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THREESOME NO. 1 is a boxset containing the first three Mothers Of Invention records; FREAK OUT! (1966), ABSOLUTELY FREE (1967) and WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY (1967).
This three-disc set and its companion volume THREESOME NO. 2 distill Frank Zappa's enormous catalog to some of its most essential titles. Nicely packaged in a slipcase, the three albums which appear in their entirety are FREAK OUT!, ABSOLUTELY FREE, and WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY. Released during 1966-1968, this trio effectively toppled the applecart of current conventions, sending pointed barbs out in the then-expected direction of "the establishment," but, more importantly, also exposing the hypocrisies and smoke-and-mirrors of the counterculture/hippie realm.
Heard throughout these albums are strains of doo-wop, L.A. soul, post-bop jazz grooves, 20th Century classical experimentation, and rock & roll ditties. Zappa was a synthesizer of varied musical forms (making it little surprise that he devoted much of his later time to using actual synthesizers for all or part of his compositional and performance processes).
3-CD;Freak Out,Absolutely Free +We're Only..;Slipcover,Nu Art
& The Mothers Of Invention
The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa, Ray Collins, Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada, Billy Mundi, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood.
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Ray Collins (vocals, harmonica, finger cymbals, tambourine); Jimmy Carl Black (vocals, drums); Roy Estrada (soprano, guitarron); Elliot Ingber (guitar).
Audio Remixers: Frank Zappa; Bob Stone.
Recording information: Sunset Highland Studios.
Photographers: Jerry Schatzberg; Jerry Deiter; Marshal Harmon.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Don Preston ; Jim Sherwood; Ray Collins; Billy Mundi; Bunk Gardner.
Arranger: Frank Zappa.Uncut (8/02, p.108) - 5 out of 5 - "...Hearing for the first time is like opening a door along the sixties corridor you assumed was a closet and chancing on a huge, high-ceilinged laboratory of anarchy, insolence, freeform yet virtuoso musicianship and dark rage..." Threesome, Vol. 1 Music | List Price | $34.98 (You save $7.43) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Experimental Rock CDs, Art Rock, Rock, Box Sets | | Label | Rykodisc | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  55926  | | CD Universe Part number | 3116046 | | Catalog number | 310582 | | Discs | 3 | | Release Date | Apr 23, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Frank Zappa; Tom Wilson | | Engineer | Ami Hadani | | Personnel | Frank Zappa - vocals, guitar
Roy Estrada - soprano, guitarron
Jimmy Carl Black - vocals, drums
Ray Collins - vocals, harmonica, finger cymbals, tambourine
Elliot Ingber - guitar
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| | Threesome, Vol. 1 CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Hungry Freaks, Daddy |
| 2. | I Ain't Got No Heart |
| 3. | Who Are the Brain Police? |
| 4. | Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder |
| 5. | Motherly Love |
| 6. | How Could I Be Such a Fool? |
| 7. | Wowie Zowie |
| 8. | You Didn't Try to Call Me |
| 9. | Any Way the Wind Blows |
| 10. | I'm Not Satisfied |
| 11. | You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here |
| 12. | Trouble Every Day |
| 13. | Help, I'm a Rock |
| 14. | It Can't Happen Here |
| 15. | Return of the Son of Monster Magnet, The |
| | Threesome, Vol. 1 Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Plastic People |
| 2. | Duke of Prunes, The  |
| 3. | Amnesia Vivace |
| 4. | Duke Regains His Chops, The |
| 5. | Call Any Vegetable |
| 6. | Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin |
| 7. | Soft-Sell Conclusion |
| 8. | Big Leg Emma |
| 9. | Why Don'tcha Do Me Right? |
| 10. | America Drinks |
| 11. | Status Back Baby |
| 12. | Uncle Bernie's Farm |
| 13. | Son of Suzy Creamcheese |
| 14. | Brown Shoes Don't Make It |
| 15. | America Drinks and Goes Home |
| | Threesome, Vol. 1 Album DISC 3: |
| 1. | Are You Hung Up? |
| 2. | Who Needs the Peace Corps? |
| 3. | Concentration Moon |
| 4. | Mom and Dad |
| 5. | Telephone Conversation |
| 6. | Bow Tie Daddy |
| 7. | Harry, You're a Beast |
| 8. | What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? |
| 9. | Absolutely Free |
| 10. | Flower Punk |
| 11. | Hot Poop |
| 12. | Nasal Retentive Calliope Music |
| 13. | Let's Make the Water Turn Black |
| 14. | Idiot Bastard Son, The |
| 15. | Lonely Little Girl |
| 16. | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance |
| 17. | What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Reprise) - (Reprise) |
| 18. | Mother People |
| 19. | Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny, The |
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Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Frank Zappa Reveiw
What can you say about Frank Zappa that hasn't already been said. The man is a genius, and these early works will just whet your appetite for more.
Submitted by chrslcs (Round Lake Park, IL, USA) 
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 Wish I was There...
I have listened to Zappa since 1977, as a freshman in High School. His music was the sound of growing up. It was odd, scary, hysterical, and sophisticated. I instictually but casually explored his catalog for the next 30 years, coming to his earliest works rather late. They are deceptively silly and clunky compared to his later masterworks, but repeated listenings have revealed them to be sublimely satisfying. As a cerebral excercise, they challenge every notion of style, taste, and fashion, but musically they are so impeccable. Just try and peck 'em...
Submitted by eddiez61 (Collingswood, NJ, USA)
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