Absolutely Free ~ Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

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Absolutely Free is the second studio album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on May 26, 1967, by Verve Records. Much like their 1966 debut Freak Out!, the album is a display of complex musical composition with political and social satire. The band had been augmented since Freak Out! by the addition of woodwinds player Bunk Gardner, keyboardist Don Preston, rhythm guitarist Jim Fielder, and drummer Billy Mundi; Fielder quit the group before the album was released, and his name was removed from the album credits.
The album's emphasis is on interconnected movements, as each side of the original vinyl LP comprises a mini-suite. It also features one of the most famous songs of frontman Frank Zappa's early career, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It", a track which has been described as a "condensed two-hour musical".
TrackList
00:00 Plastic People
03:42 The Duke Of Prunes
05:55 Amnesia Vivace
06:56 The Duke Regains His Chops
08:49 Call Any Vegetable
11:04 Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
18:05 Soft-Sell Conclusion
19:45 Big Leg Emma
22:17 Why Don't You Do Me Right?
24:53 America Drinks
26:45 Status Back Baby
29:40 Uncle Bernie's Farm
31:52 Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
33:25 Brown Shoes Don't Make It
40:56 America Drinks And Goes Home

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