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chart, and was not a critical success when it was first released in the United States. Many listeners were convinced that the album was drug-inspired, and interpreted the album's title as slang for a bad LSD trip. The album made the
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album, there's a little something in there for everybody. At least one piece of material is slanted for every type of social orientation within our consumer group, which happens to be six to eighty. Because we got people that like what we do, from kids six years old screaming on us to play "Wowie
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he does show up only he brings a big bunch of crazy people with him and they dance all over the place. None of the kids at my school like these
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into the studio to do something special." Wilson agreed. The material was worked into "Cream Cheese", a "ballet in two tableaux" that was eventually retitled "
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1636:Arthur Maebe – French horn
1153:500 Greatest Albums of All Time
1054:counter-cultural following. In
500:"Hungry Freaks, Daddy" (sample)
438:500 Greatest Albums of All Time
3901:The Lumpy Money Project/Object
3452:Joe's Garage Acts II & III
3259:We're Only in It for the Money
2608:MoFo: The Making of Freak Out!
2081:. Information Is Not Knowledge
1995:. SAF Publishing. p. 23.
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4159:Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show
2843:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
2542:Zappa, Frank (May 30, 2004).
2180:How We Made It Sound That Way
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997:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
885:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
727:" (which was inspired by the
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3017:. Grammy.com. Archived from
3015:"GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Awards"
2913:Johnson, Pete (1966-07-10).
2521:. Rowman & Littlefield.
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4187:Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana
3575:Does Humor Belong in Music?
3347:Just Another Band from L.A.
3096:Robert Dimery, ed. (2006).
2029:Zappa, Frank (March 1993).
1771:Lowe, Kelly Fisher (2007).
1648:David Wells – trombone
1645:Virgil Evans – trumpet
1633:Edwin V. Beach – cello
1627:Emmet Sargeant – cello
1624:Paul Bergstrom – cello
1597:Eugene Di Novi – piano
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558:is an early example of the
258:Released: 1968 (Japan only)
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2148:Dallas, Karl (June 1975).
1964:Zappa, Frank (June 1968).
1438:III. It Can't Happen Here"
1186:All tracks are written by
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2138:Liner notes. V/V6-5005-2.
2104:. Liner notes. RCD 40573.
1926:The Real Frank Zappa Book
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2398:GarcĂa Albertos, Román.
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1642:Roy Caton – trumpet
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1525:The Mothers of Invention
1342:"Any Way the Wind Blows"
1174:All Time Top 1000 Albums
1133:only in it for the money
753:The Alternate Freak Out!
725:Trouble Comin' Every Day
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2949:The MOFO Project/Object
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2997:Fricke, David (2008).
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2052:. Random House Inc.
1824:"Elliot Ingber info"
1698:Producer: Tom Wilson
1429:I. Okay to Tap Dance
1099:Warner Bros. Records
923:The Great Rock Bible
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3698:Ahead of Their Time
3512:The Man from Utopia
3498:You Are What You Is
3368:Over-Nite Sensation
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2705:Visible Ink Press
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3266:Lumpy Gravy
3230:(1966–1993)
3214:Frank Zappa
3000:Lumpy Money
2931:20 November
2822:October 24,
2793:October 24,
2595:. ZR 20004.
2485:"Interview"
2224:1700–1799:
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2155:Let It Rock
1970:Hit Parader
1660:– hypophone
1601:Neil Levang
1564:Roy Estrada
1558:Ray Collins
1531:Frank Zappa
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1188:Frank Zappa
1111:the Beatles
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770:Mothermania
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712:Hit Parader
676:Neil Levang
587:TTG Studios
552:Hit Parader
476:Watts riots
408:avant-garde
369:Roy Estrada
361:Ray Collins
332:freak scene
328:pop culture
324:Frank Zappa
209:Freak Out!
159:Frank Zappa
95:, Hollywood
25:Wowee Zowee
4388:Categories
4194:Waka/Wazoo
4180:Zappa/Erie
3908:Philly '76
3719:Posthumous
3554:Thing-Fish
3540:Them or Us
3424:Sleep Dirt
3417:Studio Tan
3396:Bongo Fury
3340:200 Motels
3287:Uncle Meat
3245:Freak Out!
3173:Freak Out!
3056:2007-01-20
3025:2007-03-20
2890:2007-12-06
2877:Freak Out!
2744:Freak Out!
2695:Gary Graff
2634:Freak Out!
2616:2007-01-20
2568:Freak Out!
2553:2007-02-07
2501:2007-02-09
2470:2007-01-20
2458:Freak Out!
2433:. Globalia
2406:. Globalia
2384:2007-02-09
2158:. Avo Raup
2136:Freak Out!
2085:2007-02-08
2008:2010-05-28
1975:2007-02-09
1851:2007-02-22
1830:2007-02-22
1809:2015-11-13
1759:References
1676:Les McCann
1658:Kim Fowley
1610:Carol Kaye
1592:Gene Estes
1548:percussion
1386:Side three
1139:Freak Out!
1103:Freak Out!
1087:Freak Out!
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797:Freak Out!
757:conceptual
707:Freak Out!
688:Kim Fowley
680:Les McCann
668:Carol Kaye
664:Gene Estes
662:" members
655:Freak Out!
615:Freak Out!
599:Freak Out!
595:California
574:Freak Out!
556:Freak Out!
539:media help
460:Herb Cohen
450:Background
396:Freak Out!
385:Magic Band
379:(later of
353:Tom Wilson
299:Freak Out!
267:Back cover
178:Freak Out!
165:chronology
152:Tom Wilson
73:1966-06-27
36:Freak Out!
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3803:Halloween
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1572:guitarrĂłn
1520:Personnel
1462:Side four
1123:regarded
1075:Freak Out
1050:Billboard
824:Reception
719:liked by
591:Hollywood
482:Recording
340:Bob Dylan
3294:Hot Rats
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1871:(1969).
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1197:Side one
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