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Freak Out!
(2026, original release: 1966)
By: Mothers of Invention

Music CD

Call Numbers:
NEW CD/POP-ROCK/BOX SET/MOTHERS

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New & Popular Music CD NEW CD/POP-ROCK/BOX SET/MOTHERS Due: 11/13/2026

Details

PUBLISHED
Netherlands : Universal International Music B.V. ; [Hollywood, California?] : Zappa Records ; Santa Monica, CA : UMG Recordings, Inc., [2026]
℗2026
EDITION
60th anniversary edition
DESCRIPTION

6 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 13 cm)

ISBN/ISSN
199957391740 ZR20051 / 199957391740, ZR20051 / 199957635837, ZR20051 / 199957635844, ZR20051 / 199957635851, ZR20051 / 199957635868, ZR20051 / 199957662505, ZR20051 / 199957635875
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

All tracks written or co-written and arranged by Frank Zappa, except for tracks 4, 8, 10, 11 and 16 on Disc Four, and tracks 4 and 9 on Disc Five

Box set commemorating the 60th anniversary of Freak Out!, the 1966 debut album from The Mothers of Invention; includes the original album on standard audio CD compact disc and Blu-ray audio in its 1966 original stereo mix, pre-master mix, and mono mix, along with standard audio CD compact discs containing recordings from rehearsal sessions, demo tracks, vocal reference mixes, session outtakes, and live performances in San Francisco, California

Compact discs

"This is Official Release #135."

Liner notes, essays and photo stills included in booklet laid in container

All original recordings produced by Tom Wilson and Frank Zappa ; box set produced for release by Joe Travers for Zappa Records ; liner notes; Jason Pettigrew, Joe Travers, Ray Leong

Performed by The Mothers of Invention (Ray Collins, lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin and tweezers ; Jim Black, drums (also sings in some foregin language) ; Roy Estrada, bass and guitarron, boy soprano ; Elliot Ingber, alternate lead and rhythm guitar with clear white light) ; with Frank Zappa and accompanying performers

Freak Out! album originally released in 1966 on Verve Records

Discs 4-5 recorded live in performance February and June, 1966, at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California

Blu-ray disc contains Dolby Atmos 48K24B, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 96K24B, and Hi-Res Audio Stereo 192K24B and 96K24B, Region All, and is not playable on standard CD player

CONTENTS
Disc one, Freak Out! - the album, 1966 stereo mix (60:47). Hungry freaks, Daddy (3:32) -- I ain't got no heart (2:34) -- Who are the brain police? (3:25) -- Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (3:43) -- Motherly love (2:50) -- How could I be such a fool (2:17) -- Wowie zowie (2:55) -- You didn't try to call me (3:21) -- Any way the wind blows (2:55) -- I'm not satisfied (2:41) -- You're probably wondering why I'm here (3:41) -- Trouble every day (5:52) -- Help, I'm a rock (4:41) -- It can't happen here (4:00) -- The return of the son of monster magnet (12:18) Disc two, Freak Out! - the album, 1966 pre-master mix (60:50). Hungry freaks, Daddy (3:31) -- I ain't got no heart (2:34) -- Who are the brain police? (3:25) -- Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (3:42) -- Motherly love (2:49) -- How could I be such a fool (2:16) -- Wowie zowie (2:51) -- You didn't try to call me (3:20) -- Any way the wind blows (2:54) -- I'm not satisfied (2:41) -- You're probably wondering why I'm here (3:41) -- Trouble every day (5:54) -- Help, I'm a rock (4:44) -- It can't happen here (4:02) -- The return of the son of monster magnet (12:23) Disc three, Freak Out! - the album, 1966 mono mix (60:45). Hungry freaks, Daddy (3:30) -- I ain't got no heart (2:34) -- Who are the brain police? (3:26) -- Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (3:40) -- Motherly love (2:48) -- How could I be such a fool (2:16) -- Wowie zowie (2:55) -- You didn't try to call me (3:21) -- Any way the wind blows (2:56) -- I'm not satisfied (2:41) -- You're probably wondering why I'm here (3:40) -- Trouble every day (5:56) -- Help, I'm a rock (4:43) -- It can't happen here (3:56) -- The return of the son of monster magnet (12:22) Disc four, The Fillmore Auditorium tapes, San Francisco, CA (70:51). 24 June, 1966. Band introductions at The Fillmore West (1:36) ; Motherly love (2:23) ; Plastic people (2:47) ; You're so fine (3:42) ; Trouble every day (7:24) ; You didn't try to call me (2:48) ; I'm not satisfied (2:21) ; Wedding dress song / The handsome cabin boy (5:58) --

24 February, 1966.

Mothers rock out (9:14) ; Coquette (1:07) ; I'm a rollin' stone (6:39) --

25 June, 1966.

Motherly love (2:33) ; Plastic people (2:51) ; You didn't try to call me (4:36) ; I'm not satisfied (2:25) ; Wedding dress song / The handsome cabin boy (5:44) ; Hungry freaks, Daddy (4:11) ; Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (2:32) Disc five, Fillmore Auditorium (continued) (72:24). Date unknown, most likely 24 February, 1966. Mothers rock out II (3:02) ; The downtown talent scout (6:25) --

Original Mothers rehearsal 1966.

"Every day I have the blues" (0:36) ; Tick tock (1:30) ; 4 Mothers in rehearsal (1:58) ; Any way the wind blows (2:51) ; How could I be such a fool- false starts (1:04) ; How could I be such a fool (3:15) ; The story of my life (2:43) --

Mothers demos.

Any way the wind blows (2:56) ; I'm so happy I could cry (2:43) ; Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (3:30) ; How could I be such a fool (3:02) ; Trouble every day (6:33) ; I ain't got no heart (edited) (3:59) ; Love of my life (2:01) ; I'm not satisfied (2:37) --

Freak Out! - mono vocal reference mixes.

Motherly love (3:06) ; I'm not satisfied (2:36) ; I ain't got no heart (2:31) ; How could I be such a fool (2:11) ; You didn't try to call me (edited) (3:02) ; Freak Out ad (0:56) --

Freak Out session outtake collage.

Freak Out GTR solo & screams 7/4 (2:09) ; Freak Out Zilofone (3:04) ; Percussions cue #3 (2:07)

Disc six, Blu-ray audio. Freak Out! - the album.

Hungry freaks, Daddy (3:32) -- I ain't got no heart (2:34) -- Who are the brain police? (3:25) -- Go cry on somebody else's shoulder (3:43) -- Motherly love (2:50) -- How could I be such a fool (2:17) -- Wowie zowie (2:55) -- You didn't try to call me (3:21) -- Any way the wind blows (2:55) -- I'm not satisfied (2:41) -- You're probably wondering why I'm here (3:41) -- Trouble every day (5:52) -- Help, I'm a rock (4:41) -- It can't happen here (4:00) -- The return of the son of monster magnet (12:18) -- Bonus track: Groupie bang bang

Additional Credits

CREDITS

Zappa, Frank, composer.

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