From the archive, 9 February 1971: Frank Zappa's lyrics outrage Royal Albert Hall management

Originally published in the Guardian on 9 February 1971The Royal Albert Hall yesterday banned a concert which was to have been given last night by the underground pop group, Mothers of Invention, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Hall's letting manager, Miss Marian Herrod said it was obscene.The concert, for which 5,000 tickets had been sold, was to have consisted of extracts from the musical score of a film, "200 Motels," composed by Frank Zappa, leader of the Mothers of Invention. The ...

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