Coming soon: The Mothers at The Whisky a Go Go 1968

Whisky A Go Go, 1968 compiles everything The Mothers of Invention played across their three sets at the Whisky on July 23, 1968. This extensive collection is newly remixed on 5 LP, 2 LP and 3 CD.

FZ recorded the entire evening with the possibility of an album project. Although bits were released by Zappa over the years, a full live album never happened & the tapes sat in the Vault for 55 years. 

Tracklist:

Disc 1

Side A

1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode I

2. America Drinks & Goes Home

3. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie

Side B

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)

Disc 2

Side C

1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II (Part 2)

2. Status Back Baby

3. Memories Of El Monte

4. Oh, In The Sky

5. Valerie

Side D

1. “Fun & Merriment”

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy

3. King Kong - Part 1

Disc 3

Side E

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 F

1. Della’s Preamble

2. The Duke - Take 1

3. The Duke - Take 2

4. Khaki Sack

Disc 4

Side G

1. The Whip

2. Whisky Chouflée

Side H

1. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It

2. Brown Shoes Shuffle

Disc 5

Side I

1. The Whip (FZ Mix)

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)

Side J

(No Music) – “Mothers” Silkscreen Image

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Joni Mitchell and Neil Young return to Spotify

 

In 2022 Joni Mitchell left the streaming platform Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young's protest over it hosting anti-vax content. Now both artist's music is back on Spotify.

Why is that? Read more here!

Official release: The Doors live in Sweden 1968

The Doors’ two legendary sets in Stockholm, Sweden on September 20, 1968, will be officially released on Record Store Day 2024.

The recordings were made by Sveriges Radio and they are highly regarded by many fans and have been bootlegged many times. But now the recordings have been mixed and mastered from the original four-track tapes by Bruce Botnick, the band’s longtime engineer andmixer,.

Seems like we will now get the definitive version of these performances by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore.

Check out your local participating independent record stores here: https://found.ee/RSD2024

Coming soon (?): Two books from inside the Zappa family

Frank Zappa fans can expect two interesting books to be released in the nearby future: Frank's daughter Moon Unit Zappa's "Earth to Moon – A Memoir" and Frank's brother in law John "Jay" Sloatman's "Frankly Zappa – An Unauthorized Biography".

"Yes, this is a book about growing up in the shadows of Frank Zappa, in a sexually free, but also dysfunctional world in 1970s LA."

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/earth-to-moon-moon-unit-zappa/1141966758

"From Jay’s unwavering loyalty on the road to his invaluable role as a surrogate father to the Zappa children, get ready to be immersed in enthralling stories, pivotal moments, and the complex dynamics within the Zappa family."
https://franklyzappa.com/