Zappa And The Mothers – The Flo And Eddie Years
Dave Thompson, Goldmine, 2002
BETWEEN MID-1970 and the end of 1971, Frank Zappa was at his peak as rocks premier satirist and spokesman, an 18-month period during which he released three albums and one movie that laid the foundations for the reputation that would pursue him for the remainder of his life.
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