Whisky a Go Go 1968

Whisky a Go Go 1968
Live album by
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
ReleasedJune 21, 2024
RecordedJuly 23, 1968
Length176:02
LabelZappa Records
Producer
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention chronology
Funky Nothingness
(2023) 		Whisky a Go Go 1968
(2024)

Whisky a Go Go 1968 is a live album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, posthumously released on June 21, 2024. The album features a live recording by the band recorded July 23, 1968 at the Sunset Strip, never being properly released in full until Whisky a Go Go 1968.[1]

The gig was originally promoted through a handwritten ad in the L.A. Free Press, "assuring 5 full hours of unprecedented merriment, which will be secretly recorded for an upcoming record album. Dress optional. Starting sometime in the evening. R.S.V.D.T.”[2][3] It is presumed that the gig was intended for an album that wasn't released.[2][1]

The album was released as a triple CD, five LP, and a 2 LP highlights set.[2] The liner notes were written by Joe Travers, Ahmet Zappa, who also produced the album, and Pamela Des Barres. The liner notes also feature an interview of Alice Cooper with Ahmet Zappa, who also performed the night the album was recorded.[2][4]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Whisky Improvisation: Episode I"10:00
2."America Drink & Goes Home"2:55
3."Help, I'm A Rock / Transylvania Boogie"8:23
4."My Boyfriend's Back"1:14
5."Bust His Head"1:23
6."Tiny Sick Tears Jam"8:19
7.""The Purpose Of This Evening…""1:41
8."Whisky Improvisation: Episode II"11:37
9."Status Back Baby"5:05
10."Memories Of El Monte"4:13
11."Oh, In The Sky"1:57
12."Valerie"4:04
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1.""Fun & Merriment""1:47
2."Hungry Freaks, Daddy"3:49
3."King Kong – Part 1"7:57
4."King Kong – Part 2"7:48
5."Octandre"1:01
6."Whisky Improvisation: Episode III"4:49
7."Meow"2:29
8."God Bless America"0:35
9."Presentation Of Wings"1:32
10."Plastic People"3:41
11."Della's Preamble"1:06
12."The Duke – Take 1"6:28
13."The Duke – Take 2"5:28
14."Khaki Sack"10:15
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."The Whip"10:22
2."Whisky Chouflée"11:46
3."Brown Shoes Don't Make It"7:48
4."Brown Shoes Shuffle"11:27
5."The Whip (FZ Mix)"11:09
6."Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)"3:54

Personnel

The Mothers of Invention[5]

Charts

Chart performance for Whisky a Go Go 1968
Chart (2024) Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 67

References

  1. ^ a b "Whisky A Go Go, 1968 3CD". Frank Zappa Official Store. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c d Grow, Kory (2024-04-19). "Frank Zappa's Five-Hour 'Dress Optional' 1968 Concert at the Whisky Will Finally Come Out". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ^ "Lost Live Zappa Album "Whisky A Go Go 1968" Captures Original Mothers Of Invention At Early Peak - Audiophile Review". 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ https://burningshed.com/Frank-Zappa_Whiskey-a-Go-Go-968_boxset
  5. ^ "Review: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, "Whisky a Go Go 1968" - The Second Disc". theseconddisc.com/. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  6. ^ "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2024-08-10.