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Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention cover
Studio album by Frank Zappa
Released November 21, 1985
May 16, 1995 (reissue)
Recorded November 1981 - September 1985
Genre Experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock
Length 43:46 (reissue)
Label Barking Pumpkin Records
Capitol Records
Producer Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
Frank Zappa chronology
The Old Masters Box One
(1985)		 Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
(1985)		 Does Humor Belong in Music?
(1986)

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is a 1985 album by Frank Zappa. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Barking Pumpkin Records was a Record label created by Frank Zappa in 1981 Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director The Old Masters Box One is a Box set by Frank Zappa, the first in a series Does Humor Belong in Music? is a live album by Frank Zappa. It features concert recordings from October–December 1984 Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director It was originally released in two slightly different versions in the US and Europe, but the two versions were later combined and reissued on a compact disc first on the European "Zappa Records" disc, released in 1990, and on a Rykodisc CD in 1995. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group.

The album's title is a reference to the lobby group, the PMRC, who were campaigning to require record companies to put warning stickers on albums they considered offensive. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President The original US version of the album contains the track, "Porn Wars" — a sound collage featuring excerpts from PMRC hearings. This track was omitted from non-US versions, and replaced with three other pieces: "I Don't Even Care", co-written by Zappa and Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and two instrumental tracks — "One Man, One Vote" (a Synclavier composition) and "H. Johnny "Guitar" Watson ( February 3, 1935 - May 17, 1996) was an American musician whose long career influenced the development R. 2911," which collates some of the backing music "Porn Wars", without the PMRC hearing excerpts and other dialogue.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

US version

Side one

  1. "We're Turning Again" – 4. 55
  2. "Alien Orifice" – 4. 03
  3. "Yo Cats" (Zappa, Tommy Mars) – 3. Tommy Mars (real name Tommy Mariano is a keyboard player best known for his work with Frank Zappa. 31
  4. "What's New in Baltimore?" – 5. 21

Side two

  1. "Little Beige Sambo" – 3. 02
  2. "Porn Wars" – 12. 04
  3. "Aerobics in Bondage"– 3. 16

European version

Side one

  1. "We're Turning Again" – 4. 55
  2. "Alien Orifice" – 4. 03
  3. "Yo Cats" (Zappa, Mars) – 3. Tommy Mars (real name Tommy Mariano is a keyboard player best known for his work with Frank Zappa. 31
  4. "What's New in Baltimore?" – 5. 21

Side two

  1. "I Don't Even Care" (Zappa, Watson) – 4:39
  2. "One Man, One Vote" – 2:35
  3. "H. Johnny "Guitar" Watson ( February 3, 1935 - May 17, 1996) was an American musician whose long career influenced the development R. 2911" – 3:35
  4. "Little Beige Sambo" – 3:02
  5. "Aerobics in Bondage" – 3:16

European CD

The first European CD issue contained nine tracks from both versions of the album on a two for the price of one CD released in 1986, the other album on the disc being Jazz From Hell. Jazz from Hell is an instrumental album from Frank Zappa. It was released in 1986 by Barking Pumpkin Records ( vinyl) and by Rykodisc (CD The 1990 CD reissue (without Jazz From Hell) was the first to compile all of the tracks on one disc. That CD had this track listing:

  1. "Porn Wars"
  2. "We're Turning Again"
  3. "Alien Orifice"
  4. "Aerobics in Bondage"
  5. "I Don't Even Care" (Zappa, Watson) – 3:47
    • The song is shortened on this European release; 47 seconds of Johnny "Guitar" Watson adlibs are missing.
  6. "Little Beige Sambo"
  7. "What's New in Baltimore?"
  8. "One man, One Vote"
  9. "H. R. 2911"
  10. "Yo Cats" (Zappa, Mariano)

1995 CD reissue

  1. "I Don't Even Care" (Zappa, Watson) – 4:39
  2. "One Man, One Vote" – 2:35
  3. "Little Beige Sambo" – 3:02
  4. "Aerobics in Bondage" – 3:16
  5. "We're Turning Again" – 4:55
  6. "Alien Orifice" – 4:10
  7. "Yo Cats" (Zappa, Mariano) – 3:33
  8. "What's New in Baltimore?" – 5:20
  9. "Porn Wars" – 12:05
  10. "H. R. 2911" – 3:35

Personnel

References

External links

Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13 1951 Cape May Court House New Jersey) is an American recording and Mastering engineer
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