The Mothers Of Invention* – We're Only In It For The Money

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Label:	Verve Records – 2317-034
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress , Howards
Country:	UK
Released:	1972
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1		Are You Hung Up
A2		Who Needs The Peace Corps
A3		Concentration Moon
A4		Mom And Dad
A5		Bow Tie Daddy
A6		Harry, You're A Beast
A7		What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
A8		Absolutely Free
A9		Flower Punk
A10		Hot Poop
B1		Nasal Retentive Caliope Music
B2		Let's Make The Water Turn Black
B3		The Idiot Bastard Son
B4		Lonely Little Girl
B5		Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
B6		What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
B7		Mother People
B8		The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny

Companies, etc.

Marketed By – Polydor
Printed By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.

Credits

Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
Design [Fashions] – Tiger Morse
Design [Plaster Figures & All Other Artwork] – Cal Schenkel
Drums, Trumpet, Vocals – Jimmy Carl Black
Drums, Vocals – Billy Mundi
Electric Bass, Vocals – Roy Estrada
Engineer [Record & Remix], Voice [Interruptions] – Dick Kunc
Engineer, Voice [Whispering] – Gary Kellgren
Executive-Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
Featuring – Spider*
Performer – Don Preston
Performer [Snorks] – Dick Barber
Performer [Telephone] – Suzy Creamcheese
Photography By – Jerrold Schatzberg*
Piano, Woodwind – Ian Underwood
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Edited By, Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
Woodwind [All] – Bunk Gardner

Notes

This is the "Distributed under license of MGM" label:
Do not confuse with this 1st stereo UK issue with the 'partial censoring on vinyl'
The Mothers - We're Only In It For The Money

The mothers today :
Frank Zappa: Guitar, piano, lead vocals, weirdness & editing.
Billy Mundi: Drums, vocal, yak & black lace underwear.
Bunk Gardner: All woodwinds, mumbled weirdness.
Roy Estrada: Electric bass, vocals, asthma.
Don Preston: Retired
Jimmy Carl Black: Indian of the group, drums, trumpet, vocals.
Ian Underwood: Piano, woodwinds, wholesome.
Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood: Road manager, soprano & baritone saxophone, all purpose weirdness & teen appeal (we need it desperately).
Suzy Creamcheese: Telephone
Dick Barber: Snorks

Also :
Gary Kellgren: Engineer for two months of basic sessions at Mayfair studios is the one doing all the creepy whispering.
Dick Kunc, record & remix engineer for the final month of recording at Apostolic Studios is the one responsible for the cheerful interruptions.
Eric Clapton (noted phoilosopher & guitarist with The Cream) has graciously consented to speak to you in several critical area. (Courtesy Atco Records)
Spider (from a group that hasn't destroyed your minds yet...) is the one who wants you to turn your radio around.

Note :
All the music heard on this album was composed, arranged & scientifically mutilated by Frank Zappa (with the exception of a little bit of surf music). None of the sounds are generated electronically... they are all the product of electronically altering the sounds of normal instruments. The orchestral segments were conducted by Sid Sharpe under the supervision of the composer.

"The present day composer refuses to die!" Edgard Varese, July 1921

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (runout a-side): 2317034 A//1∇420 12
Matrix / Runout (runout b-side): 2317034 B//1∇420 12
Barcode (runout a-side variant 2): 2317034 A//2∇420 12 5 04
Barcode (runout b-side variant 2): 2317034 B/2∇/420 12 6 04

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6-5045X, V6-5045, V/V6 5045X	US	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, Loew's Incorporated Division)	Bizarre Records	710 012		1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold)	Verve Records	VLP 9199, VLP. 9199	UK	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6 5045X, V6 5045, V/V6 5045X	Canada	1968
New Submission	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Repress)	Verve Records	V6-5045X, V6-5045	US	1968