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Necessity Is... : The Early Years of Zappa's Mothers of Invention by Billy James (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherS. A. F. Publishing The Limited

ISBN-100946719144

ISBN-139780946719143

eBay Product ID (ePID)1748696

Product Key Features

Book TitleNecessity Is... : the Early Years of Zappa's Mothers of Invention

Number of Pages1 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicGeneral, Genres & Styles / Rock

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorBilly James

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal782.4/2166/0922

SynopsisThe Mothers of Invention were a band of anarchic, free-spirited, musically telepathic mavericks headed by the genius of Frank Zappa. Billy James recaptures the early years as remembered by those who were there; Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada, Bunk Gardner, Buzz Gardner and Don Preston. Fully illustrated, the book investigates the oddball humor that surrounded the Zappa entourage from 1964-1970 and presents a fitting tribute., When a strange bunch of West coast musicians called The Mothers of Invention released their first LP, Freak Out, a whole new musical language was born. Led by the late, great Frank Zappa, The Mothers broke every rule in the book, then created some new rules and broke them too. This book sheds new light on the original Mothers line up musicians like Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Motorhead and Buzz Gardner, and brings up to date the various musical and extra-curricular exploits of the various members up to the present, including the formation of The Grandmothers, and their subsequent touring and recording. This is a splendid mix of interviews, photos, reminiscences, and reportage which sums up what the Mothers and Grandmothers are all about. For fans, here are reminders and valuable background to the music. For the uninitiated, signposts for the discovery of a whole new musical universe.