The Mothers Of Invention* – We're Only In It For The Money

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Label:	Verve Records – V6-5045
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress
Country:	US
Released:	1968
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1	Are You Hung Up	1:23
A2	Who Needs The Peace Corps	2:34
A3	Concentration Moon	2:32
A4	Mom & Dad	2:16
A5	Bow Tie Daddy	1:22
A6	Harry, You're A Beast	1:22
A7	What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?	1:03
A8	Absolutely Free	3:26
A9	Flower Punk	3:57
A10	Hot Poop	0:16
B1	Nasal Retentive Caliope	2:00
B2	Let's Make The Water Turn Black	1:54
B3	The Idiot Bastard Son	3:27
B4	Lonely Little Girl	1:10
B5	Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance	1:33
B6	What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body (Reprise)	1:03
B7	Mother People	2:30
B8	The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny	6:30

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Published By – Frank Zappa Music
Published By – Third Story Music
Record Company – MGM Records
Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Credits

Bass, Vocals, Other [Asthma] – Roy Estrada
Drums, Trumpet, Vocals, Other [Indian Of The Group] – Jimmy Carl Black
Drums, Vocals, Other [Yak & Black Lace Underwear] – Billy Mundi
Other [Cheerful Interruptions] – Dick Kunc
Other [Has Graciously Consented To Speak To You In Several Critical Area] – Eric Clapton
Other [Retired] – Don Preston
Other [Wants You To Turn Your Radio Around] – Spider
Piano, Woodwind, Other [Wholesome] – Ian Underwood
Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Edited By, Other [Weirdness] – Frank Zappa
Saxophone, Other [Weirdness & Teen Appeal] – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
Sounds [Snorks] – Dick Barber
Voice [Creepy Whispering] – Gary Kellgren
Voice [Telephone] – Suzy Creamcheese
Woodwind, Voice [Mumbled Weirdness] – Bunk Gardner

Notes

On blue Verve label. No track separation.

Label: V6-5045 (MGS 1250)
Cover rear: V6 5045X STEREO
Cover front: V/V6-5045 (under "THE MOTHERS" on sticker.)
Cover inside:V/V6 5045X
Spine: V6 5045X

"Heavily censored" version with "THE MOTHERS" sticker above Jimmy Carl Black's head.
More information on variations of this release.

Pressed by MGM Record Manufacturing Division as indicated by MGS and BLOCK S logo (see image) in runouts.

On label, B4 is titled "Lonely Little Girl" but in sleeve is titled "It's His Voice on the Radio."

On B label, Track 8 number is in alignment with the other track numbers.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1 etched]): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1 etched): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2, etched except 21 ): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV 21
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2, etched except 13): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV 13
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 3, etched): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV 11
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 3, etched): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV 12
Matrix / Runout: Block-shaped "S" stamp

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6-5045X, V6-5045, V/V6 5045X	US	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo, Loew's Incorporated Division)	Bizarre Records	710 012		1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold)	Verve Records	VLP 9199, VLP. 9199	UK	1968
Recently Edited	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Verve Records	V6 5045X, V6 5045, V/V6 5045X	Canada	1968
New Submission	We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Stereo)	Verve Records	SVLP 9199	UK	1968