Frank Zappa
MUSIC
See also The Mothers of Invention.
Official Website: http://www.zappa.com/
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Adrian Belew |
Guitarist |
23-Dec-1949 |
|
Guitarist for King Crimson |
Jimmy Carl Black |
Drummer |
1-Feb-1938 |
1-Nov-2008 |
Original Mothers of Invention drummer |
Terry Bozzio |
Drummer |
27-Dec-1950 |
|
Drummer for Missing Persons |
Aynsley Dunbar |
Drummer |
10-Jan-1946 |
|
Prolific drummer, ex-Zappa, Bowie, Journey |
Dana Robbins |
Musician |
? |
|
R&B saxophonist |
Steve Vai |
Guitarist |
6-Jun-1960 |
|
Ex-Zappa guitar mangler, backyard apiarist |
Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
Guitarist |
3-Feb-1935 |
17-May-1996 |
Gangster of Love |
Frank Zappa |
Composer |
21-Dec-1940 |
4-Dec-1993 |
Joe's Garage |
DISCOGRAPHY
Lumpy Gravy (1968, Verve)
Side 1 - Lumpy Gravy, Part One |
i | The Way I See It, Barry |
ii | Duodenum |
iii | Oh No |
iv | Bit Of Nostalgia |
v | It's From Kansas |
vi | Bored Out 90 Over |
vii | Almost Chinese |
viii | Switching Girls |
ix | Oh No Again |
x | At The Gas Station |
xi | Another Pickup |
xii | I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again |
Side 2 - Lumpy Gravy, Part Two |
i | Very Distraughtening |
ii | White Ugliness |
iii | Amen |
iv | Just One More Time |
v | A Vicious Circle |
vi | King Kong |
vii | Drums Are Too Noisy |
viii | Kangaroos |
ix | Envelops The Bath Tub |
x | Take Your Clothes Off |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1986, combining the album with Lumpy Gravy. Re-reissued in a different digitally remastered version in 1995.
Hot Rats (1969, Bizarre (US), Reprise (UK))
1 | Peaches En Regalia (with Shuggie Otis) |
2 | Willie The Pimp (with Captain Beefheart) |
3 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes |
4 | Little Umbrellas |
5 | The Gumbo Variations |
6 | It Must Be A Camel (with Jean-Luc Ponty) |
Reissued in a digitally remastered and extensively modified version on CD by Ryko in 1987 and in 1995.
200 Motels (1971, United Artists)
Disc 1 |
1 | Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (with Theodore Bikel) |
2 | Mystery Roach |
3 | Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers |
4 | This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue) |
5 | Tuna Fish Promenade |
6 | Dance Of The Just Plain Folks |
7 | This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise) |
8 | The Sealed Tuna Bolero |
9 | Lonesome Cowboy Burt (with Jimmy Carl Black) |
10 | Touring Can Make You Crazy |
11 | Would You Like A Snack? |
12 | Redneck Eats (with Jimmy Carl Black) |
13 | Centerville |
14 | She Painted Up Her Face |
15 | Janet's Big Dance Number |
16 | Half A Dozen Provocative Squats |
17 | Mysterioso |
18 | Shove It Right In |
19 | Lucy's Seduction of A Bored Violinist & Postlude |
Disc 2 |
1 | I'm Stealing The Towels |
2 | Dental Hygiene Dilemma |
3 | Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting To You? |
4 | Daddy, Daddy, Daddy |
5 | Penis Dimension |
6 | What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning |
7 | A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes |
8 | Magic Fingers |
9 | Motorhead's Midnight Ranch |
10 | Dew On The Newts We Got |
11 | The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts |
12 | The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (with Phyllis Bryn-Julson) |
13 | The Girl's Dream (with Phyllis Bryn-Julson) |
14 | Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce |
15 | Strictly Genteel (the finale) (with Theodore Bikel and Jimmy Carl Black) |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1997 with the addition of four radio spots.
Waka/Jawaka (1972, Bizarre (US), Reprise (UK))
1 | Big Swifty |
2 | Your Mouth |
3 | It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal |
4 | Waka/Jawaka |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1989 and in 1995.
The Grand Wazoo (1972, Bizarre (US), Reprise (UK))
1 | The Grand Wazoo |
2 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) |
3 | Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus |
4 | Eat That Question |
5 | Blessed Relief |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1986 and in 1995.
Apostrophe (') (1974, DiscReet)
1 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow |
2 | Nanook Rubs It |
3 | St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast |
4 | Father O'Blivion |
5 | Cosmik Debris (with Jean-Luc Ponty and Tina Turner & The Ikettes) |
6 | Excentrifugal Forz |
7 | Apostrophe' (with Jack Bruce) |
8 | Uncle Remus |
9 | Stink-Foot |
Combined with Over-Nite Sensation and reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1986; reissued again as a separate CD in 1995.
Zoot Allures (1976, Warner Brothers)
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1990 and in 1995.
Zappa In New York (live) (1978, DiscReet)
Disc 1 |
1 | Titties & Beer |
2 | I Promise Not to Come in Your Mouth |
3 | Punky's Whips |
4 | Sofa |
5 | Manx Needs Women |
6 | The Black Page Drum Solo / The Black Page |
7 | Big Leg Emma |
8 | The Black Page #2 |
Disc 2 |
9 | Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me? |
10 | The Illinois Enema Bandit |
11 | The Purple Lagoon |
A version of the album without the track "Punky's Whips" was also released. Reissued in a 2 CD digitally remastered version by Barking Pumpkin in 1991 with the additional tracks "Cruisin' For Burgers", "I'm The Slime", "A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)", "The Torture Never Stops and featuring a different recording of "Punky's Whips"; this edition was reissued again in 1995 by Ryko.
Studio Tan (1978, DiscReet)
1 | The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary |
2 | Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra |
3 | Lemme Take You To The Beach |
4 | RDNZL |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991; this edition was reissued again in 1995 by Ryko.
Sleep Dirt (1979, DiscReet)
1 | Filthy Habits |
2 | Flambay |
3 | Spider Of Destiny |
4 | Regyptian Strut |
5 | Time Is Money |
6 | Sleep Dirt |
7 | The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution |
Reissued in a digitally remastered and heavily modified version on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991, with vocals by Thana Harris added to "Flambay", "Spider Of Destiny" and "Time Is Money", and some editions containing a different version of "Regyptian Strut"; this edition was reissued again in 1995 by Ryko.
Sheik Yerbouti (1979, Zappa Records (US), CBS (UK))
1 | I Have Been In You |
2 | Flakes |
3 | Broken Hearts Are For Assholes |
4 | I'm So Cute |
5 | Jones Crusher |
6 | What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World |
7 | Rat Tomago |
8 | Wait A Minute |
9 | Bobby Brown Goes Down |
10 | Rubber Shirt |
11 | The Sheik Yerbouti Tango |
Disc 2 |
1 | Baby Snakes |
2 | Tryin' To Grow A Chin |
3 | City Of Tiny Lites |
4 | Dancin' Fool |
5 | Jewish Princess |
6 | Wild Love |
7 | Yo' Mama |
Reissued on CD in 1986 by EMI. Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1990 and 1995.
Orchestral Favorites (1979, DiscReet)
1 | Strictly Genteel |
2 | Pedro's Dowry |
3 | Naval Aviation In Art? |
4 | Duke Of Prunes |
5 | Bogus Pomp |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991; this edition was reissued again in 1995 by Ryko.
Joe's Garage Act I (1979, Zappa Records (US), CBS (UK))
1 | The Central Scrutinizer |
2 | Joe's Garage |
3 | Catholic Girls |
4 | Crew Slut |
5 | Wet T-Shirt Night |
6 | Toad-O Line |
7 | Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? |
8 | Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up |
9 | Scrutinizer Postlude |
Also released in a 3 disc box set with Joe's Garage Acts II & III. All three acts were reissued together as a double CD by EMI in 1987; a digitally remastered version of the full set was reissued by Ryko as a double CD in 1987 and 1995. On the CD versions, the tracks "Wet T-Shirt Night" and "Toad-o Line" were renamed "Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt" and "On The Bus".
Joe's Garage Act II & III (1979, Zappa Records (US), CBS (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | A Token Of My Extreme |
2 | Stick It Out |
3 | Sy Borg |
4 | Dong Work For Yuda |
5 | Keep It Greasey |
6 | Outside Now |
Disc 2 |
1 | He Used To Cut The Grass |
2 | Packard Goose |
3 | Watermelon In Easter Hay |
4 | A Little Green Rosetta |
Also released in a 3 disc box set with Joes Garage Act I. All three acts were reissued together as a double CD by EMI in 1987; a digitally remastered version of the full set was reissued by Ryko as a double CD in 1987 and 1995.
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981, Barking Pumpkin (US), CBS (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Fine Girl |
2 | Easy Meat |
3 | For The Young Sophisticate |
4 | Love Of My Life |
5 | I Ain't Got No Heart |
6 | Panty Rap |
7 | Tell Me You Love Me |
8 | Now You See It--Now You Don't |
Disc 2 |
1 | Dance Contest |
2 | The Blue Light |
3 | Tinsel Town Rebellion |
4 | Pick Me, I'm Clean |
5 | Bamboozled By Love |
6 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It |
7 | Peaches III |
Reissued as a single CD by EMI in 1987; reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1990 and in 1995. A new remaster was issued by Ryko in 1998.
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | five-five-FIVE |
2 | Hog Heaven |
3 | Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar |
4 | While You Were Out |
5 | Treacherous Cretins |
6 | Heavy Duty Judy |
7 | Soup 'N Old Clothes |
Originally available as a direct mail order item. Reissued as a double CD in combination with Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar Some More and Return of the Son of Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar by Ryko in 1986 (US) and EMI in 1987 (UK); reissued again by Zappa Records in 1991. A 3-CD set preserving the format of the original albums was released by Ryko in 1995.
Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar Some More (1981, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression |
2 | Gee, I Like Your Pants |
3 | Canarsie |
4 | Ship Ahoy |
5 | The Deathless Horsie |
6 | Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More |
7 | Pink Napkins |
Originally available as a direct mail order item. Reissued as a double CD in combination with Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar and Return of the Son of Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar by Ryko in 1986 (US) and EMI in 1987 (UK); reissued again by Zappa Records in 1991. A 3-CD set preserving the format of the original albums was released by Ryko in 1995.
Return of the Son of Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar (1981, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Beat It With Your Fist |
2 | Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar |
3 | Pinocchio's Furniture |
4 | Why Johnny Can't Read |
5 | Stucco Homes |
6 | Canard Du Jour (with Jean-Luc Ponty) |
Originally available as a direct mail order item. Reissued as a double CD in combination with Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar and Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar Some More by Ryko in 1986 (US) and EMI in 1987 (UK); reissued again by Zappa Records in 1991. A 3-CD set preserving the format of the original albums was released by Ryko in 1995.
You Are What You Is (1981, Barking Pumpkin (US), CBS (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Teen-age Wind |
2 | Harder Than Your Husband |
3 | Doreen |
4 | Goblin Girl |
5 | Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear |
6 | Society Pages |
7 | I'm A Beautiful Guy |
8 | Beauty Knows No Pain |
9 | Charlie's Enormous Mouth |
10 | Any Downers? |
11 | Conehead |
Disc 2 |
1 | You Are What You Is |
2 | Mudd Club |
3 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing |
4 | Dumb All Over |
5 | Heavenly Bank Account |
6 | Suicide Chump |
7 | Jumbo Go Away |
8 | If Only She Woulda |
9 | Drafted Again |
Reissued as a single CD by EMI in 1986; reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1990 and in 1995 with an edited version of "Dumb All Over". A new remaster was issued by Ryko in 1998.
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982, Barking Pumpkin (US), CBS (UK))
1 | No Not Now |
2 | Valley Girl (with Moon Unit Zappa) |
3 | I Come From Nowhere |
4 | Drowning Witch |
5 | Envelopes |
6 | Teen-age Prostitute (with Lisa Popeil) |
A digitally remastered edition was released on CD in combination with The Man From Utopia in 1986 by EMI. Reissued as a distinct CD in 1991 by Barking Pumpkin and in 1995 by Ryko.
Rare Meat (1983, Del-Fi)
1 | How's Your Bird? (performed by Baby Ray and the Ferns) |
2 | The World's Greatest Sinner (performed by Baby Ray and the Ferns) |
3 | Everytime I See You (performed by The Heartbreakers) |
4 | Letter From Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
5 | Dear Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
6 | Cradle Rock (performed by The Heartbreakers) |
A collection of Zappa's pre-Mothers Pal Studios/Studio Z recordings. Also released by Rhino on vinyl; re-issued on CD by Del-Fi in 1995.
The Man From Utopia (1983, Barking Pumpkin (US), CBS (UK))
1 | Cocaine Decisions |
2 | The Dangerous Kitchen |
3 | Tink Walks Amok |
4 | The Radio Is Broken |
5 | Mōggio |
6 | The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Donald Woods & The Vel-aires/Young Jessie & The Cadets cover) |
7 | Stick Together |
8 | SEX |
9 | The Jazz Discharge Party Hats |
10 | We Are Not Alone |
A digitally remastered edition was released on CD in combination with The Man From Utopia in 1986 by EMI, featuring a remixed version of "M�ggio". Fully remixed and reissued as a distinct CD in 1993 by Barking Pumpkin and in 1995 by Ryko with a different sequence and the additional track Luigi & The Wise Guys.
Baby Snakes (live) (1983, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Baby Snakes |
2 | Titties & Beer |
3 | The Black Page #2 |
4 | Jones Crusher |
5 | Disco Boy |
6 | Dinah-Moe Humm |
7 | Punky's Whips |
Originally issued as a vinyl picture disc. Reissued on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991 and in a digitally remastered version in 1995 by Ryko. The CD versions include a prepended "Intro Rap".
London Symphony Orchestra, Volume I (1983, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Sad Jane |
2 | Pedro's Dowry |
3 | Envelopes |
4 | Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, First Movement |
5 | Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, Second Movement |
6 | Mo 'n Herb's Vacation, Third Movement |
A collection of orchestral compositions recorded with the LSO. Reissued on CD by Ryko in 1986, replacing "Pedro's Dowry" and "Envelopes" with "Bogus Pomp"; a remixed and digitally remastered edition was issued as a double CD in combination with London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II by Ryko in 1995.
Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984, Angel (US), EMI (UK))
1 | The Perfect Stranger |
2 | Naval Aviation In Art? |
3 | The Girl In The Magnesium Dress |
4 | Dupree's Paradise |
5 | Love Story |
6 | Outside Now Again |
7 | Jonestown |
Tracks 1, 2 and 4 performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain and conducted by Pierre Boulez. Reissued on CD in 1985 by EMI, and in a remixed, digitally remastered version in 1992 by Barking Pumpkin and 1995 by Ryko.
Them Or Us (1984, Barking Pumpkin (US), EMI (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | The Closer You Are (Earl Lewis and the Channels cover) |
2 | In France |
3 | Ya Hozna ( withMoon Unit Zappa) |
4 | Sharleena (with Dweezil Zappa) |
5 | Sinister Footwear II |
6 | Truck Driver Divorce |
Disc 2 |
1 | Stevie's Spanking |
2 | Baby, Take Your Teeth Out |
3 | Marque-son's Chicken |
4 | Planet Of My Dreams |
5 | Be In My Video |
6 | Them Or Us |
7 | Frogs With Dirty Little Lips |
8 | Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover) |
Reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1986, by Zappa Records in 1990, and in a slightly modified version by Ryko in 1995.
Thing-Fish (1984, Barking Pumpkin (US), EMI (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Prologue |
2 | The Mammy Nuns |
3 | Harry & Rhonda |
4 | Galoot Up-Date |
5 | The 'Torchum' Never Stops |
6 | That Evil Prince |
7 | You Are What You Is |
Disc 2 |
1 | Mudd Club |
2 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing |
3 | Clowns On Velvet |
4 | Harry-As-A-Boy |
5 | He's So Gay |
6 | The Massive Improve'lence |
7 | Artificial Rhonda |
8 | The Crab-Grass Baby |
9 | The White Boy Troubles |
Disc 3 |
1 | No Not Now |
2 | Briefcase Boogie |
3 | Brown Moses |
4 | Wistful Wit A Fist-Full |
5 | Drop Dead |
6 | Won Ton On |
Soundtrack to a musical that Zappa was never able to make. Reissued as a double CD in 1986 by Ryko (US) and in 1987 by EMI (UK); a remixed and digitally remastered version was released in 1990 by Zappa Records and in 1995 by Ryko.
Francesco Zappa (1984, Barking Pumpkin (US), EMI (UK))
1 | Opus 1: No. 1 First Movement: Andante |
2 | Opus 1: No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro Con Brio |
3 | Opus 1: No. 2 1st Movement: Andantino |
4 | Opus 1: No. 2 2nd Movement: Minuetto Grazioso |
5 | Opus 1: No. 3 1st Movement: Andantino |
6 | Opus 1: No. 3 2nd Movement: Presto |
7 | Opus 1: No. 4 1st Movement: Andante |
8 | Opus 1: No. 4 2nd Movement: Allegro |
9 | Opus 1: No. 5 2nd Movement: Minuetto Grazioso |
10 | Opus 1: No. 6 1st Movement: Largo |
11 | Opus 1: No. 6 2nd Movement: Minuet |
12 | Opus IV: No. 1 1st Movement: Andantino |
13 | Opus IV: No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro Assai |
14 | Opus IV: No. 2 2nd Movement: Allegro Assai |
15 | Opus IV: No. 3 1st Movement: Andante |
16 | Opus IV: No. 3 2st Movement: Tempo Di Minuetto |
17 | Opus IV: No. 4 1st Movement: Minuetto |
Synclavier-rendered versions of compositions by Francesco Zappa, an actual 18th century Italian composer of uncertain relation. Reissued on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1992 and by Ryko in 1995.
The Old Masters Box One (box set) (1985, Barking Pumpkin)
A box set including remastered and/or remixed versions of the albums Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, Lumpy Gravy, Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, and a Mystery Disc with the following tracks:
Mystery Disc, The Old Masters Box One (1985, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Theme From "Run Home Slow" |
2 | Original Duke Of Prunes |
3 | Opening Night At "Studio Z" (collage) |
4 | The Village Inn |
5 | Steal Away (Jimmy Hughes cover) |
6 | I Was A Teen-Age Malt Shop |
7 | The Birth Of Captain Beefheart |
8 | Metal Man Has Won His Wings |
9 | Power Trio From The Saints 'n Sinners |
10 | Bossa Nova Pervertamento |
11 | Excerpt From The Uncle Frankie Show |
12 | Charva |
13 | Speed-Freak Boogie |
14 | Original Mothers At The Broadside (Pomona) |
15 | Party Scene From "Mondo Hollywood" |
16 | Original Mothers Rehearsal |
17 | How Could I Be Such A Fool? |
18 | Band Introductions At The Fillmore West |
19 | Plastic People |
20 | Original Mothers At Fillmore East |
21 | Why Don'tcha Do Me Right? |
22 | Big Leg Emma |
Initially available only with the first Old Masters boxset; later reissued on CD in combination with volume two (except "Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?" and "Big Leg Emma", which were added to the Absolutely Free CD reissue) in 1998 by Ryko.
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | We're Turning Again |
2 | Alien Orifice |
3 | Yo Cats |
4 | What's New In Baltimore? |
5 | Little Beige Sambo |
6 | Porn Wars |
7 | Aerobics In Bondage |
The European version lacked "Porn Wars" and replaced it with the tracks "I Don't Even Care", "One Man, One Vote" and "H.R. 2911". Reissued on CD in 1986 by Ryko with all tracks from both versions except "H.R. 2911"; a European CD release on EMI in 1986 combined all tracks except Porn Wars with the album Jazz From Hell. A 1990 European re-issue on Zappa Records finally gathered all 10 tracks in one place. A digitally remastered version with all 10 tracks was released in 1995 by Ryko.
Does Humor Belong In Music? (live) (1986, EMI (Europe))
1 | Zoot Allures |
2 | Tinsel-Town Rebellion |
3 | Trouble Every Day |
4 | Penguin In Bondage |
5 | Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel |
6 | What's New In Baltimore? |
7 | Cock-Suckers' Ball |
8 | WPLJ (The Four Deuces cover) |
9 | Let's Move To Cleveland |
10 | Whippin' Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover) |
A remixed and digitally remastered version was released in 1995 by Ryko.
The Old Masters Box Two (box set) (1986, Barking Pumpkin)
A box set including remastered and/or remixed versions of the albums Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, Chunga's Revenge, Fillmore East, June 1971, Just Another Band From L.A. and a Mystery Disc with the following tracks:
Mystery Disc, The Old Masters Box Two (1986, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Harry, You're A Beast |
2 | Don Interrupts |
3 | Piece One |
4 | Jim/Roy |
5 | Piece Two |
6 | Agency Man |
7 | Agency Man (studio version) |
8 | Lecture From Festival Hall Show |
9 | Wedding Dress Song/The Handsome Cabin Boy (traditional songs) |
10 | Skweezit Skweezit Skweezit |
11 | The Story of Willie The Pimp |
12 | Black Beauty |
13 | Chucha |
14 | Mothers At KPFK |
15 | Harmonica Fun |
Initially available only with the first Old Masters boxset; later reissued on CD in combination with volume one in 1998 by Ryko.
Jazz From Hell (1986, Barking Pumpkin (US) , EMI (UK))
1 | Night School |
2 | The Beltway Bandits |
3 | While You Were Art II |
4 | Jazz From Hell |
5 | G-Spot Tornado |
6 | Damp Ankles |
7 | St. Etienne |
8 | Massaggio Galore |
Reissued on CD in 1987 by Ryko; reissued in Europe in 1986 by EMI in combination with the album Jazz From Hell. Reissued on it's own in Europe in 1990 on Zappa Records. A digitally remastered version was released in 1995 by Ryko.
The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa (1987, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Sleep Dirt |
2 | Friendly Little Finger |
3 | Excerpt from "Revised Music for Guitar and Low-Budget Orchestra" |
4 | Things That Look Like Meat |
5 | Down In De Dew |
6 | A Solo From Heidelberg |
7 | A Solo From Cologne |
8 | A Solo From Atlanta |
A cassette-only release available from Guitar World magazine and Barfko-Swill.
London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II (1987, Barking Pumpkin)
1 | Bogus Pomp |
2 | Bob In Dacron |
3 | Strictly Genteel |
A second collection of orchestral compositions recorded with the LSO. A remixed and digitally remastered edition was issued on CD in combination with London Symphony Orchestra, Volume I by Ryko in 1995.
The Old Masters Box Three (box set) (1987, Barking Pumpkin)
A box set including remastered and/or remixed versions of the albums Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo, Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe ('), Roxy & Elsewhere, One Size Fits All, Bongo Fury and Zoot Allures.
Guitar (vinyl version) (1988, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa Records (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Sexual Harassment In The Workplace |
2 | Republicans |
3 | Do Not Pass Go |
4 | That's Not Really Reggae |
5 | When No One Was No One |
6 | Once Again, Without The Net |
7 | Outside Now (Original Solo) |
8 | Jim & Tammy's Upper Room |
9 | Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio? |
10 | That Ol' G Minor Thing Again |
Disc 2 |
1 | Move It Or Park It |
2 | Sunrise Redeemer |
3 | But Who Was Fulcanelli? |
4 | For Duane |
5 | GOA |
6 | Winos Do Not March |
7 | Systems Of Edges |
8 | Things That Look Like Meat |
9 | Watermelon In Easter Hay |
The CD version was a 2 disc set that included 13 additional tracks. The expanded track list was as follows:
Guitar (CD version) (1988, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Sexual Harassment In The Workplace |
2 | Which One Is It? |
3 | Republicans |
4 | Do Not Pass Go |
5 | Chalk Pie |
6 | In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky |
7 | That's Not Really Reggae |
8 | When No One Was No One |
9 | Once Again, Without The Net |
10 | Outside Now (Original Solo) |
11 | Jim & Tammy's Upper Room |
12 | Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio? |
13 | That Ol' G Minor Thing Again |
14 | Hotel Atlanta Incidentals |
15 | That's Not Really A Shuffle |
16 | Move It Or Park It |
17 | Sunrise Redeemer |
Disc 2 |
1 | Variations On Sinister #3 |
2 | Orrin Hatch On Skis |
3 | But Who Was Fulcanelli? |
4 | For Duane |
5 | GOA |
6 | Winos Do Not March |
7 | Swans? What Swans? |
8 | Too Ugly For Show Business |
9 | Systems Of Edges |
10 | Do Not Try This At Home |
11 | Things That Look Like Meat |
12 | Watermelon In Easter Hay |
13 | Canadian Customs |
14 | Is That All There Is? |
15 | It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary (from the musical Porgy & Bess/traditional song) |
A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | The Florida Airport Tape |
2 | Once Upon A Time |
3 | Sofa #1 |
4 | The Mammy Anthem |
5 | You Didn't Try To Call Me |
6 | Diseases Of The Band |
7 | Tryin' To Grow A Chin |
8 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black/Harry, You're A Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck |
9 | The Groupie Routine |
10 | Ruthie-Ruthie |
11 | Babbette |
12 | I'm The Slime |
13 | Big Swifty |
14 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow |
Disc 2 |
1 | Plastic People |
2 | The Torture Never Stops |
3 | Fine Girl |
4 | Zomby Woof |
5 | Sweet Leilani (Harry Owens and The Royal Hawaiians cover) |
6 | Oh No |
7 | Be In My Video |
8 | The Deathless Horsie |
9 | The Dangerous Kitchen |
10 | Dumb All Over |
11 | Heavenly Bank Account |
12 | Suicide Chump |
13 | Tell Me You Love Me |
14 | Sofa #2 |
A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 - The Helsinki Concert (1988, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) |
2 | Stinkfoot |
3 | Inca Roads |
4 | RDNZL |
5 | Village Of The Sun |
6 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) |
7 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? |
8 | Pygmy Twylyte |
9 | Room Service |
10 | The Idiot Bastard Son |
11 | Cheepnis |
Disc 2 |
1 | Approximate |
2 | Dupree's Paradise |
3 | Satumaa (Finnish Tango) (Unto Mononen cover) |
4 | T'Mershi Duween |
5 | The Dog Breath Variations |
6 | Uncle Meat |
7 | Building A Girl |
8 | Montana (Whipping Floss) |
9 | Big Swifty |
Recorded live in Helsinki, Finland in September of 1974. Also released as a triple LP box set by Barking Pumpkin (US) and Zappa Records (UK). A digitally remastered edition of the CD was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
Broadway The Hard Way (vinyl version) (1988, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
1 | Elvis Has Just Left the Building |
2 | Planet Of The Baritone Women |
3 | Any Kind Of Pain |
4 | Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk |
5 | Dickie's Such An Asshole |
6 | When The Lie's So Big |
7 | Rhymin' Man |
8 | Promiscuous |
9 | The Untouchables (from the TV series of the same name) |
Recorded during Zappa's final tour in 1988. The vinyl release included two spoken interludes that were edited from the CD version; the CD version, however, included 8 additional songs:
Broadway The Hard Way (CD version) (1988, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
1 | Elvis Has Just Left The Building |
2 | Planet Of The Baritone Women |
3 | Any Kind Of Pain |
4 | Dickie's Such An Asshole |
5 | When The Lie's So Big |
6 | Rhymin' Man |
7 | Promiscuous |
8 | The Untouchables (from the TV series of the same name) |
9 | Why Don't You Like Me? |
10 | Bacon Fat (Andre Williams & His New Group cover) |
11 | Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson cover) |
12 | Murder By Numbers (with Sting, The Police cover) |
13 | Jezebel Boy |
14 | Outside Now |
15 | Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel |
16 | What Kind Of Girl? |
17 | Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk |
A digitally remastered edition of the CD was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Sharleena (with Dweezil Zappa) |
2 | Bamboozled By Love/Owner Of A Lonely Heart (second part is a Yes cover) |
3 | Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up |
4 | Advance Romance |
5 | Bobby Brown Goes Down |
6 | Keep It Greasey |
7 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
8 | In France |
9 | Drowning Witch |
10 | Ride My Face To Chicago |
11 | Carol, You Fool |
12 | Chana In De Bushwop |
13 | Joe's Garage |
14 | Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? |
Disc 2 |
1 | Dickie's Such An Asshole |
2 | Hands With A Hammer (Terry Bozzio solo) |
3 | Zoot Allures |
4 | Society Pages |
5 | I'm A Beautiful Guy |
6 | Beauty Knows No Pain |
7 | Charlie's Enormous Mouth |
8 | Cocaine Decisions |
9 | Nig Biz |
10 | King Kong |
11 | Cosmik Debris |
A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
1 | Heavy Duty Judy |
2 | Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash cover) |
3 | Cosmik Debris |
4 | Find Her Finer |
5 | Who Needs The Peace Corps? |
6 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Claramae Turner cover) |
7 | Zomby Woof |
8 | Bolero (Maurice Ravel cover) |
9 | Zoot Allures |
10 | Mr. Green Genes |
11 | Florentine Pogen |
12 | Andy |
13 | Inca Roads |
14 | Sofa #1 |
Disc 2 |
1 | Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix cover) |
2 | Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream cover) |
3 | Let's Move To Cleveland |
4 | When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (from the musical The Isle O' Dreams) |
5 | "Godfather Part II" Theme (from the motion picture of the same name) |
6 | A Few Moments With Brother A. West |
7 | The Torture Never Stops, Part One |
8 | Theme From "Bonanza" (from the TV series of the same name) |
9 | Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart Version) |
10 | The Torture Never Stops, Part Two |
11 | More Trouble Every Day (Swaggart Version) |
12 | Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart Version) |
13 | The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue |
14 | Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin cover) |
Recorded during Zappa's final tour in 1988. The European release dropped the song "Bolero". A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | Stinkfoot |
2 | When Yuppies Go To Hell |
3 | Fire And Chains |
4 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black |
5 | Harry, You're A Beast |
6 | The Orange County Lumber Truck |
7 | Oh No |
8 | Theme From Lumpy Gravy |
9 | Eat That Question |
10 | Black Napkins |
11 | Big Swifty |
12 | King Kong |
13 | Star Wars Won't Work |
Disc 2 |
1 | The Black Page (new age version) |
2 | T'Mershi Duween |
3 | Dupree's Paradise |
4 | City Of Tiny Lights |
5 | Royal March From "L'Histoire Du Soldat" (Igor Stravinsky cover) |
6 | Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto #3 (Bela Bartok cover) |
7 | Sinister Footwear, 2nd movement |
8 | Stevie's Spanking |
9 | Alien Orifice |
10 | Cruisin' For Burgers |
11 | Advance Romance |
12 | Strictly Genteel |
Recorded during Zappa's final tour in 1988. A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
1 | Little Rubber Girl |
2 | Stick Together |
3 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama |
4 | Willie The Pimp |
5 | Montana |
6 | Brown Moses |
7 | The Evil Prince |
8 | Approximate |
9 | Love Of My Life (Mudd Club version) |
10 | Let's Move To Cleveland Solos (1984) |
11 | You Call That Music? |
12 | Pound For A Brown Solos (1978) |
13 | The Black Page (1984) |
14 | Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Jack Norworth cover) |
15 | Filthy Habits |
16 | The Torture Never Stops (original version) (with Captain Beefheart) |
Disc 2 |
1 | Church Chat |
2 | Stevie's Spanking |
3 | Outside Now |
4 | Disco Boy |
5 | Teen-Age Wind |
6 | Truck Driver Divorce |
7 | Florentine Pogen |
8 | Tiny Sick Tears |
9 | Smell My Beard |
10 | The Booger Man |
11 | Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy |
12 | Are You Upset? |
13 | Little Girl Of Mine (The Cleftones cover) |
14 | The Closer You Are (The Channels cover) |
15 | Johnny Darling (The Feathers cover) |
16 | No, No Cherry (The Turbans cover) |
17 | The Man From Utopia (Donald Woods & The Vel-aires cover) |
18 | Mary Lou (Young Jessie & The Cadets cover) |
A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1995 by Ryko.
Beat The Boots, Volume 1 (1991, Rhino)
A box set containing 8 officially re-released versions of Zappa bootleg albums. The 8 discs were also made available individually:
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: As An Am (1991, Rhino)
1 | That Makes Me Mad |
2 | Young & Monde |
3 | Sharleena |
4 | Black Napkins |
5 | Black Page #2 |
6 | The Torture Never Stops |
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: The Ark (1991, Rhino)
1 | Intro |
2 | Big Leg Emma |
3 | Some Ballet Music |
4 | Status Back Baby |
5 | Valarie (The Starlites cover) |
6 | My Guitar |
7 | Uncle Meat/King Kong (medley) |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: Freaks & Motherf*#@%! (1991, Rhino)
1 | Happy Together (The Turtles cover) |
2 | Wino Man (with Dr. John routine) |
3 | Concentration Moon |
4 | Paladin Routine |
5 | Call Any Vegetable |
6 | Little House I Used To Live In |
7 | Mudshark Variations |
8 | Holiday In Berlin |
9 | Sleeping In A Jar |
10 | Cruising For Burgers |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: Unmitigated Audacity (1991, Rhino)
1 | Dupree's Paradise/It Can't Happen Here |
2 | Hungry Freaks, Daddy |
3 | You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here |
4 | How Could I Be Such a Fool? |
5 | Ain't Got No Heart |
6 | I'm Not Satisfied |
7 | Wowie Zowie |
8 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black |
9 | Harry, You're A Beast |
10 | Oh No |
11 | More Trouble Every Day |
12 | Louie Louie |
13 | Camarillo Brillo |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: Anyway The Wind Blows (1991, Rhino)
1 | Watermelon In Easter Hay |
2 | Dead Girls Of London |
3 | I Ain't Got No Heart |
4 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It |
5 | Cosmic Debris |
6 | Tryin' To Grow A Chin |
7 | City Of Tiny Lights |
8 | Dancin' Fool |
9 | Easy Meat |
Disc 2 |
1 | Jumbo Go Away |
2 | Andy |
3 | Inca Roads |
4 | Florentine Pogen |
5 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
6 | Keep It Greasey |
7 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing |
8 | Another Cheap Aroma |
9 | Wet T-Shirt Night |
10 | Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? |
11 | Peaches En Regalia |
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991, Rhino)
1 | You Didn't Try To Call Me |
2 | Petrushka (Igor Stravinsky cover) |
3 | Bristol Stomp (The Dovells cover) |
4 | Baby Love (The Supremes cover) |
5 | Big Leg Emma |
6 | No Matter What You Do (Tchaikovsky's 6th) |
7 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins cover) |
8 | Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton cover) |
9 | Gee (The Crows cover) |
10 | King Kong |
11 | It Can't Happen Here |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: Saarbr�cken 1978 (1991, Rhino)
1 | Dancin' Fool |
2 | Easy Meat |
3 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
4 | Keep It Greasey |
5 | Village Of The Sun |
6 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing |
7 | City Of Tiny Lights |
8 | Pound For A Brown |
9 | Bobby Brown |
10 | Conehead |
11 | Flakes |
12 | Magic Fingers |
13 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow |
14 | Nanook Rubs It |
15 | St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast/Father O'Blivion/Rollo |
16 | Bamboozled By Love |
Beat The Boots, Volume 1: Piquantique (1991, Rhino)
1 | Kung Fu |
2 | Redunzl |
3 | Dupree's Paradise |
4 | T'Mershi Duween |
5 | Father O'Blivion |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Cucamonga Years (1991, Music Scene)
1 | Memories Of El Monte (performed by The Penguins) |
2 | How's Your Bird? (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
3 | The World's Greatest Sinner (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
4 | Dear Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
5 | Letter From Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
6 | Grunion Run (performed by The Hollywood Persuaders) |
7 | Tijuana Surf (performed by The Hollywood Persuaders) |
8 | Mr. Clean (performed by Mr. Clean) |
9 | Jessie Lee (performed by Mr. Clean) |
10 | Heavies (performed by The Rotations) |
11 | The Cruncher (performed by The Rotations) |
12 | Every Time I See You (performed by The Heartbreakers) |
13 | Cradle Rock (performed by The Heartbreakers) |
A collection of Zappa's pre-Mothers Pal Studios/Studio Z recordings.
Beat The Boots, Volume 2 (1992, Rhino)
A box set containing 8 officially re-released versions of Zappa bootleg albums:
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Disconnected Synapses (1992, Rhino)
1 | Penis Dimension |
2 | The Air |
3 | Dog Breath/Mother People |
4 | You Didn't Try To Call Me |
5 | King Kong |
6 | Who Are The Brain Police? |
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992, Rhino)
1 | Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? |
2 | A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus) |
3 | Sleeping In A Jar (with extensions) |
4 | Sharleena |
5 | The Sanzini Brothers |
6 | What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening? |
7 | What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? |
8 | Bwana Dik |
9 | Latex Solar Beef |
10 | Daddy, Daddy, Daddy |
11 | Little House I Used To Live In |
12 | Holiday In Berlin |
13 | Inca Roads/Easy Meat |
14 | Cruising For Burgers |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992, Rhino)
1 | Little House I Used To Live In/Dog Breath Variations/Blue Danube Waltz/Hungry Freaks Daddy (third part is a Johann Strauss cover) |
2 | Wh�t |
3 | Dog Breath |
4 | King Kong |
5 | Trouble Every Day |
6 | A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus) |
7 | English Tea Dancing Interludes/Plastic People/King Kong/America Drinks/Wipe Out (last part is a The Surfaris cover) |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: At The Circus (1992, Rhino)
1 | A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus) |
2 | Baby Snakes |
3 | Dancin' Fool |
4 | Easy Meat |
5 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
6 | Mother People |
7 | Wonderful Wino |
8 | Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? |
9 | Seal Call Fusion Music |
10 | Bobby Brown |
11 | I'm On Duty |
12 | Conehead |
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Swiss Cheese/Fire! (1992, Rhino)
Disc 1 - Swiss Cheese |
1 | Intro |
2 | Peaches En Regalia |
3 | Tears Began To Fall/She Painted Up Her Face/Half-A-Dozen Provocative Squats |
4 | Call Any Vegetable |
5 | Anyway The Wind Blows |
Disc 2 - Fire! |
1 | Magdalena/Dog Breath |
2 | Sofa |
3 | A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus) |
4 | Wonderful Wino/Sharleena/Cruisin' For Burgers |
5 | King Kong |
6 | Fire! |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Our Man In Nirvana (1992, Rhino)
1 | Feet Light Up |
2 | Bacon Fat (Andre Williams & His New Group cover) |
3 | A Pound For A Brown On The Bus |
4 | Sleeping In A Jar |
5 | The Wild Man Fischer Story (performed by Wild Man Fischer) |
6 | I'm The Meany (performed by Wild Man Fischer) |
7 | Valarie (The Starlites cover) |
8 | King Kong |
Features The Mothers of Invention.
Beat The Boots, Volume 2: Conceptual Continuity (1992, Rhino)
1 | Stinkfoot/The Poodle Lecture/Dirty Love/Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station |
2 | The Torture Never Stops/City Of Tiny Lights |
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | The Downtown Talent Scout |
2 | Charles Ives |
3 | Here Lies Love (Mr. Undertaker cover) |
4 | Piano/Drum Duet |
5 | Mozart Ballet |
6 | Chocolate Halvah |
7 | JCB & Kansas On The Bus #1 |
8 | Run Home Slow - Main Title Theme |
9 | The Little March |
10 | Right There |
11 | Where Is Johnny Velvet? |
12 | Return Of The Hunch-Back Duke |
13 | Trouble Every Day |
14 | Proto-Minimalism |
15 | JCB & Kansas On The Bus #2 |
16 | My Head? |
17 | Meow |
18 | Baked-Bean Boogie |
19 | Where's Our Equipment? |
20 | FZ/JCB Drum Duet |
21 | No Waiting For The Peanuts To Dissolve |
22 | A Game Of Cards |
23 | Underground Freak-Out Music |
24 | German Lunch |
25 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama |
Disc 2 |
1 | Easy Meat |
2 | Dead Girls Of London |
3 | Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously? |
4 | What's New In Baltimore? |
5 | Mōggio |
6 | Dancin' Fool |
7 | RDNZL |
8 | Advance Romance |
9 | City Of Tiny Lites |
10 | A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus) |
11 | Doreen |
12 | The Black Page #2 |
13 | Geneva Farewell |
Reissued in 1995 by Ryko.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992, Ryko (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | The M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath |
2 | The Poodle Lecture |
3 | Dirty Love |
4 | Magic Fingers |
5 | The Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival |
6 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
7 | Father O'Blivion |
8 | Is That Guy Kidding Or What? |
9 | I'm So Cute |
10 | White Person |
11 | Lonely Person Devices |
12 | Ms. Pinky |
13 | Shove It Right In |
14 | Wind Up Working In A Gas Station |
15 | Make A Sex Noise |
16 | Tracy Is A Snob |
17 | I Have Been In You |
18 | Emperor Of Ohio |
19 | Dinah-Moe Humm |
20 | He's So Gay |
21 | Camarillo Brillo |
22 | Muffin Man |
Disc 2 |
1 | NYC Halloween Audience/The Illinois Enema Bandit |
2 | Thirteen (with Shankar) |
3 | Lobster Girl |
4 | Black Napkins |
5 | We're Turning Again |
6 | Alien Orifice |
7 | Catholic Girls |
8 | Crew Slut |
9 | Tryin' To Grow A Chin |
10 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (with Shankar) |
11 | Lisa's Life Story (with Lisa Popeil) |
12 | Lonesome Cowboy Nando |
13 | 200 Motels Finale |
14 | Strictly Genteel |
Reissued in 1995 by Ryko.
The Yellow Shark (1993, Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
1 | Intro |
2 | Dog Breath Variations |
3 | Uncle Meat |
4 | Outrage At Valdez |
5 | Times Beach II |
6 | III Revised |
7 | The Girl In The Magnesium Dress |
8 | Be-Bop Tango |
9 | Ruth Is Sleeping |
10 | None Of The Above |
11 | Pentagon Afternoon |
12 | Questi Cazzi Di Piccione |
13 | Times Beach III |
14 | Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992 |
15 | Welcome To The United States |
16 | Pound For A Brown |
17 | Exercise #4 |
18 | Get Whitey |
19 | G-Spot Tornado |
Performed by the Ensemble Modern. Reissued in 1995 by Ryko.
Civilization Phaze III (Barking Pumpkin (US), Zappa (UK))
Disc 1 |
1 | "This Is Phaze III" |
2 | Put A Motor In Yourself |
3 | "Oh-Umm" |
4 | They Made Me Eat It |
5 | Reagan At Bitburg |
6 | "A Very Nice Body" |
7 | Navanax |
8 | "How The Pigs' Music Works" |
9 | Xmas Values |
10 | "Dark Water!" |
11 | Amnerika |
12 | "Have You Heard Their Band?" |
13 | Religious Superstition |
14 | "Saliva Can Only Take So Much" |
15 | Buffalo Voice |
16 | "Someplace Else Right Now" |
17 | Get A Life |
18 | "A Kayak (On Snow)" |
19 | N-Lite |
Disc 2 |
1 | "I Wish Motorhead Would Come Back" |
2 | Secular Humanism |
3 | "Attack! Attack! Attack!" |
4 | I Was In A Drum |
5 | "A Different Octave" |
6 | "This Ain't CNN" |
7 | "The Pigs' Music" |
8 | A Pig With Wings |
9 | "This Is All Wrong" |
10 | Hot & Putrid |
11 | "Flowing Inside-Out" |
12 | "I Had A Dream About That" |
13 | Gross Man |
14 | "A Tunnel Into Muck" |
15 | Why Not? |
16 | "Put A Little Motor In 'Em" |
17 | "You're Just Insultin' Me, Aren't You!" |
18 | "Cold Light Generation" |
19 | Dio Fa |
20 | "That Would Be The End Of That" |
21 | Beat The Reaper |
22 | Waffenspiel |
Strictly Commercial (1995, Ryko)
1 | Peaches En Regalia |
2 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (single version) |
3 | Dancin' Fool |
4 | San Ber'dino |
5 | Dirty Love |
6 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama |
7 | Cosmik Debris |
8 | Trouble Every Day |
9 | Disco Boy |
10 | Fine Girl |
11 | Sexual Harassment In The Workplace |
12 | Let's Make The Water Turn Black |
13 | I'm The Slime |
14 | Joe's Garage (single version) |
15 | Tell Me You Love Me |
16 | Montana (single version) |
17 | Valley Girl (with Moon Unit Zappa) |
18 | Be In My Video |
19 | Muffin Man |
The vinyl and Japanese CD editions replaced the regular version of "Dancin' Fool" with a 12" dance mix and added the additional track "Planet Of The Baritone Women"; the Japanese edition also replaced "Cosmik Debris" with "Who Are the Brain Police?". The European CD edition replaced "Tell Me You Love Me" with "Bobby Brown Goes Down". The Australian release included a bonus single with the track "Elvis Has Just Left the Building".
The Lost Episodes (1996, Ryko)
1 | The Blackouts |
2 | Lost In A Whirlpool (with Captain Beefheart and Bobby Zappa) |
3 | Ronnie Sings? |
4 | Kenny's Booger Story |
5 | Ronnie's Booger Story |
6 | Mount St. Mary's Concert Excerpt |
7 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance |
8 | Tiger Roach (with Captain Beefheart) |
9 | Run Home Slow Theme |
10 | Fountain Of Love |
11 | Run Home Cues, #2 |
12 | Any Way The Wind Blows |
13 | Run Home Cues, #3 |
14 | Charva |
15 | The Dick Kunc Story |
16 | Wedding Dress Song (traditional song) |
17 | Handsome Cabin Boy (traditional song) |
18 | Cops & Buns |
19 | The Big Squeeze |
20 | I'm A Band Leader (with Captain Beefheart) |
21 | Alley Cat (with Captain Beefheart, John French and Elliot Ingber) |
22 | The Grand Wazoo (with Captain Beefheart) |
23 | Wonderful Wino |
24 | Kung Fu |
25 | RDNZL |
26 | Basement Music #1 |
27 | Inca Roads |
28 | Lil' Clanton Shuffle |
29 | I Don't Wanna Get Drafted |
30 | Sharleena |
L�ther (1996, Ryko)
1 | Re-gyptian Strut |
2 | Naval Aviation In Art? |
3 | A Little Green Rosetta |
4 | Duck Duck Goose |
5 | Down In De Dew |
6 | For The Young Sophisticate |
7 | Tryin' To Grow A Chin |
8 | Broken Hearts Are For Assholes |
9 | The Legend Of The Illinois Enema Bandit |
10 | Lemme Take You To The Beach |
11 | Revised Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra |
12 | RDNZL |
Disc 2 |
1 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? |
2 | The Black Page #1 |
3 | Big Leg Emma |
4 | Punky's Whips |
5 | Flamb� |
6 | The Purple Lagoon |
7 | Pedro's Dowry |
8 | L�ther |
9 | Spider Of Destiny |
10 | Duke Of Orchestral Prunes |
Disc 3 |
1 | Filthy Habit |
2 | Titties 'n Beer |
3 | The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution |
4 | The Adventures of Greggery Peccary |
5 | Regyptian Strut (1993) |
6 | Leather Goods |
7 | Revenge Of The Knick Knack People |
8 | Time Is Money |
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (1996, UMRK)
1 | Black Napkins |
2 | Black Napkins (Zoot Allures album version) |
3 | Zoot Allures |
4 | Merely A Blues In A |
5 | Zoot Allures (Zoot Allures album version) |
6 | Watermelon In Easter Hay |
7 | Watermelon In Easter Hay (Joe's Garage album version) |
A direct mail-order release.
Have I Offended Someone? (1997, Ryko)
1 | Bobby Brown Goes Down |
2 | Disco Boy |
3 | Goblin Girl |
4 | In France |
5 | He's So Gay |
6 | SEX |
7 | Titties 'n Beer |
8 | We're Turning Again |
9 | Dumb All Over |
10 | Catholic Girls |
11 | Dinah-Moe Humm |
12 | Tinsel Town Rebellion |
13 | Valley Girl (with Moon Unit Zappa) |
14 | Jewish Princess |
15 | Yo Cats |
A compilation containing remixed or alternate versions of most of the tracks. Cover artwork by Ralph Steadman.
Strictly Genteel (1997, Ryko)
1 | Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme |
2 | Regyptian Strut |
3 | Pedro's Dowry |
4 | Outrage At Valdez |
5 | Little Umbrellas |
6 | Run Home Slow Theme |
7 | Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula |
8 | Dupree's Paradise |
9 | Opus 1, No. 3, 2nd Movement, Presto (by Francesco Zappa) |
10 | Duke Of Prunes |
11 | Aybe Sea |
12 | Naval Aviation In Art? |
13 | G-Spot Tornado |
14 | Bob In Dacron, First Movement |
15 | Opus 1, No. 4, 2nd Movement, Allegro (by Francesco Zappa) |
16 | Dog Breath Variations |
17 | Uncle Meat |
18 | Strictly Genteel |
A compilation of Zappa's classical/orchestral works.
Cucamonga (1998, Del-Fi)
1 | Dear Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
2 | Memories Of El Monte (performed by The Penguins) |
3 | How's Your Bird? (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
4 | The World's Greatest Sinner (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
5 | Every Time I See You (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
6 | Cradle Rock (performed by Baby Ray And The Ferns) |
7 | Slow Bird (performed by Paul Buff) |
8 | Blind Man's Buff (performed by Paul Buff) |
9 | Tijuana Surf (performed by The Hollywood Persuaders) |
10 | Grunion Run (performed by The Hollywood Persuaders) |
11 | Mr. Clean (performed by. Mr Clean) |
12 | Jessie Lee (performed by Mr. Clean) |
13 | Cathy My Angel (performed by The Pauls) |
14 | 'Til September (performed by The Pauls) |
15 | Heavies (performed by The Rotations) |
16 | The Cruncher (performed by The Rotations) |
17 | Letter From Jeepers (performed by Bob Guy) |
A collection of Zappa's pre-Mothers Pal Studios/Studio Z recordings.
Cheap Thrills (1998, Ryko)
1 | I Could Be A Star Now |
2 | Catholic Girls |
3 | Bobby Brown Goes Down |
4 | You Are What You I |
5 | We Are Not Alone |
6 | Cheap Thrills |
7 | The Mudshark Interview |
8 | Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel |
9 | Zomby Woof |
10 | The Torture Never Stops (original version) (with Captain Beefheart) |
11 | Joe's Garage |
12 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama |
13 | Going For The Money |
An inexpensive introduction to Zappa's music.
Mystery Disc (1998, Ryko)
1 | Theme from "Run Home Slow" |
2 | Original Duke Of Prunes |
3 | Opening Night at "Studio Z" (collage) (with Captain Beefheart) |
4 | The Village Inn |
5 | Steal Away (Jimmy Hughes cover) |
6 | I Was A Teen-Age Malt Shop (with Captain Beefheart) |
7 | The Birth of Captain Beefheart (with Captain Beefheart) |
8 | Metal Man Has Won His Wings (with Captain Beefheart) |
9 | Power Trio From The Saints 'N Sinners |
10 | Bossa Nova Pervertamento |
11 | Excerpt From The Uncle Frankie Show |
12 | Charva |
13 | Speed-Freak Boogie |
14 | Original Mothers At The Broadside (Pomona) |
15 | Party Scene From "Mondo Hollywood" |
16 | Original Mothers Rehearsal |
17 | How Could I Be Such A Fool? |
18 | Band Introductions At The Fillmore West |
19 | Plastic People |
20 | Original Mothers At The Fillmore East |
21 | Harry, You're A Beast |
22 | Don Interrupts |
23 | Piece One |
24 | Jim/Roy |
25 | Piece Two |
26 | Agency Man |
27 | Agency Man (studio version) |
28 | Lecture From Festival Hall Show |
29 | Wedding Dress Song/The Handsome Cabin Boy (traditional songs) |
30 | Skweezit Skweezit Skweezit |
31 | The Story Of Willie The Pimp |
32 | Black Beauty |
33 | Chucha |
34 | Mothers At KPFK |
35 | Harmonica Fun |
Son Of Cheep Thrills (1999, Ryko)
1 | WPLJ |
2 | Twenty Small Cigars |
3 | The Legend Of The Golden Arches |
4 | Ya Hozna |
5 | It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal |
6 | Love Of My Life (live version) |
7 | Disco Boy (live soundtrack version) |
8 | Night School |
9 | Sinister Footwear, 2nd Movement (live version) |
10 | The Idiot Bastard Son (live version) |
11 | What's New In Baltimore? |
A second inexpensive introduction to Zappa's music.
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999, UMRK)
1 | Library Card |
2 | This Is A Test |
3 | Jolly Good Fellow |
4 | Roland's Big Event/Strat Vindaloo (with Shankar) |
5 | Master Ringo |
6 | T'Mershi Duween |
7 | Nap Time |
8 | 9/8 Objects |
9 | Naked City |
10 | Whitey (prototype) |
11 | Amnerika Goes Home |
12 | None Of The Above (revised & previsited) |
13 | Wonderful Tattoo! |
Performed by the Ensemble Modern. Outtakes from rehearsals for The Yellow Shark. A direct mail-order release.
FZ: OZ (2002, Vaulternative)
Disc 1 |
1 | Hordern Intro (Incan Art Vamp) |
2 | Stink-Foot |
3 | The Poodle Lecture |
4 | Dirty Love |
5 | Filthy Habits |
6 | How Could I Be Such A Fool? |
7 | I Ain't Got No Heart |
8 | I'm Not Satisfied |
9 | Black Napkins |
10 | Advance Romance |
11 | The Illinois Enema Bandit |
12 | Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station |
13 | The Torture Never Stops |
Disc 2 |
1 | Canard Toujours |
2 | Kaiser Rolls |
3 | Find Her Finer |
4 | Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy |
5 | Lonely Little Girl |
6 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance |
7 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? |
8 | Chunga's Revenge |
9 | Zoot Allures |
10 | Keep It Greasy |
11 | Dinah-Moe Humm |
12 | Camarillo Brillo |
13 | Muffin Man |
14 | Kaiser Rolls (Du Jour) |
A direct mail-order release.
Zappa Picks - By Jon Fishman Of Phish (2002, Ryko)
1 | Excentrifugal Forz |
2 | Apostrophe (') |
3 | Magdalena |
4 | Dog Breath |
5 | Cheepnis |
6 | Son Of Orange County |
7 | More Trouble Every Day |
8 | It Can't Happen Here |
9 | Keep It Greasey |
10 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) |
11 | What Ever Happened To All The Fun In the World |
12 | Rat Tomago |
13 | Wait A Minute |
14 | It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal |
15 | I'm The Slime |
16 | Sofa No. 2 |
Selection by Jon Fishman of Phish.
Zappa Picks - By Larry LaLonde of Primus (2002, Ryko)
1 | five-five-FIVE |
2 | Dumb All Over |
3 | Alien Orifice |
4 | Camarillo Brillo |
5 | Evelyn, A Modified Dog |
6 | Wild Love |
7 | G-Spot Tornado |
8 | Dog Breath |
9 | Little Umbrellas |
10 | Fine Girl |
11 | Sofa No. 2 |
12 | Village Of The Sun |
13 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) |
14 | Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station |
15 | St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast |
16 | Black Page #2 |
17 | Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt |
18 | On The Bus |
19 | Doreen |
Selection by Larry LaLonde of Primus.
Halloween (2003, Vaulternative)
1 | NYC Audience |
2 | Ancient Armaments |
3 | Dancin' Fool |
4 | Easy Meat |
5 | Magic Fingers |
6 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow |
7 | Conehead |
8 | "Zeets" |
9 | Stink-Foot |
10 | Dinah-Moe Humm |
11 | Camarillo Brillo |
12 | Muffin Man |
13 | Black Napkins (The Deathless Horsie) |
Also included 3 bonus multimedia tracks. A direct mail-order release.
Joe's Corsage (2004, Vaulternative)
1 | "Pretty Pat" |
2 | Motherly Love |
3 | Plastic People |
4 | Anyway The Wind Blows |
5 | I Ain't Got No Heart |
6 | "The Phone Call"/My Babe |
7 | Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy (traditional songs) |
8 | Hitch Hike |
9 | I'm So Happy I Could Cry |
10 | Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder |
11 | How Could I Be Such A Fool? |
12 | "We Made Our Reputation Doing It That Way . . . " |
A direct mail-order release.
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004, Digital Sound)
1 | Naval Aviation In Art? |
2 | Lumpy Gravy |
3 | Rollo |
4 | Drooling Midrange Accountants On Easter Hay |
5 | Wild Love |
6 | Ship Ahoy |
7 | Chunga Basement |
8 | Venusian Time Bandits |
9 | Waka/Jawaka |
10 | Basement Music #2 |
A DVD-Audio release.
Joe's Domage (2004, Vaulternative)
1 | When It's Perfect... |
2 | The New Brown Clouds |
3 | Frog Song |
4 | It Just Might Be A One Shot Deal |
5 | The Ending Line... |
6 | Blessed Relief/The New Brown Clouds |
7 | It Ain't Real So What's The Deal |
8 | Think It Over (some)/Think It Over (some more) |
9 | Another Whole Melodic Section |
10 | When It Feels Natural... |
A collection of rehearsal recordings for songs that appeared on the Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums. A direct mail-order release.
The Best Of Frank Zappa (2004, Ryko)
1 | Peaches En Regalia |
2 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (single version) |
3 | Dancin' Fool |
4 | San Ber'dino |
5 | Dirty Love |
6 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama |
7 | Cosmik Debris |
8 | Disco Boy |
9 | Fine Girl |
10 | I'm The Slime |
11 | Joe's Garage (single version) |
12 | Bobby Brown Goes Down |
13 | Montana (single version) |
14 | Valley Girl (with Moon Unit Zappa) |
15 | Muffin Man |
Joe's XMASage (2005, Vaulternative)
1 | Mormon Xmas Dance Report |
2 | Prelude To "The Purse" |
3 | Mr. Clean (alternate mix) |
4 | Why Don'tcha Do Me Right? |
5 | The Muthers/Power Trio |
6 | The Purse |
7 | The Moon Will Never Be The Same |
8 | GTR Trio |
9 | Suckit Rockit |
10 | Mousie's First Xmas |
11 | The Uncle Frankie Show |
A direct mail-order release.
Imaginary Diseases (2006, Zappa)
1 | Oddients |
2 | Rollo |
3 | Been To Kansas City In A Minor |
4 | Farther O'Blivion |
5 | D.C. Boogie |
6 | Imaginary Diseases |
7 | Montreal |
A direct mail-order release.
Trance-Fusion (2006, Zappa)
1 | Chunga's Revenge |
2 | Bowling On Charon |
3 | Good Lobna |
4 | A Cold Dark Matter |
5 | Butter Or Cannons |
6 | Ask Dr. Stupid |
7 | Scratch & Sniff |
8 | Trance-Fusion |
9 | Gorgo |
10 | Diplodocus |
11 | Soul Polka |
12 | For Giuseppe Franco |
13 | After Dinner Smoker |
14 | Light Is All That Matters |
15 | Finding Higgs' Boson |
16 | Bavarian Sunset |
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