve and 12-page color booklet (drawings, photos, paintings). Discs with Bizarre labels and liners. First cat# on labels and spine, second on front cover and inside the gatefold. Reprise W7Arts roundel logo on labels, re 3rd cat#. (The 'Bizarre' label used Reprise cat system, whilst 'Straight' used its own through Reprise) Recorded at Apostolic Studios, NYC October 1967-February 1968 Percussion overdubs at Sunset Sound, LA March-April, 1968 [Note: Sunset Sound Recorders in 1968] A3 (later titled "Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution") as "400 Days Of The Year" on label Drummer Billy Mundi is credited as "...on some pieces before he quit to join Rhinoceros" Special thanks to: Ruth Komanoff who plays marimba and vibes with Artie on many of the tracks, and Nelcy Walker the soprano voice with Ray & Roy on Dog Breath & The Uncle Meat Variations.
The Mothers , album by | |
Art Tripp dr, *1944 US timpani, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, wood block, bells, chimes, small, drums, cheerful outlook & specific enquiries | |
Jimmy Carl Black dr, voc, 1938-2008 US drums, droll humor, poverty | |
Billy Mundi dr, voc, 1942-2014 US drums, some tracks | |
Jerry Hansen , effects, percussion effects, engineer | |
Roy Estrada b, voc, eb, *1943 US electric bass, soprano vocals, pachuco falsetto, cheeseburgers | |
Ian Underwood , *1939 US electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celesta, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, copyist, special assistance, industrial relations, teen appeal | |
Don Preston syn, ep, *1932 US electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice | |
Frank Zappa voc, g, 1940-1993 US guitar, percussion, vocals, low grade, producer, written by | |
Ruth Komanoff dr, marimba, vibraphone, many tracks | |
Bunk Gardner ts, *1933 US piccolo flute, clarinet, flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bassoon | |
Nelcy Walker soprano vocals | |
Ray Collins voc, tam, h, 1936-2012 US soprano vocals, swell vocals, vocals | |
Motorhead Sherwood tam, bs, 1942-2011 US tambourine, technician, equipment setter-upper - when he's not hustling local groupies, choreography, pop star, obstinance, tenor saxophone, frenetic stylings | |
Irving Berlin voc, 1888-1989 US written by, uncredited | |
Richard Berry voc, key, 1935-1997 US written by, uncredited | |
Pamela Zarubica , voice, uncredited |
Cal Schenkel design, package designed by |
Dick Kunc engineer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme | The Mothers | 1:54 | |
2 | The Voice Of Cheese | The Mothers | 0:27 | |
3 | 400 Days Of The Year | The Mothers | 5:56 | |
4 | Zolar Czakl | The Mothers | 0:57 | |
5 | Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague | The Mothers | 5:51 | |
6 | The Legend Of The Golden Arches | The Mothers | 1:24 | |
7 | The Mothers Play Louie Louie At The Royal Albert Hall In London | The Mothers | 2:28 | |
8 | The Dog Breath Variations | The Mothers | 1:36 | |
9 | Sleeping In A Jar | The Mothers | 0:49 | |
10 | Our Bizarre Relationship | The Mothers | 1:05 | |
11 | The Uncle Meat Variations | The Mothers | 4:40 | |
12 | Electric Aunt Jemima | The Mothers | 1:53 | |
13 | Prelude To King Kong | The Mothers | 3:24 | |
14 | God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go) | The Mothers | 1:22 | |
15 | A Pound For A Brown On The Bus | The Mothers | 1:29 | |
16 | Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) | The Mothers | 5:08 | |
17 | Mr. Green Genes | The Mothers | 3:10 | |
18 | We Can Shoot You | The Mothers | 1:48 | |
19 | "If We'd All Been Living In California . . . " | The Mothers | 1:29 | |
20 | The Air | The Mothers | 2:57 | |
21 | Project X | The Mothers | 4:47 | |
22 | Cruising For Burgers | The Mothers | 2:19 | |
23 | King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio) | The Mothers | 0:53 | |
24 | King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom DeWild) | The Mothers | 1:15 | |
25 | King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It) | The Mothers | 1:44 | |
26 | King Kong (The Gardner Varieties) | The Mothers | 6:17 | |
27 | King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks) | The Mothers | 0:29 | |
28 | King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival . . . The Underwood Ramifications) | The Mothers | 7:22 |