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The Mothers – Just Another Band From L.A. (VG+/E) – LP, US 1972
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The Mothers – Just Another Band From L.A. (VG+/E) – LP, US 1972

The Mothers – Just Another Band From L.A. (VG+/E) – LP, US 1972

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The Mothers – Just Another Band From L.A. (VG+/E) – LP, US 1972—

$33.59

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The Story

Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Excellent (E)
  • Description
  • Release details
  • Tracklist

  • Just Another Band From L.A. is an LP by The Mothers from 1972 released on the Bizarre Records label.

    About this album

    Just Another Band From L.A. is a sharp, satirical highlight of the Mothers’ early-1970s run, balancing jazz-rock precision with Zappa’s taste for parody and musical chaos. Released in 1972, the album is best known for the sprawling title piece, “Billy the Mountain”, a comic mini-epic that shows the group’s knack for absurd storytelling alongside tightly arranged ensemble playing. Drawing on jazz, rock and experimental impulses, it captures a band equally interested in virtuosity, provocation and skewering American culture. For listeners exploring Frank Zappa’s catalogue, it stands as one of the era’s most distinctive and defiantly off-kilter statements.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

    Review

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  • Artist: The Mothers
    Label: Bizarre Records – MS 2075
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: US
    Released: 1972
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Avantgarde, Experimental, Jazz-Rock, Parody

  • A Billy The Mountain
    B1 Call Any Vegetable
    B2 Eddie, Are You Kidding?
    B3 Magdalena
    B4 Dog Breath

Description

Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Excellent (E)
  • Description
  • Release details
  • Tracklist

  • Just Another Band From L.A. is an LP by The Mothers from 1972 released on the Bizarre Records label.

    About this album

    Just Another Band From L.A. is a sharp, satirical highlight of the Mothers’ early-1970s run, balancing jazz-rock precision with Zappa’s taste for parody and musical chaos. Released in 1972, the album is best known for the sprawling title piece, “Billy the Mountain”, a comic mini-epic that shows the group’s knack for absurd storytelling alongside tightly arranged ensemble playing. Drawing on jazz, rock and experimental impulses, it captures a band equally interested in virtuosity, provocation and skewering American culture. For listeners exploring Frank Zappa’s catalogue, it stands as one of the era’s most distinctive and defiantly off-kilter statements.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

    Review

    AllMusic rating:
    AllMusic users:
    (378 votes)
    Read the AllMusic.com review
  • Artist: The Mothers
    Label: Bizarre Records – MS 2075
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: US
    Released: 1972
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Avantgarde, Experimental, Jazz-Rock, Parody

  • A Billy The Mountain
    B1 Call Any Vegetable
    B2 Eddie, Are You Kidding?
    B3 Magdalena
    B4 Dog Breath