Release 2008 in an approved Frank Zappa Master from 1993
Frank Zappa - born 1940 together with his schoolmate DON VAN VLIET he founded a
first band called the BLACKOUT, back in the late 50s.
Around this time 50s & early 60s he wrote songs some recorded by his band The SOUL GIANTS.
In 1966 his new named band MOTHERS OF INVENTION signed to MGM-Verve and
released FREAK OUT (1966), a great psych influenced double album (must be one of..if not
the first double LP in Rock) produced by Tom Wilson.
This and the following albums, showed him as a musical forerunner ahead of his time.... mixing
psych-rock, Doo-Wop, orchester-parts, avantgarde uncluding jazz influences toped and
garnished by his great guitar playing and with his special lyrics.
In 1969 he established his own label Bizarre - Straight, producing and releasing other acts ,
like CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ; WILDMAN FISHER or ALICE COOPER .
In Dec. 1993 he died of cancer, what a loss for the music.
Style: Psych ; Progressive ; Avantgarde ;
Connection of the first 10 years..See :
Captain Beefheart ; Geronimo ; Jimmy Carl Black (one last appearance see: Boogie Stuff);
Fraternity Of Man ; Factory incl. Lowell George ; Buffalo Springfield ; Ruben & The Jets ;
Grandmothers ; Rhinoceros ; Turtles ; Flo & Eddie ; Don Preston ; George Duke ; J.L.Ponty ;
Sugar-Cane Harris ; John Mayall ; Aynsley Dunbar Ret. ; Journey ; Jeff Simmons ; U.K. ;
Monkees ; Grand Funk Railroad ; Terry Bozzio ; Jack Bruce ; Shuggy Otis ;
Musicians:
1966-1969 :
Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals; Elliott Ingber, Jim Fielder - guitars;
Roy Estrada - bass; Jim Carl Black, Bill Mundi - drums, perc., voc.;
Don Preston - keyboards; Bunk Gardner - horns; Ray Collins - voc.;
68: Ian Underwood - piano, sax,clarinet; Jim Motorhead Sherwood - sax;
69: Arthur Tripp III - drums; Ruth Underwood (Komanoff) - marimba, vibes;
1970 :
FZ; ++ Ian Underwood - piano, sax,clarinet, flute; Captain Beefheart - vocals;
Sugar Cane Harris, Jean Luc Ponty - violin; Max Bennett, Shuggy Otis - bass;
John Guerin, Paul Humphrey, Ron Selico - drums;
Mothers - 1972:
Frank Zappa + Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan - lead vocals;
Ian Underwood - winds, keyboards, voc.; Jim Pons- bass, voc.;
Aynsley Dunbar - drums, perc.; Don Preston - keyboard, mini-moog;
Tracks : all songs written by F.Zappa
Hungry Freaks Daddy 3:27
I aint got no Heart 2:30
Who are the Brain Police? 3:22
Go cry on Somebodys elses Shoulder (Zappa-Collins) 3:31
Motherly Love 2:45
How could I be such a Fool 2:12
Wowie Zowie 2:45
You didnt try to call me 3:17
Anyway the Wind blows 2:52
Im not satisfied 2:37
Youre probably wondering why Im here 3:37
Trouble every Day 6:16
Help, Im a Rock 8:37
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet 12:17