Maxipop
Automatic translation: New production from Mother Zappa that extends a little further this fantastic universe that he has been trying to create and build for quite a few years now. (read more)
Source: Mike Lecuyer
1972 December 19
No. 16
Zappa / The Grand
Wazoo / Mothers: The legend of Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus
By Alain Lemaire, p 27
Automatic translation: Grandpa Zap produced a superb work with his new formation Grand Wazoo / Mothers, your grandmother. (read more)
Source: Fulvio Fiore
Automatic translation: Frank has come,
in fact, on several occasions, to attend the shows of the group
which is most talked about for its very ambiguous stage outfit
and its outrageous exhibitionism on the east coast of the United
States. The New York Dolls, like the Velvet Underground at one
time, are often the topic of every hip 'conversation in New
York and Megalopolis. They know how to shock the very puritanical
souls of the silent majority, and easily rank among the most
famous decadent rockers with Alice Cooper and Bowie. Their managers
Marty Thau and Steve Lieber are looking for a company to make
them burn a record. But until now the demand for $ 250,000 for
the first contract has always seemed far too high to those contacted.
Only Zappa seems really interested in all the possibilities
of the Dolls. Maybe he'll hire them on his label Straight /
Bizarre. Let's not forget that it's still with Father Zap' that
Captain Beefheart and Alice Cooper made their first discographic
step.
Source: Fulvio Fiore