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Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is a 1985 album by Frank Zappa. The album was originally released in two slightly different versions in the US and Europe. The album's title is a reference to the lobby group, the PMRC, who were campaigning to require record companies to put warning stickers on albums they considered offensive, and to Zappa's former band, the Mothers of Invention.

Frank Zappa Meets The Mother of Prevention (European Version) Vinyl 1986 press.

The compositions were performed or entered by Frank Zappa. Re-synthesis, sandwiching, sample trimming, etc. by Bob Rice. The original version of this album contained political material which would not have been interesting to listeners outside the . We hope you appreciate the difference. Matrix, Runout (Etched side 1): EMC 240492A CD.

As with the tape version, Canada got the Euro version rather than the US release (strange considering our proximity both geographically and culturally). The cover is white on black with the yellow "European Version" callout box. My copy didn't come with liner notes, just the plastic sleeve.

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is a transitional album that sees Zappa turning away from rock and putting more time into his Synclavier compositions. This is a year away from the computer-only (minus one live track) Jazz From Hell

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The album title and the track "Porn Wars" both reference the Parents Musi. Because Zappa felt that the songs which referenced the PMRC hearings wouldn't make sense to an European audience note despite the fact that they were reported by international media at the time he released a different version of the album, with a slightly different cover (white letters on a black background) and a different tracklist for the European market. Porn Wars" was kept off the album and replaced by three tracks not present on the American version: "I Don't Even Care", "One Man - One Vote" and ". Like a lot of Zappa's albums from The '80s, Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is not held in high regard among fans. The lyrics reference both the PMRC debates as well as the romanticization of The '60s in The '80s and are therefore definitely a very dated Unintentional Period Piece.

Two months later, Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention hit the streets. Listen to Frank Zappa's 'I Don't Even Care'. For some, "Porn Wars" is a masterpiece, for others it's self-indulgent and unlistenable. There's a nice footnote to this story. Even after their bitter fight both in the press and on the Senate floor, as Frank Zappa lay dying from prostate cancer, the PMRC's Tipper Gore paid her respects to the great man. Miles quotes Zappa in his biography: "She sent me a sweet letter when she heard I was sick, and I appreciate that. Parents Music Resource Center's 'Filthy Fifteen'.

Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier). Johnny "Guitar" Watson (guitar, vocals). Ike Willis (guitar, vocals). Ray White (guitar, vocals). Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals). Tommy Mars (keyboards). Chad Wackerman (drums).