Cover of We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

We’re Only In It For The Money

1968 Avantgarde Experimental Modern Classical Musique Concrète Parody Psychedelic Rock
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Tracklist

  1. A1 Are You Hung Up 1:23
  2. A2 Who Needs The Peace Corps 2:34
  3. A3 Concentration Moon 2:32
  4. A4 Mom & Dad 2:16
  5. A5 Bow Tie Daddy 1:22
  6. A6 Harry, You’re A Beast 1:22
  7. A7 What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 1:03
  8. A8 Absolutely Free 3:26
  9. A9 Flower Punk 3:57
  10. A10 Hot Poop 0:16
  11. B1 Nasal Retentive Caliope Music 2:00
  12. B2 Let’s Make The Water Turn Black 1:54
  13. B3 The Idiot Bastard Son 3:27
  14. B4 Lonely Little Girl 1:10
  15. B5 Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 1:33
  16. B6 What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) 1:03
  17. B7 Mother People 2:30
  18. B8 The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny 6:30

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Artwork (Plaster Figures And All Other Artwork): Cal Schenkel. Costume Designer (Fashions): Tiger Morse. Design Concept (Packaging Concept): Nifty, Tough & Bitchen Youth Market Consultants. Executive-Producer: Tom Wilson. Other (Cheerful Interruptions): Dick Kunc. Engineer: Dick Kunc. Remix: Dick Kunc. Other (Retired): Don Preston. Other (Wants You To Turn Your Radio Around): Spider Barbour. Photography By: Jerry Schatzberg.

Release notes

Early stereo pressing variant. First version, containing several edited bits, not heard on later versions (see Master Release).

Navy blue labels with silver print and 1.5” diameter press ring.

The typesetting layout used on the labels is slightly different from the other similar versions: “The Mothers Of Invention” appears on one line. Track numbering for B8 is a bit to the left of numbers B1 through B7 which are all in a straight vertical line.

There are no separation bands in between tracks, so both sides look like they only have one very long track.

Initially came with an ‘’only money cut-outs’’ insert. Some copies have a “Mothers” yellow sticker on top front middle of cover.
Track B1, Nasal Retentive Caliope Music, is mis-spelled on label, but spelled correctly as ‘Calliope’ on cover.
Track B4 is listed as “Lonely Little Girl” on the label and as “It’s His Voice on the Radio” on the inner gatefold.

Catalog no. V6 5045X on rear cover and spine; catalog no. V6 5045 on labels.

In the text balloon on the cover Frank Zappa Says “Is This Phase One Of Lumpy Gravy?”, making a reference to the album Lumpy Gravy.

The gatefold sleeve design is a blatant parody of the album , except that the collage that usually appears on the front cover, appears in the center of the gatefold instead, and vice versa.

BAOI note: The sideways stamped block shaped “S” in the 8 o’clock position of the runouts denotes a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division.

credited on gatefold as Spider.

You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 Frank Zappa, 1992 Shares Frank Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black, Billy Mundi and 6 more You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 Zappa, 1991 Shares Frank Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada and 3 more 200 Motels Frank Zappa, 1971 Shares The Mothers, Frank Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black and 1 more Lumpy Gravy Francis Vincent Zappa Conducts The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, 1968 Shares Frank Zappa, Bunk Gardner, Sidney Sharp Civilization Phaze III Frank Zappa, 1994 Shares Frank Zappa, Roy Estrada, Motorhead Sherwood You Are What You Is Frank Zappa, 1981 Shares Frank Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black, Motorhead Sherwood You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 Frank Zappa, 1989 Shares Frank Zappa, Roy Estrada, Ian Underwood Chunga’s Revenge Frank Zappa, 1970 Shares Frank Zappa, Ian Underwood

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