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I have a turntable and a nice record collection, mostly LP's from the 60's & early 70's.

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My aim is to make rare stuff (in glorious mono or sometimes stereo) publicly available again with the best possible sound quality.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) Mono Version

 






















 
 
 
 
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44 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2017 at 5:34 PM

    My favourite Mothers album - big thanks for the fine mono mix. Hope Filefactory will give free slot for free users soon as I don't have a premium account now. Looking forward to this. Thanks, Yours Causinger

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  2. AnonymousJune 7, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    Thanks, nice to see you back.

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  3. JWBJune 8, 2017 at 1:10 AM

    Excellent! This is the best rip I've heard yet and I'm glad that you brightened it up a bit. I think this album just sounds bad because it's bad recording though. The stereo master is pretty much the same...dull and bass heavy.

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  4. Prof. StonedJune 8, 2017 at 1:22 AM

    Good to hear from you, J.
    I'd agree with you it's not that well-recorded to begin with. But then again, the 2012 stereo remaster has pretty clean high-end, or at least better than the original LP pressings, I think.

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  5. UnknownJune 8, 2017 at 3:02 AM

    One of my favorite FZ records. Thanks for sharing.

    kkchome

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  6. YankeeBoyJune 8, 2017 at 3:21 AM

    Very cool!!!! Thank you.

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  7. UnknownJune 8, 2017 at 2:25 PM

    I was just looking for a good mono rip the other day, so thank you muchly for this Prof

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  8. rkipp683June 8, 2017 at 3:49 PM

    Thanks for FZ and GD Professor!

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  9. rockjazzeclecticJune 8, 2017 at 7:00 PM

    Thanks for the Zappa in mono! Your rip will probably be as good as it gets!

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  10. UnknownJune 8, 2017 at 7:56 PM

    So happy to fianlly have this in mono! Sounds pretty chunky! Definitely a different listening experience. So grateful for your hard work Prof! A million thanks!!!

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  11. warpigJune 9, 2017 at 1:12 AM

    Thanks for the excellent mono mix. Very much appreciated.

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  12. buttawitzJune 9, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    Thank You Prof for doing this mono mix sounds excellent. Also I got this in the mail the other day.
    http://mailinglist.zappa.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/zappanews/20170602151056/

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  13. BillJune 11, 2017 at 5:51 PM

    I always thought my original mono lp (couldn't afford stereo records back then!) sounded like mud. This one is pretty nice. Perhaps my favorite Mothers record.

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  14. EzraJune 13, 2017 at 11:48 PM

    WOW! Thanks so much for this Prof. Stoned! Been looking forward to this for awhile. :)

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  15. cadillacredJune 14, 2017 at 1:12 AM

    as usual you make me appreciate mono more and more every day. thanks

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  16. OpieJune 14, 2017 at 11:00 PM

    Many thanks, Prof for another great mono rarity!!!

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  17. AnonymousJune 15, 2017 at 4:14 AM

    Shame the original mono tapes have been lost and/or misplaced. You'd think that music companies would take care of the recordings in their possession. Needless to say, this makes your vinyl transfer efforts that much more important in terms of preserving this rare mix so many thanks for your stellar efforts.

    James

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  18. AnonymousJune 15, 2017 at 6:47 PM

    Don't know exactly what your tweaks were on this one, but they did indeed improve the sound in comparison with that of other mono drops of I've heard. Many thanks for it, professor.
    Walt

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  19. AnonymousJune 15, 2017 at 7:50 PM

    Thanks a million for the upgrade Prof! Always great to get a bit of rare early Zappa/Mothers.

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  20. AnonymousJune 16, 2017 at 6:10 PM

    Thank you very much Prof...
    Downloading it right now...can't wait to listen to it !

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  21. Hazy DaveJune 17, 2017 at 4:09 AM

    Great to see this, looking forward to hearing! Many Thanks.

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  22. jimmie dJune 18, 2017 at 2:02 AM

    There's that tambourine, again! Thanks for posting.

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  23. AnonymousJune 19, 2017 at 2:40 AM

    Thanks for taking the time to get this mono mix out there. Looking forward to it.

    Joaquin Antique

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  24. AnonymousJune 21, 2017 at 9:49 AM

    Big thanks for this one. One of my favourite Zappa albums. Nice to hear it in this way... the mono does sound a little more vivid...though I did grow up with the reverby Ryko CD. Yet again another excellent effort!

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  25. Mr B. NormalJune 22, 2017 at 2:56 AM

    Thanks for this and your hard work. What a treat!

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  26. AnonymousJune 22, 2017 at 1:26 PM

    Great! Love this album.

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  27. KworkJune 27, 2017 at 6:00 AM

    This is great! Thank you very much.

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  28. Ted GreenwaldJune 28, 2017 at 4:22 AM

    Thanks Prof for reviving this classic!

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  29. Ted GreenwaldJune 28, 2017 at 4:22 AM

    Thanks Prof for reviving this classic!

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  30. MeanMrKiteJuly 1, 2017 at 3:31 AM

    OUTSTANDING.

    many many thanks

    :)

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  31. PittylabelleJuly 1, 2017 at 12:21 PM

    Thank you so much - MONO rules!

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  32. ReadySteadyJuly 2, 2017 at 6:56 AM

    Much obliged, Prof! Can never have too much mono Zappa, and can only hope We're Only In It For the Money will show up eventually (or Hot Rats, my favorite Frank). Thank you very much!

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  33. Prof. StonedJuly 2, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    @ReadySteady: the mono version of Money is available on the Lumpy Object Project box in great quality. My USA promo vinyl does not sound half as good.

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  34. hcbJuly 8, 2017 at 4:52 PM

    Very fine. As usual, many thanks.

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  35. Arne67July 29, 2017 at 2:13 AM

    thank you! very nice to see a Mono release! Best, Arne

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  36. Zoomer RobertsFebruary 16, 2018 at 10:19 PM

    Good to see/hear this again. Thank you!

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  37. UncleRemusSeptember 17, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    Thanks a ton Prof. I'm looking forward to hearing how your tweezing compares to my own straight to digital mono drop.

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  38. bobNovember 2, 2018 at 7:51 PM

    thanks a lot, looking forward to hearing it

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  39. Freddy SnakeskinAugust 5, 2019 at 6:02 AM

    My first d/l from you, Prof...excellent work, thanks!

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  40. hobodbagMay 5, 2020 at 1:28 PM

    thanks Prof!

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  41. bing stillsJune 21, 2020 at 4:52 PM

    Thank you, look forward to hearing the Mothers in glorious mono!

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  42. tweedmanApril 27, 2021 at 2:45 PM

    Awesome Professor! Thanks!

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  43. AnonymousJuly 9, 2021 at 7:08 AM

    Many thanks to you! I hope this mix gets an official release one day. I've been curious to hear it for a long time.

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  44. AnonymousOctober 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM

    Prof, you're a gentleman and a scholar. Your work is truly invaluable. So looking forward to finally hearing the both your MOI Mono mixes. Thankyou, sir.

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