News | Frank Zappa Box Set Features Unreleased Studio and Live Tracks

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For The Mothers’ 50th Anniversary

Frank Zappa’s The Mothers 1970 is slated for reissue in a 4CD box set and digital format, out on June 26 via Zappa Records/UMe. It features 70 unreleased studio and live recordings from his short-lived but celebrated lineup consisting of drummer Aynsley Dunbar, keyboardist George Duke, organist Ian Underwood, bassist Jeff Simmons, and โ€œFlo & Eddieโ€ (the Turtlesโ€™ Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman who had to use an alias because of contractual limitations).

The release is in celebration of the Mothers’ 50th anniversary. The Zappa Trust also recently streamed the live cut “Portuguese Fenders” which was recorded on Zappa’s personal tape recorder.

โ€œZappa Vaultmeisterโ€ Joe Travers wrote on the liner notes: “Itโ€™s no secret that Frank was excited about this group. The cast of characters and their personalities, musically and personally, made for a very eventful and humorous chapter in Zappaโ€™s career. Frank had a blast with these guys. Their sound was unique, their humor was like no other and yet their time was ultimately short-lived.”

The Mothers 1970 Tracklist

Disc 1 โ€“ Trident Studios, London, England June 21-22, 1970
1. Red Tubular Lighter
2. Lola Steponsky
3. Trident Chatter
4. Sharleena (Roy Thomas Baker Mix)
5. Item 1
6. Wonderful Wino (FZ Vocal)
7. โ€œEnormous Cadenzaโ€
8. Envelopes
9. Red Tubular Lighter (Unedited Master)
10. Wonderful Wino (Basic Tracks, Alt. Take)
11. Giraffe โ€“ Take 4
12. Wonderful Wino (FZ Vocal, Alt. Solo)

Disc 2 โ€“ Live Highlights Part 1 โ€“ โ€œPiknikโ€ VPRO June 18, 1970 / Pepperland September 26, 1970
1. Introducingโ€ฆThe Mothers (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
2. Wonderful Wino (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
3. Concentration Moon (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
4. Mom & Dad (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
5. The Air (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
6. Dog Breath (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
7. Mother People (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
8. You Didnโ€™t Try to Call Me (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
9. Agon (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
10. Call Any Vegetable (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
11. King Kong Pt. I (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
12. Igorโ€™s Boogie (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
13. King Kong Pt. II (Live on โ€œPiknikโ€ June 18, 1970)
14. What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are? (Live at Pepperland September 26, 1970)
15. Bwana Dik (Live at Pepperland September 26, 1970)
16. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Live at Pepperland September 26, 1970)
17. Do You Like My New Car? (Live at Pepperland September 26, 1970)
18. Happy Together (Live at Pepperland September 26, 1970)

Disc 3 โ€“ Live Highlights Part 2 โ€“ Hybrid Concert: Santa Monica August 21, 1970 / Spokane September 17, 1970
1. โ€œWelcome to El Monte Legion Stadium!โ€ (Live)
2. Agon (Live)
3. Call Any Vegetable (Live)
4. Pound for a Brown (Live)
5. Sleeping in a Jar (Live)
6. Sharleena (Live)
7. The Air (Live)
8. Dog Breath (Live)
9. Mother People (Live)
10. You Didnโ€™t Try to Call Me (Live)
11. King Kong Pt. I (Live)
12. Igorโ€™s Boogie (Live)
13. King Kong Pt. II (Live)
14. โ€œEat It Yourselfโ€ฆโ€ (Live)
15. Trouble Every Day (Live)
16. โ€œA Series of Musical Episodesโ€ (Live)
17. Road Ladies (Live)
18. โ€œThe Holiday Inn Motel Chainโ€ (Live)
19. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening? (Live)
20. What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are? (Live)

Disc 4 โ€“ Live Highlights Part 3 โ€“ FZ Tour Tape Recordings
1. โ€œWhatโ€™s The Deal, Dick?โ€
2. Another M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath (Live)
3. Paladin Routine #1 (Live)
4. Portuguese Fenders (Live)
5. The Sanzini Brothers (Live)
6. Guitar Build โ€™70 (Live)
7. Would You Go All The Way? (Live)
8. Easy Meat (Live)
9. โ€œWho Did It?โ€
10. Turn It Down! (Live)
11. A Chance Encounter in Cincinnati
12. Pound for a Brown (Live)
13. Sleeping in a Jar (Live)
14. Beloit Sword Trick (Live)
15. Kong Solos Pt. I (Live)
16. Igorโ€™s Boogie (Live)
17. Kong Solos Pt. II (Live)
18. Gris Gris (Live)
19. Paladin Routine #2 (Live)
20. King Kong โ€“ Outro (Live)

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