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Frank Zappa - Ahead Of Their Time album cover

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Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* – Ahead Of Their Time

Label:	Zappa Records – 0238872, Universal Music Group International – 0238872
Series:	Zappa – 61
Format:	CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Arvato
Country:	Europe
Released:
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Art Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental, Prog Rock

Tracklist

1	Prologue (Bogus Pomp)	3:07
2	Progress? Words By – Tripp, Gardner, Preston, FZ, Underwood, Sherwood	4:45
3	Like It Or Not	2:21
4	The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson Words By – FZ, Black	2:02
5	Holding The Group Back Words By – FZ, Underwood, Estrada*	2:00
6	Holiday In Berlin	0:57
7	The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage	2:55
8	Undaunted, The Band Plays On Words By – FZ*	4:35
9	Agency Man Words By – FZ*	3:17
10	Epilogue	1:52
11	King Kong	8:14
12	Help, I'm A Rock Words By – FZ*	1:38
13	Transylvania Boogie	3:07
14	Pound For A Brown	6:51
15	Sleeping In A Jar	2:24
16	Let's Make The Water Turn Black	1:51
17	Harry, You're A Beast	0:54
18	The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)	0:47
19	Oh No	3:22
20	The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)	10:40

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zappa Family Trust
Licensed To – Universal Music Enterprises
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Glass Mastered At – Arvato – 56343508
Published By – Zappa Family Trust
Published By – Munchkin Music
Recorded At – Royal Festival Hall
Remixed At – UMRK

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Piano – Ian Underwood
Artwork [Cover Art] – Cal Schenkel
Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
Bass, Vocals – Roy Estrada
Drums – Jimmy Carl Black
Drums, Percussion – Arthur Dyer Tripp III*
Electric Piano, Noises [Odd Noises] – Don Preston
Engineer – Bob Stone
Engineer [Re-mix] – Bob Stone
Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
Liner Notes – Frank Zappa
Music By – FZ* (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 20)
Musician [Assisted By] – Members Of The BBC Symphony Orchestra*
Producer, Arranged By, Edited By – Frank Zappa
Production Manager – Melanie Starks
Research [Vaultmeisterment], Engineer [Bakery Magic], Transferred By [1630 Transfers] – Joe Travers
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Bunk Gardner

Notes

Source: 1993 1630 Digital Master.

Liner notes © 1993 The Zappa Family Trust.

Official Release # 61

This album was recorded at Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 28 October 1968.

Very Special Thanks to Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet, Diva, Mathilda, Zola, Ceylon, & Halo.

Made in the EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 24302 38872 3
Barcode (Scanned): 824302388723
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0789
Matrix / Runout: [Arvato logo] 56343508/00824302388723 21
Matrix / Runout (Outer ring): [4 x Universal logo]
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM

Other Versions (5 of 25)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Album)	Zappa Records	CDZAP 51	UK & Europe	1993
New Submission	Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74246	US	1993
New Submission	Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	MSI 80065	Japan	1993
Recently Edited	Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	Rykodisc	RCD 10559	US	1995
New Submission	Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Album)	Rykodisc, Festival Records	D31401	Australia & New Zealand	1995