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Overview

As an enduring work, Fillmore East: June 1971 is a mixed bag, but it does represent the peak of the Flo & Eddie edition of the Mothers. Most of the songs are essentially comedy routines set to music, often dealing with the life of a touring rock musician and, of course, the various opportunities for sexual adventure therein; in one scenario, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan reprise their Turtles hit "Happy Together" in exchange for sexual favors. The humor is often glib and juvenile, marking the beginnings of Frank Zappa's tactic of making complex music more accessible with half-sardonic arena-frontman antics and crowd-pleasing dirty jokes. Whether one considers the results funny and parodic or crass and pandering, the band is undeniably good, especially as showcased on "Little House I Used to Live In," "Willie the Pimp, Pt. 1," and "Peaches en Regalia." ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date: 07/31/2012
Label: Zappa Records
UPC: 0824302384527
Rank: 2290

Tracks

  1. Little House I Used To Dream In
  2. The Mud Shark
  3. What Kind of Girl Do You Think We We Are?
  4. Bwana Dik
  5. Latex Solar Beef
  6. Willie the Pimp, Pt. 1
  7. Willie the Pimp, Pt. 2
  8. Do You Like My New Car?
  9. Happy Together
  10. Lonesome Electric Turkey
  11. Peaches En Regalia
  12. Tears Began To Fall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Zappa & the Mothers   Primary Artist
Frank Zappa   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Talking,Keyboards,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
John Lennon   Primary Artist
The Mothers   Primary Artist
The Mothers of Invention   Primary Artist
Yoko Ono   Primary Artist
Bob Harris   Vocals (Background),Vocals,Keyboards
Jim Pons   Vocals (Background),Bass,Vocals,Talking,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Ian Underwood   Vocals (Background),Wind,Guitar,Vocals,Woodwind,Keyboards
Don Preston   Bass,Keyboards,Mini Moog,Moog Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Aynsley Dunbar   Guitar,Drums
Mark Volman   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part,Talking,Vocals
Howard Kaylan   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part,Talking,Vocals

Technical Credits

Barry Keene   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Frank Zappa   Audio Production,Composer,Dialogue,Producer
Jim Pons   Dialogue
Frank Zappa & the Mothers   Performer
Alan Gordon   Composer
Toby Foster   Mixing,Mastering
Ferenc Dobronyi   Repackaging
Cal Schenkel   Artwork,Cover Design
Bob Stone   Remastering,Digital Remastering
Mark Volman   Dialogue
Howard Kaylan   Dialogue
Garry Bonner   Composer
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