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This film reviews the true story of The Mothers of Invention and the music they made during the first incarnation of the band starting with the groundbreaking 1966 album Freak Out. Groupmembers Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston and Art Tripp reveal what the real Frank Zappa was all about scenesters like LA wildman Kim Fowley, biographer Billy James, Zappa academic Ben Watson, music journalist Richie Unterberger and English writer and musician Alan Clayson also contribute. This programme is the most detailed, informative and enjoyable documentary on Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention yet to emerge and features rare footage of Frank and The Mothers from throughout the 1960s. Also presented are archive interviews, seldom seen live performances,and a host of other features. Includes Zappa classics such as Who Are the Brain Police?, Hungry Freaks Daddy, Trouble Every Day and Willie the Pimp and many others.