Artista: The Mothers

Álbum: Absolutely Free

Formato: Vinyl (LP, Album, Stereo), Vinyl (LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, Mono), All Media (Misprint, Reissue, Remastered)

Sello Discográfico: Zappa Records (ZR 3835-1), UMe (00824302383513)

Año de edición: Dec 2017

País: Europe

Género: Rock

Estilos: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

🎼 Lista de Temas:

• Absolutely Free (#1 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
• A1 - Plastic People (3:42)
• A2a - The Duke Of Prunes (2:13)
• A2b - Amnesia Vivace (1:01)
• A2c - The Duke Regains His Chops (1:52)
• A3a - Call Any Vegetable (2:15)
• A3b - Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin (7:00)
• A3c - Soft-Sell Conclusion & Ending Of Side #1 (1:40)
• The M.O.I. American Pageant (#2 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)
• B1 - America Drinks (1:53)
• B2 - Status Back Baby (2:54)
• B3 - Uncle Bernie's Farm (2:10)
• B4 - Son Of Suzy Creamcheese (1:34)
• B5 - Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:30)
• B6 - America Drinks & Goes Home (2:45)
• Bonus Section
• C1 - Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1 (1:01)
• C2 - Why Don’tcha Do Me Right? (1967 Single - Mono) (2:39)
• C3 - Big Leg Emma (1967 Single - Mono) (2:32)
• C4 - Absolutely Free Radio Ad #2 (1:01)
• C5 - “Glutton For Punishment…” (0:24)
• C6 - America Drinks (1969 Re-Mix) (1:55)
• C7 - Brown Shoes Don’t Make It (1969 Re-Mix) (7:27)
• C8 - America Drinks & Goes Home (1969 Re-Mix) (2:42)

👥 Créditos y Personal:

• Artwork [Cover Art, Collages], Layout, Liner Notes: Frank Zappa
• Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By]: Frank Zappa
• Engineer [Director Of Engineering]: Val Valentin
• Engineer [Recording Engineer]: Ami Hadani
• Engineer [Remix Engineer]: David Greene
• Lacquer Cut By: Bernie Grundman
• Layout [Art & Package Restoration]: Michael Mesker
• Mastered By: Bernie Grundman
• Musician [The Mothers Today]: Billy Mundi
• Musician [The Mothers Today]: Bunk Gardner
• Musician [The Mothers Today]: Don Preston
• Musician [The Mothers Today]: Frank Zappa

📝 Notas de la edición:

50th anniversary double LP edition housed in a gatefold jacket. Includes a 20-page saddle stitched booklet.

European misprint with a white label attached over the etching on side D.
Furthermore, the page order of the libretto is completely wrong.
The corrected version is found here: [r=13787965].

1st disc labels have no track titles. They are listed inside the gatefold cover.
2nd disc label has no track titles. They are listed in "The Complete Libretto" booklet.
Side D has laser-etched artwork, no tracks.

Bonus section (Side C):
Tracks C1, C4 & C5: © ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
Tracks C2 & C3: ([url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2109778-The-Mothers-Of-Invention-Why-Dont-You-Do-Me-Right]1967 Single - Mono[/url]) © 1967 ℗ 1967, 2012
Tracks C6 & C8: (1969 Re-Mix) © 1967 ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
Track C7: (1969 Re-Mix) © 1967 ℗ 2016

Runout details are hand etched except machine stamped 'P.USA', '-44 696-', '-44696-' and '-44697-'.

[Sticker:]
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention
Absolutely Free
50th anniversary 180 gram double L.P. edition
All analog mastering from the original 1967 tape along with a laser-etched bonus disc with 20 minutes of vault material, plus The Complete Libretto!

[Gatefold inside & libretto:]
© 1967 ℗ 1967, mmxvii Zappa Family Trust. Published worldwide Munchkin Music. [...] Frank Zappa, Zappa, FZ, Mothers of Invention, The Mothers, & [Zappa beard logo] are ZFT registered marks. [...] Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises. Universal International Music B.V. Gerrit Van Der Veenlaan 4, 3743 Dn, Baarn, Netherlands. Made in the EU. [...] This is Official Release #2.

[Libretto:]
This album was recorded the week before Thanksgiving, November 1966 in Los Angeles at the Sunset-Highland Studios of T.T.G. Inc., in a series of 4 sessions (about 25 studio hours). It was edited and re-mixed in New York City at the MGM Studios in 5 sessions (about 35 studio hours) the following week.
Mastered from the Original 1967 Analog Master Tapes [...] at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood CA 2017