Absolutely Free

~ Release by Frank Zappa / The Mothers of Invention (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Digital transfer. Non-barcoded issue, with plain silver design CD face. (See later RCD 10093 AAD USA issue with barcode and Zappa on CD face)
Which was further remastered + art in 1995

The Mothers of Invention play all their own musical backgrounds. The only exception on this disc is "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" where they have added 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 trumpet and 1 contra-bass clarinet.

SPARS Code: AAD
Matrix / Runout: 818 PUMPKIN 12/88 RCD10093 1DA1

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-14 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Plastic People
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Plastic People
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
is based on:
Louie Louie
4.353:42
2The Duke of Prunes
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
The Duke of Prunes
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:13
3Amnesia Vivace
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Amnesia Vivace
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:01
4The Duke Regains His Chops
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
The Duke Regains His Chops
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:48
5Call Any Vegetable
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Call Any Vegetable
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
52:20
6Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
37:00
7Soft‐Sell Conclusion
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Soft‐Sell Conclusion
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
41:41
8Big Leg Emma
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Big Leg Emma
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:31
9Why Don’tcha Do Me Right?
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
membranophone:
Jimmy Carl Black
membranophone and percussion:
Billy Mundi
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Why Don’tcha Do Me Right?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:37
10America Drinks
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
America Drinks
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.51:53
11Status Back Baby
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Status Back Baby
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:54
12Uncle Bernie’s Farm
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Uncle Bernie’s Farm
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
32:11
13Son of Suzy Creamcheese
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Son of Suzy Creamcheese
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
31:34
14Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet)
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
47:30
15America Drinks & Goes Home
engineer:
Ami Hadani
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Carl Black
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Mundi
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
keyboard:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
tambourine:
Ray Collins
woodwind:
Bunk Gardner
conductor:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
America Drinks & Goes Home
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
42:46

Credits

Release group

included in:Absolutely Free / Over‐Nite Sensation
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: 2) (order: 2)
inspired the name of series:Absolutly Free Festival
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/36721 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-mothers-of-invention/absolutely-free/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/90167/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198347 [info]
Wikidata:Q332556 [info]