FRANK_ZAPPA_MOTHERS_OF_INVENTION ABSOLUTELY_FREE RARE_1967_VERVE_PROG_PSYCH_ROCK

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Rare Vintage Vinyl Record
FRANK ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF INVENTION - ABSOLUTELY FREE

ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ~ USA 1967 BLUE & SILVER LABEL VERVE STEREO ~ FOLD OPEN COVER
"Absolutely Free" is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa, and is a display of complex musical composition with political and social satire. The band had been augmented since Freak Out! by the addition of woodwinds player Bunk Gardner, keyboardist Don Preston, rhythm guitarist Jim Fielder and drummer Billy Mundi.

This album's emphasis is on interconnected movements, as each side of the original vinyl LP comprises a mini-suite. It also features one of the most famous songs of Zappa's early career, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," a track which has been described as a "condensed two-hour musical." In the book "Necessity Is...," former Mothers of Invention band member Ray Collins said that "Absolutely Free" is probably his favorite of the classic Mothers albums. 

Hard to find blue & silver label original 1967 First Pressing.

Label:
Verve V-5013X

Features:
original vintage 12-inch LP
blue label
first pressing
fold-open cover
original paper inner sleeve

Condition:

Disc: Near Mint —.
Very clean and glossy,
slight sleeve scuffs.

Cover: Very Good.
Very clean and bright,
solid, no splits, no writing,
top third of spine has some wear to the edge,
bottom edge of cover has small patch of wear.

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All songs written and composed by Frank Zappa. 
Side one: "Absolutely Free" (#1 in a Series of Underground Oratorios) 

1. "Plastic People" 3:40
2. "The Duke of Prunes" 2:12
3. "Amnesia Vivace" 1:01
4. "The Duke Regains His Chops" 1:45
5. "Call Any Vegetable" 2:19
6. "Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin" 6:57
7. "Soft-Sell Conclusion" 1:40
Side two: "The M.O.I. American Pageant" (#2 in a Series of Underground Oratorios) 
1. "America Drinks" 1:52
2. "Status Back Baby" 2:52
3. "Uncle Bernie's Farm" 2:09
4. "Son of Suzy Creamcheese" 1:33
5. "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" 7:26
6. "America Drinks & Goes Home" 

Personnel
The Mothers of Invention
Frank Zappa – guitar, conductor, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black – drums, vocals
Ray Collins – vocals, tambourine, PRUNE
Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
Billy Mundi – drums, percussion
Don Preston – keyboards
Jim Fielder – guitar, piano
Bunk Gardner – woodwinds
Additional personnel
Suzy Creamcheese (Lisa Cohen) – vocals on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
John Balkin – bass on "Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin" and "America Drinks"
Jim Getzoff – violin on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Marshall Sosson – violin on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Alvin Dinkin – viola on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Armand Kaproff – cello on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Don Ellis – trumpet on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
John Rotella – contrabass clarinet on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Herb Cohen – cash register machine sounds on "America Drinks & Goes Home"
Terry Gilliam, girlfriend and others – voices in "America Drinks & Goes Home"