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 More precise info on the new release (The way I see it, this should be a
very dynamite show):
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION TAKE THE SUNSET STRIP BY STORM ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, WHISKY A GO GO, 1968
19th April 2024 0 By John Deaux
The hand-scrawled ad in the L.A. Free Press — an open invitation to Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s all-night affair at one of their
favorite venues, L.A.’s historic Whisky a Go Go — laid things out in black and white as to what Zappa and the band’s intentions were for that
soon-to-be historic evening. It read: “The Mothers of Invention cordially invite you to join them on Tuesday, July 23, 1968 when they will be taking
over the Whisky a Go Go for 5 full hours of unprecedented merriment, which will be secretly recorded for an upcoming record album. Dress optional.
Starting sometime in the evening. R.S.V.D.T.”
The show was billed on the Whisky marquee as “Mothers Of Invention – Recording Session,” and thus, Zappa had indeed recorded the entire
evening’s aural festivities with the intention of releasing an album. That project never quite fully materialized — until now. Whisky a Go Go,
1968, the latest provocative live collection to be released from The Vault, will be released June 21 via Zappa Records/UMe. Produced by Ahmet Zappa
and Joe Travers, this extensive collection, some 55-plus years in the making, compiles everything The Mothers of Invention played across their three
sets that night, complete and newly remixed in 2023 from hi-res 24-bit/96kHz digital transfers of the original 1” 8-track analog tapes by Craig
Parker Adams at Winslow CT Studios. A Super Deluxe Edition box set will be released on both 5LP 180-gram black vinyl or 3CD, and feature a booklet
with many unseen photos from the night’s events, along with copious liner notes by Vaultmeister Joe Travers, an essay by Pamela Des Barres of the
Zappa-signed group The GTO’s who played that evening, and an interview by Ahmet Zappa with the legendary Alice Cooper, whose own band made a most
momentous splash at the Whisky that night as one of the featured acts.
Beginning today, fans can hear a previously unreleased version of “The Duke,” which at the time of the Whisky ’68 recording was a brand new
composition. In characteristic fashion Zappa took advantage of the opportunity and treated the evening like a “Recording Session” as stated on the
marquee the night of the event, and played “The Duke” in full twice. Both takes are included in this comprehensive release.
Listen to “The Duke – Take 2”and pre-order Whisky a Go Go, 1968 here: https://frankzappa.lnk.to/WhiskyAGoGo1968PR
The 5LP collection contains nine sides of music all told, while the 10th side features a silkscreen printed image, and will also include an extra
special bonus — a custom turntable mat. In addition to the 5LP set, a 2LP Highlights edition will also be available, spotlighting highlights from
all three sets. All vinyl was cut from a hi-res digital file by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2023 and is being pressed at Optimal:
Media in Germany on BioVinyl, a new environment-friendly formulation and sustainable product made from bio-based PVC (polyvinyl chloride). The
petroleum previously required for PVC production is replaced by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases. Through the use of renewable
energies and recycled raw materials, CO2 emissions are significantly reduced. More information about BioVinyl is available here: https://www.optimal-media.com/en/news/biovinyl/
Finally, a standalone, complete digital edition of Whisky a Go Go 1968 will be made available on all major hi-res streaming services.
Early on during the Whisky proceedings — right after the quite gnarly eight-minute “Tiny Sick Tears Jam” — Zappa told the eclectic gathering
of freaks and hippie-cum-hipster music geeks alike, “The purpose of this evening is supposedly to make some recordings of The Mothers live, in
person.” Zappa’s core intention of live invention that night was to capture an entire Mothers performance on multi-track tape. The only other time
this had occurred was two months earlier at the Miami Pop Festival on May 18, 1968, when Eddie Kramer had documented The Mothers’ set on 1”
8-track tape. For the Whisky engagement, Zappa had hired the Wally Heider remote truck, which itself had been outfitted with a 1” 8-track recorder
that would be helmed by recording engineer Dick Kunc.
The choice of venue was no accident either. The Whisky had been very good to The Mothers over their formative years, and this showcase event was a way
to give back to the place where manager Herb Cohen had persuaded producer Tom Wilson to witness Zappa and The Mothers perform in late 1965. That
ultimately resulted in the band securing a record contract with MGM, not to mention planting the seeds of the fruitful relationship that developed
between Zappa and Wilson. By the time The Mothers came back to the Whisky in July 1968, they had quite well established themselves as leaders of the
underground.
Led by Zappa on guitar and vocals, The Mothers’ formidable lineup for this extravaganza included Ray Collins (vocals, percussion), Ian Underwood
(alto sax), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax, flute), Don Preston (keyboards, gong), Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax, percussion), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals),
Art Tripp (drum set, percussion), and Jimmy Carl Black (drum set, percussion).
Along with the three individual sets The Mothers played that night, there were also performances by Alice Cooper, Wild Man Fischer, The GTO’s, and a
still-mysterious guitar player from New Jersey named Joe Piresanti. The ensuing mayhem during these performances — “from time to time, there’ll
be interesting events taking place here in the arena, to keep you occupied,” as Zappa put it — was duly captured on film as well. Vito, Szou, Carl
and The Freaks writhed and contorted themselves in an orgy-like state on the floor in front of the stage, while The GTO’s danced, twirled, and
screamed along for the entire evening, hands down the most raucous and most verbally reassuring cheerleading section in the house. Besides all their
gyrating, whooping, and hollering, The GTO’s also performed a pair of carefully hand-selected numbers onstage during “King Kong – Part 2.”
Other notable scenesters in attendance that evening were The BTO’s, Kim Fowley (whom, at FZ’s insistence, joins in vocally early on in the set, a
la his accompaniment on Freak Out!), The Turtles, John Mayall, Elliot Ingber (a former Mother now part of The Fraternity Of Man), and members of The
Rolling Stones.
What attendees and participants alike witnessed that night at the Whisky — keeping in mind that some audience members had to be swapped in and out
from set to set, since people were lined up around the block to get in (Thank you teenagers, one and all). Linchpin songs like “Memories of El
Monte” and “Help, I’m A Rock” were there, and well known from the beginning days of The Mothers’ L.A. gigs. Improvisation was critical —
“Just start playing something nice, in G minor. Make it up,” Zappa implores before The Mothers dive into “Improvisation: Episode II” — plus,
there were doo-wop chops for days (“Valerie,” the soaring falsetto from Roy Estrada in “Oh, In The Sky”). As for Zappa himself, not only did
he commence the first set by utilizing his trademark hand signals to direct the band in real time, he also got to deploy his then newly acquired Les
Paul Gold Top guitar before the Bigsby tailpiece and other experimental modifications on the instrument had been implemented.
For his part, Alice Cooper remains thankful to this day for not only what Zappa saw in his fledgling group, but for giving them a cherished slot on
that fateful Whisky night. “Nobody would touch us except Frank. He was the only one that even gave us the time of day,” as Cooper related to Ahmet
Zappa in the liners. “He saw something specific in us that was pretty insane. All the record companies wanted the next Buffalo Springfield, and we
were not that.” No, they were decidedly not that — and Alice Cooper collectively lit the Whisky ablaze with an incendiary performance of their own
that set the table for a career that’s still in full swing.
“It truly was a night of nights,” as Travers oh-so-succinctly put it in the liners. “The Mothers performance wasn’t perfect, but very good.
Frank was in good spirits, the band played well, and the sequence of songs did capture the group’s live repertoire of the time.” The Mothers were
already poised for greater pastures and pastimes ahead by virtue of the music they would soon enough be creating for their next studio album, one that
would arrive before the tail end of 1968 — the doo-wop-inspired concept piece, Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. But for five glorious hours on a
hot mid-1968 summer night in L.A., the Whisky a Go Go was the most happening place to be. To best absorb the contents of Whisky a Go Go 1968, we
should all follow the advice given by GTO’s royalty Miss Pamela Des Barres, who implores us to “listen to all of this album in its entirety and
try to envision the Whisky a Go Go that long ago night. It happened in a space and time that will never come again, so buckle up, baby, close your
eyes, let your imagination soar, and set your freak free.”
Tracklists
3CD – SUPER DELUXE
CD 1
1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode I
2. America Drinks & Goes Home
3. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie
4. My Boyfriend’s Back
5. Bust His Head
6. Tiny Sick Tears Jam
7. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”
8. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II
9. Status Back Baby
10. Memories Of El Monte
11. Oh, In The Sky
12. Valerie
CD 2
1. “Fun & Merriment”
2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
3. King Kong – Part 1
4. King Kong – Part 2
5. Octandre
6. Whisky Improvisation: Episode III
7. Meow
8. God Bless America
9. Presentation Of Wings
10. Plastic People
11. Della’s Preamble
12. The Duke – Take 1
13. The Duke – Take 2
14. Khaki Sack
CD 3
1. The Whip
2. Whisky Chouflée
3. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
4. Brown Shoes Shuffle
Bonus Vintage Mixes
5. The Whip (FZ Mix)
6. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)
5LP – SUPER DELUXE
Side 1
1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode I
2. America Drinks & Goes Home
3. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie
Side 2
1. My Boyfriend’s Back
2. Bust His Head
3. Tiny Sick Tears Jam
4. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”
5. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II (Part 1)
Side 3
1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II (Part 2)
2. Status Back Baby
3. Memories Of El Monte
4. Oh, In The Sky
5. Valerie
Side 4
1. “Fun & Merriment”
2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
3. King Kong – Part 1
Side 5
1. King Kong – Part 2
2. Octandre
3. Whisky Improvisation: Episode III
4. Meow
5. God Bless America
6. Presentation Of Wings
7. Plastic People
Side 6
1. Della’s Preamble
2. The Duke – Take 1
3. The Duke – Take 2
4. Khaki Sack
Side 7
1. The Whip
2. Whisky Chouflée
Side 8
1. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
2. Brown Shoes Shuffle
Side 9 – Bonus Vintage Mixes
1. The Whip (FZ Mix)
2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)
Side 10
No Music – “Mothers” Silkscreen Image
2LP – WHISKY A GO GO 1968 HIGHLIGHTS
Side 1
1. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie
2. My Boyfriend’s Back
3. Bust His Head
4. Tiny Sick Tears Jam
Side 2
1. “Fun & Merriment”
2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
3. King Kong
Side 3
1. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”
2. The Duke – Take 2
3. Khaki Sack
Side 4
1. The Whip (FZ Mix)
2. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
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I've preordered this from Recordstore UK. It's good to have reminders of FZ's earlier development. It's just a pity that abundant examples of Hot Rats
Sessions type material of the early Mothers aren't available.
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Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 1: That One Night in 1968) 2:44 feat. Joe Travers and Pamela des Barres
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America Drinks & Goes Home (Live At Whisky a Go Go/1968)
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Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 2: The Vault Film)
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Next video is announced to premiere in two days:
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention - Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968 (Vault Footage)
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Video and album are out now, i already found the album yesterday on my favourite stealmusicsite and gave it a first listen. The audioquality is not
perfect (not entirely free from distortion here and there) but in general surprisingly enjoyable, i am sure fans will like it.
I'm actually no massive fan of original mothers live programs (for often being a little bit lengthy and noodlish) but really liked this for most part.
Imho it can be highly recommended.
The video consists of the silent super8 footage that the vaultmeister mentionend in a former video, of course synced with the audio from the event. It
works quite good as a free sample for for what to expect from buying the entire album.
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last video out to promote the whisky a go go disc set: Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 4: Their First Show at The Whisky)
and but also: Apostrophe multi disc sets announced (though not to be found on the official website yet):
facebook link
Due on September 13, 2024:
5CD + 1 Blu-Ray box set and 2LP + 1 single
Disc 1 – Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster
01. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
02. Nanook Rubs It
03. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
04. Father O’Blivion
05. Cosmik Debris
06. Excentrifugal Forz
07. Apostrophe
08. Uncle Remus
09. Stink-Foot
Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2024
Source: Original 1/4” 1974 2-track Dolby-encoded analog master tape
192K24B WAV transfer by Joe Travers, 2023
Album Session Bonus Tracks
10. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
11. Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake)
12. Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
13. Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3)
14. Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
15. Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
16. Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
17. Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
18. Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
Disc 2 – Bonus Concert #1 Colorado Springs, Colorado – 21 March, 1974
01. Show start/Band Intros
02. Village Of The Sun
03. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
04. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
05. Babbette
06. Approximate
07. Cosmik Debris
08. Pygmy Twylyte
09. The Idiot Bastard Son
10. Cheepnis
11. Montana
12. Dupree’s Paradise Intro
Disc 3 – Colorado Springs, Colorado – 21 March, 1974 Continued…
01. Dupree’s Paradise
02. Is There Anything Good Inside Of You?
03. Florentine Pogen
04. Kung Fu
05. Penguin In Bondage
06. T’Mershi Duween
07. The Dog Breath Variations
08. Uncle Meat
09. RDNZL
10. Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes
Disc 4 – Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974
01. Inca Roads – Salt Lake City, Utah – 3-18-74 – Terrace Ballroom
02. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
03. Stink-Foot
04. RDNZL
05. Village Of The Sun
06. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
07. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
08.Penguin In Bondage
09. T’Mershi Duween
10. The Dog Breath Variations
11. Uncle Meat
12. Building A Girl
Disc 5 – Dayton, OH continued
01. Dinah-Moe Humm
02. Camarillo Brillo
03. Pygmy Twylyte
04. Room Service
05. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
06. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
07. Nanook Rubs It
08. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
09. Father O’Blivion
+ more Bonus Swill
10. Apostrophe TV Ad
11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow- Single Edit
12. Goteborg GTR
13. Approximate
14. …the poodle bites…
BLU-RAY AUDIO: Apostrophe (‘) – The Album
Dolby Atmos* / Dolby TrueHD 5.1* / Dolby TrueHD 1974 Quadraphonic / 192K24B Stereo / 96K24B Stereo
1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O’Blivion
5. Cosmik Debris
6. Excentrifugal Forz
7. Apostrophe
8. Uncle Remus
9. Stink-Foot
2-LP + 7-inch expanded “Yellow Snow” color vinyl version featuring the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from
the Vault, highlights of the bonus tracks and a “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” single reissue.
LP1 – Side One
Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
Nanook Rubs It
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
Father O’Blivion
Cosmik Debris
LP1 – Side Two
Excentrifugal Forz
Apostrophe
Uncle Remus
Stink-Foot
LP2 – Side Three
Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
Apostrophe’ (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
…the poodle bites…
LP2 – Side Four
Cosmik Debris (Live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 3-21-74)
Approximate – Bale (Live in Basel, Switzerland, 10-1-74)
Goteborg Gtr (Live in Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-25-74)
Apostrophe TV Ad
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Wow! I am going to need a lot of Yellow Snow Cones for that tour deforce...
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