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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),^[2] and released in 1993 on CD by Barking Pumpkin. It was subsequently reissued on Rykodisc in 1995.

Performances

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

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

**"Progress?"**
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prologue"	3:07
2.	"Progress?"	4:44
3.	"Like It or Not"	2:21
4.	"The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson"	2:01
5.	"Holding The Group Back"	2:00
6.	"Holiday in Berlin"	0:56
7.	"The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage"	2:55
8.	"Undaunted, the Band Plays On"	4:34
9.	"Agency Man"	3:17
10.	"Epilogue"	1:52

1968 performance
No.	Title	Length
11.	"King Kong"	8:13
12.	"Help, I'm a Rock"	1:38
13.	"Transylvania Boogie"	3:07
14.	"Pound for a Brown"	6:50
15.	"Sleeping in a Jar"	2:24
16.	"Let's Make the Water Turn Black"	1:51
17.	"Harry, You're a Beast"	0:53
18.	"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)"	0:46
19.	"Oh No"	3:22
20.	"The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)"	10:36

Personnel

Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals
Ian Underwood - woodwinds
Bunk Gardner - saxophones
Roy Estrada - bass guitar, vocals
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood - Soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone
Don Preston - keyboards, piano
Arthur Dyer Tripp III - drums and percussion
Jimmy Carl Black - drums and percussion, vocals
Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

References

External links

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Frank Zappa Gig List

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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),<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.
+==Performances==
-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]]''.
+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]]"''.
 == Track listing ==
+All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.
-# "Prologue"&nbsp;– 3:07
+{{tracklist
-# "Progress?"&nbsp;– 4:44
+| headline    = '''''"Progress?"'''''
-# "Like It or Not"&nbsp;– 2:21
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-# "The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson "&nbsp;– 2:01
+| length1     = 3:07
-# "Holding The Group Back"&nbsp;– 2:00
+| title2      = Progress?
-# "Holiday in Berlin"&nbsp;– 0:56
+| length2     = 4:44
-# "The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage"&nbsp;– 2:55
+| title3      = Like It or Not
-# "Undaunted, the Band Plays On"&nbsp;– 4:34
+| length3     = 2:21
-# "Agency Man"&nbsp;– 3:17
+| title4      = The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
-# "Epilogue"&nbsp;– 1:52
+| length4     = 2:01
-# "King Kong"&nbsp;– 8:13
+| title5      = Holding The Group Back
-# "Help, I'm a Rock"&nbsp;– 1:38
+| length5     = 2:00
-# "Transylvania Boogie"&nbsp;– 3:07
+| title6      = Holiday in Berlin
-# "Pound for a Brown"&nbsp;– 6:50
+| length6     = 0:56
-# "Sleeping in a Jar"&nbsp;– 2:24
+| title7      = The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
-# "Let's Make the Water Turn Black"&nbsp;– 1:51
+| length7     = 2:55
-# "Harry, You're a Beast"&nbsp;– 0:53
+| title8      = Undaunted, the Band Plays On
-# "The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)"&nbsp;– 0:46
+| length8     = 4:34
-# "Oh No"&nbsp;– 3:22
+| title9      = Agency Man
-# "The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)"&nbsp;– 10:36
+| length9     = 3:17
+| title10      = Epilogue
+| length10     = 1:52
+}}
+{{tracklist
+| headline     = 1968 performance
+| title11      = King Kong
+| length11     = 8:13
+| title12      = Help, I'm a Rock
+| length12     = 1:38
+| title13      = Transylvania Boogie
+| length13     = 3:07
+| title14      = Pound for a Brown
+| length14     = 6:50
+| title15      = Sleeping in a Jar
+| length15     = 2:24
+| title16      = Let's Make the Water Turn Black
+| length16     = 1:51
+| title17      = Harry, You're a Beast
+| length17     = 0:53
+| title18      = The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)
+| length18     = 0:46
+| title19      = Oh No
+| length19     = 3:22
+| title20      = The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)
+| length20     = 10:36
+}}
 == Personnel ==
-* [[Frank Zappa]]
+* [[Frank Zappa]] - guitar, vocals
-* [[Ian Underwood]]
+* [[Ian Underwood]] - woodwinds
-* [[Bunk Gardner]]
+* [[Bunk Gardner]] - saxophones
-* [[Roy Estrada]]
+* [[Roy Estrada]] - bass guitar, vocals
-* [[Euclid James Sherwood|Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood]]
+* [[Euclid James Sherwood|Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood]] - Soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone
-* [[Don Preston]]
+* [[Don Preston]] - keyboards, piano
-* [[Art Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]]
+* [[Art Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] - drums and percussion
-* [[Jimmy Carl Black]]
+* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] - drums and percussion, vocals
 * Members of the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]