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

12" Vinyl 1: A - Absolutely Free & B - The M.O.I. American Pageant
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