Also nice to see some actual video footage of Ray Collins
@spikeybaby17352 ай бұрын
Thanks I couldn't remember his name 😎
@SpaceCattttt2 ай бұрын
Yeah. He looked miserable, though.
@nickgodalin64872 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt He quit the Mothers (again) right after this actually
@SpaceCattttt2 ай бұрын
@@nickgodalin6487 Shame. He had such a smooth voice.
@Baribrotzer2 ай бұрын
@@nickgodalin6487 I gather that he didn't get along all that well with Frank, and had real trouble making sense out of his music.
@jiggersotoole78232 ай бұрын
As 14 year olds back in 71, we would sit in the local park in East Belfast and sing The Mothers live at Filmore album in it's entirety. To see this now is just beyond words!
@Nano0k2 ай бұрын
The album that made me a fan! In 1988... :(
@Nano0k2 ай бұрын
Was so excited, I forgot to say sláinte from L.A.!
@jiggersotoole78232 ай бұрын
@@Nano0k top of the morning!
@Nano0k2 ай бұрын
@@jiggersotoole7823 And the rest of the day to yourself! Time differences notwithstanding. Is that still proper, or old-fashioned today? (Like me.)
@jefferyroy25662 ай бұрын
As a 19-year-old in '71, I tried bedding a fulsome lass to the dulcet tones on Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Obviously, my understanding of women was still lacking at that point. I saw Zappa as proof of my avant-garde tastes. Now, Jaqui was more of a Laura Nyro/James Taylor listener, but fortunately the attraction was as well-built as she. That year would also be my first exposure to Irish music in the form of Taste, the blessed vehicle which brought Rory Gallagher to my attention. Just seeing his name in print means a listening of the live version of Laundromat is in order. Glad to see The Troubles left you time to indulge in the finer things, among which Zappa will belong for quite some time to come.
@yonikeshet76292 ай бұрын
Pure gold!!! Great performer and one of the best composers ever
@bokononx46062 ай бұрын
and one of the most original guitarists ever
@natasha21202 ай бұрын
I am so delighted to finally see footage of Miss Christine, Miss Mercy, Miss Pamela, and all the girls! I've been searching for a mere shred of footage of them on stage for AGES! This really lit up my heart ❤️ Thank you so much!
@seabertotter43252 ай бұрын
Mosh pit?
@onazram12 ай бұрын
@@seabertotter4325 A bunch of groupies that dressed and acted outrageously, Frank named them the GTO's and made an album of them singing, but in reality they had no talent at all.. Well, except maybe for B.J's.
@seabertotter43252 ай бұрын
@@onazram1 Thanks but I knew all of that.
@markmcclellan84212 ай бұрын
Miss Mercy too!
@janemillerick96142 ай бұрын
I think all the groupies (mostly) were after 1968; these are probably precursors..
@DavidSush12 ай бұрын
So so so so so cool that this historical hodgepodge of beautiful freaky weirdness was compiled for us remaining Zappa Heads to enjoy and smile in 2024. Thank you to whoever is responsible.
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
I was there. In my diary I wrote: 'Pam (Zarubica), Gail and I went to the Whisky. Fantastic five-hour session. GTOs sang. Wild Man Fisher sang. Joseph Peresonti - Elvis Presley imitator - sang and brought the house down. Complete spectacle. Mothers played well, place was packed, really fantastic evening.' Frank's daily life is described in my memoir, not found in other books, from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa Laurel Canyon 1968-1971'
@DavidSush12 ай бұрын
@@paulinebutcherbird I bought your book couple years ago here at a Cleveland book store. Very cool and interesting read. Lots of stuff in your book I never heard about before. I just love Frank's music and his uniqueness and his impact. Absolute one-of-a-kind genius he was.
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
@@DavidSush1 Thank you, David, for reading my book. Glad you found new stuff about Frank.
@user-bk7pg1ny5l2 ай бұрын
@@paulinebutcherbird Thanks for putting us there ... b ack in time.
@Crystaldish6028 күн бұрын
Amazing, I never thought I would live to see this. Thanks for posting.
@googlyschmoogly78302 ай бұрын
How about a full length DVD vid of unseen Mothers footage? Actually, I'll take what I can get !
@origami262 ай бұрын
DVD? This isn't 2004, a bluray would be more fitting to that restored footage.
@googlyschmoogly78302 ай бұрын
@@origami26 Thanks for reminding of the year. I still watch the hundreds of rare DVDs and or Blu rays I have that are obscure and were never for sale. None of that content is, was or never will be streamed either.
@jeremeydonovan82862 ай бұрын
Fascinating
@benpluta61872 ай бұрын
Ok hot shot id rather have vhs or beta😂 @origami26
@nickgodalin64872 ай бұрын
@@benpluta6187 Let's have it for Super 8mm film & a clunker projector. Beats all of 'em hands down!
@Literature_for_Aliens2 ай бұрын
Event of the Year 👏We can't get enough of ol' Mothers!
@LStuart7622 ай бұрын
MOTHERS , I think , not Mothers ?
@fzmisty75792 ай бұрын
A grandiose historical event, a great pleasure to see and hear the Great Mothers and Courtiers! Thanks Zappa, thanks Moms, thanks Joe and everyone who participated!)
@garytitone8532 ай бұрын
The event, existing film, production elements are all something to be grateful of. The world we live in today is quite different , formats of today push the feasibility element of pro shot film into a different feasibility domain. Mass quality of sources available today can make it present video with audio is a norm. As the vault contains a wide variety of formats I celebrate that in the first part that the events took place , secondly that the film and audio recordings were each captured and preserved, thirdly that UMe and the Zappa team have spent a significant amount of time and money to give us a look into a unique event. The first and foremost of what comes to mind is gratitude. Nothing less than a team or archeologist that go through a long process of finding a site of never before seen period perfect lost remains for society to be amazed with.
@gilwood75302 ай бұрын
THANK YOU
@_Fake_Rolex2 ай бұрын
The 19 year old folks in there are 75 now. I hope some of them are looking at this today and still diggin' Zappa.
@leonardlos32092 ай бұрын
We are.
@joevecchio46872 ай бұрын
I’m 70
@rainerwaansinn2 ай бұрын
I do, I do, I do, I do ... 74 🙂
@ulfingvar12 ай бұрын
No one who have once loved Zappa, is likely to stop loving him.
@Royale_with_Cheeze2 ай бұрын
@@ulfingvar1 Gail said there's no such thing as an ex-Zappa fan.
@weeooh12 ай бұрын
Pure gold! As a longtime Zappa fan didnt think clear footage from the Whiskey in 1968 existed.
@oscarcosulich2 ай бұрын
Zappa: the best president the States never had
@user-Borgus2 ай бұрын
Amen! 'Specially nothing the way things are now. I've often wondered what he'd say about T.Rump and the Magats.
@jessenowells292017 күн бұрын
No. Zappa the best serious composer disguised as a guitar noodler prankster. OTOH, his oscillating left/right libertarianism leaves me cold.
@stubbyhobbs4 күн бұрын
Make America Zappa again - MAZA
@oscarcosulich4 күн бұрын
@@stubbyhobbs Amazing MAZA!
@thelevelbeyondhuman2 ай бұрын
Yaaay I can’t believe it’s really happening!! More unseen mothers vault footage!!
@paulm72432 ай бұрын
Zappa for life.
@supergwizzo2 ай бұрын
Great Googily Moogily 😊
@grahamcarver45272 ай бұрын
I love how it says Translate to English,Frank would smile 😊
@korbenbutterworth34792 ай бұрын
Ain’t this boogie a mess!
@ronhacker38062 ай бұрын
Good one.. lol
@nickgodalin64872 ай бұрын
That would be a Boogie in G....
@axelazaryan2 ай бұрын
Hungry freaks daddyyyyy!!!!! THIS IS A TREASURE ❤❤
@VirginiaWolf882 ай бұрын
Totally!!!
@DoctorInsomnia-qw7us2 ай бұрын
The way I see it FZ, this should be a very dynamite 🧨🧨🧨 show 🎸🎸 🎷 🎺 🎹 🥁 🎵🎶 🎵🎶 🎶
@andrewwilson8882 ай бұрын
🏆
@anthonycassillo51422 ай бұрын
Favorite psychedelic tripping lp Lumpy Gravy followed by We're only in it for the money
@gilwood75302 ай бұрын
@@anthonycassillo5142 That was one of my first albums as a kid...I was 7 or 8 in '72 and it was a hand me down( With SAFE AS MILK and a few other killers) ...still one of my favorite albums
@rsmko2 ай бұрын
@@anthonycassillo5142 #METOO
@nathandodge6652 ай бұрын
Groovy
@ferrark14 күн бұрын
Seen Zappa back in 72 73 at the Commack Arena awesome thanks for the video great
@crispyrobot772 ай бұрын
One of planet Earth's most amazing Teenage Rockin' Combos. Excellent "staff".
@thepoodlebites31172 ай бұрын
Great work & huge thanks to "Vaultmeister" Joe Travers and everyone involved in making this phenomenal historical footage available, and for also syncing it with the original audio from the master tapes, which have been so well-mixed into stereo for a modern audience. Just finding all the correct audio moments from the tape reels must have been an enormously challenging task. Us fans really appreciate every moment of vintage material, especially from the late-1960s when Frank was arguably at his creative peak. I've been craving Whisky footage ever since the documentary from a few years ago showed some tantalizing ne'er-before-seen psychedelic moments. This truly itches that spot. Thank you!
@BreezyandtheBlazers-vd3xw2 ай бұрын
Wish I could have experienced the 60s and 70s music scene. Thank God Frank recorded everything
@paulinebutcherbirdАй бұрын
Why not read about it and in particular Frank's home life not shown in other books, from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, Laurel Canyon, 1968-1971,' On Audible, too.
@fuccasound38972 ай бұрын
Now that's what i call ENTERTAINMENT.
@jejzap13342 ай бұрын
Thank you ! Real Zappa fans like me help to save the vault a few years ago to be able to see unseen footages and historical moments like this one, I hope we will see others live performances of the best guitar player ever !
@PsychRad2 ай бұрын
When I was a toddler my two favorite celebrities were Frank Zappa and Richard Nixon. When I told this to one of my psychology professors she said "well, that explains a lot".
@colinwilliams5532 ай бұрын
Kudos to whoever put this together and upload it for youtube.to see rare footage of the original MOTHERS of INVENTION onstage is AWESOME I could only imagine what would have been like to be in the audience or onstage it would have been out of sight,long live ZAPPA ❤❤!!!
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
I was in the audience. In fact, I worked for Frank and write about his home life, not shown in the other books, from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. It's my story but reveals all this in 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa Laurel Canyon 1968-1971'.
@rodrigoarriagada62822 ай бұрын
Pure gold. A fantastic footage. Zappa for ever
@kowalski37692 ай бұрын
Very awesome and most generous of you to share it with us for free!!!! Thank You x1000!!!
@jacocharzukanamericanautho24222 ай бұрын
Frank Zappa was a freak of nature. Him and Jaco Pastorius really are two of my favorite musicians. His genius and creativity is truly unparalleled. There are few if any that could rival him.
@georgefree87275 күн бұрын
While I didn't see Frank Zappa and the Mother of Invention at the Whiskey a Go Go in 1968, I did see the at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago that same year.
@richardfowler51632 ай бұрын
I'd like a time machine please. Amazing footage.
@BuffaloBeatle2 ай бұрын
So happy we get the footage to go along with this great collection. I was drooling after seeing it in the documentary
@richardfaucheraux48732 ай бұрын
Le plus beau des cadeaux pour la fête de la Musique 2024 ! Merci mille fois !!!
@wostra2 ай бұрын
I have been waiting for this. Thank you.
@hollygolightly74752 ай бұрын
Was waiting for this! The GTO’S dancing there little velvet threads off❤
@murkredi2 ай бұрын
Hard to believe that Frank was soloing like that in 1968. SO far ahead.
@iamdamosuzuki_2 ай бұрын
Even crazier he was soloing like that in 1966 too
@spiritof66632 ай бұрын
@@iamdamosuzuki_ Now if they could only find footage of Mothers shows from '66. There's some silent B&W and color footage of a couple of '66 shows the Kino library unearthed here on KZbin but it's so much better with audio! There really needs to be a dedicated search in the Zappa vaults for all this stuff--if this Whiskey '68 footage was lying around for nearly 6 decades before being found, I'll bet there's a lot more.
@matthewwalden6562 ай бұрын
I loved hearing those rhythm chops in Hungry Freaks played live!
@nathandodge6652 ай бұрын
Not really
@LMSlondon2 ай бұрын
I’ve waited all my life to see this footage. Absolutely incredible- and thanks to KZbin and the good people who assembled and mixed the footage especially Joe Travers - absolutely free! This is 100% transporting. Now if only we could see a Garrick Theater show restored.
@DIEmicrosoft2 ай бұрын
I want to see the footage from 'Ahead of their Time'!!! I know it exists.
@LMSlondon2 ай бұрын
@@DIEmicrosoft Do you ''KNOW'' know....or do you ''assume'' know? Royal Festival Hall had some pretty strict rules and steep location fees so filming would be costly. But Pink Floyd and Elton John did it.
@DIEmicrosoft2 ай бұрын
@@LMSlondon I've seen prob 8 minutes worth, so I assume the rest is around in the vault somewhere
@shootfirst20972 ай бұрын
Oh, MY GOD... what are we MISSING if this is just being RELEASEED NOW?!!
@StereoAnthonyАй бұрын
Wow, this footage is pure gold! Not only for seeing the Whiskey inside and out in 1968, but Franks setup, music, The GTOs and who looks like Rolling Stone journalist Ben Fong! Sound quality of the recording is really great too, considering 1968. Not sure how they managed that with the tech available at the time. Pretty wild
@Karl0wens2 ай бұрын
Love the footage outside the Whisky
@ChromeDestiny2 ай бұрын
This is one of my Zappa grails, thanks for putting it out finally. The one other thing I'd really like to see is more from the killer 1982 tour.
@MakeWeirdMusic2 ай бұрын
This is incredible. Great job FZ team!
@LANDSEAAIRCANADA2 ай бұрын
As Only The Mothers can do ! Wonder of Wonders !👍👍👍👍
@MortenEng2 ай бұрын
Woooooooooooooooooooow! Very interesting and fascinating footage. TOTALLY ZAPPA-TASTIC! Way to go, Frank Zappa!
@leechild46552 ай бұрын
12:48 Ian killin` it on the sax solo. Note sequences a guitarist wants to learn.
@paulc53582 ай бұрын
OMG!!!! I love this thanks for posting
@johnwow4u2 ай бұрын
I just found this channel. Too cool. Thanks!
@christianheidenreich2 ай бұрын
These tunes are full of rebellic energy and the music is ahead of it's time.
@peipy442 ай бұрын
I'd been wishing to watch original MOI footage like this for decades, thanks.
@samji_art2 ай бұрын
Excellent, there's so precious little footage of this lineup
@iamdamosuzuki_2 ай бұрын
There’s not much audio of this lineup live either so it’s wonderful to have nearly three hours of it now
@Talldude882 ай бұрын
Very Eclectic. Zappa was way ahead of his time.
@karaamundson39642 ай бұрын
Hats off!
@fastcakes2 ай бұрын
Great stuff, and kudos to the estate for heeding my plea to stop with the novelty masks etc and just give us the music, it helps the planet's resources and also brings the cost down, keep it up!
@franckyspruytte2 ай бұрын
Just great !
@curiousnomad2 ай бұрын
Sooo far ahead of its time. It’s great to see people open to such incredible, unique, and creative music- there was so much creativity in the air then. This is performance art.
@user-bk7pg1ny5l2 ай бұрын
Seen the Doors in '91 and the only thing I remembered was Jim in the bath tub. I watched it last night and it was awesome and the Wiskey a Go Go was the place they got their big break ..... I'll watch it again. I think they came out the right time with the hippy movement and the psychedelics happenings at the same time .... Love it.
@paulinebutcherbirdАй бұрын
In my book, I describe Pamela Zarubica (Suzy Creamcheese) holding up a very drunk Jim Morrison and guiding him between the tables at the Whisky A Go Go and out the door. I don't think he was there on the night of this event. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, Laurel Canyon 1968-1971'.
@jdrumguy73922 ай бұрын
This is awesome!!! Thanks, FRANK!!! and too but also...Thanks, Joe!
@carlamurray91502 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the Zappa treat
@BrothaVoodoo2 ай бұрын
This is great! This is my favorite era of Zappa. I love the Mothers of Invention. I hope there is more footage from this era that will be released soon.
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
While you wait for more footage, you can read about Frank's daily home life, not shown in the other books, from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. It's my story but reveals all this in 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa Laurel Canyon 1968-1971'. Reply
@nicw55742 ай бұрын
I hope this stays on here after the premiere. I can't watch it when it premieres
@chicojcf2 ай бұрын
Quite a Bass guitar!
@wildmanfisher2 ай бұрын
Yeah. Shame about the guy playing it. Great musician, garbage human
@mitchellbriscoe43282 ай бұрын
I’d love to see the whole show some day
@bigblue76432 ай бұрын
FOOKIN SHEER AWESOMENESS! LONG LIVE ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS!
@MikeGervasi2 ай бұрын
It's a trip to see The GTOs doing part of their thing.
@keithcarpenter52542 ай бұрын
Top job, mr. Travers, sir! Many thanks for your continued diving efforts. 😊
@jeff8ball2 ай бұрын
Wowie Zowie! Love seeing the early stuff.
@MrFroglips692 ай бұрын
Groovy video. Brings back some cool memories. Funny seeing the Mothers early fans as the Whisky. Most of them look like clean cut college or high school students. Things would get wilder later on with Zappa solo.
@paulinebutcherbirdАй бұрын
This was reflected in life in Laurel Canyon where many of the rock stars lived including Frank Zappa. Drugs were still very low key, people left doors unlocked and people could wander in, a bit like a fairyland! Of course, all that changed by August 1969 when Charles Manson's gang began their murder spree.
@muffinman43532 ай бұрын
Long live the music of Frank Zappa....
@parrisfranklin9401Ай бұрын
So good I’ve heard about this Is about time Nothing like this the. Music omg a head of its time funky rock frank was killing it
@dave110612 ай бұрын
Half of what's great about this footage is seeing a young Miss Pamela and the GTOs along with Vito's Freaks and Carl "Captain F**ck" Franzoni free-form dancing in front of the stage. What a crazy time that was!
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
Actually, they weren't the GTOs at this point. Frank signed them as a group seven days later.
@grahamcarver45272 ай бұрын
Thank You Frank 🙌
@BOUZOUKI_PETE2 ай бұрын
thanks for uploading this and taking us there! ❤
@richarddannelley84002 ай бұрын
Gawd ! How did people manage to enjoy themselves without having cell-phones?
@FoFrx2 ай бұрын
this is a huge gift thank you. amazing audio and synch . is there more more more?!? my imaginary guitar solo now has video!!!!!
@patpagano2 ай бұрын
Priceless
@user-kc1sj2bd8d2 ай бұрын
this is great I remember those days lol omg this is wild I can't get to sleep so I turn to Franks music to either put me to sleep or Not lol and yes I am stoned. I got to see him over 15 times. I had two friends and for 8 yrs when Frank came to the area they got me tickets for my birthday present .
@winesnout17 күн бұрын
Thanks for this! Frank was sooo many years ahead of everybody else. Can anybody remember another band as wild, crazy, innovative and fun to watch as the Mothers in 1968?
@rockettebob2 ай бұрын
i was 13 at this time. i saw mosh pits turn into some thing ugly.. this is great. THANK YOU!!!... i miss my mothers....rockettebob in reno
@AroCaceresdrums2 ай бұрын
0:19 Frank playing the intro of Petrushka
@jeffreyyoung87272 ай бұрын
Ooh boy this gonna be great!
@chrisdher652 ай бұрын
At last! Moving pictures of the first mosh pit!!!!
@Bassverous2 ай бұрын
Man this show looks wild amazing footage wish we had full versions of songs still cool to see
@paulinebutcherbird2 ай бұрын
And to think I was there, one of the few still alive!
@nicw55742 ай бұрын
This is amazing! I've wanted to see footage of the GTO's for so long. Thank you for sharing 😀
@gregdahlen43752 ай бұрын
i like their headgear
@HakanTunaMuzik2 ай бұрын
Just incredible, thank you for making this possible, hope to see al the video in the vault over time.
@leestacy97722 ай бұрын
Been waiting for this since 2007 when they teased footage of the tapes on the shelf in the */overnite documentary DVD.
@Wanderlustus2 ай бұрын
Thanks, man. footage I've never seen before.
@leddygee18962 ай бұрын
Now that's what I'd call Dinner and a Show!😁
@Circuit7Active2 ай бұрын
Saw Frank 5 times between 1972 and 1980...best concert memories, ever.
@noname1st1392 ай бұрын
Mother Mary and Joseph, this is epic footage
@haydenwalton27662 ай бұрын
those girls are being outrageous together !!
@paulinebutcherbirdАй бұрын
I wrote in my diary at the GTOs rehearsals: My ears are never the best, but their singing is an aberration, out of tune, screechy, rarely hitting the notes in unison.'
@haydenwalton2766Ай бұрын
@@paulinebutcherbird thanks for all the little anecdotes pauline. we all enjoy hearing them. you were very lucky to live those times - must have been amazing
@paulinebutcherbirdАй бұрын
@@haydenwalton2766 Have you read my book which is filled with anecdotes? It's difficult for me to keep track of who's read it and who hasn't so forgive me if you have. Anyway, suffice to say it's the only one that gives Frank's daily home life, not shown in other books. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa Laurel Canyon 1968-1971'.
@kevingiblin41222 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 for the ❤😮😅😊
@W5AWG2 ай бұрын
Oh Shit! I was There when this was at Whisky A Go Go LOL I was 16 Years Old and got CARDED so I had to leave. I lived at Crash Pads near by and Leary came handing out Acid, OBG I was High for Days, Timothey Leary Gave me Acid.
@W5AWG2 ай бұрын
O My God I was High for Days, Timothy Leary Gave me Acid. after this set. 74 Years Old in San Francisco ORIGONALLY from Benton Arkansas. Owned a 1947 Indian Motorcycle age 16 Years, I LOVE MY CRAZY LIFE
@bulkvanderhuge90062 ай бұрын
WOw! What a treasure!!!
@donaldpruitt67872 ай бұрын
Was lucky to see him in concert in Dallas in the early 70s with Napole on Murphy Brock on sax and vocals great live show... big fan
@deanehardwick98362 ай бұрын
37 hours? I want it now!!
@verwurster6022Ай бұрын
Please more from this. 1966-1969 was the best Zappa for me, very love from germany
@renegade.records2 ай бұрын
STOKED!!! 👊🔥🤘
@BuffaloBeatle2 ай бұрын
Pretty crazy how only two years prior in LA there was a furor over The Beatles and baby dolls