Freak Out!

the entire zappa catalogue gets reissued as it appeared on zappa's own independent label, barking pumpkin records and many of the original analog masters have been re-mastered. the recording debut of the frank zappa and the mothers of invention is a brilliantly wicked counter-strike to the flower power sensibilities prevalent at the time of it's release in 1966. arguably rock music's first true 'concept album,' zappa's aural collage mashes together chunks of psychedelic guitars, outspoken political commentary, cultural satire, and avant-garde musical sensibilities, and then hides it all under cleverly crafted pop melodies. not diminished in the slightest by the passage of time, freak out! remains as vital and relevant today as it was in the 1960's.Vinyl - 180 gram reissue of the original 1966 stereo mix of the album whose title still says it all.