Editing We're Only in It for the Money (section)

==Release==
The album was released on March 4, 1968, by [[Verve Records]]. It peaked at number 30 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].

In 1984, Zappa prepared a remix of the album for its compact disc reissue and the vinyl box set ''[[Old Masters (box set)|The Old Masters]] I''. The remix reinstated audio that had been censored by Verve, as well as the original "Mother People" verse.<ref name=Slaven/> It also featured new rhythm tracks recorded by bassist [[Arthur Barrow]] and drummer [[Chad Wackerman]]. Zappa would later do the same with ''Cruising with Ruben & the Jets'', stating "The master tapes for ''Ruben and the Jets'' were in better shape, but since I liked the results on ''We're Only in It for the Money'', I decided to do it on ''Ruben'' too. But those are the only two albums on which the original performances were replaced. I thought the important thing was the material itself."<ref name=Miles/>

''Lumpy Gravy'' was also remixed by Zappa, but not released at the time.<ref name=Fricke/> After the remixing was announced, a $13 million lawsuit was filed against Zappa by [[Jimmy Carl Black]], [[Bunk Gardner]] and [[Don Preston]], who were later joined by Ray Collins, [[Art Tripp]] and [[Motorhead Sherwood]], increasing the claim to $16.4 million, stating that they had received no royalties from Zappa since 1969.<ref name=Miles/>

Zappa would later prepare a CD of the original stereo mix for release by Rykodisc in 1995. Unlike the remix, this retained the censorship applied to "Concentration Moon," "Harry You're a Beast" and "Mother People" on the original releases.<ref name=Patio>{{cite web |url= http://lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/vinylvscds/money.html#1995cd |title=Zappa Patio |year=2006 |access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>

The [[radio documentary|audio documentary]] [[box set]] ''The [[Lumpy Money]] Project/Object'' chronicles the production of ''We're Only in It for the Money'', including the orchestral version of ''Lumpy Gravy'', a 1968 mono mix of ''We're Only in It for the Money'' and 1984 remixes of ''We're Only in It for the Money'' and the reedited ''Lumpy Gravy'' album, as well as additional material from the original recording sessions.