The Mothers Of Invention* – We're Only In It For The Money

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Label:	Verve Records – 2317-034
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo , Censored Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	Jun 1972
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1		Are You Hung Up
A2		Who Needs The Peace Corps
A3		Concentration Moon
A4		Mom And Dad
A5		Bow Tie Daddy
A6		Harry, You're A Beast
A7		What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
A8		Absolutely Free
A9		Flower Punk
A10		Hot Poop
B1		Nasal Retentive Caliope Music
B2		Let's Make The Water Turn Black
B3		The Idiot Bastard Son
B4		Lonely Little Girl
B5		Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
B6		What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
B7		Mother People
B8		The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny

Companies, etc.

Record Company – MGM Records Ltd.
Record Company – Polydor Records Ltd.
Licensed From – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Produced For – Bizarre Productions
Marketed By – Polydor
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.

Credits

Bass Guitar, Vocals [& Asthma] – Roy Estrada
Composed By, Arranged By, Edited By [& Scientifically Mutilated By] – Frank Zappa
Conductor [Of Orchestral Segments, Supervised By Composer] – Sid Sharpe*
Design [Fashions] – Tiger Morse
Design, Artwork By [Plaster Figures & All Other Artwork] – Cal Schenkel
Drums, Trumpet, Vocals [& Indian Of The Group] – Jimmy Carl Black
Drums, Vocals [Yak & Black Lace Underwear] – Billy Mundi
Effects [Snorks] – Dick Barber
Engineer [Mayfair Studios], Voice [Creepy Whispering] – Gary Kellgren
Executive-Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals [& Weirdness] – Frank Zappa
Management – Herb Cohen
Performer [Retired] – Don Preston
Photography By – Jerrold Schatzberg*
Piano, Woodwind [& Wholesome] – Ian Underwood
Producer – Frank Zappa
Recorded By [Apostolic Studios], Remix, Voice [Cheerful Interruptions] – Dick Kunc
Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Other [Road Manager, And Desperately Needed Teen Appeal] – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
Voice [Noted Philosopher & Guitarist With The Cream Has Graciously Consented To Speak To You In Several Critical Areas] – Eric Clapton
Voice [Telephone] – Suzy Creamcheese
Voice [Turn Your Radio Around] – Spider*
Voice [Uncredited 2nd Voice On Phone] – Vickie (2)
Woodwind [All Woodwinds & Mumbled Weirdness] – Bunk Gardner
Written-By – Frank Zappa

Notes

Cover: Censored lyrics.
Vinyl: Partial Censored Lyrics.

Technically, this is a different album to the 1st issue, which had fully censored vinyl content.

1st press UK '2nd censored' issue; Laminated cover, unlaminated inner gatefold, with group in dresses on outer face.
The 'Sgt Pepper' pastiche features inside and later became the cover, as was initially intended.

Cover sleeve is printed by "E. J. Day Group, London & Bedford". See also very similar We're Only In It For The Money where cover is printed by Howard printers (Slough) Ltd England.

Label has the original MGM "Made under licence from - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Owners of the trade mark Verve" text above the silver 'T' motif, plus other minor variations in comparison with later* releases. (*as found on UK 'Howard-print' sleeved label version)

Track A2 errata: on label has "Need" not "Needs".
Track B4 is titled "It's His Voice On The Radio" on sleeve, but correctly credited on label.

"All the music heard on this album was composed, arranged & scientifically mutilated (with the exception of a little bit of surf music). None of the sounds are generated electronically... they are all the product of electronically altering the sounds of normal instruments."

"The present day composer refuses to die!"
(Edgard Varese, July 1921)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 1): 2317034 A//1∇420 11 3 U4
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 1): 2317034 B//1∇420 11 1 U4
Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 2): 2317034 A//1∇420 11 2 O4
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 2): 2317034 B//1∇420 11 9 O4
Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 3): 2317034 A//1∇420 11 1 U4
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 3): 2317034 B//1∇420 11 8 O4
Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 4): 2317034 A//1∇420 11 7 04
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped, Variant 4): 2317034 B//1∇420 11 8 04

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6-5045X, V6-5045, V/V6 5045X	US	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, Loew's Incorporated Division)	Bizarre Records	710 012		1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold)	Verve Records	VLP 9199, VLP. 9199	UK	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6 5045X, V6 5045, V/V6 5045X	Canada	1968
New Submission	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Repress)	Verve Records	V6-5045X, V6-5045	US	1968