Official Release #4 Originally Released: March 1968 Produced by: FZ Executive Producer: Tom Wilson The Mothers Today (as of 1967): FZ: Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Weirdness & Editing Billy Mundi: Drums, Vocal, Yak & Black Lace Underwear Bunk Gardner: All Woodwinds, Mumbled Weirdness Roy Estrada: Electric Bass, Vocals, Asthma Don Preston: Retired Jimmy Carl Black: Indian of the Group, Drums, Trumpet, Vocals Ian Underwood: Piano, Woodwinds, Wholesome Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood: Visible on back cover, road manager, soprano & baritone saxophone, all purpose weirdness & TEEN APPEAL Suzy Creamcheese: Telephone Dick Barber: SNORKS also: Gary Kellgren engineer for two months of basic sessions at MAYFAIR STUDIOS is the one doing all the creepy whispering Dick Kunc record and remix engineer for the final month of recording at APOSTOLIC STUDIOS is the one responsible for the cheerful Interruptions Eric Clapton (noted philosopher and guitarist with THE CREAM) has graciously consented to speak to you in several critical area Spider(from a group that hasn"t destroyed your minds yet) is the one who wants you to turn your radio around Note: All the music heard on this album was compsed, arranged & scientifically mutilated by Frank Zappa (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 orchestral segments were conducted by Sid Sharp under the supervision of the composer. THIS WHOLE MONSTROSITY WAS CONCEIVED AND EXECUTED AS A RESULT OF SOME UNPLEASANT PREMONITIONS*, AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER 1967. The Last Word: This is Phase 2 of Lumpy Gravy. * All premonitions continuing to come true. Note The Mothers Today above. This is different than the actual players on this record - not unlike all the other people pictured on the album art who did not perform hereon. The actual players are Frank Zappa, Ian Underwood, Roy Estrada, Billy Mundi. Fuck off. Word. Coming soon: The true story behind the making of the cover art of this album . . . c/s