The Mothers 1971
Box set by
Frank Zappa
ReleasedMarch 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
RecordedJune 1, 1971 – December 10, 1971
Genre
Length592:27 (8CD)
94:03 (Rainbow Theatre 3LP)
LabelZappa
ProducerAhmet Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show
(2021)		 The Mothers 1971
(2022)		 Zappa/Erie
(2022)

The Mothers 1971 is a boxset by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on March 18, 2022. It is a compilation of live music mainly consisting of several shows recorded at the Fillmore East which were originally intended for album Fillmore East – June 1971, including an encore with guest musicians John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which had been previously released on the CD Playground Psychotics. The boxset also includes a 'hybrid show' recorded in Harrisburg and Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 3, and June 1, respectively, as well as a homemade radio spot, a single version of the song "Tears Began To Fall" (along with its B-Side), and lastly, a recording from the Rainbow Theatre in London, England, on December 10.[1] This would be the final show the band would play in 1971, as it concluded with Frank Zappa being pushed off the stage by an audience member, causing life-altering injuries, a months-long hiatus from performing live, and thus putting an end to the tour and this era of Zappa's career.[2] [3]

Track listing

CD 1: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 1
No.TitleLength
1."Peaches En Regalia"4:18
2."Tears Began To Fall"2:45
3."Shove It Right In"7:28
4."Status Back Baby"2:28
5."Concentration Moon, Pt. 1"1:26
6."The Sanzini Brothers (Sodomy Trick)"1:30
7."Concentration Moon, Pt. 2"2:11
8."Mom & Dad"4:12
9."Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra"1:38
10."Billy the Mountain"30:28
11."King Kong"20:37
Total length:79:00
CD2: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 2
No.TitleLength
1."Peaches En Regalia"4:32
2."Tears Began To Fall"2:47
3."Shove It Right In"7:18
4."Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra"1:41
5."Billy the Mountain"34:41
6."Little House I Used To Live In"4:43
7."The Mud Shark"3:22
8."What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?"5:04
9."Bwana Dik"1:58
10."Latex Solar Beef"4:23
11."Willie the Pimp"3:45
Total length:74:13
CD 3: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 5, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd)
No.TitleLength
1."Do You Like My New Car?"7:46
2."Happy Together"3:21
3.""Any Chord Of Your Choice""1:44
4."King Kong, Pt. 1"4:22
5."Lonesome Electric Turkey"2:34
6."King Kong, Pt. 2"19:37
Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 1
No.TitleLength
7."Filmore Improvisation"3:38
8."Peaches en Regalia"3:31
9."Tears Began To Fall"2:50
10."Shove It Right In"9:26
11."Status Back Babby"2:34
12."Concentration Moon, Pt. 1"1:29
13."The Sanzini Brothers (Sodomy Trick)"1:37
14."Concentration Moon, Pt. 2"2:17
15."Mom & Dad"3:59
Total length:70:44
CD 4: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 1 (cont'd)
No.TitleLength
1."The Story of Billy the Mountain"3:43
2."Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra"1:39
3."Billy the Mountain"35:59
4."Chunga's Revenge"14:07
Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2
No.TitleLength
5.""Herd Of Cattle""2:10
6."Peaches En Regalia"3:42
7."Tears Began To Fall"2:41
8."Shove It Right In"6:47
Total length:70:48
CD 5: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd)
No.TitleLength
1."The Story Of Billy The Mountain"2:54
2."Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra"1:38
3."Billy the Mountain"33:10
4.""Conglomerate Assembly""1:13
5."Little House I Used To Live In"4:50
6."The Mud Shark"5:12
7."What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?"4:41
8."Bwana Dik"1:55
9."Latex Solar Beef"3:57
10."Willie the Pimp"4:22
11."Do You Like My New Car?"7:04
12."Happy Together"3:42
Total length:74:39
CD 6: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, June 6, 1971 - Show 2 (cont'd) - John & Yoko Encore Set
No.TitleLength
1."Well"9:03
2."Say Please"1:31
3."King Kong"1:09
4."Aaawk"3:10
5."Scumbag"5:52
6."A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono"6:28
Radio Spot, Single Version, B-Side & Outtakes
No.TitleLength
7."Homemade Radio Spot"2:17
8."Tears Began To Fall - Single Version"2:49
9."Junier Mintz Boogie - Single B-Side"2:54
10."Homemade Radio Spot Outtakes"6:35
Bonus Hybrid Concert: Harrisburg/Scranton, PA 1971
State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA, June 3, 1971 (tracks 11-20)
No.TitleLength
11."Peaches en Regalia"3:45
12."Tears Began To Fall"2:46
13."Shove It Right In"7:34
14."Status Back Baby"2:27
15."Concentration Moon, Pt. 1"1:27
16."The Sanzini Brothers (Burning Hoop Trick)"2:28
17."Concentration Moon, Pt. 2"2:11
18."Mom & Dad"2:14
19."My Boyfriend's Back"1:25
20."Tiny Sick Tears"1:12
Total length:70:19
CD 7: Bonus Hybrid Concert: Harrisburg/Scranton, PA 1971
State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA, June 3, 1971 (tracks 1-3, parts of track 4), Watres Armory, Scranton, PA, June 1, 1971 (parts of track 4, tracks 5-6)
No.TitleLength
1."Call Any Vegetable"8:32
2."The Story Of Billy The Mountain"1:14
3."Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra"1:30
4."Billy the Mountain"36:31
5."Willie the Pimp"9:40
6."King Kong (Outro)"1:19
Rainbow Theatre, London, England, December 10, 1971
No.TitleLength
7."Zanti Serenade"12:39
8."Peaches en Regalia"3:20
9."Tears Began To Fall"2:40
Total length:77:25
CD 8: Rainbow Theatre, London, England, December 10, 1971 (cont'd)
No.TitleLength
1."Shove It Right In"6:54
2.""Pain In The Ass""2:25
3."Divan: Once Upon A Time"4:36
4."Divan: Sofa #1"2:56
5."Pound For A Brown, Pt. 1"5:40
6."Super Grease"3:01
7."Pound For A Brown, Pt. 2"7:50
8."Sleeping In A Jar"2:24
9."Wonderful Wino"4:51
10."Sharleena"4:38
11."Cruising For Burgers"3:39
12.""That's Your Tough Luck""2:08
13."King Kong"21:44
14."I Want to Hold Your Hand"2:32
Total length:75:19

Rainbow Theatre (3LP)

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Zanti Serenade"12:39
2."Peaches en Regalia"3:20
3."Tears Began To Fall"2:41
Total length:18:40
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Shove It Right In"6:55
2.""Pain In The Ass""2:25
3."Divan: Once Upon A Time"4:36
4."Divan: Sofa #1"2:56
Total length:16:52
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Pound For A Brown, Pt. 1"5:40
2."Super Grease"3:02
3."Pound For A Brown, Pt. 2"7:50
4."Sleeping In A Jar"2:26
Total length:18:58
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Wonderful Wino"4:51
2."Sharleena"4:38
3."Cruising For Burgers"3:39
Total length:13:08
Side E
No.TitleLength
1.""That's Your Tough Luck""2:08
2."King Kong - Part I"11:42
Total length:13:50
Side F
No.TitleLength
1."King Kong - Part II"10:02
2."I Want to Hold Your Hand"2:33
Total length:12:35

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Chart performance for The Mothers 1971
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 41

References

  1. ↑ "Zappa's Legendary 1971 Fillmore East Run, and Shocking Final Rainbow Theatre Gig Commemorated with Definitive Eight-Disc Boxed Set". Frank Zappa. January 13, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "When Frank Zappa was nearly killed on stage by a jealous boyfriend". Far Out Magazine. December 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "New Frank Zappa Box Set Contains Audio of When He Was Almost Killed by Fan". Newsweek. March 21, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Frank Zappa & The Mothers – The Mothers 1971" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Frank Zappa & The Mothers – The Mothers 1971" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Frank Zappa & The Mothers – The Mothers 1971" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Frank Zappa & The Mothers – The Mothers 1971" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Frank Zappa & The Mothers – The Mothers 1971". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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