Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) 5CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set 1
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) 5CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set 2
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Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) 5CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set

Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

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60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 5CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set!
Remastered 1966 Stereo, Pre-Master & Mono Master Mixes + Live Tracks, Demos & More!
Blu-Ray with New Surround, Dolby Atmos, Archival Mixes & Bonus Surround Track from the Vault!

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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 Super Deluxe Edition features 105 tracks in total, many of which have never been released. Produced by Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the CDs are comprised of the album's newly remastered 1966 stereo mix, heretofore unreleased Freak Out! pre-master mix, long-unavailable mono master mix, the Mothers live at The Fillmore in San Francisco (1966), demos, and a cornucopia of bonus material.

The Blu-Ray contains 196k/24b and 96k/24b high-res audio of the three different archival Freak Out! mixes from the super deluxe box, bonus audio with bespoke visualizers with rare and unseen photos, ATMOS + 5.1 immersive audio mixes by Studio1LA, expanded booklet with rare photos, new essays, a very special new section of even more "Relevant Quotes," and original double-sided fold-out Freak Out! Hot Spots Map by Frank Zappa.

Features

  • 60th Anniversary
  • Super Deluxe Edition
  • Limited Edition
  • 5CD & Blu-Ray Audio Box Set
  • CD 1: 1966 Stereo Mix (2026 Remaster)
  • CD 2: Previously Unreleased 1966 Pre-Master Mix
  • CD 3: 1966 Mono Mix
  • CD 4: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 1966
  • CD 5: Live at the Fillmore + Demos & Rarities
  • Blu-Ray: 48K24B Dolby Atmos, 48K24B Dolby TrueHD 5.1, 192K24B & 96K24B PCM Stereo, Bonus Track "Groupie Bang Bang" & Bespoke Visualizers
  • Expanded Booklet with Rare Photos, New Essays & Even More "Relevant Quotes"
  • Original Double-Sided Fold-Out Freak Out! Hot Spots Map

Selections

CD 1

1966 Stereo Mix (2026 Remaster)
  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
  7. Wowie Zowie
  8. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  9. Any Way The Wind Blows
  10. I'm Not Satisfied
  11. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
  12. Trouble Every Day
  13. Help, I'm a Rock
  14. It Can't Happen Here
  15. The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

CD 2

1966 Pre-Master Mix
  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
  7. Wowie Zowie
  8. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  9. Any Way the Wind Blows
  10. I'm Not Satisfied
  11. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
  12. Trouble Every Day
  13. Help, I'm a Rock
  14. It Can't Happen Here
  15. The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

CD 3

1966 Mono Mix
  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
  7. Wowie Zowie
  8. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  9. Any Way the Wind Blows
  10. I'm Not Satisfied
  11. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
  12. Trouble Every Day
  13. Help, I'm a Rock
  14. It Can't Happen Here
  15. The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

CD 4

Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
24 June, 1966
  1. Band Introductions at The Fillmore West
  2. Motherly Love
  3. Plastic People
  4. You're So Fine
  5. Trouble Every Day
  6. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  7. I'm Not Satisfied
  8. Wedding Dress Song / The Handsome Cabin Boy
24 February, 1966
  1. Mothers Rock Out
  2. Coquette
  3. I'm a Rollin' Stone
25 June, 1966
  1. Motherly Love
  2. Plastic People
  3. You Didn't Try to Call Me
  4. I'm Not Satisfied
  5. Wedding Dress Song / The Handsome Cabin Boy
  6. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  7. Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder

CD 5

Fillmore Auditorium Continued + Demos & Rarities
Date Unknown, most likely 24 February, 1966
  1. Mothers Rock Out II
  2. The Downtown Talent Scout
Original Mothers Rehearsal 1966
  1. "Every Day I Have the Blues"
  2. Tick Tock
  3. 4 Mothers in Rehearsal
  4. Any Way the Wind Blows
  5. How Could I Be Such a Fool - False Starts
  6. How Could I Be Such a Fool
  7. The Story of My Life
Mothers Demos
  1. Any Way the Wind Blows
  2. I'm So Happy I Could Cry
  3. Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder
  4. How Could I Be Such a Fool
  5. Trouble Every Day
  6. I Ain't Got No Heart (Edited)
  7. Love of My Life
  8. I'm Not Satisfied
Freak Out – Mono Vocal Reference Mixes
  1. Motherly Love
  2. I'm Not Satisfied
  3. I Ain't Got No Heart
  4. How Could I Be Such a Fool
  5. You Didn't Try to Call Me (Edited)
  6. Freak Out Ad
Freak Out Session Outtake Collage
  1. Freak Out GTR Solo & Screams 7/4
  2. Freak Out Zilofone
  3. Percussion Cue #3

Blu-Ray

Freak Out! – The Album + Bonus Track "Groupie Bang Bang"
Mixed by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel, Studio1LA, 2026
48K24B Dolby Atmos
48K24B Dolby TrueHD 5.1
192K24B & 96K24B PCM Stereo

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