The **** of the Mothers
| The **** of the Mothers | |
|---|---|
Tom Wilson |
The **** of the Mothers is an out-of-print compilation album of early works by
Motorhead Sherwood. This was the first of numerous repackaged "Best Of" LPs put out by MGM that were not authorized by Frank Zappa; Mothermania is the only one that Zappa worked on and approved.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Status Back Baby" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Wowie Zowie" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "You Didn't Try to Call Me" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin" | 6:57 |
| 5. | "Soft-Sell Conclusions" | 1:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bow-Tie Daddy" | 1:22 |
| 2. | "Uncle Bernie's Farm" | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Concentration Moon" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Flower Punk" | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Motherly Love" | 2:45 |
Credits
- Frank Zappa – guitar, conductor, vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black – percussion, drums, vocals
- Ray Collins– harmonica, cymbals, sound effects, tambourine, vocals, finger cymbals
- Elliot Ingber – alternate lead and rhythm guitar
- guitarron, soprano vocals
- Gene Estes – percussion
- Eugene Di Novi – piano
- Neil Le Vang – guitar
- John Rotella – clarinet, sax
- Kurt Reher – cello
- Raymond Kelley – cello
- Paul Bergstrom – cello
- Emmet Sargeant – cello
- Joseph Saxon – cello
- Edwin V. Beach – cello
- Arthur Maebe – French horn, tuba
- George Price – French horn
- John Johnson – tuba
- Carol Kaye – 12-string guitar
- Virgil Evans – trumpet
- David Wells – trombone
- Kenneth Watson – percussion
- Plas Johnson – sax, flute
- Roy Caton – copyist
- Carl Franzoni – freak
- Vito – freak
- Kim Fowley – (featured on hypophone)
- Benjamin Barrett – contractor
- David Anderle
- Motorhead Sherwood– noises
- Mac Rebennack– piano
- Paul Butterfield
- Les McCann – piano
Production
- Producer: Tom Wilson
- Arranged and conducted by Frank Zappa
- Art direction: Sid Maurer
- Cover art: Abe Gurvin
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The XXXX of the mothers of invention". allmusic. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ISBN 978-0803260054.