Naked Angels (1969)
Released On Zappa's Straight Label

From The Boat's March '09 Archives
And you thought Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up was obscure. Before briefly becoming the bassist for The Mothers of Invention, Jeff Simmons co-wrote and recorded the soundtrack for Naked Angels, a low budget 1969 Roger Corman-produced biker gang movie, later released on Frank Zappa's Straight label. The music, a frenzy of largely instrumental fuzz guitar jamming and a touch of psychedelicized surf rock, fills the bill for a cheap exploitation flick, even while boasting a cross-section of various styles and technique. "Bar Dream" even employs some of FZ's patented tape manipulation. Simmons' legend was cemented when Frank produced and performed on Jeff's 1970 LP, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up. He was probably best known for bailing out of a starring role in (and being replaced by Ringo Starr's chauffeur just prior to filming) Zappa's 200 Motels. Jeff & Frank would later team up for a few FZ albums in the early 70s... but Simmons took another 35 years to release his third album, Blue Universe. (@256) Links in Comments

Naked Angels Theme (4:11)
Ride Into Vegas (1:20)
Vegas Boogie (3:03)
Vegas Pickup (4:08)
Cop Out (1:16)
First Desert Ride (1:48)
Rank (2:02)
Boinin' (Third Ride) (3:42)
Scots Breath (1:42)
Rat Grind (2:10)
Bar Dream (3:40)
Camper Scene (2:28)
Toccata For Truck (3:37)
End Theme (1:15)