On March 23, 1993, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “Ahead of Their Time”, the 19^th Mothers of Invention (The) album. It was recorded in October 1968, at the “Royal Festival Hall” in London, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

• Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Ian Underwood – alto saxophone, piano
• Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Euclid James “Motorhead” Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine
• Don Preston – electric piano, odd noises (homemade oscillation boxes)
• Roy Estrada – vocals, bass guitar
• Jimmy Carl Black – vocals, drums
• Arthur Dyer Tripp III – drums, percussion
• Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

Progress?

1. Prologue
2. Progress?
3. Like It or Not
4. The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
5. Holding the Group Back
6. Holiday in Berlin
7. The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
8. Undaunted, the Band Plays On
9. Agency Man
10. Epilogue

1968 performance

1. King Kong
2. Help, I’m a Rock
3. Transylvania Boogie
4. Pound for a Brown
5. Sleeping in a Jar
6. Let’s Make the Water Turn Back
7. Harry, You’re a Beast
8. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)
9. Oh No
10. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)