Vinyl records
The Mothers vinyl records
19 albums with 874 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.
The Mothers or The Mothers Of Invention. Frank Zappa teamed with the gigging R&B group 'The Soul Giants' in 1964. The band included vocalist Ray Collins, bassist Roy Estrada and drummer Jimmy Carl Black. Zappa emerged as their creative leader and the band became 'The Mothers' (as in mother-f**kers = good musicians). After signing to Verve Records this was changed to 'The Mothers Of Invention' at the insistence of the label. Until Zappa founded his own label the appendage was usually added in mock deference and the band was usually referred to as 'The Mothers'.
Most collected The Mothers albums
The Mothers discography on vinyl
- 1966Freak Out!89 pressings
- 1966Trouble Comin' Every Day / Who Are The Brain Police?11 pressings
- 1967Absolutely Free60 pressings
- 1967Why Don't You Do Me Right12 pressings
- 1968Cruising With Ruben & The Jets34 pressings
- 1968We're Only In It For The Money69 pressings
- 1969Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers)32 pressings
- 1969My Guitar13 pressings
- 1969Uncle Meat49 pressings
- 1970Burnt Weeny Sandwich72 pressings
- 1970Weasels Ripped My Flesh58 pressings
- 1971Fillmore East - June 197184 pressings
- 1971The Worst Of The Mothers15 pressings
- 1972Just Another Band From L.A.51 pressings
- 1972Pregnant11 pressings
- 1972The Grand Wazoo72 pressings
- 1973Over-Nite Sensation113 pressings
- 19752 Originals Of The Mothers Of Invention19 pressings
- 2010Mothers Of Invention10 pressings