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The Mothers

The Mothers has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 36 episodes and was first played on 14 November 2013.

The Mothers of Invention was an American band active from 1966 to 1969. Throughout, their output was primarily directed by composer and guitarist, Frank Zappa (1940–1993). Their albums combined a broad span of genres and utilised diverse instrumentation. Their lyrics were generally humorous, with frequent style-parodies of contemporary Pop music (with doo-wop love ballads endlessly lampooned), bountiful surreal imagery, cartoonish vocals and oblique, satirical protest songs. Their diversity and insincerity makes their classification difficult, but Zappa's increasingly ambitious and avant-garde compositions towards the…

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Camarillo Brillo
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention
Rhino Records, FOO - EEE Records0
Camarillo Brillo
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of InventionRhino Records, FOO - EEE Records0
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Mom & Dad
The Mothers Of Invention (Dick Kunc mix)
Verve Records1968
Mom & Dad
The Mothers Of Invention (Dick Kunc mix)Verve Records1968
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Inca Roads
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention (Kerry McNab mix)
Discreet1975
Inca Roads
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention (Kerry McNab mix)Discreet1975
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Who Are The Brain Police?
The Mothers Of Invention
Verve Records1969
Who Are The Brain Police?
The Mothers Of InventionVerve Records1969
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Who Are The Brain Police?
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention
Barking Pumpkin Records, Zappa Records2013
Who Are The Brain Police?
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of InventionBarking Pumpkin Records, Zappa Records2013
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Call Any Vegetable
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention
DOL2016
Call Any Vegetable
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of InventionDOL2016
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Absolutely Free
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention
Verve Records, Polydor1975
Absolutely Free
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of InventionVerve Records, Polydor1975
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King Kong
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention
Hoffman Records2009
King Kong
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of InventionHoffman Records2009
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Muffin Man
Zappa, Beefheart, Mothers
Discreet1975
Muffin Man
Zappa, Beefheart, MothersDiscreet1975
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WPLJ
The Mothers Of Invention
Reprise Records0
WPLJ
The Mothers Of InventionReprise Records0
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