The Mothers Of Invention - Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers)


  • Singer: The Mothers Of Invention
  • Album's title: Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers)
  • Genre: Rock
  • Label: Verve Records ‎– V6-5068X
    Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
    Country: US
    Date of released: 1972
    Category: Rock
    Style: Avantgarde
  • Format: FLAC MP3 MOD DXD AUD ASF FLAC AHX AA
  • Size MP3 ZIP: 1441 mb
  • Size FLAC ZIP: 1643 mb
  • Rating: 3.9/5
  • Votes: 306
The Mothers Of Invention - Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers)

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Tracklist

A1 Brown Shoes Don't Make It 7:26
A2 Mother People 1:41
A3 The Duke Of Prunes 5:09
A4 Call Any Vegetable 4:31
A5 The Idiot Bastard Son 2:26
B1 It Can't Happen Here 3:13
B2 You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here 3:37
B3 Who Are The Brain Police? 3:22
B4 Plastic People 3:40
B5 Hungry Freaks, Daddy 3:27
B6 America Drinks & Goes Home 2:43

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
  • Published By – Frank Zappa Music

Credits

  • Composed By – Frank Zappa
  • Design, Cover – Cal Schenkel
  • Engineer – Ami Hadani, Dick Kunc, Gary Kellgren, Tom Hidley
  • Producer – Frank Zappa, Tom Wilson

Notes

Mothermania:
Some tracks are a bit different to the original versions; all FREAK OUT! tracks are alternate stereo mixes; all WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY tracks are alternate mono mixes; and all ABSOLUTELY FREE tracks are the original Absolutely Free mixes (but "Call Any Vegetable" has been shortened).
A2; Mother People [new mono mix]
A4; Call Any Vegetable [edit]
A5; The Idiot Bastard Son [new mono mix & edit]
B1; It Can't Happen Here [new stereo mix & edit]
B2; You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here [new stereo mix]
B3; Who Are the Brain Police? [new stereo mix]
B5; Hungry Freaks, Daddy [new stereo mix]

Released in a gatefold cover.
Disc with dark blue MGM and Verve logos on white background.

Published by Frank Zappa Music Co, Inc. BMI
A Division of Third Story Music Co.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label matrix): MGS 1840
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label matrix): MGS 1841

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
V6-5068X The Mothers Of Invention* Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) ‎(LP, Comp) Verve Records V6-5068X US 1969
710 021 The Mothers Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers ‎(LP, Comp) Verve Records 710 021 Germany 1969
V6-5068 The Mothers Of Invention* Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Verve Records V6-5068 Australia 1969
2317 047 The Mothers Of Invention* Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers ‎(LP, Comp, RE) Verve Records 2317 047 UK 1973
V6-5068 The Mothers Of Invention* Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Verve Records V6-5068 New Zealand 1969




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