Whisky a Go Go 1968

Whisky a Go Go 1968 is a live album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, posthumously released on June 21, 2024. The album features a live recording by the band recorded July 23, 1968 at the Sunset Strip, never being properly released in full until Whisky a Go Go 1968.^[1]

Whisky a Go Go 1968
Live album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Released	June 21, 2024
Recorded	July 23, 1968
Length	176:02
Label	Zappa Records
Producer	Joe Travers Ahmet Zappa
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention chronology
Funky Nothingness (2023) Whisky a Go Go 1968 (2024) Cheaper That Cheep (2025)

The gig was originally promoted through a handwritten ad in the L.A. Free Press, "assuring 5 full hours of unprecedented merriment, which will be secretly recorded for an upcoming record album. Dress optional. Starting sometime in the evening. R.S.V.D.T.”^[2][3] It is presumed that the gig was intended for an album that wasn't released.^[2][1]

The album was released as a triple CD, five LP, and a 2 LP highlights set.^[2] The liner notes were written by Joe Travers, Ahmet Zappa, who also produced the album, and Pamela Des Barres. The liner notes also feature an interview of Alice Cooper with Ahmet Zappa, who also performed the night the album was recorded.^[2][4]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whisky Improvisation: Episode I"	10:00
2.	"America Drink & Goes Home"	2:55
3.	"Help, I'm A Rock / Transylvania Boogie"	8:23
4.	"My Boyfriend's Back"	1:14
5.	"Bust His Head"	1:23
6.	"Tiny Sick Tears Jam"	8:19
7.	""The Purpose Of This Evening…""	1:41
8.	"Whisky Improvisation: Episode II"	11:37
9.	"Status Back Baby"	5:05
10.	"Memories Of El Monte"	4:13
11.	"Oh, In The Sky"	1:57
12.	"Valerie"	4:04

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Fun & Merriment""	1:47
2.	"Hungry Freaks, Daddy"	3:49
3.	"King Kong – Part 1"	7:57
4.	"King Kong – Part 2"	7:48
5.	"Octandre"	1:01
6.	"Whisky Improvisation: Episode III"	4:49
7.	"Meow"	2:29
8.	"God Bless America"	0:35
9.	"Presentation Of Wings"	1:32
10.	"Plastic People"	3:41
11.	"Della's Preamble"	1:06
12.	"The Duke – Take 1"	6:28
13.	"The Duke – Take 2"	5:28
14.	"Khaki Sack"	10:15

Disc three

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Whip"	10:22
2.	"Whisky Chouflée"	11:46
3.	"Brown Shoes Don't Make It"	7:48
4.	"Brown Shoes Shuffle"	11:27
5.	"The Whip" (FZ Mix)	11:09
6.	"Hungry Freaks, Daddy" (FZ Mono Mix)	3:54

Personnel

The Mothers of Invention^[5]

• Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
• Ray Collins – vocals, percussion
• Ian Underwood – alto sax
• Bunk Gardner – tenor sax, flute
• Don Preston – keyboards, gong
• Jim Sherwood – baritone sax, percussion
• Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals
• Art Tripp – drums, percussion
• Jimmy Carl Black – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart performance for Whisky a Go Go 1968

Chart (2024)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	67