The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
Title: We're Only In It For The Money
Category: Electronic, Rock
Style: Modern Classical, Avantgarde, Experimental, Parody
Year: 1968
Notes: Official Release #4
Zappa intended to release this album with the 'Sgt. Pepper album' pastiche as the cover. This was vetoed and it became the inner spread, with the original inner concept becoming the cover (again a parody of said album, with band members on a yellow background, but a subtlety lost on the censors). By the time this was issued on CD Zappa had more control. His vision for the release was reinstated with the 'Sgt. Pepper' imagery on covers. This was the first Schenkel sleeve design for FZ. Ironically, the original US insert, according to the artist, was actually printed on the same press-run (at Queens Litho) as the Sgt.Pepper insert. Vinyl sleeves may also credit the track correctly labeled 'Lonely Little Girl' as 'It's His Voice On the Radio'.
The Verve cat# system was V=mono & V6=stereo. A '/' was introduced for cover print to indicate content was either mono or stereo (i.e. V/V6) and an 'X' to indicate a further change to content. (The year-earlier release of Zappa "Freak Out!" issues demonstrates this system more clearly). Blue labels indicate earlier pressings to black labels.
There are 'counterfeit' issues of 'WOIIFTM' in circulation. These usually have hand-written matrices (or none) - V6 5045X is one popular example of this, with no visible track separation & Sunset Blvd address (+audio less sharp). Note: Original US V&V65054 do have hand-written matrices.
Censorship: Beyond Zappa's control, MGM censored several tracks on early issues. "Absolutely Free" was edited to remove the word "balling", changing the context. On "Let's Make The Water Turn Black", the line "...I still remember Mama, with her apron and her pad..." was removed as it was thought "pad" referred to a sanitary napkin, rather than 'order pad'. A Lenny Bruce reference in "Harry, You're A Beast" and a spoken segment of "Concentration Moon" referring to The Velvet Underground was also deleted. Zappa later declined to accept an award for the album, stating "I prefer the award be presented to the guy who modified this record, because what you're hearing is more reflective of his work than mine."
In the textballoon on the front cover Frank Zappa Says : "Is This Phase One Of Lumpy Gravy?" making a reference to the album Lumpy Gravy. Rating: 4.6
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Category: Electronic, Rock
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Tracklist
| Are You Hung Up | 1:23 |
| Who Needs The Peace Corps | 2:34 |
| Concentration Moon | 2:32 |
| Mom & Dad | 2:16 |
| Bow Tie Daddy | 1:22 |
| Harry, You're A Beast | 1:22 |
| What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? | 1:03 |
| Absolutely Free | 3:26 |
| Flower Punk | 3:57 |
| Hot Poop | 0:16 |
| Nasal Retentive Caliope Music | 2:00 |
| Let's Make The Water Turn Black | 1:54 |
| The Idiot Bastard Son | 3:27 |
| Lonely Little Girl | 1:10 |
| Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance | 1:33 |
| What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) | 1:03 |
| Mother People | 2:30 |
| The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny | 6:30 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V6-5045X, V6-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-5045X, V6-5045 | US | 1968 |
| VV-55045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (Cass, Album) | Verve Records | VV-55045 | US | 1968 |
| V6 5045X, V6/5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6 5045X, V6/5045 | US | 1968 |
| 710 012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records | 710 012 | Germany | 1968 |
| SVLP 9199 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records | SVLP 9199 | UK | 1968 |
| 710 012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records | 710 012 | Germany | 1968 |
| V6-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-5045 | Australia | 1968 |
| V/V6 5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, 'Un) | Verve Records | V/V6 5045 | New Zealand | 1968 |
| V6 5045X, V6/5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6 5045X, V6/5045 | US | 1968 |
| V6 5045X, V6 5045, V/V6 5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records | V6 5045X, V6 5045, V/V6 5045X | Canada | 1968 |
| V6-5045X, V6-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-5045X, V6-5045 | US | 1968 |
| V/V6 5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records | V/V6 5045X | Canada | 1968 |
| V6/5045, V6 5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6/5045, V6 5045X | US | 1968 |
| 710012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | 710012 | Scandinavia | 1968 |
| V-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono) | Verve Records | V-5045 | Australia | 1968 |
| VLP 9199, VLP. 9199 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono) | Verve Records, Verve Records | VLP 9199, VLP. 9199 | UK | 1968 |
| V-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Mono, Promo, Whi) | Verve Records | V-5045 | US | 1968 |
| V-5045X, V-5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Promo, Mono) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V-5045X, V-5045 | US | 1968 |
| V6-5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE) | Verve Records | V6-5045X | US | 1968 |
| V6-5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Verve Records | V6-5045X | US | 1968 |
| V6-5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RP) | Verve Records | V6-5045X | US | 1968 |
| SKAO- 91457, V6 5045X STEREO | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, Verve Records | SKAO- 91457, V6 5045X STEREO | US | 1969 |
| SMV-1115 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records | SMV-1115 | Japan | 1969 |
| 2317-034 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Cen) | Verve Records | 2317-034 | UK | 1972 |
| 2317 034 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RP) | Verve Records | 2317 034 | UK | 1972 |
| 2317 034 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RP, How) | Verve Records | 2317 034 | UK | 1972 |
| 2317-034 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RP, Unofficial) | Verve Records | 2317-034 | Italy | 1972 |
| 2317 034 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, W/Lbl) | Verve Records | 2317 034 | UK | 1972 |
| V6 5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE) | Verve Records | V6 5045 | Canada | 1973 |
| V6 5045 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Verve Records | V6 5045 | Canada | 1973 |
| V6-5045X, MGS 1250 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Gat) | Verve Records, MGM Records | V6-5045X, MGS 1250 | US | 1974 |
| BPR-7777-3, BPR 7777-3 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Barking Pumpkin Records, Barking Pumpkin Records | BPR-7777-3, BPR 7777-3 | US | 1985 |
| BPR-7777-3, BPR 7777-3 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Barking Pumpkin Records, Barking Pumpkin Records | BPR-7777-3, BPR 7777-3 | US | 1985 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Club, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | US | 1995 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Club, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | US | 1995 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | US | 1995 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | 1995 | |
| RCD 40582/3 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 40582/3 | US | 1995 |
| D31396, RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Festival Records, Rykodisc | D31396, RCD 10503 | Australia | 1995 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | 1995 | |
| RAC 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (Cass, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RAC 10503 | Canada | 1995 |
| RALP 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Rykodisc | RALP 10503 | US | 1995 |
| P 55405 | Frank Zappa | We're Only In It For The Money/Lumpy Gravy (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | TA-MUSICA | P 55405 | Russia | 2000 |
| VACK-1206, VACK 1206 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Rykodisc, Rykodisc | VACK-1206, VACK 1206 | Japan | 2001 |
| VACK-1206 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Rykodisc, Videoarts Music | VACK-1206 | Japan | 2001 |
| VACK-1206 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Promo, RE, RM) | Videoarts Music | VACK-1206 | Japan | 2001 |
| SW349-2 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, Unofficial) | SomeWax Recordings | SW349-2 | Russia | 2004 |
| UDCD 764 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM, Ult) | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 764 | US | 2005 |
| VACK-1320 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc, Videoarts Music | VACK-1320 | Japan | 2008 |
| 0238372 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE) | Zappa Records | 0238372 | Brazil | 2012 |
| 0238372 | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE) | Zappa Records | 0238372 | UK & Europe | 2012 |
| ZR 3837 | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE) | Zappa Records | ZR 3837 | US | 2012 |
| 0238372 | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Zappa Records | 0238372 | Argentina | 2012 |
| 0238372 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Zappa Records | 0238372 | UK & Europe | 2012 |
| ZR 3837 | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* | Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Zappa Records | ZR 3837 | Russia | 2012 |
| ZR 3837-1 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, RM) | Zappa Records, Barking Pumpkin Records | ZR 3837-1 | Europe | 2016 |
| ZR 3837-1 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, RE, RM, Gat) | Zappa Records | ZR 3837-1 | US | 2016 |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | US | Unknown |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM, RP) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | US | Unknown |
| RCD 10503 | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* | Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - We're Only In It For The Money (CD, Album, RE, RM, RP) | Rykodisc | RCD 10503 | Europe | Unknown |
| 710 012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP) | Verve Records, Bizarre Records | 710 012 | Germany | Unknown |
| 710 012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records | 710 012 | Germany | Unknown |
| 710 012 | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Verve Records | 710 012 | Germany | Unknown |
| EU 301 | The Mothers | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album) | Taedo | EU 301 | South Korea | Unknown |
| V6-5045, V6 5045X, V/V6 5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial) | Verve Records , Verve Records , Verve Records | V6-5045, V6 5045X, V/V6 5045X | Unknown | |
| V6-5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial) | Verve Records | V6-5045X | US | Unknown |
| V6-5045X | The Mothers Of Invention* | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial) | Verve Records | V6-5045X | Unknown | |
| FL-1592 | The Mothers | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial) | First Record | FL-1592 | Taiwan | Unknown |
| FL-1592 | The Mothers | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial, Ora) | First Record | FL-1592 | Taiwan | Unknown |
| S-FL-1592 | The Mothers | We're Only In It For The Money (LP, Album, Unofficial, Red) | First Record | S-FL-1592 | Taiwan | Unknown |
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