Group · Active since 1964
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“The Purpose of This Evening…”
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Absolutely Free
The Mothers of Invention
Agency Man
The Mothers of Invention
Andy
The Mothers of Invention
Any Way the Wind Blows
The Mothers of Invention
Are You Hung Up?
The Mothers of Invention
Billy the Mountain
The Mothers
Bow Tie Daddy
The Mothers of Invention
Brown Shoes Don’t Make It
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Bust His Head
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Call Any Vegetable
The Mothers
Camarillo Brillo
The Mothers
Can’t Afford No Shoes
The Mothers of Invention
Concentration Moon
The Mothers of Invention
Dinah‐Moe Humm
The Mothers
Dirty Love
Frank Zappa
Dog Breath
The Mothers
Eddie, Are You Kidding?
The Mothers
Epilogue
The Mothers of Invention
Evelyn, a Modified Dog
The Mothers of Invention
Fifty‐Fifty
The Mothers
Florentine Pogen
The Mothers of Invention
Flower Punk
The Mothers of Invention
Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder
The Mothers of Invention
Harry, You’re a Beast
The Mothers of Invention
Harry, You’re a Beast
The Mothers of Invention
Help, I’m a Rock
The Mothers of Invention
Help, I’m a Rock
The Mothers of Invention
Help, I’m a Rock / Transylvania Boogie
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Holding the Group Back
The Mothers of Invention
Holiday in Berlin
The Mothers of Invention
Hot Poop
The Mothers of Invention
How Could I Be Such a Fool?
The Mothers of Invention
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
The Mothers of Invention
I Ain’t Got No Heart
The Mothers of Invention
I’m Not Satisfied
The Mothers of Invention
I’m the Slime
The Mothers
Inca Roads
The Mothers of Invention
It Can’t Happen Here
The Mothers of Invention
King Kong
The Mothers of Invention
Let’s Make the Water Turn Black
The Mothers of Invention
Let’s Make the Water Turn Black
The Mothers of Invention
Like It or Not
The Mothers of Invention
Lonely Little Girl
The Mothers of Invention
Magdalena
The Mothers
Mom & Dad
The Mothers of Invention
Montana
The Mothers
Mother People
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Mother People
The Mothers of Invention
Motherly Love
The Mothers of Invention
My Boyfriend’s Back
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
The Mothers of Invention
Oh No
The Mothers of Invention
Po‐Jama People
The Mothers of Invention
Pound for a Brown
The Mothers of Invention
Progress?
The Mothers of Invention
Prologue
The Mothers of Invention
San Ber’dino
The Mothers of Invention
Sleeping in a Jar
The Mothers of Invention
Sofa No. 1
The Mothers of Invention
Sofa No. 2
The Mothers of Invention
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
The Mothers of Invention
Telephone Conversation
The Mothers of Invention
The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny
The Mothers of Invention
The Idiot Bastard Son
The Mothers of Invention
The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
The Mothers of Invention
The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part I
The Mothers of Invention
The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part II
The Mothers of Invention
The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
The Mothers of Invention
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet
The Mothers of Invention
The Whip (FZ mix)
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Tiny Sick Tears Jam
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention
Transylvania Boogie
The Mothers of Invention
Trouble Every Day
The Mothers of Invention
Undaunted, the Band Plays On
The Mothers of Invention
Wedding Dress Song/The Handsome Cabin Boy
Frank Zappa
What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?
The Mothers of Invention
What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (reprise)
The Mothers of Invention
Who Are the Brain Police?
The Mothers of Invention
Who Needs the Peace Corps?
The Mothers of Invention
Wowie Zowie
The Mothers of Invention
You Didn’t Try to Call Me
The Mothers of Invention
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
The Mothers of Invention
Zomby Woof
The Mothers
Alan Estes
1972–1972
Art Tripp
1968–1969
Billy Mundi
1966–1970
Bruce Fowler
1973–1975
Bunk Gardner
1966–1969
Don “Sugarcane” Harris
1970–1970
IPI: 00013463905Don Preston
1966–1974
Earle Dumler
1972–1975
Elliot Ingber
1966–1966
IPI: 00041287693Frank Zappa
1964–1975
IPI: 00033522513George Duke
1970–1975
IPI: 00054845268Howard Kaylan
1970–1971
IPI: 00063623781Ian Underwood
1967–1973
Jean‐Luc Ponty
1973–1973
IPI: 00087522359Jeff Simmons
1970–1974
Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
1966–1970
Jimmy Carl Black
1964–1969
Lowell George
1968–1969
IPI: 00056457070Mark Volman
1970–1971
IPI: 00054381289Ralph Humphrey
1973–1974
Ray Collins
1964–1970
Roy Estrada
1964–1975
Tom Fowler
1973–1975
’Tis the Season to Be Jelly
1991 · FOO - EEE Records
1967‐09‐30: ’Tis the Season to Be Jelly: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 · Essential! Records
Absolutely Free
1995 · Rykodisc
Absolutely Free
1995 · Rykodisc
Absolutely Free
2001 · Videoarts Music
Absolutely Free
1989 · Rough Justice
Absolutely Free
2021
Absolutely Free
2017
Absolutely Free
2018 · Zappa Records
Ahead of Their Time
1995 · Rykodisc
Ahead of Their Time
2012
Ahead of Their Time
1993 · Zappa Records
Ahead of Their Time
1993 · Barking Pumpkin Records
Ahead of Their Time
2012 · Zappa Records
American Pageant
1989 · Duchesse
Ancient Armaments (live at the Palladium, NYC – 10/31/78)
2025
Bacon Fat – Live at the Rockpile ’69
2017 · Keyhole
Big Leg Emma
2013 · Barking Pumpkin Records
Bongo Fury
2012 · Zappa Records
Bongo Fury
2021
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
2012 · Zappa Records
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1995 · Rykodisc
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1991 · Barking Pumpkin Records
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
2018 · Zappa Records
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1991 · Zappa Records
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1991 · Zappa Records
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
2001 · Rykodisc
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Can’t Afford No Shoes (rough mix)
2025
Carnegie Hall
2011 · Vaulternative Records
Carnegie Hall
2020 · Zappa Records
Carnegie Hall
2015
Cruising With Ruben & the Jets
2012 · Zappa Records
Cruising With Ruben & the Jets
2016 · Zappa Records
Cruising With Ruben & the Jets
2012
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
1995 · Rykodisc
Debra Kadabra
2026
Fillmore East, June 1971
2022 · Zappa Records
Fillmore East, June 1971
1990 · Zappa Records
Fillmore East, June 1971
2012 · Zappa Records (2)
Fillmore East, June 1971
1995 · Rykodisc
Fillmore East, June 1971
2001 · Videoarts Music
Freak Out!
2013 · Zappa Records
Freak Out!
Freak Out!
2012 · Zappa Records
Freak Out!
2001 · Videoarts Music
Freak Out!
2022 · Oldays Records
Freak Out!
2004 · Rykodisc
Have a Little Tush, Volume One
2019 · Parachute Recording Company
How Could I Be Such a Fool / Help I’m a Rock, 3rd Movement: It Can’t Happen Here
2016 · Barking Pumpkin Records
The Mothers of Invention is a group, active since 1964. The members of The Mothers of Invention include Alan Estes, Art Tripp, Billy Mundi, Bruce Fowler, Bunk Gardner, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, Don Preston, Earle Dumler, Elliot Ingber, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Jean‐Luc Ponty, Jeff Simmons, Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood, Jimmy Carl Black, Lowell George, Mark Volman, Ralph Humphrey, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada and Tom Fowler. Each member's individual songwriter and performer credits can be explored on their profile page.
Our database contains 85 recordings and 50 releases associated with The Mothers of Invention. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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