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Absolutely Free
| Label | Zappa Records – ZR 3835-1UMe – 00824302383513 |
| Series | Zappa – 2 |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Stereo, 180 gram Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, Mono, 180 gram All Media, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered |
| Barcode | 0824302383513 |
| Country | Europe |
| Released | Dec 2017 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Style | Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock |
| Absolutely Free (#1 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios) | |||
| A1 | Plastic People | 3:42 | |
| A2a | The Duke Of Prunes | 2:13 | |
| A2b | Amnesia Vivace | 1:01 | |
| A2c | The Duke Regains His Chops | 1:52 | |
| A3a | Call Any Vegetable | 2:15 | |
| A3b | Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin | 7:00 | |
| A3c | Soft-Sell Conclusion & Ending Of Side #1 | 1:40 | |
| The M.O.I. American Pageant (#2 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios) | |||
| B1 | America Drinks | 1:53 | |
| B2 | Status Back Baby | 2:54 | |
| B3 | Uncle Bernie's Farm | 2:10 | |
| B4 | Son Of Suzy Creamcheese | 1:34 | |
| B5 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It | 7:30 | |
| B6 | America Drinks & Goes Home | 2:45 | |
| Bonus Section | |||
| C1 | Absolutely Free Radio Ad #1 | 1:01 | |
| C2 | Why Don’tcha Do Me Right? (1967 Single - Mono) | 2:39 | |
| C3 | Big Leg Emma (1967 Single - Mono) | 2:32 | |
| C4 | Absolutely Free Radio Ad #2 | 1:01 | |
| C5 | “Glutton For Punishment…” | 0:24 | |
| C6 | America Drinks (1969 Re-Mix) | 1:55 | |
| C7 | Brown Shoes Don’t Make It (1969 Re-Mix) | 7:27 | |
| C8 | America Drinks & Goes Home (1969 Re-Mix) | 2:42 | |
Artwork [Cover Art, Collages], Layout, Liner Notes – Zappa
Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Ami Hadani
Engineer [Remix] – David Greene
Lacquer Cut By – BG
Layout [Art & Package Restoration] – Michael Mesker
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Billy Mundi
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Bunk Gardner
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Don Preston
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Frank Zappa
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Jim Black
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Jim Sherwood
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Ray Collins
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Roy Estrada
Photography By [Additional] – Barry Feinstein
Photography By [Additional] – David Gahr
Photography By [Front Cover] – Alice Ochs
Photography By [Others] – Jerry Deiter
Photography By [Others] – Marshal Harmon
Producer – Frank Zappa (C1, C4 to C8)
Producer – Tom Wilson (A1 to B6, C2, C3)
Production Manager – Melanie Starks
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By] – Ahmet Zappa
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By] – Joe Travers
Remix – Dick Kunc (C6 to C8)
Transferred By [96K/24B Digital Transfers] – Joe Travers
Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Ami Hadani
Engineer [Remix] – David Greene
Lacquer Cut By – BG
Layout [Art & Package Restoration] – Michael Mesker
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Billy Mundi
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Bunk Gardner
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Don Preston
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Frank Zappa
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Jim Black
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Jim Sherwood
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Ray Collins
Musician [The Mothers Today] – Roy Estrada
Photography By [Additional] – Barry Feinstein
Photography By [Additional] – David Gahr
Photography By [Front Cover] – Alice Ochs
Photography By [Others] – Jerry Deiter
Photography By [Others] – Marshal Harmon
Producer – Frank Zappa (C1, C4 to C8)
Producer – Tom Wilson (A1 to B6, C2, C3)
Production Manager – Melanie Starks
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By] – Ahmet Zappa
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By] – Joe Travers
Remix – Dick Kunc (C6 to C8)
Transferred By [96K/24B Digital Transfers] – Joe Travers
50th Anniversary Release, 180 Gram Double LP Edition
All analog mastering from the original 1967 tape at Bernie Grundmand Mastering, Hollywood CA 2017.
Includes "The Complete Libretto" booklet, previously available in 1967 by mail order.
Released in a gatefold cover.
© 1967 ℗ 2017, mmxvii Zappa Family Trust.
Published worldwide Munchkin Music.
This is Official Release #2.
Recorded the week before Thanksgiving, November 1966 in Los Angeles at the Sunset-Highland Studios of T.T.G. Inc.
Edited and re-mixed in New York City at the MGM Studios the following week.
1st disc label has no track titles. They are listed inside the gatefold cover.
2nd disc label has no track titles. They are listed in "The Complete Libretto" booklet.
Side D has laser-etched artwork, no tracks.
European pressings with a white label label attached over the etching on side D.
Furthermore, the page order of the libretto is completely wrong.
The corrected version is .
Bonus section (Side C):
tracks C1, C4 & C5 © ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
tracks C2 & C3 © 1967 ℗ 1967, 2012, previously released
tracks C6 & C8 © 1967 ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
track C7 © 1967 ℗ 2016, previously released
All analog mastering from the original 1967 tape at Bernie Grundmand Mastering, Hollywood CA 2017.
Includes "The Complete Libretto" booklet, previously available in 1967 by mail order.
Released in a gatefold cover.
© 1967 ℗ 2017, mmxvii Zappa Family Trust.
Published worldwide Munchkin Music.
This is Official Release #2.
Recorded the week before Thanksgiving, November 1966 in Los Angeles at the Sunset-Highland Studios of T.T.G. Inc.
Edited and re-mixed in New York City at the MGM Studios the following week.
1st disc label has no track titles. They are listed inside the gatefold cover.
2nd disc label has no track titles. They are listed in "The Complete Libretto" booklet.
Side D has laser-etched artwork, no tracks.
European pressings with a white label label attached over the etching on side D.
Furthermore, the page order of the libretto is completely wrong.
The corrected version is .
Bonus section (Side C):
tracks C1, C4 & C5 © ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
tracks C2 & C3 © 1967 ℗ 1967, 2012, previously released
tracks C6 & C8 © 1967 ℗ 2017, previously unreleased
track C7 © 1967 ℗ 2016, previously released
Barcode – 8 24302 38351 3
Label Code – LC01846
Matrix / Runout (Label side A) – ZR 3835-1-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B) – ZR 3835-1-B
Matrix / Runout (Label side C) – ZR 3835-1-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched) – FVZ -2017-A HAPPY 50TH WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped) – -44 696- P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched) – FVZ -2017-B HAPPY 50TH WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped) – P.USA -44696-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched) – FVZ -2017-C PIGS WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped) – P.USA -44697-
Rights Society – BIEM/SDRM
Label Code – LC01846
Matrix / Runout (Label side A) – ZR 3835-1-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B) – ZR 3835-1-B
Matrix / Runout (Label side C) – ZR 3835-1-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched) – FVZ -2017-A HAPPY 50TH WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped) – -44 696- P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched) – FVZ -2017-B HAPPY 50TH WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped) – P.USA -44696-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched) – FVZ -2017-C PIGS WWW.ZAPPA.COM BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped) – P.USA -44697-
Rights Society – BIEM/SDRM