The Mothers of Invention's second album, released in 1967 (shortly after their debut album
Freak Out of
1966). The
Mother's included Frank Zappa, the
band leader and
lyricist,
Frank Zappa
Ray Collins (
vocals),
Jimmy Carl Black (drums),
Billy Mundi (
drums),
Roy Estrada (
bass),
Don Preston (
keyboards),
Bunk Gardner (woodwinds),
Motorhead Sherwood (
soprano,
baritone saxophone),
- Plastic People
- The Duke Of Prunes
- Amnesia Vivace
- The Duke Regains His Chops
- Call Any Vegetable
- Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
- Soft-Sell Conclusion
- Big Leg Emma
- Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?
- America Drinks
- Status Back Baby
- Uncle Bernie's Farm
- Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It
- America Drinks & Goes Home
The total album
time for
Absolutely
Free is 43:43 min. The album includes "
Brown Shoes Don't Make It" and "
Plastic People" both
arguably some of
Zappa's best
satirical peices