Fillmore East, June 1971

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Fillmore East - June 1971
Live album by The Mothers of Invention

Publication
(s)

2nd August 1971

Label (s) Bizarre Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Progressive rock

Title (number)

11

running time

43:11

occupation

production

Frank Zappa

chronology
Chunga's Revenge
(1970) 		Fillmore East - June 1971 200 motels
(1971)

Fillmore East - June 1971 is a music album by the Mothers of Invention under the direction of Frank Zappa . It was recorded at a concert at Fillmore East in New York just before the owner closed it. The two lead singers, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan , who were previously well known with the Turtles, are particularly prominent . There are also several instrumental pieces on the record, some of which had already been released, such as Peaches En Regalia . In addition, there are a few short spoken pieces that are mostly about the sexual experiences of rock band members. For example, one piece is about groupies who are only willing to engage sexually with musicians if they have a hit single. The same line-up can be heard in a joint jam session with John Lennon on his album Some Time in New York City .

Track list

Frank Zappa at Fillmore East while recording the album on June 5, 1971

All titles are composed by Frank Zappa, unless otherwise stated.

  1. Little House I Used To Live In - 4:41
  2. The Mud Shark - 5:22
  3. What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? - 4:17
  4. Bwana Dik - 2:21
  5. Latex Solar Beef - 2:38
  6. Willie The Pimp Part One - 4:03
  7. Willie The Pimp Part Two - 1:54
  8. Do You Like My New Car? - 7:08
  9. Happy Together (Bonner / Gordon) - 2:57
  10. Lonesome Electric Turkey - 2:32
  11. Peaches En Regalia - 3:22
  12. Tears Began To Fall - 2:46

Publications and chart successes

The long-playing record was released on August 2, 1971 in the USA on Bizarre Records , and it was distributed worldwide by Reprise Records . It reached number 38 on the Billboard charts. In 1990 the album was released on CD on the labels Rykodisc (USA), Zappa Records (Europe) and Vack (Asia). A new edition with a restored cover took place on May 2, 1995 on Rykodisc.

reception

The album received little critical acclaim and received few positive reviews when it was released. Nevertheless, it sold quite well and reached number 38 on the Billboard Charts . Steve Huey sees the album as the beginning of a Zappa tactic, in which Zappa opens up complex music for the audience through "half-evil arena frontman antics" and dirty jokes. The music critic Mike Fish is not very enthusiastic about the album. It is "not much fun" and it sounds like Zappa knows that too.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Román García Albertos: Fillmore East, June 1971 on globalia.net. Retrieved June 30, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Rock And Roll Detective: Frank Zappa Meets John Lennon on stage . Retrieved November 22, 2012 .
  3. ^ John & Yoko * / Plastic Ono Band * With Elephant's Memory * And Invisible Strings - Some Time In New York City . Retrieved November 22, 2012 .
  4. ↑ a b Kelly Fisher Lowe: The Words and Music of Frank Zappa. With a new introduction by the author , University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln and London 2007, ISBN 978-0-8032-6005-4 , pages 83-93
  5. ^ Fillmore East, June 1971, The Frank Zappa Album Versions Guide, the zappa patio . Retrieved June 30, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Review of All Music Guide at Allmusic (English). Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ Mike Fish and Ben Watson: Frank Zappa on Disk, reprint of the article from The Wire , Vol. 91, September 1991. In: Richard Kostelanetz and John Rocco (eds.): The Frank Zappa companion: four decades of commentary . Schirmer Books, New York 1997, ISBN 0-02-864628-2 , page 135.