Freak Out! (mono)

~ Release by The Mothers of Invention (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

First press, mono

Annotation last modified on 2012-09-13 08:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
C1Trouble Comin’ Every Day
engineer:
Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley and Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:
Roy Estrada
cello:
Edwin Beach, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley (cellist), Kurt Reher (cellist), Emmet Sargeant and Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:
Ray Collins
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:
Plas Johnson
French horn:
George Price
French horn and tuba:
Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:
Elliot Ingber, Carol Kaye, Neil LeVang and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:
Paul Butterfield
percussion:
Gene Estes and Kenneth Watson
piano:
Gene DiNovi, Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Les McCann
trombone:
Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) and Virgil Evans
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:
David Anderle and Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:
Terry Gilliam
vocals:
Kim Fowley, Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas, Jeannie Vassoir and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Trouble Every Day
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
56:16
C2Help, I’m a Rock (Suite in Three Movements)
engineer:
Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley and Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:
Roy Estrada
cello:
Edwin Beach, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley (cellist), Kurt Reher (cellist), Emmet Sargeant and Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:
Ray Collins
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:
Plas Johnson
French horn:
George Price
French horn and tuba:
Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:
Elliot Ingber, Carol Kaye, Neil LeVang and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:
Paul Butterfield
percussion:
Gene Estes and Kenneth Watson
piano:
Gene DiNovi, Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Les McCann
trombone:
Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) and Virgil Evans
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:
David Anderle and Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:
Terry Gilliam
vocals:
Kim Fowley, Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas, Jeannie Vassoir and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Help, I’m a Rock
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
dedicated to:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
8:37
C3The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet (Unfinished Ballet in Two Tableaus)
engineer:
Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley and Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:
Roy Estrada
cello:
Edwin Beach, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley (cellist), Kurt Reher (cellist), Emmet Sargeant and Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:
Ray Collins
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:
Plas Johnson
French horn:
George Price
French horn and tuba:
Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:
Elliot Ingber, Carol Kaye, Neil LeVang and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:
Paul Butterfield
percussion:
Gene Estes and Kenneth Watson
piano:
Gene DiNovi, Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Les McCann
trombone:
Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) and Virgil Evans
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:
David Anderle and Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:
Terry Gilliam
vocals:
Kim Fowley, Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas, Jeannie Vassoir and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
312:17

Credits

Release group

included in:Threesome No. 1 (Freak Out! / Absolutely Free / We’re Only in It for the Money) by Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
part of:Zappa Official Release (number: 1) (order: 1)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 25) (order: 25)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 69) (order: 69)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 101) (order: 101)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 243) (order: 243)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 246) (order: 246)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/36466 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_mothers_of_invention/freak_out_/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000192864 [info]
Wikidata:Q835474 [info]