Ahead Of Their Time

Tracks

1. Prologue (Bogus Pomp) (03:07)
2. Progress? (04:45)
3. Like It Or Not (02:22)
4. The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson (02:01)
5. Holding The Group Back (02:00)
6. Holiday In Berlin (00:57)
7. The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage (02:55)
8. Undaunted, The Band Plays On (04:34)
9. Agency Man (03:17)
10. Epilogue (01:52)
11. King Kong (08:14)
12. Help, I'm A Rock (01:38)
13. Transylvania Boogie (03:07)
14. Pound For A Brown (06:50)
15. Sleeping In A Jar (02:24)
16. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (01:51)
17. Harry, You're A Beast (00:54)
18. The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part 1 (00:47)
19. Oh No (03:22)
20. The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part 2 (10:41)

Players

• Frank Zappa (guitar &vocals), Ian Underwood (alto sax & piano), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax & clarinet), Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax & tambourine), Roy Estrada (bass & vocals), Don Preston (electric piano & odd noises), Arthur Dyer Tripp III (drums & percussion), Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
• Assisted by members of The BBC Symphony Orchestra

Background

Recorded 28 October 1968.

Versions

ZFT #	Mix	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release	EAN.UCC-13 (barcode)	Artwork	Comment
61		1	CD	Barking Pumpkin D2 74246	April 20 1993			US edition
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 51	April/May 1993?	5016583605124		UK edition
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10559	May 30 1995	0014431055928		US edition. Matrix # IFPI 2U8G WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L901 W6064 A4 P2 310559-2 01 M1S1
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5099	July 26 1995	4988112406933		Japanese edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5234	May 30 1996	4988112408340		Japanese edition