Cruising with Ruben & the Jets - The Mothers of Invention

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Cruising with Ruben & the Jets is the fourth studio album by the Mothers of Invention, released under the alias Ruben and the Jets. Released on December 2, 1968 on Bizarre and Verve Records with distribution by MGM Records, it is a concept album, influenced by 1950s doo-wop and rock and roll. The album's concept deals with a fictitious Chicano doo-wop band called Ruben & the Jets, represented by the cover illustration by Cal Schenkel, which depicts the Mothers of Invention as anthropomorphic dogs. It was conceived as part of a project called No Commercial Potential, which produced three other albums: Lumpy Gravy, We're Only in It for the Money and Uncle Meat.
Tracks:
Cheap Thrills
Love of My Life
How Could I Be Such a Fool?
Deseri
I'm Not Satisfied
Jelly Roll Gumdrop
Anything
Later That Night
You Didn't Try to Call Me
Fountain of Love
No. No. No.
Any Way the Wind Blows
Stuff Up the Cracks

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