| Whisky a Go Go, 1968 | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | July 23, 1968 | |||
| Venue | Whisky a Go Go,West Hollywood, California | |||
| Length | 176:02 | |||
| Label | Zappa Records | |||
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Whisky a Go Go, 1968 is a live album byFrank Zappa andThe Mothers of Invention, posthumously released on June 21, 2024. The album features a live recording by the band recorded on July 23, 1968 at theSunset Strip, never being properly released in full untilWhisky a Go Go, 1968.[1]
The gig was originally promoted through a handwritten ad in theL.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 was not released.[2][1]
The album was released as a triple CD, five LP, and a two 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 ofAlice Cooper with Ahmet Zappa, who also performed the night the album was recorded.[2][4]
All tracks composed and conducted by Frank Zappa, except where noted.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whisky Improvisation: Episode I" | 10:00 | |
| 2. | "America Drinks & Goes Home" | 2:55 | |
| 3. | "Help, I'm a Rock / Transylvania Boogie" | 8:23 | |
| 4. | "My Boyfriend's Back" | Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer | 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" | Zappa/Collins | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Oh, in the Sky" | 1:57 | |
| 12. | "Valerie" | Starlites | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Fun & Merriment"" | 1:47 | |
| 2. | "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" | 3:49 | |
| 3. | "King Kong – Part 1" | 7:57 | |
| 4. | "King Kong – Part 2" | Contains interpolations of "Getting to Know You" written byOscar Hammerstein II andRichard Rodgers and "This Is It" written byMack David andJerry Livingston. | 7:48 |
| 5. | "Octandre" | Edgard Varèse | 1:01 |
| 6. | "Whisky Improvisation: Episode III" | 4:49 | |
| 7. | "Meow" | 2:29 | |
| 8. | "God Bless America" | Irving Berlin | 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Whip" | 10:22 | |
| 2. | "Whisky Chouflée" | Contains a lyrical interpolation of "Annie Had a Baby" written byHenry Glover andLois Mann | 11:46 |
| 3. | "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" | 7:48 | |
| 4. | "Brown Shoes Shuffle" | 11:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 5. | "The Whip" (FZ Mix) | 11:09 |
| 6. | "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" (FZ Mono Mix) | 3:54 |
The Mothers of Invention[6][7]
Special guests
Production
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 67 |