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Frank zappa (guitar, vocals, percussion) |
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Ray collins (vocals) |
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Jimmy carl black (drums) |
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Roy estrada (electric bass) |
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Don preston (electric piano) |
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Billy mundi (drums) |
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Bunk gardner (piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bassoon) |
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Ian underwood (electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone) |
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Arthur tripp (drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes) |
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Motorhead sherwood (tenor saxophone, tambourine) |
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Ruth komanoff (marimba, vibes) |
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Ian: |
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My name is ian underwood |
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And i am straight member of the group |
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( wowie zowie) |
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One month ago i heard the mothers of invention at the theater |
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I heard them on two ocassions |
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And at the second ocassion |
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I went up to jim black |
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And i said i like your music, |
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I'd like to come down to play with you. |
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Two days later i came up to the recording session |
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And frank zappa was sitting at the control room |
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I walk up and said |
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How'd you do, my name is ian underwood and i like you music |
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And i like to play with your group. |
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Frank zappa says |
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What can you do is fantastic |
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I say i can play alto saxphone and piano |
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And he said |
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All right, whip it out.... |