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Fillmore East, June 1971 Explicit Lyrics

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Track Listings

1 Little House I used To Live In
2 The Mud Shark
3 What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
4 Bwana Dik
5 Latex Solar Beef
6 Willie The Pimp (Part One)
7 Do You Like My New Car?
8 Happy Together
9 Lonesome Electric Turkey
10 Peaches En Regalia
11 Tears Began To Fall

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Fillmore East by Frank Zappa

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After disbanding the original Mothers of Invention following a short tour of Canada during the summer of 1969, Zappa hired musicians for his studio work before forming a new Mothers in August 1970. The new band was augmented by bassist Jim Pons and vocalists Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, all of whom Zappa recruited from the Turtles, that hit-making teen-sensation unit that had reached the top of the pop charts with such hits as "Happy Together" and "Elenore." Legend has it that Zappa had tried to enlist former Monkee Micky Dolenz on drums at the same time, but Dolenz declined the offer. The new lineup made several albums with Zappa, beginning with Chunga's Revenge (owing to legal problems, Volman and Kaylan were originally billed as "Phlorescent Leech and Eddie," which led to the duo's being called Flo & Eddie henceforth), but the Fillmore East recording remains its vanguard. Zappa was still obsessed with the ridiculous phenomenon of pop stars, and now he had two genuine articles in his band. Thus, in between live renditions of some of his soon-to-be instrumental classics, Zappa, Volman, and Kaylan delighted the Manhattan audience with rude and crude skits about pop stars and groupies. The whole shebang is then climaxed with Flo & Eddie doing a letter-perfect rendition of the Turtles' "Happy Together" before ironically concluding with Zappa's own "Tears Begin to Fall," the kind of pop ditty Zappa was poking fun at throughout this performance. Although it now all sounds rather tame in the era of rap and porn rock, it was attacked as crass at the time of its release. Nevertheless, this doesn't stop it from being frequently hilarious. Following the performance, the Mothers were joined onstage by John Lennon and Yoko Ono for a set that's captured on the live disc that eventually accompanied Lennon's Some Time in New York City. What a night! --Bill Holdship

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches; 2.5 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rykodisc
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 21, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rykodisc
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000009S9
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Frank Zappa was one-of-a-kind. I appreciate him now much more than when I was younger. But my hubby's always been a huge fan. Great if you're bored of the same old thing....
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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2013
This is really something that slipped under my "Zappa-radar" for quite a while when I was 17 or 18 way back in 19... Well, let's just say the internet was not a thing yet. I used to go to this record store that smelled like a damp basement because, well, all the records were from damp basements (not all of them but quite a few). So every day I would stop by there after school with my daily lunch money (a whopping $2.00) which I had spent about $0.75 of on pack of hostess Cupcakes and a Coca-Cola. Actually that was my breakfast in high-school not my lunch. I usually didn't do lunch until I got home and either was playing or listening to music (I assume since I was eating a Budget Gourmet 3-Cheese 99-cent lasagna (man... so good) and some Doritos, and yes again that good ol' trusty bastion of caffeine and sugar known as Coke (before you had to call it freakin' Coke Classic)... ANYWAY... I had heard quite a bit of Zappa by then- Joe's Garage, Apostrophe', Live at the Roxy and Elsewhere, and of course the "bad" Zappa like "Valley Girl"... Sorry but that is bad and I don't care what you say. But I had really never got into the Mothers because all I had heard of them was a bunch of noisy craziness and 200 Motels. By the way I eventually started to love and appreciate noisy crazy music (a-la- "The Ruins" and "The Boredoms")... I digress yet again... ADD you'll have to excuse me. To the Fillmore East 1971... This album has some of the most memorable jams that will just stick in your head for the rest of your life which is why I had to buy it. Just remembering the Chorus "Steamroller", Willie the Pimp, and some of Zappa's best live raw guitar you will hear. Just shut up and buy it...
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023
Good Selection
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
This cd sounds great!
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016
This is a fun album. A real fun to listen to. I literally LOL when I hear Do You Like My New Car?

Up until 2012, all CD versions of Fillmore East suffered from digital reverb and deletion of Willie The Pimp Part 2. Frank made those decisions. Then came the 2012 remaster and it sounds fantastic. I've never listened to the vinyl (mostly because I hate vinyl) but it reverts to the vinyl mix. And I prefer the 2012 remaster to the CDs that came before 2012.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009
Using the name of the band "The Mothers" is a misnomer here. This disc is a live set with The Turtles. And while it may not be the best live recording or best CD in Zappa's discography ("Willie The Pimp" got shortened and only part one is presented here) but it does have that certain charm.

Tracks 1 through 8 are essentially one very long version of "The Groupie Routine". It's quite raunchy and deliciously fun! "The Mud Shark" is a very catchy track and you may find yourself just humming it to yourself for no real reason. Track 8 is a fun punchline to the tracks that came before it. The rest is primo Zappa with some amazing solos. Afterwards, Track 11 is a great salute to bebop. It's a fantastic closer to a very good album.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017
Back in 1971 I went to a Zappa concert in Miami and then when I saw this record I bought it and it was as close as the concert I saw. Unfortunately the vinyl got ruined in a hurricane and I never was able to replace it. Until now. It is great and brings back many fond memories.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013
The closing of the Fillmore produced many fine albums. This being no exception. Flo & Eddie's vocals are like an instrument and create a mix that is beyond belief. FZ tears up the guitar. Summarizing 200 Motels into a concert that tore the house down was quite the feat. Having had the bootleg FZ albums, especially Rotterdamn, shows the way a show like this evolved to the master work that will always be on my top ten list of live recordings.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022
Concept album as a live performance - groupies on the hunt for rock stars and the stars turn out to be the pop band the Turtles ("Hppy Together") - Howard Kaylan and Marc Volman. For an example of Zappa's intense live conducting of his elaborate compositions in a wonderful performance. The subject matter was a bit too sexual, though.
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Claude Daneault
5.0 out of 5 stars Merci!
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2023
Objet reçu intact tel que prévu
Hawkmoon
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me grin all the way
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2022
Fantastic funny and excellent music as you would expect from Frank and the Mothers
Portella Stefane
5.0 out of 5 stars Etat impec.
Reviewed in France on March 23, 2019
Pas de mots, Zappa est trop fort.
Anthony Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Frank with Flo & Eddie
Reviewed in Australia on May 14, 2021
First heard this album in the early '70's and it's a classic. Humour, great musicianship with a dash of political commentry all in a live performance. A must for any Frank Zappa fan!
Umurbrogol
5.0 out of 5 stars Infravalorado.
Reviewed in Spain on January 21, 2017
Tremendo directo de las madres. Estupendas versiones y músicos divirtiéndose.

Me gusta la colaboración de los turtles, hilarantes y buenísimos. No lo dudéis y disfrutar!