Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Edition) 180g LP (5LP Box Set) (Stereo/Mono) 1
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Edition) 180g LP (5LP Box Set) (Stereo/Mono) 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Zappa
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Edition) 180g LP (5LP Box Set) (Stereo/Mono)

Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

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SKU:
ZAPLP39175
UPC:
199957391757

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60th Anniversary Edition 180g 5LP Box Set!
Previously Unreleased Pre-Master Mix + the Mono Master Mix!
Includes Demos, Live Tracks & Collage Cuts!

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When Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention's Freak Out! arrived in the summer of 1966, it represented a seismic shift in what a rock album could be.

Released by Verve Records on June 27, 1966, as one of the first double albums in rock history — and virtually unprecedented as a debut release — Zappa and the Mothers rejected the prevailing conventions of the three-minute pop single, instead crafting an ambitious work that blended doo-wop, rhythm and blues, orchestral music, free jazz, tape manipulation, and biting social satire into a cohesive artistic statement. Set against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in American culture — amid the rise of the counterculture, the Vietnam War, and a growing distrust of mainstream values — the album skewered suburban conformity, celebrity culture, consumerism, and political complacency with a level of sophistication and irreverence that was virtually unprecedented in popular music. Its experimental structure, culminating in the groundbreaking sound collage "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet," helped redefine the possibilities of the LP, demonstrating that a rock album could function as a unified artistic work rather than simply a collection of songs. In doing so, Freak Out! expanded the creative vocabulary of popular music and helped define the increasingly ambitious and experimental direction rock would take in the latter half of the 1960s.

In fitting celebration of 60 years of Freak Out!, the newly expanded 60th anniversary edition 5LP Box Set is comprised of the heretofore unreleased 2LP pre-master mix, long out of print 2LP mono master mix, 1LP of highlights from the 60th anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set including recordings live at The Fillmore in San Francisco (1966) + Mothers demos, expanded booklet with rare photos, new essays, a very special new section of even more "Relevant Quotes," original double-sided fold-out Freak Out! Hot Spots Map by Frank Zappa, and litho print.

Features

  • 60th Anniversary
  • Limited Edition
  • 5LP Box Set
  • 180g Vinyl
  • Previously Unreleased 1966 Pre-Master Mix on 2LP
  • Long Out-of-Print 1966 Mono Master Mix on 2LP
  • 1LP of Demos, Live Tracks & Collage Cuts
  • Expanded Booklet with Rare Photos, New Essays & Even More "Relevant Quotes"
  • Original Double-Sided Fold-Out Freak Out! Hot Spots Map
  • Litho Print
  • Lift-Top Box

Selections

1966 Pre-Master Mix

Side One:
  1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  2. I Ain't Got No Heart
  3. Who Are the Brain Police?
  4. Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder
  5. Motherly Love
  6. How Could I Be Such a Fool?
Side Two:
  1. Wowie Zowie
  2. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  3. Any Way the Wind Blows
  4. I'm Not Satisfied
  5. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
Side Three:
  1. Trouble Every Day
  2. Help, I'm a Rock
  3. It Can't Happen Here
Side Four:
  1. Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

1966 Mono Mix

Side One:
  1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  2. I Ain't Got No Heart
  3. Who Are the Brain Police?
  4. Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder
  5. Motherly Love
  6. How Could I Be Such a Fool?
Side Two:
  1. Wowie Zowie
  2. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  3. Any Way the Wind Blows
  4. I'm Not Satisfied
  5. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
Side Three:
  1. Trouble Every Day
  2. Help, I'm a Rock
  3. It Can't Happen Here
Side Four:
  1. Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

60th Anniversary Box Set Highlights

Side One:
  1. Trouble Every Day (Mothers Demos)
  2. Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder (Mothers Demos)
  3. How Could I Be Such a Fool (Mothers Demos)
  4. I Ain't Got No Heart (Edited) (Mothers Demos)
  5. Love of My Life (Mothers Demos)
  6. I'm Not Satisfied (Mothers Demos)
Side Two:
  1. 4 Mothers in Rehearsal (Original Mothers Rehearsal 1966)
  2. Any Way the Wind Blows (Original Mothers Rehearsal 1966)
  3. The Downtown Talent Scout (Live in San Francisco, CA, 1966)
  4. Freak Out Ad
  5. Freak Out GTR Solo & Screams 7/4 (Freak Out Session Outtake Collage)
  6. Freak Out Zilofone (Freak Out Session Outtake Collage)
  7. Percussion Cue #3 (Freak Out Session Outtake Collage)

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