The Mothers Of Invention* – Absolutely Free

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Label:	Verve Records – V/V6-5013X, Verve Records – V6-5013
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Repress, MGM Record Mfg. Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1967
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

Tracklist

	Absolutely Free (#1 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)	19:34
A1	Plastic People	3:40
A2a	The Duke Of Prunes	2:12
A2b	Amnesia Vivace	1:01
A2c	The Duke Regains His Chops	1:45
A3a	Call Any Vegetable	2:19
A3b	Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin	6:57
A3c	Soft-Sell Conclusion & Ending Of Side #1	1:40
	The M.O.I. American Pageant (#2 In A Series Of Underground Oratorios)	18:35
B1	America Drinks	1:52
B2	Status Back Baby	2:52
B3	Uncle Bernie's Farm	2:09
B4	Son Of Suzy Creamcheese	1:33
B5	Brown Shoes Don't Make It	7:26
B6	America Drinks & Goes Home	2:43

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division

Credits

Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor, Performer – Frank Zappa
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Remix] – David Greene
Engineer, Recorded By – Ami Hadani
Layout, Artwork By [Cover Art, Collages], Liner Notes – Zappa*
Musician – Billy Mundi, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Jim Black*, Jim Sherwood*, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada
Photography By [Front] – Alice Ochs
Photography By [Other] – Jerry Deiter, Marshal Harmon
Producer – Tom Wilson (2)

Notes

Released in a gatefold cover.
Side A is ''un-banded'': the tracks are NOT separated by wider grooves. (See images)
First cat.nr. on cover, second on labels.
Label sides printed as "Side 1" & "Side 2"
"WAR means WORK for ALL" is visible above "BUY AMERICA" flag. (See images)
Runouts are etched, except stamped MGM block "S".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in side A runout): MGM block "S" stamp
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): V6-5013 SIDE 1 MGS-672 - RE-1 [Block "S"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): V6-5013 SIDE 2 MGS-673

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Absolutely Free (LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Record Division Pressing)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V/V6-5013X, V6-5013	US	1967
Recently Edited	Absolutely Free (LP, Album, Mono, MGM)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V/V6-5013X, V-5013	US	1967
Recently Edited	Absolutely Free (LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records	VLP 9174, VLP. 9174, V 5013	UK	1967
	Absolutely Free (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Verve Records	710 006	Germany	1967
Recently Edited	Absolutely Free (LP, Album, Stereo, 1st press)	Verve Records, Verve Records	SVLP 9174, V6 5013	UK	1967