| Whisky a Go Go 1968 | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | July 23, 1968 | |||
| Length | 176:02 | |||
| Label | Zappa Records | |||
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Whisky a Go Go 1968 is a live album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, posthumously released on June 21, 2024. The album features a live recording by the band recorded July 23, 1968 at the Sunset Strip, never being properly released in full until Whisky a Go Go 1968.[1]
The gig was originally promoted through a handwritten ad in the L.A. Free Press, "assuring 5 full hours of unprecedented merriment, which will be secretly recorded for an upcoming record album. Dress optional. Starting sometime in the evening. R.S.V.D.T.”[2][3] It is presumed that the gig was intended for an album that wasn't released.[2][1]
The album was released as a triple CD, five LP, and a 2 LP highlights set.[2] The liner notes were written by Joe Travers, Ahmet Zappa, who also produced the album, and Pamela Des Barres. The liner notes also feature an interview of Alice Cooper with Ahmet Zappa, who also performed the night the album was recorded.[2][4]
- ^ a b "Whisky A Go Go, 1968 3CD". Frank Zappa Official Store. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ a b c d Grow, Kory (2024-04-19). "Frank Zappa's Five-Hour 'Dress Optional' 1968 Concert at the Whisky Will Finally Come Out". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Lost Live Zappa Album "Whisky A Go Go 1968" Captures Original Mothers Of Invention At Early Peak - Audiophile Review". 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ https://burningshed.com/Frank-Zappa_Whiskey-a-Go-Go-968_boxset