The Mothers of Invention: We're Only In It for the Money
Genre: Progressive/Satiric Rock and Roll	Dates: 1967

From its cover art (a parody of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) to its outlook ('60s America as huckster's paradise) to its music (made to honor bandleader Frank Zappa's hero Edgard Varese, who felt pure pleasure was counterrevolutionary), this record was the Bizarro World version of the Beatles' conquest. Inspirational Verse, in doo wop form: "What's the ugliest/part...of your body?/I think it's your mind!"

Playlist: 1. Are You Hung Up? 2. Who Needs The Peace Corps? 3. Concentration Moon 4. Mom & Dad 5. Telephone Conversation 6. Bow Tie Daddy 7. Harry, You're A Beast 8. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 9. Absolutely Free 10. Flower Punk 11. Hot Poop 12. Nasal Retentive Calliope Music 13. Let's Make The Water Turn Black 14. Idiot Bastard Son, The 15. Lonely Little Girl 16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 17. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) 18. Mother People 19. Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny, The

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