The Mothers 1971
The Mothers 1971 is a boxset by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on March 18, 2022. It is a compilation of live music mainly consisting of several shows recorded at the Fillmore East which were originally intended for album Fillmore East – June 1971, including an encore with guest musicians John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which had been previously released on the CD  Playground Psychotics. The boxset also includes a 'hybrid show' recorded in Harrisburg and Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 3, and June 1, respectively, as well as a homemade radio spot, a single version of the song "Tears Began To Fall" (along with its B-Side), and lastly, a recording from the Rainbow Theatre in London, England, on December 10. This would be the final show the band would play in 1971, as it concluded with Frank Zappa being pushed off the stage by an audience member, causing life-altering injuries, a months-long hiatus from performing live, and thus putting an end to the tour and this era of Zappa's career. Track listing

Rainbow Theatre (3LP)

Personnel

Musicians
 Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
 Ian Underwood – winds, keyboards
 Aynsley Dunbar – drums
 Jim Pons – bass, vocals, dialogue
 Bob Harris – keyboards, vocals
 Howard Kaylan (AKA Flo) – vocals, dialogue
 Mark Volman (AKA Eddie) – vocals, dialogue
 John Lennon – guitar
 Yoko Ono – vocals

Charts

References

2022 live albums
Frank Zappa live albums
Live albums published posthumously