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Released 1975

Tracks

1. Why Don'tcha Do Me Right (2:37)
2. Who Needs The Peace Corps? (2:34)
3. Concentration Moon (2:22)
4. Mom & Dad (2:16)
5. Bow Tie Daddy (0:33)
6. Harry, You're a Beast (1:21)
7. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (1:03)
8. Absolutely Free (3:24)
9. Cheap Thrills (2:39)
10. Almost Chinese / Oh No / Switching Girls - Excerpt From "Lumpy Gravy" (1:32)
11. Wowie Zowie (2:53)
12. Flower Punk (3:04)
13. Later That Night (3:00)
14. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (2:01)
15. Lonely Little Girl (1:10)
16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (1:33)
17. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (reprise) (1:02)
18. America Drinks (1:53)
19. Status Back Baby (2:54)
20. Uncle Bernie's Farm (2:11)
21. Son Of Suzy Creamcheese (1:34)
22. Big Leg Emma (2:31)

Release Notes

A.k.a. Rock Flashbacks: Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
April 11 1975, Verve/Polydor 2352 057

Also issued on 8-Track tape (Verve Standard 3792 001).

Background Information

Issued in the UK as a sampler by Polydor when they took over the distribution of the Verve catalogue from EMI and reissued the Verve albums.

This was the first LP to include Big Leg Emma and Why Don't You Do Me Right?.

Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Concentration Moon and Let's Make The Water Turn Black are the "heavily edited" versions.