構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 00:43:36

Full performer name: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals); Ray Collins (vocals); Bunk Gardner (saxophone); Don Preston (keyboards, vocals); Roy Estrada (bass, vocals); Jimmy Carl Black, Billy Mundi (drums, percussion, vocals). This package contains the complete libretto (clean American version), plus two additional tracks not included on the original release. Lyricist: Frank Zappa. Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Carl Black (vocals, guitar); Jim Sherwood (woodwinds); Don Preston (keyboards); Roy Estrada (drums); John Rotella (percussion); Don Ellis, Lisa Cohen, Herb Cohen, Pamela Zarubica, Kurt Retar (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Frank Zappa. Photographers: Jerry Deiter; Marshal Harmon; Alice Ochs. Arranger: Frank Zappa. Before becoming obsessed with sex, politics and the Synclavier, Frank Zappa was a performer of great whimsy, who here, on his second album, was singing about such topics as fruits and vegetables while also displaying a developing critical attitude toward American social mores. Dense with musical references from "Louie Louie" to Holst's "The Planets," ABSOLUTELY FREE is a testament to the young Zappa's awesome musical breadth. These Mothers of Invention lack the precision of Zappa's later combos, but give a firm R&B grounding to his experimentation. ABSOLUTELY FREE includes the classic "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," a biting parody of suburban American values, along with forgotten masterpieces like "Call Any Vegetable," a tune pointing out the ease with which we can become in tune with our little green buddies.

エディション | Reissue

録音 | ステレオ (Studio)