Whisky a Go Go 1968
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{{Infobox album
| name = Whisky a Go Go 1968
| type = live
| artist = Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
| cover = Whisky a Go Go 1968 Frank Zappa.jpg
| released = June 21, 2024
| recorded = July 23, 1968
| length = 176:02
| label = Zappa Records
| producer = {{Hlist|Joe Travers|Ahmet Zappa|}}
| prev_title = Funky Nothingness
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Cheaper That Cheep
| next_year = 2025
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Whisky A Go Go, 1968 3CD |url=https://store.zappa.com/products/whisky-a-go-go-1968-3cd |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Frank Zappa Official Store |language=en}}
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.”{{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2024-04-19 |title=Frank Zappa's Five-Hour 'Dress Optional' 1968 Concert at the Whisky Will Finally Come Out |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/frank-zappa-mothers-invention-whisky-a-go-go-1968-1235007734/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-22 |title=Lost Live Zappa Album “Whisky A Go Go 1968" Captures Original Mothers Of Invention At Early Peak - Audiophile Review |url=https://audiophilereview.com/audiophile-music/compact-disc/lost-live-zappa-album-whisky-a-go-go-1968-captures-early-mothers-of-invention-at-early-peak/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |language=en-US}} It is presumed that the gig was intended for an album that wasn't released.
The album was released as a triple CD, five LP, and a 2 LP highlights set. 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.https://burningshed.com/Frank-Zappa_Whiskey-a-Go-Go-968_boxset
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title1 = Whisky Improvisation: Episode I
| length1 = 10:00
| title2 = America Drink & Goes Home
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Help, I'm A Rock / Transylvania Boogie
| length3 = 8:23
| title4 = My Boyfriend's Back
| length4 = 1:14
| title5 = Bust His Head
| length5 = 1:23
| title6 = Tiny Sick Tears Jam
| length6 = 8:19
| title7 = "The Purpose Of This Evening…"
| length7 = 1:41
| title8 = Whisky Improvisation: Episode II
| length8 = 11:37
| title9 = Status Back Baby
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Memories Of El Monte
| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = Oh, In The Sky
| length11 = 1:57
| title12 = Valerie
| length12 = 4:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = "Fun & Merriment"
| length1 = 1:47
| title2 = Hungry Freaks, Daddy
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = King Kong – Part 1
| length3 = 7:57
| title4 = King Kong – Part 2
| length4 = 7:48
| title5 = Octandre
| length5 = 1:01
| title6 = Whisky Improvisation: Episode III
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = Meow
| length7 = 2:29
| title8 = God Bless America
| length8 = 0:35
| title9 = Presentation Of Wings
| length9 = 1:32
| title10 = Plastic People
| length10 = 3:41
| title11 = Della's Preamble
| length11 = 1:06
| title12 = The Duke – Take 1
| length12 = 6:28
| title13 = The Duke – Take 2
| length13 = 5:28
| title14 = Khaki Sack
| length14 = 10:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc three
| title1 = The Whip
| length1 = 10:22
| title2 = Whisky Chouflée
| length2 = 11:46
| title3 = Brown Shoes Don't Make It
| length3 = 7:48
| title4 = Brown Shoes Shuffle
| length4 = 11:27
| title5 = The Whip
| note5 = FZ Mix
| length5 = 11:09
| title6 = Hungry Freaks, Daddy
| note6 = FZ Mono Mix
| length6 = 3:54
}}
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
- Ray Collins – vocals, percussion
- Ian Underwood – alto sax
- Bunk Gardner – tenor sax, flute
- Don Preston – keyboards, gong
- Jim Sherwood – baritone sax, percussion
- Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals
- Art Tripp – drums, percussion
- Jimmy Carl Black – drums, percussion
Charts
| class="wikitable"
|+Chart performance for Whisky a Go Go 1968 !Chart (2024) !Peak position |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{Cite web |title=Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Frank%20Zappa&do_search=do |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}
|scope="col" | 67 |