THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION: ABSOLUTELY FREE

 

Studio Album, released in 1967

Songs / Tracks Listing

- Absolutely Free (19:34) :
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 & Ending Of Side #1 (1:40)
- The M.O.I. American Pageant (18:35) :
8. America Drinks (1:52)
9. Status Back Baby (2:52)
10. Uncle Bernie's Farm (2:09)
11. Son Of Suzy Creamcheese (1:33)
12. Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:26)
13. America Drinks & Goes Home (2:43)

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Bonus tracks on CD editions:
8. Big Leg Emma (2:32)
9. Why Don'tcha Do Me Right? (2:37)

Line-up / Musicians

- Frank Zappa / guitar, vocals, conductor, arranger & co-producer
- Ray Collins / vocals, tambourine
- Roy Estrada / bass, vocals
- Don Preston / keyboards
- Jim Fielder / guitar, piano
- Bunk Gardner / saxophone
- Jim Black / drums, vocals
- Bill Mundi / drums, percussion

With:
- Suzy Creamcheese (Lisa Cohen) / vocals (14)
- John Balkin / bass (6,10)
- Jim Getzoff / violin (14)
- Marshall Sosson / violin (14)
- Alvin Dinkin / viola (14)
- Armand Kaproff / cello (14)
- Don Ellis / trumpet (14)
- John Rotella / contrabass clarinet (14)
- Herb Cohen / cash register machine sounds (15)
- Terry Gilliam, girlfriend and others / voices (15)