The MOFO Project/Object


The MOFO Project/Object is an album by Frank Zappa. The album was announced by the Zappa Family Trust in mid-2006. It commemorates the 40th anniversary of Zappa's first album, Freak Out!. It documents the making of Freak Out! featuring previously unreleased material. It was released as a uniquely packaged 4-CD set. It is project/object #1 in a series of 40th Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries.
A more affordable 2-CD set, subtitled , was also released. CD2 tracks 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15 & 16 are unique to this 2-CD set release. All the other tracks are available on the 4-CD set.
The first CD of each set includes the original 1966 vinyl mix of Freak Out!. This mix has a shorter kazoo outro on "Who Are The Brain Police?"

Credits

• Arthur Maebe

• Benjamin Barrett

• Bob Stone - Remixing

• Carl Franzoni

• Carol Kaye

• Chris Riess - Liner Notes

• Dave Wells

• David Anderle

• David Fricke - Liner Notes

• Doug Sax - Remastering

• Edgard Varèse - Author

• Elliot Ingber - Guitar, Guitar

• Emmet Sargeant

• Eugene Dinovi

• Frank Zappa - Arranger, Art Direction, Author, Conductor, Executive Producer, Orchestration, Percussion, Producer, Remixing, Text

• Gail Zappa - Producer

• Gene Estes - Percussion

• George Price

• Jack Anesh - Cover Design

• Jim Black - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

• Joe Travers - Producer, Vault Research

• John "Snakehips" Johnson

• John Polito - Audio Restoration, Mastering

• John Rotella

• Joseph Saxon

• Ken Watson - Percussion

• Kim Fowley

• Kurt Reher

• Melanie Starks - Production Coordination

• Mothers Auxiliary

• Neil Levang

• Paul Bergstrom

• Plas Johnson

• Ray Collins - Finger Cymbals, Hair Stylist, Harmonica, Tambourine, Vocals

• Ray Leong - Cover Photo

• Raymond Kelley

• Roy Caton

• Roy Estrada - Bass, Guitarron, Soprano

• Sangwook "Sunny" Nam - Remastering

• Stan Agol - Remixing

• Terry Gilliam

• Tom Wilson - Producer

• Tracy Veal - Art Direction, Layout Design

• Val Valentine - Engineering Director

• Virgil Evans