How Could I Be Such a Fool?

~ Recording by The Mothers of Invention

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:11The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
  • US1966-06-27
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)V6-5005-2
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool?2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
Zappa RecordsCD ZAP 1
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionThe Old Masters, Box OneZappaAlbum + Compilation
Barking Pumpkin RecordsBPR-7777
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool?2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
RykodiscRCD 40062
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
Zappa RecordsCD ZAP 1
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
RykodiscRCD 10501
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool?2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
  • JP2001-09-21
RyokodiscVACK-1203
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionThreesome No. 1Frank ZappaAlbum + Compilation
Ryko Records, RykodiscRCD 40582, RCD 40582/3
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
  • US2012-07-31
Zappa RecordsO238342, ZR 3834
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
Zappa Records0238342
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:12The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
  • JP2022-04-29
Oldays RecordsODR 7114
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:13The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!The Mothers of InventionAlbum
Frank Zappa Catalog
1.6How Could I Be Such a Fool2:11The Mothers of InventionThe Old MastersZappaAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

engineer:Ami Hadani
Tom Hidley
Val Valentin
producer:Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar and guitar:Roy Estrada
cello:Edwin Beach
Paul Bergstrom
Raymond Kelley (cellist)
Kurt Reher (cellist)
Emmet Sargeant
Joseph Saxon
clarinet and saxophone:John Rotella (woodwind)
cymbal, harmonica and tambourine and lead vocals:Ray Collins
drums (drum set):Jimmy Carl Black
flute and saxophone:Plas Johnson
French horn:George Price
French horn and tuba:Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
guitar:Elliot Ingber
Carol Kaye
Neil LeVang
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
harmonica:Paul Butterfield
percussion:Gene Estes
Kenneth Watson
piano:Gene DiNovi
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
Les McCann
trombone:Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
trumpet:Roy Caton (trumpet player)
Virgil Evans
tuba:Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:David Anderle
Benjamin Barrett
background vocals:Terry Gilliam
vocals:Kim Fowley
Carl Franzoni
Vito Paulekas
Jeannie Vassoir
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
conductor:Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
performer:Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood
arranger:Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2026)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/5zenikZwWWIutpxDp3fxnZ [info]
recording of:How Could I Be Such a Fool

Related works

How Could I Be Such a Fool

lyricist and composer:Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)