A 60th anniversary edition of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention’s 1966 debut album, Freak Out!, will be released next month.
The collection, due on Sept. 25, will be available in several editions, including CD, vinyl and digital, with a Super Deluxe Edition featuring five CDs and one Blu-ray.
You can hear a 1966 mono mix of “Hungry Freaks, Daddy” from the set below.
Listen to Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention’s ‘Hungry Freaks, Daddy (1966 Mono Mix)’
The 1966 album is widely credited as one of rock’s first double LPs and as one of the earliest concept albums. This upcoming expanded Freak Out! adds 90 rare live and studio tracks, many of which are previously unreleased.
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The album introduced audiences to Zappa’s groundbreaking collision of genres as he and the Mothers aimed at both Middle America and the counterculture with their caustic songs.
The 12-and-a-half-minute album closer “The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet” was subtitled “Unfinished Ballet in Two Tableaux” and featured two parts in a sound collage that helped the rock album format grow up during a period when most LPs consisted of a couple of hit singles, cover songs and filler.
What’s Included in the 60th Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa’s ‘Freak Out!’?
The 60th anniversary edition of Freak Out! includes a 2026 remaster of the original 15-track album. A second CD features a pre-master mix of the album, recorded in 1966, after the album’s March sessions but before its June 27 release.
Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers talks to mastering engineer John Polito about the new mono mix in the video below.
Watch ‘Freak Out!’ 60th With Joe Travers and John Polito
The third CD includes the 1966 mono mix of the album, while discs four and five feature live performances from San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium from June 24 and 25, 1966, just days before the album came out.
The fifth CD also includes more live songs from the Fillmore; rehearsals and demos from 1966; vocal reference mixes; and a collage with session outtakes. The Blu-ray includes the stereo mix of the album and a bonus track titled “Groupie Bang Bang.”
You can see the track listing for the six-disc Super Deluxe Edition of the set below.
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, ‘Freak Out! 60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’ Track Listing CD 1 Freak Out! – The Original Album – 1966 Stereo Mix (2026 Remaster)1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy2. I Ain’t Got No Heart3. Who Are The Brain Police?4. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder5. Motherly Love6. How Could I Be Such A Fool7. Wowie Zowie8. You Didn’t Try To Call Me9. Any Way The Wind Blows10. I’m Not Satisfied11. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here12. Trouble Every Day13. Help, I’m A Rock14. It Can’t Happen Here15. The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
CD 2 1966 Pre-Master Mix1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy2. I Ain’t Got No Heart3. Who Are The Brain Police?4. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder5. Motherly Love6. How Could I Be Such A Fool7. Wowie Zowie8. You Didn’t Try To Call Me9. Any Way The Wind Blows10. I’m Not Satisfied11. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here12. Trouble Every Day13. Help, I’m A Rock14. It Can’t Happen Here15. The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
CD 3 1966 Mono Mix1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy2. I Ain’t Got No Heart3. Who Are The Brain Police?4. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder5. Motherly Love6. How Could I Be Such A Fool7. Wowie Zowie8. You Didn’t Try To Call Me9. Any Way The Wind Blows10. I’m Not Satisfied11. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here12. Trouble Every Day13. Help, I’m A Rock14. It Can’t Happen Here15. The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
CD 4 Fillmore Auditorium – Live In San Francisco, CA, 6/24/19661. Band Introductions At The Fillmore West2. Motherly Love3. Plastic People4. You’re So Fine5. Trouble Every Day6. You Didn’t Try To Call Me7. I’m Not Satisfied8. Wedding Dress Song / The Handsome Cabin BoyFillmore Auditorium – Live In San Francisco, CA, 2/24/19669. Mothers Rock Out10. Coquette11. I’m A Rollin’ StoneFillmore Auditorium – Live In San Francisco, CA, 6/25/196612. Motherly Love13. Plastic People14. You Didn’t Try To Call Me15. I’m Not Satisfied16. Wedding Dress Song / The Handsome Cabin Boy17. Hungry Freaks, Daddy18. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder
CD 5 Fillmore Auditorium – Live In San Francisco, CA Continued + Demos & RaritiesFillmore Auditorium – Date Unknown (most likely 2/24/66)1. Mothers Rock Out II2. The Downtown Talent ScoutOriginal Mothers Rehearsal 19663. “Every Day I Have The Blues”4. Tick Tock5. 4 Mothers In Rehearsal6. Any Way The Wind Blows7. How Could I Be Such A Fool – False Starts8. How Could I Be Such A Fool9. The Story Of My LifeMothers Demos10. Any Way The Wind Blows11. I’m So Happy I Could Cry12. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder13. How Could I Be Such A Fool14. Trouble Every Day15. I Ain’t Got No Heart (Edited)16. Love Of My Life17. I’m Not SatisfiedFreak Out! – Mono Vocal Reference Mixes18. Motherly Love19. I’m Not Satisfied20. I Ain’t Got No Heart21. How Could I Be Such A Fool22. You Didn’t Try To Call Me (Edited)23. Freak Out AdFreak Out! – Session Outtake Collage24. Freak Out GTR Solo & Screams 7/425. Freak Out Zilofone26. Percussion Cue #3
BLU-RAY AUDIO Freak Out! – The Album + Bonus Audio 24-bit/48kHz Dolby Atmos / 24-bit/48kHz Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 24-bit/192kHz PCM Stereo / 24-bit/96kHz PCM Stereo Freak Out! – The Album1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy2. I Ain’t Got No Heart3. Who Are The Brain Police?4. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder5. Motherly Love6. How Could I Be Such A Fool7. Wowie Zowie8. You Didn’t Try To Call Me9. Any Way The Wind Blows10. I’m Not Satisfied11. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here12. Trouble Every Day13. Help, I’m A Rock14. It Can’t Happen Here15. The Return Of The Son Of Monster MagnetBonus Audio1. Groupie Bang Bang
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