Tracklist
| A1 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It | 7:26 |
| A2 | Mother People | 1:41 |
| A3 | The Duke Of Prunes | 5:09 |
| A4 | Call Any Vegetable | 4:31 |
| A5 | The Idiot Bastard Son | 2:26 |
| B1 | It Can't Happen Here | 3:13 |
| B2 | You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here | 3:37 |
| B3 | Who Are The Brain Police? | 3:22 |
| B4 | Plastic People | 3:40 |
| B5 | Hungry Freaks, Daddy | 3:27 |
| B6 | America Drinks & Goes Home | 2:43 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
Credits
- Compiled By – Frank Zappa
- Design [Cover] – Cal Schenkel
- Engineer – Ami Hadani, Dick Kunc, Gary Kellgren, Tom Hidley
- Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentine*
- Producer – Frank Zappa, Tom Wilson
Notes
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.Blue Verve labels.
First Category on cover, 2nd on labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): V-6-5068 MGS 1840
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): V-6-5068 MGS 1841
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V6-5068X | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp) | Verve Records | V6-5068X | US | 1969 |
| 710 021 | The Mothers | Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (LP, Comp) | Verve Records | 710 021 | Germany | 1969 |
| V6-5068 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp, Mono) | Verve Records | V6-5068 | Australia | 1969 |
| 2317 047 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (LP, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | 2317 047 | UK | 1973 |
| V6-5068 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp, Mono) | Verve Records | V6-5068 | New Zealand | 1969 |
Tracklist
| A1 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It | 7:26 |
| A2 | Mother People | 1:41 |
| A3 | The Duke Of Prunes | 5:09 |
| A4 | Call Any Vegetable | 4:31 |
| A5 | The Idiot Bastard Son | 2:26 |
| B1 | It Can't Happen Here | 3:13 |
| B2 | You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here | 3:37 |
| B3 | Who Are The Brain Police? | 3:22 |
| B4 | Plastic People | 3:40 |
| B5 | Hungry Freaks, Daddy | 3:27 |
| B6 | America Drinks & Goes Home | 2:43 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
Credits
- Compiled By, Producer – Frank Zappa
- Design [Cover] – Cal Schenkel
- Engineer – Ami Hadani, Dick Kunc, Gary Kellgren, Tom Hidley
- Producer – Tom Wilson
Notes
Mothermania:Some tracks are a bit different to the original versions; all FREAK OUT! tracks are alternate stereo mixes; all WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY tracks are alternate mono mixes; and all ABSOLUTELY FREE tracks are the original Absolutely Free mixes (but "Call Any Vegetable" has been shortened).
A2; Mother People [new mono mix]
A4; Call Any Vegetable [edit]
A5; The Idiot Bastard Son [new mono mix & edit]
B1; It Can't Happen Here [new stereo mix & edit]
B2; You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here [new stereo mix]
B3; Who Are the Brain Police? [new stereo mix]
B5; Hungry Freaks, Daddy [new stereo mix]
Released in a gatefold cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Scrawled in Runout, Side A): V-6-5068 MGS 1840 Re-1 22 L1
- Matrix / Runout (Scrawled in Runout, Side B): V-6-5068 MGS 1841 21
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 021 | The Mothers | Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (LP, Comp) | Verve Records | 710 021 | Germany | 1969 |
| V6-5068 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp, Mono) | Verve Records | V6-5068 | Australia | 1969 |
| 2317 047 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (LP, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | 2317 047 | UK | 1973 |
| V6-5068 | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp, Mono) | Verve Records | V6-5068 | New Zealand | 1969 |
| V6-5068X, V6/5068X | The Mothers Of Invention* | Mothermania (The Best Of The Mothers) (LP, Comp) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-5068X, V6/5068X | US | 1969 |
