GTO’s were a so-called girl-group consisting of groupies familiar to the Los Angeles music scene, most of whom are now dead but one of whom visited the store recently. They tried to sleep with as many pop and rock stars as they could. One of them wrote the tell-all book, “I’m With the Band.” Anyway, the girls caught the attention of Frank Zappa in the late sixties. That guy had an eye for weird, fucked up talent, let me tell you. AllMusic calls the album “more sociological than musical in nature.” The record is a combination of wild conversations and strangely appealing tunes, including one inspired by Captain Beefheart’s shoes. Zappa produced this album, which contains appearances by…Jesus Christ, just some of the biggest names in rock music. Zappa is credited with playing tambourine, Mothers of Invention members Ian Underwood and Don Preston added keyboard and synth parts, Davy Jones (Monkees), Lowell George (Little Feet), Jeff Beck (Yardbirds), and Rod Stewart also contributed. This is one you have to hear, even if its just for the sheer insanity of it all. You can find it on CD from Amazon.com for fifty dollars, or the LP (released on the Zappa-owned Straight Records) on eBay for about two-hundred bucks.
GTO’s
Permanent Damage
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Track Listing:
01. The Eureka Springs Garbage Lady
02. Miss Pamela and Miss Sparky discuss STUFFED BRAS and some of their early gym class experiences
03. Who’s Jim Sox?
04. Kansas and the BTO’s
05. The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes
06. Wouldn’t It Be Sad If There Were No Cones?
07. Do Me In Once And I’ll Be Sad, Do Me In Twice And I’ll Know Better (Circular Circulation)
08. The Moche Monster
09. TV Lives
10. Rodney
11. I Have A Paintbrush In My Hand To Color A Triangle
12. Miss Christine’s First Conversation With The Plaster Casters Of Chicago
13. The Original GTO’s
14. The Ghost Chained To The Past, Present, And Future (Shock Treatment)
15. Love On An Eleven Year Old Level
16. Miss Pamela’s First Conversation WIth The Plaster Casters of Chicago
17. I’m In Love With The Ooo-Ooo Man
