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Ahead of Their Time is a live album by The Mothers of Invention. It was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on October 25, 1968 (although the notes say 28),^[1] and released in 1993 on CD by Barking Pumpkin. It was subsequently reissued on Rykodisc in 1995.

The first part of the set is a one-off performance of a musical play retrospectively entitled Progress?, and featuring members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Portions of this performance originally found their way on to the Mystery Disc contained on the second box of The Old Masters and the Honker Home Video release of Uncle Meat. Much of the humor and storyline of the play is lost to the casual listener due to primitive recording techniques and the visual nature of some of the performance, necessitating extensive liner notes by Zappa. The remainder of the set is "A fair – not outstanding – 1968 Mothers of Invention rock concert performance" (Frank Zappa – Ahead of Their Time liner notes). Different edits of snatches from the second part of the performance ("The Orange County Lumber Truck" and "Prelude To The Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask") were originally released on Weasels Ripped My Flesh.

Track listing

"Prologue" – 3:07
"Progress?" – 4:44
"Like It or Not" – 2:21
"The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson " – 2:01
"Holding The Group Back" – 2:00
"Holiday in Berlin" – 0:56
"The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage" – 2:55
"Undaunted, the Band Plays On" – 4:34
"Agency Man" – 3:17
"Epilogue" – 1:52
"King Kong" – 8:13
"Help, I'm a Rock" – 1:38
"Transylvania Boogie" – 3:07
"Pound for a Brown" – 6:50
"Sleeping in a Jar" – 2:24
"Let's Make the Water Turn Black" – 1:51
"Harry, You're a Beast" – 0:53
"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)" – 0:46
"Oh No" – 3:22
"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)" – 10:36

Personnel

References

^ Frank Zappa Gig List

External links

[1] Frank Zappa Gig List

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-'''''Ahead Of Their Time''''' is a live album by [[Frank Zappa]] and [[The Mothers Of Invention]]. It was recorded at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], [[London]], [[England]] on 28 October [[1968]], and released in [[1993]] on [[CD]] by Rykodisc.
+| Name        = Ahead of Their Time
+| Type        = [[Live album]]
+| Artist      = [[The Mothers of Invention]]
+| Cover       = Zappa Ahead of Their Time.jpg
+| Released    = March 23, 1993
+| Recorded    = October 25, 1968
+| Genre       = [[Jazz fusion]], [[progressive rock]], [[art rock]], [[experimental rock]]
+| Length      = 67:39
+| Label       = [[Barking Pumpkin Records]]
+| Producer    = [[Frank Zappa]]
+| Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r169214/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
+| Chronology  = [[Frank Zappa]]
+| Last album  = ''[[Playground Psychotics]]''<br />(1992)
+| This album  = '''''Ahead of Their Time'''''<br />(1993)
+| Next album  = ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''<br />(1993)
+}}
+'''''Ahead of Their Time''''' is a live album by [[The Mothers of Invention]]. It was recorded at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], [[London]], [[England]] on October 25, 1968 (although the notes say 28),<ref>[http://members.shaw.ca/fz-pomd/giglist/ Frank Zappa Gig List<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and released in 1993 on CD by [[Barking Pumpkin]]. It was subsequently reissued on [[Rykodisc]] in 1995.
-The first part of the set is a one-off performance of a musical play retrospectively entitled ''Progress?,'' and featuring members of the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]. Portions of this performance originally found their way onto the [[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]] album and the Honker Home Video release of [[Uncle Meat]]. Much of the humour and storyline of the play is lost to the casual listener due to primitive recording techniques and the visual nature of some of the performance, necessitating extensive liner notes by Zappa. The remainder of the set is "A fair - not outstanding - 1968 Mothers Of Invention [[Rock and roll|rock]] concert performance" (Frank Zappa - Ahead Of Their Time liner notes).
+The first part of the set is a one-off performance of a musical play retrospectively entitled ''Progress?'', and featuring members of the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]. Portions of this performance originally found their way on to the ''[[Mystery Disc]]'' contained on the second box of ''[[The Old Masters]]'' and the Honker Home Video release of ''[[Uncle Meat]]''. Much of the humor and storyline of the play is lost to the casual listener due to primitive recording techniques and the visual nature of some of the performance, necessitating extensive liner notes by Zappa. The remainder of the set is "A fair – not outstanding – 1968 Mothers of Invention [[Rock and roll|rock]] concert performance" (Frank Zappa – ''Ahead of Their Time'' liner notes). Different edits of snatches from the second part of the performance ("The Orange County Lumber Truck" and "Prelude To The Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask") were originally released on ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]''.
-== [[Musicians]] ==
+==Track listing==
-Frank Zappa, Ian Underwood, Bunk Gardner, Roy Estrada, Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood, Don Preston, Arthur Dyer Tripp III, Jimmy Carl Black, members of the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]].
+#"Prologue" – 3:07
+#"Progress?" – 4:44
+#"Like It or Not" – 2:21
+#"The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson " – 2:01
+#"Holding The Group Back" – 2:00
+#"Holiday in Berlin" – 0:56
+#"The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage" – 2:55
+#"Undaunted, the Band Plays On" – 4:34
+#"Agency Man" – 3:17
+#"Epilogue" – 1:52
+#"King Kong" – 8:13
+#"Help, I'm a Rock" – 1:38
+#"Transylvania Boogie" – 3:07
+#"Pound for a Brown" – 6:50
+#"Sleeping in a Jar" – 2:24
+#"Let's Make the Water Turn Black" – 1:51
+#"Harry, You're a Beast" – 0:53
+#"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)" – 0:46
+#"Oh No" – 3:22
+#"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)" – 10:36
+==Personnel==
-== Track listing ==
+* [[Frank Zappa]]
-#Prologue
+* [[Ian Underwood]]
-#Progress?
+* Bunk Gardner
-#Like It Or Not
+* [[Roy Estrada]]
-#The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
+* [[Euclid James Sherwood|Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood]]
-#Holiday In The Group Back
+* [[Don Preston]]
-#Holiday In Berlin
+* [[Art Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]]
-#The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage
+* [[Jimmy Carl Black]]
-#Undaunted, The Band Plays On
+* Members of the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]
-#Agency Man
-#Epilogue
-#King Kong
-#Help, I'm A Rock
-#Transylvania Boogie
-#Pound For A Brown
-#Sleeping In A Jar
-#Let's Make The Water Turn Black
-#Harry, You're A Beast
-#The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)
-#Oh No
-#The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)
+==References==
-Total running time 67:39
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Frank Zappa albums]]
+*[http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/Ahead_Of_Their_Time.html Lyrics and information]
+*[http://www.lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/vinylvscds/ahead-of-their-time.html Release details]
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