Elliot Ingber


Elliot Ingber is an American guitarist. In 1966, he joined Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and was featured on their debut album Freak Out! After being fired from the band by Zappa following an incident onstage where he tripped on LSD and was unaware that his amplifier was not switched on, Ingber helped form Fraternity of Man, which released two albums. He subsequently joined Captain Beefheart's Magic Band where he was given the stage name Winged Eel Fingerling by Beefheart. In the sleeve notes to The Spotlight Kid, Captain Beefheart likens Ingber to "a chrome black eyebrow / rolled out real long" and also "a paper brow magnifying glass / fried brown, edge scorched, yoked / like a squeak from a speaker / behind forehead of the time." In 1995, Ingber reformed Fraternity of Man with the original vocalist and co-author of "Don't Bogard that Joint", Lawrence "Stash" Wagner, to record and release a third album released under the Malibu Records label.

Discography

YearArtistRelease titleLabel
19xxVarious ArtistsCowabunga! The Surf BoxRhino
195xThe MoondogsMooncatWorld Pacific
1960The GamblersMoon DawgJolum
1963Dee D. HopeCalifornia SurferJolum
1963Bobby James Let's Surf b/w Take This LollipopJolum
1966The Mothers of InventionFreak Out!Verve
1968Fraternity of ManFraternity of ManABC Records
1969MicheleSaturn Rings
1969Fraternity of ManGet it On!
1969Canned HeatHallelujah
1969The Mothers of InventionMothermaniaVerve
1971Little FeatLittle FeatWarner Bros. Records
1972Shakey Jake HarrisThe Devil's HarmonicaPolydor
1972Captain BeefheartThe Spotlight KidReprise
1974Captain Beefheart and the Magic BandBluejeans and MoonbeamsMercury
1978Little FeatWaiting for ColumbusWarner Bros. Records
1978Juicy GrooveFirst TastePayola Records
1978The GrandmothersGrandmothersline records
1981Little FeatHoy-hoy!
1982The GrandmothersLookin' Up Granny's DressRhino
1983The GrandmothersFan Club TalkPanda
1992Frank ZappaYou Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol.5Ryko
1993Lowell George & The FactoryLightning-rod ManEdsel Records
1993The GrandmothersA Mother of an AnthologyOne Way Records
1995Fraternity of Man"X"San Francisco Sound
1996Frank ZappaThe Lost EpisodesRyko
1998Frank ZappaMystery DiscRyko
1999Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandGrow FinsRevenant Records
2000Little FeatHotcakes & Outtakes
2001Elliot IngberThe The The The
2006Frank ZappaThe Mofo Project/ObjectZappa Records
2006Frank ZappaThe Mofo Project/Object 4 x cdZappa Records