The Mothers - Mothermania - The Best of The Mothers

Mothermania (1969), subtitled The Best of the Mothers, is a compilation album by The Mothers of Invention. While the songs were previously released on Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, and We're Only In it for the Money, it contains unique mixes or edits made specifically

Verve Records Yellow Label Lp V6-5068X. Record is EX, Beautiful Shine, Shows a couple of very, very light hairline marks. Gate-fold Sleeve is VG+, splitting on top and bottom seams.

for this compilation. After The Mothers' contract with MGM and Verve Records expired, Frank Zappa and Herb Cohen negotiated to form a semi-independent record label Bizarre Records, with Verve releasing three Bizarre releases with distribution by MGM: a new Mothers of Invention album, Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, the compilation Mothermania, and an album by Sandy Hurvitz, Sandy's Album is Here at Last.  Mothermania was prepared in order to recoup money which Verve felt it lost funding the Mothers of Invention albums Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, and We're Only In It For the Money. Frank Zappa prepared the masters for the release, remixing and sequencing the track listing, as well as overseeing its packaging. The compilation was notable for featuring unique mixes or edits of the songs compiled for its release, including an uncensored version of "Mother People", which previously appeared on We're Only in It for the Money in a censored version, and a radically different mix of "The Idiot Bastard Son".

     Contains; 
Brown Shoes Don't Make It 
Mother People 
Duke of Prunes 
Call Any Vegetable 
The Idiot Bastard Son 
It Can't Happen Here 
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here 
Who Are the Brain Police? 
Plastic People 
Hungry Freaks, Daddy 
America Drinks and Goes Home