As an enduring work, Fillmore East: June 1971 is a mixed bag, but it does represent the peak of the Flo & Eddie edition of the Mothers.
Most of the songs are essentially comedy routines set to music, often dealing with the life of a touring rock musician and, of course, the various opportunities for sexual adventure therein; in one scenario, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan reprise their Turtles hit "Happy Together" in exchange for sexual favors.
The humor is often glib and juvenile, marking the beginnings of Frank Zappa's tactic of making complex music more accessible with half-sardonic arena-frontman antics and crowd-pleasing dirty jokes.
Whether one considers the results funny and parodic or crass and pandering, the band is undeniably good, especially as showcased on "Little House I Used to Live In," "Willie the Pimp, Pt.
1," and "Peaches en Regalia.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little House I Used to Live InFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | The Mud SharkFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Bwana DikFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | Latex Solar BeefFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Lonesome Electric TurkeyFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | Peaches en RegaliaFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Tears Began to FallFrank Zappa | Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Frank Zappa | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are | Frank Zappa | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Willie The Pimp, Part One | Frank Zappa | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Do You Like My New Car | Frank Zappa | Play | 07:08 | 16 MB | 41 MB |
| 11 | Happy Together (Bonner_Gordon) | Frank Zappa | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 258 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Bonner | Composer |
| 2 | Ferenc Dobronyi | Repackaging |
| 3 | Aynsley Dunbar | Drums, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 4 | Toby Foster | Mastering, Mixing |
| 5 | Alan Gordon | Composer |
| 6 | Bob Harris | Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Howard Kaylan | Dialogue, Member of Attributed Artist, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Talking, Vocals |
| 8 | Barry Keene | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 9 | The Mothers of Invention | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Jim Pons | Bass, Bass Instrument, Dialogue, Member of Attributed Artist, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Talking, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Don Preston | Bass, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Mini Moog, Moog Synthesizer |
| 12 | Cal Schenkel | Artwork, Cover Design |
| 13 | Bob Stone | Digital Remastering, Remastering |
| 14 | Ian Underwood | Guitar, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Wind, Woodwind |
| 15 | Mark Volman | Dialogue, Member of Attributed Artist, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Talking, Vocals |
| 16 | Frank Zappa | Audio Production, Composer, Dialogue, Guitar, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Primary Artist, Producer, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Talking, Vocals |
| 17 | Frank Zappa & the Mothers | Performer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |