*** LP ： USA 1967 / Verve / V6-5013 ***
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B+ / A- / SPSE
ジャケット：アメリカンスタイルの武骨な分厚い見開きジャケット。上辺開口部10cmほど割れ。四隅軽いスレ、四辺は薄スレちらほら。表裏とも薄スレがそこそこ出ています。中面はわずかな薄シミ、薄スレのみできれい。
ディスク：レーベルは微細なヒゲがほんの少し。盤面は薄スレちらほらの美品です。
マトリクスは。
V6-5013 SIDE 1 M∂S672
V6-5013 SIDE 2 M∂S673

フランク・ザッパ＆ザ・マザーズ・オブ・インヴェンションの2作目「アブソルートリー・フリー」。
R&B,ジャズ・ロック、現代音楽的エッセンスがぐっと凝縮された初期ザッパ／マザーズの大名作であります。
こんなところでコメントするのも恥ずかしいですが、これからザッパを聴いていこうというならば「フリークアウト」「ホット・ラッツ」とともに最適な一枚と思います。
基本中の基本。

米国オリジナル盤。
初期プレス品です。



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)
No. Title Length
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" 2:43

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 musicians

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"

Note
(Jim Sherwood was credited as a member of The Mothers on the album's original release, but he actually joined the band during the recording of We're Only in It for the Money, and he isn't featured on this album.)

Production

Frank Zappa producer, arranger, layout design, cover art, collage, liner notes
Tom Wilson producer
Val Valentin director of engineering
Ami Hadani engineer
David Greene remixing
Doug Sax mastering
Ferenc Dobronyi cover design
Cal Schenkel cover design
Alice Ochs cover photo
Jerry Deiter photography
Alice Ochs artwork