FRANK ZAPPA &
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

 

Albums released by Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention in his lifetime,
including release dates and UK & US CD availability through Amazon.

 

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No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

Freak Out! [as The Mothers Of Invention]

06/66

2

Absolutely Free [as The Mothers Of Invention]

05/67

3

Lumpy Gravy

08/67

4

We're Only In It For The Money [as The Mothers Of Invention]

03/68

5

Cruising With Ruben And The Jets [as The Mothers Of Invention]

12/68

6

Uncle Meat [as The Mothers Of Invention]

04/69

7

Mothermania [compilation, as The Mothers Of Invention]

03/69

8

Hot Rats

10/69

9

Burnt Weeny Sandwich [as The Mothers Of Invention]

02/70

10

King Kong [with Jean Luc Ponty]

05/70

11

Weasels Ripped My Flesh [as The Mothers Of Invention]

08/70

12

Chunga's Revenge

10/70

13

Fillmore East, June 1971 [live, as The Mothers]

08/71

14

200 Motels [OST]

10/71

15

Just Another Band From LA [live, as The Mothers]

03/72

16

Waka/Jawaka

07/72

17

The Grand Wazoo

12/72

18

Over-nite Sensation

09/73

19

Apostrophe (')

03/74

20

Roxy & Elsewhere [live, as Frank Zappa & The Mothers]

09/74

21

One Size Fits All [as Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention]

06/75

22

Bongo Fury [part live, as Zappa, Beefheart & The Mothers]

10/75

23

Zoot Allures

10/76

24

Zappa In New York [live]

03/78

25

Studio Tan

09/78

26

Sleep Dirt

01/79

27

Sheik Yerbouti

03/79

28

Orchestral Favorites

05/79

29

Joe's Garage Act I

09/79

30

Joe's Garage Acts II & III

11/79

31

Tinseltown Rebellion [live]

05/81

32

Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar [3LP/CD box-set]

05/81

33

You Are What You Is

09/81

34

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

05/82

35

Baby Snakes [OST]

03/83

36

The Man From Utopia

03/83

37

London Symphony Orchestra Volume I

06/83

38

The Perfect Stranger: Boulez Conducts Zappa

08/84

39

Them Or Us

10/84

40

Thing-Fish

12/84

41

Francesco Zappa

11/84

42

Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention

11/85

43

Does Humor Belong In Music? [live, Europe only]

01/86

44

Jazz From Hell

11/86

45

London Symphony Orchestra Volume II

06/87

46

Guitar [live 1979-84]

04/88

47

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 1 [live]

05/88

48

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 2 [live]

10/88

49

Broadway The Hard Way [live]

10/88

50

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 3 [live]

11/89

51

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life [live]

04/91

52

Make A Jazz Noise Here [live]

06/91

53

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 4 [live]

06/91

54

As An Am [live, bootleg]

09/91

55

The Ark [as Frank's Mothers Of Invention, live, bootleg]

09/91

56

Freaks & Motherf*#@%! [live, bootleg]

09/91

57

Unmitigated Audacity [as Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, live, bootleg]

09/91

58

Anyway The Wind Blows [live, bootleg]

09/91

59

'Tis The Season To Be Jelly [as The Mothers Of Invention, live, bootleg]

09/91

60

Saarbrücken 1978 [as Zappa, live, bootleg]

09/91

61

Piquantique [as Frank Zappa/Mothers, live, bootleg]

09/91

62

Playground Psychotics [live 1971]

07/92

63

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 5 [live]

07/92

64

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 6 [live]

07/92

65

Ahead Of Their Time [live, as The Mothers Of Invention]

03/93

66

The Yellow Shark [live, as Zappa Ensemble Modern]

11/93


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1) FREAK OUT!

 
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LP One
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
I Ain't Got No Heart
Who Are The Brain Police?
Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
Motherly Love
How Could I Be Such A Fool

Wowie Zowie
You Didn't Try To Call Me
Any Way The Wind Blows
I'm Not Satisfied
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here

LP Two
Trouble Every Day
Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements):
1st Movement - Okay To Tap Dance
2nd Movement - In Memoriam, Edgar Varèse
3rd Movement - It Can't Happen Here

The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
(Unfinished Ballet in Two Tableaux)






Edwin V Beach
Paul Bergstrom
Jimmy Carl Black
Paul Butterfield
Ray Collins

Suzy Creamcheese
(aka Jeannie Vassoir)
Eugene Di Novi
Gene Estes
Roy Estrada
Kim Fowley
Elliot Ingber
Carol Kaye
Raymond Kelley
Neil LeVang
Arthur Maebe
Les McCann
Mac Rebennack
Kurt Reher
John Rotella
Emmet Sargeant
Joseph Saxon
Motorhead Sherwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Cello
Cello
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
?
Harmonica, Cymbals, Finger Cymbals,
Sound Effects, Tambourine, Vocals
Vocals

Piano
Percussion
Bass, Guitarron, Vocals
Megaphone
Guitar
Guitar
Cello
Guitar
French Horn, Tuba
Piano
Piano
Cello
Clarinet, Saxophone
Cello
Cello
Noises
Vocals, Guitar

Tom Wilson

2) ABSOLUTELY FREE

 
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Suite No 1: Absolutely Free
Plastic People
The Duke Of Prunes
Amnesia Vivace
The Duke Regains His Chops
Call Any Vegetable
Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
Soft-Sell Conclusion

Suite No 2: The MOI American Pageant
America Drinks
Status Back Baby
Uncle Bernie's Farm
Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
Brown Shoes Don't Make It
America Drinks & Goes Home






Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Don Ellis
Roy Estrada
Jim Fielder
Bunk Gardner
Billy Mundi
Don Preston
John Rotella
Frank Zappa
Pamela Zarubica

Producer:

Drums, Vocals
Vocals, Tambourine
Trumpet (Track 12)
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Piano
Woodwind
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals

Tom Wilson, Frank Zappa

3) LUMPY GRAVY

 
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Lumpy Gravy Part 1
The Way I See It, Barry
Duodenum
Oh No
Bit Of Nostalgia
It's From Kansas
Bored Out 90 Over
Almost Chinese
Switching Girls
Oh No Again
At The Gas Station
Another Pickup
I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again

Lumpy Gravy Part 2
Very Distraughtening
White Ugliness
Amen
Just One More Time
A Vicious Circle
King Kong
Drums Are Too Noisy
Kangaroos
Envelops The Bath Tub
Take Your Clothes Off

Credited to The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra, Frank did not play any instruments, believing that conducting did not contravene his contract with Verve.

Capitol issue


Verve issue




John Balkin
Spider Barbour
Arnold Belnick
Harold Bemko
Chuck Berghofer
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Bond
Monica Boscia
Dennis Budimir
Frank Capp
Donald Christlieb
Gene Cipriano
Eric Clapton
Louis Cuneo
Vincent De Rosa
Joseph Di Fiore
Jesse Ehrlich
Alan Estes
Gene Estes
Roy Estrada
Larry Fanoga
(aka Jim Sherwood)
Victor Feldman
Bunk Gardner
James Getzoff
Philip Goldberg
John Guerin
Bruce Hampton
Jimmy Haynes
Harry Hyams
Jules Jacob
Pete Jolly
Ray Kelly
Jerome Kessler
Alexander Koltun
Bernard Kundell
William Kurasch
Michael Lang
Arthur Maebe
Leonard Malarsky
Shelly Manne
Lincoln Mayorga
Ted Nash
Richard Parissi
Glenn Phillips
Jerome Reisler
Emil Richards
Tony Rizzi
John Rotella
Joseph Saxon
Ralph Schaeffer
Leonard Selic
Kenny Shroyer
Paul Smith
Tommy Tedesco
Al Viola
Bob West
Frank Zappa
Tibor Zelig
James Zito

Producer:

Bass
Vocals
Strings
Strings
Bass
Drums, Percussion
Bass
Chorus
Guitar
Drums
Woodwind
Woodwind
Speech
Chorus
French Horn
Strings
Strings
Drums, Percussion
Percussion
Bass, Chorus
Vocals, Chorus

Drums, Percussion
Woodwind
Strings
Strings
Drums
Chorus
Guitar
Strings
Woodwind
Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord
Strings
Strings
Strings
Strings
Strings
Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord
French Horn
Strings
Drums
Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord
Woodwind
French Horn
Vocals
Strings
Percussion
Guitar
Percussion, Woodwind
Strings
Strings
Strings
Trombone
Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord
Guitar
Bass
Guitar
Conductor
Strings
Trumpet

Nick Venet

4) WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY

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Are You Hung Up?
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
Concentration Moon
Mom & Dad
Bow Tie Daddy
Harry, You're A Beast
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
Absolutely Free
Flower Punk
Hot Poop

Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
The Idiot Bastard Son
Lonely Little Girl
Take Off Your Clothes When You Dance
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
Mother People
The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny

Gatefold front


Gatefold inside


Gatefold back




Spider Barbour
Jimmy Carl Black
Eric Clapton
Suzy Creamcheese
[Pamela Zarubica]
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner
Gary Kellgren
Vicki Kellgren
Dick Kunc
Billy Mundi
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Ian Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Vocals
Drums, Trumpet, Vocals
Speech (Tracks 1,11)
Telephone Voice

Bass, Vocals
Woodwind
Creepy Whispering
Telephone Voice
Cheerful Interruptions
Drums, Vocals
Keyboards
Baritone & Soprano Saxophone
Piano, Woodwind
Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Frank Zappa

5) CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS

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Cheap Thrills
Love Of My Life
How Could I Be Such A Fool
Deseri
I'm Not Satisfied
Jelly Roll Gum Drop
Anything

Later That Night
You Didn't Try To Call Me
Fountain Of Love
No. No. No.
Anyway The Wind Blows
Stuff Up The Cracks






Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood

Art Tripp
Ian Underwood

Frank Zappa


Producer:

Drums, Percussion, Guitar
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Sound Effects, Vocals
Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Bass, Piano, Keyboards
Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine,
Guitar, Vocals, Wind, Wind
Drums
Guitar, Piano, Keyboards,
Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards,
Sound Effects, Bass, Drums

Frank Zappa

6) UNCLE MEAT

 
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LP One
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
The Voice Of Cheese
Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
Zolar Czakl
Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
The Legend Of The Golden Arches
Louie Louie (at The Royal Albert Hall)
The Dog Breath Variations

Sleeping In A Jar
Our Bizarre Relationship
The Uncle Meat Variations
Electric Aunt Jemima
Prelude To King Kong
God Bless America (live at The Whisky A Go Go)
A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
Ian Underwood Whips It Out
(live on stage in Copenhagen)

LP Two
Mr Green Genes
We Can Shoot You
If We'd All Been Living In California...
The Air
Project X
Cruising For Burgers

King Kong Itself (as played by the Mothers in a studio)
King Kong
(Its magnificence as interpreted by Dam DeWild)
King Kong (as Motorhead explains it)
King Kong (the Gardner Varieties)
King Kong
(as played by 3 deranged Good Humor Trucks)
King Kong (live on a flat bed diesel in the middle of a race track at a Miami Pop Festival...the Underwood ramifications)






Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Suzy Creamcheese
(Pamela Zarubica)
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner



Ruth Komanoff
Billy Mundi
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Art Tripp


Ian Underwood

Nelly Walker
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Vocals
Vocals

Bass, Vocals
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet,
Bass Clarinet, Bassoon,
Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Marimba, Vibes
Drums
Electric Piano
Tenor Saxophone, Tambourine
Drums, Timpani, Vibes, Marimba,
Xylophone, Wood Blocks, Bells,
Small Chimes
Organ, Piano, Harpsichord,
Celeste, Flute, Clarinet,
Alto & Baritone Saxophone
Soprano Vocals (Tracks 5,11)
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion

Frank Zappa

7) MOTHERMANIA

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Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Mother People
Duke Of Prunes
Call Any Vegetable
The Idiot Bastard Son

It Can't Happen Here
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
Who Are The Brain Police?
Plastic People
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
America Drinks And Goes Home








Producer:



Frank Zappa

 

The songs had been previously released on Freak Out!, Absolutely Free and We're Only In It For The Money
but the compilation is made up of mixes or edits done specifically for this compilation

8) HOT RATS

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Peaches En Regalia
Willie The Pimp
Son Of Mr Green Genes

Little Umbrellas
The Gumbo Variations
It Must Be A Camel






Max Bennett
Captain Beefheart
Lowell George
John Guerin
Don Harris
Paul Humphrey
Shuggie Otis
Jean-Luc Ponty
Ron Selico
Ian Underwood

Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 2-6)
Vocals (Track 2)
Guitar [uncredited]
Drums (Tracks 2,4,6)
Violin (Tracks 2,5)
Drums (Tracks 3,5)
Bass (Track 1)
Violin (Track 6)
Drums (Track 1)
Organ, Piano, Clarinet, Flute,
Saxophone
Guitar, Percussion, Octave Bass

Frank Zappa

9) BURNT WEENY SANDWICH

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WPLJ (Four Deuces)
Igor's Boogie, Phase One
Overture To A Holiday In Berlin
Theme From Burnt Weenie Sandwich
Igor's Boogie, Phase Two
Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown
Aybe Sea

The Little House I Used To Live In
Valarie (Jackie and the Starlites)






Jimmy Carl Black
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner
Buzz Gardner
Lowell George
Don Harris
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood

Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals
Horn, Woodwind
Trumpet
Guitar
Violin, Vocals
Bass, Piano, Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals, Woodwind
Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Piano, Keyboards,
Woodwind
Vocals, Guitar, Organ

Frank Zappa

10) KING KONG

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6.

King Kong
Idiot Bastard Son
Twenty Small Cigars
How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That

Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra
America Drinks And Goes Home






Harold Bemko
Donald Christlieb
Gene Cipriano
Vincent De Rosa
George Duke
Gene Estes
Wilton Felder
John Guerin
Jonathan Meyer
Arthur Maebe
Buell Neidlinger
Jean-Luc Ponty
Milton Thomas
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood
Ernie Watts
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Cello (Track 5)
Bassoon (Track 5)
Cor Anglais & Oboe (Track 5)
French Horn (Track 5)
Electric Piano, Piano
Vibraphone (Track 1)
Bass (Tracks 2-4,6)
Drums (Tracks 2-4,6)
Flute (Track 5)
French Horn (Track 5)
Bass (Tracks 1,5)
Violin
Viola (Track 5)
Drums (Tracks 1,5)
Tenor Saxophone (Track 1)
Saxophone (Tracks 2-4,6)
Guitar (Track 4)

Richard Bock

11) WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH

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Didja Get Any Onya?
Directly From My Heart To You
Prelude To The Afternoon Of A
Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
Toads Of The Short Forest
Get A Little

Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Oh No
The Orange County Lumber Truck
Weasels Ripped My Flesh






Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Roy Estrada
Lowell George
Bunk Gardner
Buzz Gardner
Don Harris
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Vocals, Violin
Organ, Special Effects
Baritone Saxophone, Snorks
Drums
Alto Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

12) CHUNGA'S REVENGE

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10.

Transylvania Boogie
Road Ladies
Twenty Small Cigars
The Nancy & Mary Music

Tell Me You Love Me
Would You Go All The Way?
Chunga's Revenge
The Clap
Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
Sharleena






Max Bennett
Aynsley Dunbar
George Duke

John Guerin
Don Harris
Howard Kaylan
Jeff Simmons
Ian Underwood

Mark Volman
Frank Zappa


Producer:

Bass
Drums, Tambourine
Organ, Trombone, Electric Piano,
Sound Effects, Vocals
Drums (Track 3)
Violin, Organ
Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Guitar,
Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harpsichord,
Drums, Percussion

Frank Zappa

13) FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971

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Little House I Used To Live In
The Mud Shark
What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
Bwana Dik
Latex Solar Beef
Willie The Pimp Part One

Willie The Pimp Part Two
Do You Like My New Car?
Happy Together
Lonesome Electric Turkey
Peaches En Regalia
Tears Began To Fall






Aynsley Dunbar
Bob Harris
Howard Kaylan
Jim Pons
Don Preston
Ian Underwood
Mark Volman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Keyboards, Vocals
Vocals, Speech
Bass, Vocals, Speech
Synthesiser
Keyboards, Woodwind, Vocals
Vocals, Speech
Vocals, Guitar, Speech

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA on 5 & 6 June 1971

14) 200 MOTELS

 
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LP One
Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
Mystery Roach
Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)
Tuna Fish Promenade
Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)
The Sealed Tuna Bolero
Lonesome Cowboy Burt

Touring Can Make You Crazy
Would You Like A Snack?
Redneck Eats
Centerville
She Painted Up Her Face
Janet’s Big Dance Number
Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
Mysterioso
Shove It Right In
Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude

LP Two
I’m Stealing The Towels
Dental Hygiene Dilemma
Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Penis Dimension
What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning

A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
Magic Fingers
Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
Dew On The Newts We Got
The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
The Girl’s Dream
Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
Strictly Genteel (The Finale)






Theodore Bikel
Jimmy Carl Black
George Duke
Aynsley Dunbar
Howard Kaylan
Martin Lickert
Jim Pons
Ian Underwood
Ruth Underwood
Mark Volman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Narrator
Vocals
Trombone, Keyboards
Drums
Vocals
Bass
Voices
Keyboards, Woodwind
Percussion
Vocals
Bass, Guitar

Frank Zappa

15) JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM LA

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5.

Billy The Mountain

Call Any Vegetable
Eddie, Are You Kidding?
Magdalena
Dog Breath






Aynsley Dunbar
Don Preston
Howard Kaylan
Jim Pons
Ian Underwood
Mark Volman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Keyboards
Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Woodwind, Keyboards, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA campus, Los Angeles, California, USA on 7 August 1971

16) WAKA/JAWAKA

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3.
4.

Big Swifty

Your Mouth
It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal
Waka/Jawaka






Mike Altschul


Billy Byers
George Duke
Erroneous (aka
Alex Dmochowski}
Aynsley Dunbar
Tony Duran
Janet Ferguson
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
Sal Marquez
Joel Peskin
Chris Peterson
Don Preston
Kenny Shroyer
Jeff Simmons
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass Flute, Bass Clarinet,
Baritone & Tenor Saxophone,
Piccolo
Baritone Horn, Trombone
Electric Piano, Tack Piano
Bass, Vocals

Drums, Washboard, Tambourine
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Pedal Steel Guitar
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Chimes, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Vocals
Guitar, Synthesiser
Trombone, Baritone Horn
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Electric Bed Springs, Percussion

Frank Zappa

17) THE GRAND WAZOO

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4.
5.

For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)
The Grand Wazoo

Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus
Eat That Question
Blessed Relief






Mike Altschul
Billy Byers
Chunky
(aka Lauren Wood)
Lee Clement
Erroneous (aka
Alex Dmochowski)
George Duke
Earl Dumler
Aynsley Dunbar
Tony Duran
Alan Estes
Fred Jackson Jr
Sal Marquez
Joanne Caldwell McNabb
Malcolm McNabb
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Tony Ortega
Joel Peskin
Don Preston
Johnny Rotella
Ken Shroyer
Ernie Tack
Ernie Watts


Frank Zappa
Bob Zimmitti

Producer:

Woodwind
Trombone
Vocals (Track 3)

Percussion
Bass

Keyboards, Vocals
Woodwind
Drums
Guitar
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass, Vocals
Vocals, Woodwind, Brass

Trombone, Horn, Trumpet
Vocals
Woodwind
Saxophone, Woodwind
Synthesiser
Woodwind
Trombone, Brass
Brass
Tenor Saxophone,
C Melody Saxophone,
Woodwind
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Percussion

Frank Zappa

18) OVER-NITE SENSATION

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

Camarillo Brillo
I'm The Slime
Dirty Love
Fifty-Fifty

Zomby Woof
Dinah-Moe-Hum
Montana






George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Ralph Humphrey
The Ikettes
Ricky Lancelotti
Sal Marquez
Jean-Luc Ponty
Tina Turner
Ian Underwood

Ruth Underwood
Kin Vassy
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Synthesiser, Keyboards
Trombone
Bass
Drums
Backing Vocals (uncredited)
Vocals (Tracks 4,5)
Trumpet, Vocals (Track 6)
Violin, Baritone Violin
Backing Vocals (uncredited)
Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet,
Flute
Percussion, Marimba, Vibraphone
Vocals (Tracks 2,6,7)
Guitar, Vocals

Frank Zappa

19) APOSTROPHE (')

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.

Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
Nanook Rubs It
St Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
Father O'Blivion
Cosmik Debris

Excentrifugal Forz
Apostrophe'
Uncle Remus
Stink-Foot






Napoleon Murphy Brock
Jack Bruce
Robert Camarena
Ruben Ladron de Guevara
Debbie
George Duke
Tony Duran
Aynsley Dunbar
Erroneous (aka
Alex Dmochowski)
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Sue Glover
Jim Gordon
John Guerin
Don Harris
Ralph Humphrey
Sal Marquez
Kerry McNabb
Jean-Luc Ponty
Ian Underwood
Ruth Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Saxophone, Backing Vocals

Bass (Track 7)
Vocals, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Backing Vocals

Vocals, Backing Vocals
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar
Drums
Bass

Trombone
Bass
Vocals
Drums (Track 7)
Drums
Violin
Drums
Trumpet
Backing Vocals
Violin
Saxophone
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Bouzouki

Frank Zappa

20) ROXY & ELSEWHERE

 
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
 

7.
8.
9.

10.

LP One
Penguin In Bondage
Pygmy Twylyte
Dummy Up

Village Of The Sun
Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

LP Two
Cheepnis
Son Of Orange County
More Trouble Every Day

Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)






Napoleon Murphy Brock
Robert Camarena
Debbie
George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Walt Fowler
Ruben Ladron de Guevara
Ralph Humphrey
Lynn
Don Preston
Chester Thompson
Jeff Simmons
Ruth Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals

Backing Vocals (Track 7)
Backing Vocals (Track 7)
Synthesiser, Keyboards, Vocals
Trombone, Dancer
Bass
Trumpet, Bass Trumpet
Backing Vocals (Track 7)

Drums
Backing Vocals (Track 7)
Synthesiser
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Percussion
Guitar, Vocals

Frank Zappa

 

Tracks 1-7,10: recorded live at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA on 8-10 December 1973
Track 8: recorded live at The Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA on 8 May 1974 and
The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA at the late show on 11 May 1974
Track 9: recorded live at The Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA on 8 May 1974

21) ONE SIZE FITS ALL

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Inca Roads
Can't Afford No Shoes
Sofa No 1
Po-Jama People

Florentine Pogen
Evelyn, A Modified Dog
San Ber'dino
Andy
Sofa No 2






Bloodshot Rollin' Red
(aka Captain Beefheart)
Napoleon Murphy Brock

George Duke

Tom Fowler
Chester Thompson
Ruth Underwood
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
James "Bird Legs" Youman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Harmonica

Vocals, Tenor Saxophone,
Flute, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesiser, Backing Vocals
Bass
Drums, Sound Effects, Voices
Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion
Vocals
Bass

Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

22) BONGO FURY

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.

Debra Kadabra
Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
Sam With The Showing-Scalp Flat-Top
Poofter's Froth Wyoming
200 Years Old

Cucamonga
Advance Romance
Man With The Woman Head
Muffin Man






Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Captain Beefheart

George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Chester Thompson
Denny Walley
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Saxophone, Vocals

Vocals, Speech (Tracks 3,8), Harmonica, Keyboards
Keyboards, Vocals
Trombone, Dancer
Bass, Dancer
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Tracks 1-4,7-9: recorded live at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas, USA on 8-10 December 1973

23) ZOOT ALLURES

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station
Black Napkins
The Torture Never Stops
Ms Pinky

Find Her Finer
Friendly Little Finger
Wonderful Wino
Zoot Allures
Disco Boy






Terry Bozzio

Napoleon Murphy Brock
Ruben Ladron de Guevara
Roy Estrada

Andre Lewis

Davey Moiré

Lou Ann Neil
Sparky Parker
Dave Parlato
Ruth Underwood

Donnie Vliet (aka
Captain Beefheart)
Frank Zappa




Producer:

Drums,
Backing Vocals (Tracks 5,9)
Saxophone & Vocals (Track 2)

Backing Vocals (Track 5)

Bass & Vocals (Track 2),
Backing Vocals (Tracks 2,4,5,9)
Organ & Vocals (Track 2),
Backing Vocals (Tracks 5,9)
Vocals (Track 1),
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1,9)
Harp (Track 8)
Backing Vocals (Track 9)
Bass (Track 8)
Synthesiser (Tracks 4,7),
Marimba (Tracks 6,8)
Harmonica (Track 5)

Vocals (Tracks 1,3-5,7,9), Guitar,
Bass (Tracks 1,3–7,9),
Synthesiser (Tracks 1,4,5,9),
Keyboards (Tracks 3,5,7,9)

Frank Zappa

24) ZAPPA IN NEW YORK

 
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

 
9.
10.

11.

 
12.
13.
14.

15.
16.
17.
18.

LP One
Titties & Beer
I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
Punky's Whips

Sofa
Manx Needs Women
The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1
Big Leg Emma
Black Page #2

LP Two
Honey Don't Ya Want A Man Like Me?
The Illinois Enema Bandit

The Purple Lagoon

Edited LP
Titties & Beer
I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
Big Leg Emma

Sofa
Manx Needs Women
The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1
Black Page #2






John Bergamo
Terry Bozzio
Randy Brecker
Ronnie Cuber
Eddie Jobson
Tom "Bones" Malone
Ed Mann
Lou Marini
Lou Anne Neill
Patrick O'Hearn
Don Pardo
Dave Samuels
Ruth Underwood
Ray White
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Percussion Overdubs
Drums, Vocals
Trumpet
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet
Keyboards, Violin, Vocals
Trombone, Trumpet, Piccolo

Percussion Overdubs
Alto Saxophone, Flute
Osmotic Harp Overdub
Bass, Vocals
Narration
Timpani, Vibes
Percussion, Synthesiser, Overdubs
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 26–29 December 1976

25) STUDIO TAN

1.
 
2.
3.
4.

The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary

Lemme Me Take You To The Beach
Revised Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra
RNDZL






Max Bennett
Don Brewer
George Duke

Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Paul Humphrey
Eddie Jobson
Davey Moiré
Chester Thompson
Ruth Underwood

James "Bird Legs" Youman
Frank Zappa


Producer:

Bass (Track 2)
Bongos (Track 2)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,3,4),
Vocals (Track 1)
Trombone (Tracks 1,3)
Bass (Tracks 1,3)
Drums (Track 2)
Keyboards & Yodeling (Track 2)
Vocals (Track 2)
Drums (Tracks 1,3,4)
Percussion & Synthesiser
(Track 4)
Bass (Track 4)

Vocals (Tracks 1,2), Guitar,
Percussion (Track 3)

Frank Zappa

26) SLEEP DIRT

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

Filthy Habits
Flambay
Spider Of Destiny
Regyptian Strut

Time Is Money
Sleep Dirt
The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution






Terry Bozzio
George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Patrick O'Hearn

Dave Parlato
Chester Thompson
Ruth Underwood
James "Bird Legs" Youman
Frank Zappa



Producer:

Drums (Tracks 1,7)
Keyboards (Tracks 2-5)
Brass (Track 4)
Double Bass (Tracks 2,3),
Bass (Track 7)
Bass (Track 1)
Drums (Tracks 2-5)
Percussion (Tracks 2-5)
Bass (Track 4), Guitar (Track 6)

Guitar (Tracks 1,3,6,7),
Keyboards (Track 1),
Percussion (Track 4)

Frank Zappa

27) SHEIK YERBOUTI

 
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

 
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

17.
18.

LP One
I Have Been In You
Flakes
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
I'm So Cute

Jones Crusher
What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World
Rat Tomago
We Gotta Get Into Something Real
Bobby Brown
Rubber Shirt
The Sheik Yerbouti Tango

LP Two
Baby Snakes
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
City Of Tiny Lites
Dancin' Fool
Jewish Princess

Wild Love
Yo' Mama






Adrian Belew
Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Andre Lewis
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Davey Moiré
Patrick O'Hearn
David Ocker
Randy Thornton
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Vocals
Backing Vocals

Backing Vocals
Percussion, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Backing Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Clarinet (Track 17)
Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

28) ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.

Strictly Genteel
Pedro's Dowry
Naval Aviation In Art?

Duke Of Prunes
Bogus Pomp






Terry Bozzio
Dave Parlato
Emil Richards
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums
Bass
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Frank Zappa

29) JOE'S GARAGE ACT I

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

The Central Scrutinizer
Joe's Garage
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut

Wet T-Shirt Nite
Toad-O Line
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up




... Acts I,II & III


Arthur Barrow
Dale Bozzio
Marginal Chagrin
(aka Earl Dumler)
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
Jeff
Al Malkin
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Craig Steward
Stumuk
(aka Bill Nugent)
Ike Willis
Denny Walley
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Baritone Saxophone

Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Vocals
Percussion
Keyboards
Harmonica
Bass Saxophone

Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

30) JOE'S GARAGE ACTS II & III

 
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

 
7.
8.

9.
10.

LP One
A Token Of My Extreme
Stick It Out
Sy Borg

Dong Work For Yuda
Keep It Greasy
Outside Now

LP Two
He Used To Cut The Grass
Packard Goose

Watermelon In Easter Hay
A Little Green Rosetta




... Acts I,II & III


Arthur Barrow
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
Ed Mann
Patrick O'Hearn
Denny Walley
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Drums, Optometric Abandon
Guitar, Vocals
Percussion, Vocals
Bass (Track 6)
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

31) TINSELTOWN REBELLION

 
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

 
9.
10.
11.
12.

13.
14.
15.

LP One
Fine Girl
Easy Meat
For The Young Sophisticate

Love Of My Life
I Ain't Got No Heart
Panty Rap
Tell Me You Love Me
Now You See It - Now You Don't

LP Two
Dance Contest
The Blue Light
Tinseltown Rebellion
Pick Me, I'm Clean

Bamboozled By Love
Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Peaches III






Arthur Barrow
Vinnie Colaiuta
Greg Cowan

Warren Cuccurullo
Bob Harris
David Logemann
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Patrick O'Hearn
Steve Vai
Denny Walley
Ray White
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Drums
Eccentric well-to-do
Oregonian party giver
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals
Drums (Tracks 1,2)
Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Bass (Track 9)
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live between October 1978 and December 1980 at:
Berkeley Community Theatre, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
The Palladium, New York City, USA
Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA
The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

32) SHUT UP 'n' PLAY YER GUITAR

 
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

 
8.

9.
10.
11.

12.
13.
14.

 
15.
16.
17.
18.

19.
20.

Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar
Five-Five-FIVE
Hog Heaven
Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar
While You Were Out

Treacherous Cretins
Heavy Duty Judy
Soup 'n Old Clothes

Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar Some More
Variations On The Carlos Santana
Secret Chord Progression
Gee, I Like Your Pants
Canarsie
Ship Ahoy

The Deathless Horsie
Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar Some More
Pink Napkins

Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar
Beat It With Your Fist
Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar
Pinocchio's Furniture
Why Johnny Can't Read

Stucco Homes
Canard Du Jour

Box Set


Shut Up 'n' Play...


...Some More


Return Of...




Arthur Barrow
Terry Bozzio
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo

Roy Estrada
Bob Harris
Eddie Jobson
Andre Lewis
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Patrick O'Hearn
Jean-Luc Ponty
Steve Vai
Denny Walley
Ray White
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 1-3,5-9,12,13,15-18)
Drums (Tracks 11,14)
Drums (Tracks 1-10,12,13,15-19)
Guitar (Tracks 1,3,4,9,12,13,16-19),
Sitar (Tracks 5,10)
Bass (Track 11)
Keyboards (Tracks 2,6-8,15)
Keyboards (Track 14)
Keyboards (Track 11)
Percussion (Tracks 1,3,5,9,12,13,16-18)
Keyboards (Tracks 1-3,5-9,12,13,15-18)
Bass (Tracks 10,14)
Baritone Violin (Track 20)
Guitar (Tracks 6-8,15)
Guitar (Tracks 1,3,5,9,12,13,16-18)
Guitar (Tracks 6-8,14,15)
Guitar (Tracks 1,3,5-9,12,13,15-18)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,3,5,9,12,13,16-18)
Guitar (Tracks 1-19), Bouzouki (Track 20)

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded at:
Tracks 1,5,13,14,18: The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 17 February 1979
Track 2: Brady Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA on 18 October 1980
Tracks 3,9: The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 18 February 1979
Tracks 4,19: Los Angeles, California, USA on an unknown date
Tracks 6,17: Community Theater, Berkeley, California, USA on 5 December 1980
Track 7: Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA on 11 December 1980
Track 8: Civic Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA on 17 October 1980
Track 10: The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 19 February 1979 (basic track)
Track 11: unknown, Tokyo or Osaka (probably)
Tracks 12,16: The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 19 February 1979
Track 15: The Palladium, New York City, USA on 30 October 1980
Track 20: Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA on an unknown date

33) YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS

 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

 
12.
13.
14.
15.

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

LP One
Teen-age Wind
Harder Than Your Husband
Doreen
Goblin Girl
Theme From The 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear

Society Pages
I'm A Beautiful Guy
Beauty Knows No Pain
Charlie's Enormous Mouth
Any Downers?
Conehead

LP Two
You Are What You Is
Mudd Club
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
Dumb All Over

Heavenly Bank Account
Suicide Chump
Jumbo Go Away
If Only She Woulda
Drafted Again






Arthur Barrow
Jimmy Carl Black
Bob Harris
David Logeman
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
David Ocker
Jim Sherwood
Craig Steward
Steve Vai
Denny Walley
Ray White
Ike Willis
Ahmet Zappa
Frank Zappa
Moon Zappa

Producer:

Bass
Vocals
Trumpet, Vocals
Drums
Percussion
Keyboards
Clarinet
Saxophone, Vocals
Harmonica
Guitar
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals

Frank Zappa

34) SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

No Not Now
Valley Girl
I Come From Nowhere

Drowning Witch
Envelopes
Teen-Age Prostitute






Arthur Barrow
Roy Estrada
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin
Patrick O'Hearn
Lisa Popiel
Scott Thunes
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Ike Willis
Frank Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa

Producer:

Keyboards, Bass (Tracks 1,3)
Vocals
Keyboards
Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals
Bass (Track 3)
Vocals (Track 6)
Bass (Tracks 2,4-6)
Guitar
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals (Track 2)

Frank Zappa

35) BABY SNAKES

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

Baby Snakes
Titties & Beer
The Black Page #2
Jones Crusher

Disco Boy
Dinah Moe Humm
Punky's Whips

Picture Disc


CD Issue


CD Reissue




Adrian Belew
Terry Bozzio
Roy Estrada
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Patrick O'Hearn
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Vocals (Track 2)
Vocals, Voice
Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Bass
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Frank Zappa

36) THE MAN FROM UTOPIA

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Cocaine Decisions
The Dangerous Kitchen
Tink Walks Amok
The Radio Is Broken
Mōggio

The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou
Stick Together
Sex
The Jazz Discharge Party Hats
We Are Not Alone






Arthur Barrow

Vinnie Colaiuta
Roy Estrada
Dick Fegy
Bob Harris
Marty Krystall
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin

Craig Steward
Scott Thunes
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Ike Willis
Frank Zappa



Producer:

Bass (Tracks 2-4,7-10),
Guitar (Tracks 4,7,10), Piano (Track 4)
Drums (Tracks 2,9)
Falsetto Vocals (Track 1), Vocals (Track 4)
Mandolin (Track 10)
Soprano Vocals (Tracks 1,6,8)
Saxophone (Track 10)
Percussion (Tracks 5,10)
Keyboards (Tracks 2,5,9)
Keyboards & Saxophone (Track 5),
Vocals (Track 6)
Harmonica (Track 1)
Bass (Tracks 1,2,5)
Guitar (Tracks 2,5,9)
Drums (Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8)
Guitar (Track 5), Vocals (Tracks 6,7)
Baritone Vocals (Tracks 7,8)
Vocals (Tracks 1,2,4,6-9),
Guitar (Tracks 4,5),
Synthesiser & Drum Machine (Track 10)

Frank Zappa

37) LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VOLUME I

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.

6.

Sad Jane
Pedro's Dowry (large orchestra version)
Envelopes

Mo 'n Herb's Vacation:
First Movement
Second Movement
Third Movement




...Vols I & II


Ed Mann
David Ocker
Chad Wackerman


Producer:

Percussion
Clarinet
Drums
London Symphony Orchestra

Frank Zappa

38) THE PERFECT STRANGER: BOULEZ CONDUCTS ZAPPA

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.

The Perfect Stranger
Naval Aviation In Art?
The Girl In The Magnesium Dress

Outside Now Again
Love Story
Dupree's Paradise
Jonestown






Pierre Boulez
Steve DiFuria
David Ocker
Frank Zappa



Producer:

Conductor (Tracks 1,2,6)
Programming
Programming
Synclavier (Tracks 3-5)
Ensemble Intercontemporain
(Tracks 1,2,6)

Frank Zappa

39) THEM OR US

 
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

 
7.
8.
9.
10.

11.
12.
13.
14.

LP One
The Closer You Are
In France
Ya Hozna
Sharleena

Sinister Footwear II
Truck Driver Divorce

LP Two
Stevie's Spanking
Baby, Take Your Teeth Out
Marqueson's Chicken
Planet Of My Dreams

Be In My Video
Them Or Us
Frogs With Dirty Little Lips
Whippin' Post






Arthur Barrow
Brad Cole
George Duke
Roy Estrada
Bob Harris
Thana Harris
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin

Ed Mann
Patrick O'Hearn
Scott Thunes

Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Ray White

Ike Willis
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 1-3,13)
Piano (Track 11)
Piano (Track 10), Vocals (Track 3)
Vocals (Tracks 7,13)
Vocals (Tracks 8,10,13)
Vocals (Tracks 8,10)
Keyboards (Tracks 1-9,13,14)
Vocals (Tracks 1,4,7,11,13,14),
Keyboards (Tracks 5,6,8,9)
Percussion
Bass (Track 10)
Bass (Tracks 4-9,11,12,14),
Synthesiser
Guitar (Tracks 3-9,13,14)
Drums
Vocals (Track 2)

Vocals (Tracks 1,2,4,7,8,10,11,13),
Guitar (Tracks 2,5-7,9,14)
Vocals (Tracks 1,2,7,8,10,11)
Guitar (Tracks 4,7)
Vocals (Tracks 1,3,4,6,11,13), Guitar (Tracks 3,5-7,9,12,14)
Vocals (Track 3)

Frank Zappa

40) THING-FISH

 
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LP One
Prologue
The Mammy Nuns
Harry & Rhonda
Galoot Up-Date

The 'Torchum' Never Stops
That Evil Prince
You Are What You Is

LP Two
Mudd Club
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
Clowns On Velvet
Harry-As-A Boy
He's So Gay

The Massive Improve'lence
Artificial Rhonda
The Crab-Grass Baby
The White Boy Troubles

LP Three
No Not Now
Briefcase Boogie
Brown Moses

Wistful Wit A Fist-Full
Drop Dead
Won Ton On






Jay Anderson
Arthur Barrow
Dale Bozzio
Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Steve De Furia
Roy Estrada
Bob Harris


Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin
David Ocker
Jim Sherwood
Scott Thunes
Ruth Underwood
Steve Vai
Don Van Vliet
Chad Wackerman
Denny Walley
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Ray White

Chuck Wild
Ike Willis
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Double Bass
Bass
Voice [Rhonda]
Voice [Harry]
Voice [Evil Prince]

Synclavier Programming
Backing Vocals (Tracks 14,17,22)
Voice [Harry-As-A-Boy],
Keyboards & Trumpet (Track 4),
Backing Vocals (Tracks 17,22)
Percussion
Keyboards
Keyboards & Saxophone (Track 10)
Synclavier Programming
Tenor Saxophone (Track 8)
Bass
Synthesiser (Track 14)
Guitar
Harmonica (Track 14)
Drums
Guitar (Track 9)
Vocals, Voice [Brown Moses]

Guitar, Voice [Owl-Gonkwin-
Jane Cowhoon]
Piano
Voice [Thing Fish]
Guitar, Synclavier

Frank Zappa

41) FRANCESCO ZAPPA

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Opus I, No 1 1st Movement Andante
Opus I, No 1 2nd Movement Allegro Con Brio
Opus I, No 2 1st Movement Andantino
Opus I, No 2 2nd Movement Minuetto Grazioso
Opus I, No 3 1st Movement Andantino
Opus I, No 3 2nd Movement Presto
Opus I, No 4 1st Movement Andante
Opus I, No 4 2nd Movement Allegro

Opus I, No 5 2nd Movement Minuetto Grazioso
Opus I, No 6 1st Movement Largo
Opus I, No 6 2nd Movement Minuet
Opus IV, No 1 1st Movement Andantino
Opus IV, 2nd Movement Allegro Assai
Opus IV, No 2 2nd Movement Allegro Assai
Opus IV, No 3 1st Movement Andante
Opus IV, No 3 2nd Movement Tempo Di Minuetto
Opus IV, No 4 1st Movement Minuetto






Frank Zappa

Producer:

Synclavier

Frank Zappa

42) FRANK ZAPPA MEETS THE MOTHERS OF PREVENTION

 
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US Issue
We're Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Yo Cats
What's New In Baltimore?

Little Beige Sambo
Porn Wars
Aerobics In Bondage

European Issue
We're Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Yo Cats
What's New In Baltimore?

I Don't Even Care
One Man, One Vote
HR 2911
Little Beige Sambo
Aerobics In Bondage






Senator John Danforth
Senator Jim Exon
Senator Al Gore
Tipper Gore
Senator Paula Hawkins
Senator Fritz Hollings
Ed Mann
Bobby Martin
Tommy Mars
Scott Thunes
Senator Paul S Trible
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Ike Willis
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa

Producer:

Voice (Track 6)
Voice (Track 6)
Voice (Track 6)
Voice (Track 6)
Voice (Track 6)
Voice (Track 6)
Percussion
Vocals, Keyboards
Keyboards
Bass
Voice (Track 6)
Guitar
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Synclavier
Vocals

Frank Zappa

Track nos refer to US Issue

43) DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC?

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Zoot Allures
Tinsel-Town Rebellion
Trouble Everyday
Penguin In Bondage
Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
What's New In Baltimore?
Cocksucker's Ball
WPLJ
Let's Move To Cleveland
Whippin' Post

European Issue


US Issue




Bobby Martin

Scott Thunes
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Ike Willis
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa
Allan Zavod

Producer:

Keyboards, French Horn,
Saxophone, Vocals
Bass
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar (Track 10)
Vocals, Guitar
Keyboards

Frank Zappa

 

Originally a Europe only release, it was eventually released in USA in 1995. Recorded at:
The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England on 8 October 1984
The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA on 26 October 1984
Amherst College, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA on 28 October 1984
The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 10 November 1984
The Bismark Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 23 November 1984
The Boy Front Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA on 1 December 1984
The Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA on 17 December 1984
Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, USA on 18 December 1984
The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA on 23 December 1984

44) JAZZ FROM HELL

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Night School
The Beltway Bandits
While You Were Art II
Jazz From Hell

G-Spot Tornado
Damp Ankles
St Etienne
Massaggio Galore






Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin
Scott Thunes
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Percussion
Keyboards
Keyboards, Saxophone
Bass, Keyboards
Guitar
Drums
Guitar
Guitar, Keyboards, Synclavier

Frank Zappa

45) LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VOLUME II

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Bogus Pomp

Bob In Dacron
Strictly Genteel




...Vols I & II


Ed Mann
Kent Nagano
Chad Wackerman


Producer:

Percussion
Conductor
Drums
London Symphony Orchestra

Frank Zappa

46) GUITAR

 
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LP One
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Republicans
Do Not Pass Go
That's Not Really Reggae
When No One Was No One

Once Again, Without The Net
Outside Now (Original Solo)
Jim & Tammy's Upper Room
Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?
That Ol' G Minor Thing Again

LP Two
Move It Or Park It
Sunrise Redeemer
But Who Was Fulcanelli?
For Duane
Goa

Winos Do Not March
Systems Of Edges
Things That Look Like Meat
Watermelon In Easter Hay

CD One
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Which One Is It?
Republicans
Do Not Pass Go
Chalk Pie
In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky
That's Not Really Reggae
When No One Was No One
Once Again, Without The Net
Outside Now (Original Solo)
Jim & Tammy's Upper Room
Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?
That Ol' G Minor Thing Again
Hotel Atlanta Incidentals
That's Not Really A Shuffle
Move It Or Park It
Sunrise Redeemer

CD Two
Variations On Sinister #3
Orrin Hatch On Skis
But Who Was Fulcanelli?
For Duane
GOA
Winos Do Not March
Swans? What Swans?
Too Ugly For Show Business
Systems Of Edges
Do Not Try This At Home
Things That Look Like Meat
Watermelon In Easter Hay
Canadian Customs
Is That All There Is?
It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary






Arthur Barrow
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars

Bobby Martin

Scott Thunes
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Denny Walley
Ray White
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa
Allan Zavod

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 7,17)
Percussion (Tracks 7,17)
Guitar (Tracks 7,17)
Percussion (Tracks 1,3,8,10,11,13,17,18)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,3,5,7,8,10,11,13,17), Vocals (Track 8)
Keyboards (Tracks 1-3,5,6,8-16,18,19), Saxophone & Vocals (Track 8)
Bass (Tracks 1-6,8-16,18,19)
Guitar (Tracks 1,3,5,8,10,11,13,18)
Drums (Tracks 1-6,8-16,18,19)
Guitar (Tracks 7,17)
Guitar (Tracks 1-6,8-16,18,19)
Guitar (Tracks 2,4,6,9,12,14-16,19)
Keyboards (Tracks 7,17)
Guitar
Keyboards (Tracks 2,6,9,12,14-16,19)

Frank Zappa

Track nos refer to the LP issue

 

Track 1: recorded in San Diego, California, USA in December 1981
Track 2: recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in November 1984
Track 3: recorded in London, England in June 1982
Track 4: recorded in London, England in September 1984
Track 5,13: recorded in Cologne, West Germany in June 1982
Track 6: recorded in Portland, Oregon in November 1984
Track 7,17: recorded in Wiesbaden, West Germany in February 1979
Track 8: recorded in Bordeaux, France in June 1982
Track 9: recorded in San Antonio, Texas,USA in November 1984
Track 10: recorded in Zurich, Switzerland in June 1982
Track 11: recorded in Frankfurt, West Germany in June 1982
Track 12,16: recorded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA in November 1984
Track 14: recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in November 1984
Track 15: recorded in Chicago, Illinois, USA in November 1984
Track 18: recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah,USA in December 1981
Track 19: recorded in Jones Beach, New York, USA in July 1984

47) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 1

 
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CD One
The Florida Airport Tape
Once Upon A Time
Sofa #1
The Mammy Anthem
You Didn't Try To Call Me
Diseases Of The Band
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
Let's Make The Water Turn Black/Harry, You're ABeast/
The Orange County Lumber Truck
The Groupie Routine
Ruthie-Ruthie
Babbette
I'm The Slime
Big Swifty
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow

CD Two
Plastic People
The Torture Never Stops
Fine Girl
Zomby Woof
Sweet Leilani
Oh No
Be In My Video
The Deathless Horsie
The Dangerous Kitchen
Dumb All Over
Heavenly Bank Account
Suicide Chump
Tell Me You Love Me
Sofa #2






Arthur Barrow
Adrian Belew
Jimmy Carl Black
Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
George Duke

Aynsley Dunbar
Roy Estrada
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Bunk Gardner
Buzz Gardner
Lowell George
Ralph Humphrey
Howard Kaylan
David Logeman
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars

Bobby Martin

Patrick O'Hearn
Jim Pons
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Jeff Simmons
Scott Thunes
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood

Ruth Underwood
Steve Vai
Mark Volman
Chad Wackerman
Denny Walley
Ray White
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa
Allan Zavod

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 5-7,14), Keyboards (Track 5)
Guitar & Vocals (Track 16)
Drums (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Drums (Track 16)
Saxophone & Vocals (Tracks 11-13)

Drums (Tracks 6,7,14)
Guitar (Tracks 6,7,14)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,11-13),
Vocals (Tracks 11-13)
Drums (Tracks 1-3,9)
Bass & Vocals (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Trombone (Tracks 12,13)
Bass (Tracks 11-13)
Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Trumpet (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Drums (Tracks 12,13)
Vocals (Tracks 1-3,9)
Drums (Track 5)
Percussion (Tracks 4,6,7,14,16-18,24-28)
Keyboards & Vocals
(Tracks 4,6,7,14,17,18,24-28)
Saxophone & Vocals
(Tracks 4,17,18,21-28)
Bass (Track 16)
Bass & Vocals (Tracks 2,3,9)
Keyboards (Tracks 2,3,8,9,15,19,20)
Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Bass (Track 1)
Bass (Tracks 4,17,18,21-28)
Drums (Tracks 8,15,19,20)
Keyboards (Tracks 1-3,9),
Alto Saxophone (Tracks 1-3,8,9,15,19,20)
Percussion (Tracks 11-13)
Guitar (Tracks 4,17,18,24-18)
Vocals (Tracks 1-3,9)
Drums (Tracks 4,17,18,21-28)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 6,7,14)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 4,5,17,18,21-28)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 5,21-23)
Keyboards (Tracks 6,7,14,16)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 1-9,11-28)
Keyboards (Tracks 21-23)

Frank Zappa

 

Track 1: at an airport in Florida in April 1970
Tracks 2,3: at The Rainbow Theatre, London, England on 10 December 1971
Track 4: at Le Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland on 1 July 1982 & The Stadio Communale, Palermo, Sicily on 12 July 1982
Track 5: at Olympia Hall, Munich, West Germany on 3 July 1980
Tracks 6,7: at The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England on 18 February 1979
Track 8, 19,20: at The Ballroom, Stratford, Connecticut, USA on 16 February 1969
Track 9: at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, California, USA on 7 July 1971
Tracks 10,11: at The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, USA on 18 November 1974
Tracks 12,13: at The Roxy, Hollywood, California, USA on 12 December 1973
Track 14: at The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England on 18 February 1979
Track 15: at The Factory, The Bronx, New York City, USA on 13 February 1969
Track 16: at Hemmerleinhalle, Nurnberg, West Germany on 25 February 1978
Tracks 17,18: at Parco Redecessio, Milan, Italy on 6 July 1982
Tracks 21-23: at The Pier, New York City, USA on 26 August 1984
Tracks 24-26: at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1981
Tracks 27,28: at Soccer Stadium, Genoa, Italy on 7 July 1982

48) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 2

 
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LP One
Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
Stinkfoot
Inca Roads

RDNZL
Village Of The Sun
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

LP Two
Pygmy Twylyte
The Idiot Bastard Son
Cheepnis

Approximate
Dupree's Paradise Part 1

LP Three
Dupree's Paradise Part 2
Satumaa (Finnish Tango)

T'Mershi Duween
The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
Montana (Whipping Floss)
Big Swifty






Napoleon Murphy Brock
George Duke
Tom Fowler
Chester Thompson
Ruth Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Saxophone, Vocals

Keyboards, Vocals
Bass
Drums
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland on 22 September 1974

49) BROADWAY THE HARD WAY

 
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LP Issue
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk

Dickie's Such An Asshole
When The Lie's So Big
Rhymin' Man
Promiscuous
The Untouchables

CD Issue
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Dickie's Such An Asshole
When The Lie's So Big
Rhymin' Man
Promiscuous
The Untouchables
Why Don't You Like Me?
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Murder By Numbers
Jezebel Boy
Outside Now
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
What Kind Of Girl?
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk






Eric Buxton
Paul Carman
Bruce Fowler
Walt Fowler
Mike Keneally
Ed Mann
Bobby Martin
Kurt McGettrick
Sting
Scott Thunes
Chad Wackerman
Ike Willis
Albert Wing
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Vocals
Alto Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Synthesiser, Guitar, Vocals
Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Baritone Saxophone
Vocals (CD Track 12)
Bass
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at various venues between 9 February and 9 June 1988

50) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 3

 
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CD One
Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love/Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Lucille Has Messed My Mind
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Keep It Greasey
Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
In France
Drowning Witch
Ride My Face To Chicago
Carol, You Fool
Chana In De Bushwop
Joe's Garage
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?

CD Two
Dickie's Such An Asshole
Hands With A Hammer
Zoot Allures
Society Pages
I'm A Beautiful Guy
Beauty Knows No Pain
Charlie's Enormous Mouth
Cocaine Decisions
Nig Biz
King Kong
Cosmik Debris






Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
George Duke
Aynsley Dunbar
Roy Estrada
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Ralph Humphrey
Howard Kaylan
Andre Lewis
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars

Bobby Martin


Marty Perellis
Jim Pons
Don Preston
Chester Thompson
Scott Thunes
Ruth Underwood

Steve Vai
Mark Volman
Chad Wackerman
Ray White

Ike Willis

Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa

Allan Zavod

Producer:

Drums (Tracks 16,17)
Saxophone (Tracks 15,17),
Vocals (Track 15)
Keyboards & Vocals (Track 15)
Drums (Track 24)
Bass (Track 17)
Trombone (Track 15)
Bass (Track 15)
Drums (Track 15)
Vocals (Track 24)
Keyboards (Track 17)
Percussion (Tracks 9,17,21,23,24)
Keyboards (Tracks 9,17,21,23,24),
Vocals (Tracks 21,23,24)
Keyboards (Tracks 1-14,17-21,24,25),
Saxophone (Tracks 9,21-24),
Vocals (Tracks 9,21-24)
Introduction (Track 15)
Bass & Vocals (Track 24)
Keyboards & Electronics (Track 24)
Drums (Track 15)
Bass (Tracks 1-8,10-14,18-25)
Percussion (Track 15),
Keyboards & Alto Saxophone (Track 24)
Guitar (Tracks 9,17,21,23,24)
Vocals (Track 24)
Drums (Tracks 1-8,10-14,18-25)
Guitar (Tracks 1-14,17-25),
Vocals (Tracks 1-14,18-25)
Guitar (Tracks 1-14,18-20,22,25),
Vocals (Track 1-8,10-14,18-20,22,25)
Guitar (Track 1)
Guitar (Tracks 1-15,17-24),
Vocals (Tracks 9,15,21-24)
Keyboards (Tracks 1--14,18-20,22,25)

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded at:
Track 1: at Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA on 23 December 1984
Tracks 2-4,8,13,14: at Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 23 November 1984
Track 5,6: at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA on 17 December 1984
Track 7: at The Pier, New York City, USA in July 1984
Track 9: at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA & Soccer Stadium, Balzano, Italy on 17 December 1984 & July 1982
Tracks 10-12: at Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois,USA on 23 November 1984
Track 15: at The Roxy, Hollywood, California, USA on 12 December 1973
Track 16: at The Palladium Dressing Room, New York City, USA in 1975, unknown concert hall, Tokyo, Japan on 31 October 1977
Track 17: at Tokyo, Japan & Cap D'Agne, France in 1975 & June, 1982
Tracks 18-21: The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1981
Track 22: at Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 23 November 1984
Track 23: at Stadio Communale, Palermo, Sicily on 11 July 1982
Track 24: at Parc des Expositions, Metz, France; The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England;
unknown venue, Dijon, France [1971]; Rainbow Theatre, London, England [June 1982]
Track 25: at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA on 17 December 1984

51) THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE

 
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CD One
Heavy Duty Judy
Ring Of Fire
Cosmik Debris
Find Her Finer
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Zomby Woof
Bolero
Zoot Allures
Mr Green Genes
Florentine Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Sofa

CD Two
Purple Haze
Sunshine Of Your Love
Let's Move To Cleveland
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
GodFather Part Two Theme
A Few Moments With Brother A West
The Torture Never Stops (Part One)
Theme From Bonanza
Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart version)
The Torture Never Stops (Part Two)
More Trouble Everyday (Swaggart Version)
Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart Version)
The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque
Stairway To Heaven

Original cover


Interim cover


Final cover




Paul Carman
Bruce Fowler
Walt Fowler
Mike Keneally
Ed Mann

Kurt McGettrick

Bobby Martin
Scott Thunes
Chad Wackerman
Albert Wing
Ike Willis
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Alto, Baritone & Soprano Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesiser
Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals
Vibraphone, Marimba,
Electronic Percussion
Baritone & Bass Saxophone,
Contrabass Clarinet
Keyboards, Vocals
Bass, Synthesiser
Drums, Electronic Percussion
Tenor Saxophone
Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals
Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals

Frank Zappa

 

The orignal cover used a photograph which Frank discovered he did not own the rights to so it was replaced with the interim cover and eventually the final cover. Recorded on 14 February – 6 June 1988 at:
Track 1: Rotterdam, Netherlands & Wurzburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Tracks 2,3,6: Wurzburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Tracks 4,14: Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Track 5: Munich, Bavaria, West Germany & Wurzburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Track 7: Munich, Bavaria, West Germany & Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Track 8: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Track 9: Brighton, East Sussex, England
Track 10: Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Track 11: New York, USA
Track 12: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA & Binghampton, New York, USA
Track 13: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA & Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
Track 15: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Track 16: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Track 17: Modena, Italy & Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
Track 18: Binghampton, New York, USA
Track 19: Binghampton, New York, USA
Track 20: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Track 21,22: London, England
Track 23: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Track 24: Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Track 25,26: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Track 27: Syracuse, New York, USA; Detroit, Michigan, USA & Vienna, Austria
Track 28: Vienna, Austria; Florence, Tuscany, Italy & London, England

52) MAKE A JAZZ NOISE HERE

 
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CD One
Stinkfoot
When Yuppies Go To Hell
Fire And Chains
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Harry, You're A Beast
The Orange County Lumber Truck
Oh No
Theme From Lumpy Gravy
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Big Swifty
King Kong
Star Wars Won't Work

CD Two
The Black Page (New Age Version)
T'Mershi Duween
Dupree's Paradise
City Of Tiny Lights
Royal March From L'Histoire Du Soldat
Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto #3
Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement
Stevie's Spanking
Alien Orifice
Cruisin' For Burgers
Advance Romance
Strictly Genteel






Paul Carman
Bruce Fowler
Walt Fowler
Mike Keneally
Ed Mann

Bob "Mink" Martin
Kurt McGettrick

Scott Thunes
Chad Wackerman
Ike Willis
Albert Wing
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Alto, Baritone & Soprano Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesiser
Synthesiser, Guitar, Vocals
Marimba, Vibraphone,
Electronic Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Baritone Saxophone,
Contrabass Clarinet
Bass, Synthesiser
Drums, Electronic Percussion
Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Guitar, Synthesiser, Vocals

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded on 9 February – 7 June 1988 at:
Track 1: in Boston, Massachusetts, USA & Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Track 2: in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria; Brighton, East Sussex, England; Burlington, Vermont, USA & Washington, DC, USA
Track 3: in Washington, DC, USA
Tracks 4-6,8: in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Track 7: in London, England
Track 9: in Rome, Italy
Track 10: in Vienna, Austria
Track 11: in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Track 12: in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany & Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Track 13: in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Track 14: in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA & Modena, Italy
Track 15,16: in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Track 17: in Modena, Italy
Track 18: in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Track 19: in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Track 20,21: in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Track 22,24: in Firenze, Tuscany, Italy
Track 23: in Lund, Sweden
Track 25: in Seville, Andalusia, Spain

53) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 4

 
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CD One
Little Rubber Girl
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Brown Moses
The Evil Prince
Approximate
Love Of My Life Mudd Club Version
Lets Move To Cleveland Solos (1984)
You Call That Music?
Pound For A Brown Solos (1978)
The Black Page (1984)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Filthy Habits
The Torture Never Stops (original version)

CD Two
Church Chat
Stevie's Spanking
Outside Now
Disco Bay
Teen-Age Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Florentine Pogen
Tiny Sick Tears
Smell My Beard
The Booger Man
Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy
Are You Upset?
Little Girl Of Mine
The Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
No, No Cherry
The Man From Utopia
Mary Lou






Arthur Barrow

Jimmy Carl Black
Terry Bozzio
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Captain Beefheart
Paul Carman
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
George Duke

Roy Estrada

Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Walt Fowler
Bunk Gardner
Buzz Gardner
Lowell George

Ralph Humphrey
Mike Keneally
David Logeman
Ed Mann

Tommy Mars




Bobby Martin




Kurt McGettrick
Patrick O'Hearn
Don Preston

Dave Samuels
Archie Shepp
Jim Sherwood
Chester Thompson
Scott Thunes

Art Tripp
Ian Underwood

Ruth Underwood
Steve Vai

Chad Wackerman

Denny Walley

Ray White

Ike Willis


Albert Wing
Peter Wolf

Frank Zappa

Allan Zavod


Producer:

Bass (Tracks 1,9,12,23),
Keyboards (Track 9)
Drums (Tracks 11,24,28)
Drums (Track 16)
Saxophone (Tracks 5,16,25,26),
Vocals (Tracks 5,25,26)
Harmonica & Vocals (Track 16)
Alto Saxophone (Tracks 14,15)
Drums (Tracks 1,12,23)
Guitar (Track 23)
Keyboards (Tracks 5,16,25,26),
Vocals (Tracks 5,25,26)
Bass (Tracks 11,24,28),
Vocals (Tracks 11,24,28)
Trombone (Tracks 5,14,16)
Bass (Tracks 5,16,25,26)
Trumpet & Vocals (Track 14)
Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 11,24,28)
Trumpet (Tracks 11,24,28)
Guitar (Tracks 11,24,28),
Vocals (Tracks 24,28)
Drums (Track 5)
Guitar & Synthesiser (Track 14)
Drums (Track 9)
Percussion (Tracks 1,8,12,14,17,
18,20,21,23,33,34)
Keyboards (Track 1,8,9,12,17,18,
20,21,23,33,34),
Saxophone (Track 18),
Vocals (Tracks 8,12,17,18,
20,21,23,33,34)
Keyboards (Tracks 2-8,10,13,14,
17-22,27,29-34),
Saxophone (Tracks 2-8,10,13,17,
19-22,27,29-34), Vocals
(Tracks 2-8,18-22,27,30-34)
Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 14,15)
Bass (Tracks 1,12), Vocals (Track 1)
Keyboards (Tracks 11,24,28),
Electronics (Tracks 11,24,28)
Vibraphone (Track 11)
Tenor Saxophone (Track 10)
Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 11,24,28)
Drums (Tracks 5,25,26)
Bass (Tracks 2-8,10,13-15,17-22,27,
29-34)
Drums (Tracks 11,24,28)
Clarinet (Track 11),
Alto Saxophone (Tracks 24,28)
Percussion (Tracks 5,25,26)
Guitar (Tracks 8,17,18,20,21,33,34),
Vocals & Zucchini (Track 17)
Drums (Tracks 2-8,10,13-15,17-22,27,
29-34)
Vocals (Tracks 1,23),
Guitar (Tracks 12,16,23)
Guitar (Tracks 2-10,13,17-22,27,29-34),
Vocals (Tracks 2-9,17-22,27,29-34)
Guitar (Tracks 2-7,9,10,13,19,22,27,
29-32), Vocals (Tracks 2-7,9,14,19,22,23,
27,29-32)
Tenor Saxophone (Track 14)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,23),
Synthesiser (Track 12)
Guitar (Tracks 3-5,7,10-16,18,19,22,23,
25-27), Vocals (Tracks 1-6,8,9,17,20-34)
Keyboards (Tracks 2-7,10,13,19,22,27,
29-32)

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at:
Track 1: intro; Bismarck Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 23 November 1984, song; The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1978
Track 2: The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada on 18 December 1984
Tracks 3,4,6: The Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, California, USA on 23 December 1984
Track 5: The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA on 8–10 December 1973 and Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, California, USA
on 23 December 1984
Track 7: The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada on 18 December 1984;
guitar solo at The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 24–26 September 1984
Tracks 8,33,34: The Stadio Communale, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy on 8 July 1982
Track 9: The Mudd Club, New York City, USA on 8 May 1980
Track 10: Intro; an unknown concert in 1974, song; The Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA on 28 October 1984
Track 11: The McMillin Theater, Columbia University, New York City, USA on 14 February 1969
Track 12: The Palladium, New York City, USA on 28 October 1978
Track 13: The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada on 18 December 1984, guitar solo; The Pier, New York City, USA on 26 August 1984
Track 14: Pabellón de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain on 13 May 1988
Track 15: Pabellón de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain on 13 May 1988 and Le Summum, Grenoble, France on 19 May 1988
Track 16: Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas, USA on 21 May 1975
Track 17: Parc des Expositions, Metz, Lorraine, France on 22 June 1982
Track 18: The Apollo, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 18 June 1982; Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, Rome, Italy on 9 July 1982
and an unknown location May–June 1982
Track 19: The Tower Theater, Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, USA on 10 November 1984
Tracks 20,21: The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on 26 June 1982
Track 22: The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 24–26 September 1984 and
Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA on 17 December 1984; guitar solo at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on 26 June 1982
Track 23: believed Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland 22 September 1974 & Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England 18 February 1979
Track 24: The Factory, The Bronx, New York City, USA on 13 February 1969
Tracks 25,26: The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, USA on 8 November 1974
Track 27: The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA on 17 December 1984 and unidentified place in 1984
Track 28: The Fillmore East, New York City, USA 21 February 1969
Track 29: Detroit, Michigan, USA on 21 August 1984 (late show)
Track 30: Bayfront Center Arena, St Petersburg, Florida, USA on 1 December 1984 and Detroit, Michigan, USA on 24 August 1984
Tracks 31,32: Detroit, Michigan, USA on 24 August 1984

54) AS AN AM

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That Makes Me Mad
Young & Monde
Sharleena

Black Napkins
The Black Page
The Torture Never Stops






Ed Mann
Bobby Martin
Tommy Mars
Scott Thunes
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Percussion, Vocals
Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals
Keyboards, Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

 

Recorded at:
Tracks 1-3: recorded live in Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany on 21 May 1982
Tracks 4-6: recorded live at The Palladium, New York City, USA on31 October 1981 (Show 2)

55) THE ARK

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Big Leg Emma
Some Ballet Music
Status Back Baby
Valarie
My Guitar

Uncle Meat/King Kong






Jimmy Carl Black
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals
Trumpet, Saxophone
Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded at The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 8 July 1969 (cover says it was recorded 1968)

56) FREAKS & MOTHERF*#@%!

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Wino Man (With Dr John Routine)
Concentration Moon
Pallidan Routine
Call Any Vegetable

Little House I Used To Live In
Mudshark Variations
Holiday In Berlin
Sleeping In A Jar
Cruising For Burgers






George Duke
Aynsley Dunbar
Howard Kaylan
Jeff Simmons
Ian Underwood
Mark Volman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Vocals, Keyboards
Drums
Vocals
Vocals, Bass
Vocals, Clarinet, Keyboards, Synthesiser
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

 

The sleeve says that this was recorded live in New York City, USA on 11 May 1970 but this is unlikely as Volman & Kaylan were not in band then

57) UNMITIGATED AUDACITY

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Dupree's Paradise
It Can't Happen Here
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
How Could I Be Such A Fool
I Ain't Got No Heart
I'm Not Satisfied
Wowie Zowie
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Harry, You're A Beast
Oh No
More Trouble Every Day
Louie, Louie
Camarillo Brillo






Napoleon Murphy Brock
George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Walt Fowler
Ralph Humphrey
Don Preston
Jeff Simmons
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Saxophone, Vocals

Keyboards
Trombone
Bass
Trumpet
Drums
Keyboards
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live at The Convocation Center, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA on 12 May 1974

58) ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS

 
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LP One
Watermelon In Easter Hay
Dead Girls Of London
I Ain't Got No Heart
Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Cosmic Debris

Tryin' To Grow A Chin
City Of Tiny Lights
Dancin' Fool
Easy Meat
Jumbo Go Away

LP Two
Andy
Inca Roads
Florentine Pogen
Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
Keep It Greasy

The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
Another Cheap Aroma
Wet T-Shirt Night
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Titties And Beer

Original Issue


CD One

CD Two



Arthur Barrow
Vinnie Colaiuta
Warren Cuccurullo
Tommy Mars
Denny Walley
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Keyboards, Bass
Drums
Guitar, Organ
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live at The Nouvel Hippodrome, Paris, France on 24 February 1979

59) 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JELLY

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You Didn't Try To Call Me
Petroushka
Bristol Stomp
Baby Love
Big Leg Emma
No Matter What You Do
Blue Suede Shoes
Hound Dog
Gee

King Kong
It Can't Happen Here






Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Roy Estrada
Billy Mundi
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Ian Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Drums
Keyboards
Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live at The Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden supposedly on 30 September 1967

60) SAARBRÜCKEN 1978

 
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LP One
Dancin' Fool
Easy Meat
Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
Keep It Greasy
Village Of The Sun
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
City Of Tiny Lights
A Pound For A Brown On The Bus

LP Two
Bobby Brown
Conehead
Flakes
Magic Fingers
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
Nanook Rubs It
St Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast
Father O'Blivion
Rollo
Bamboozled By Love






Arthur Barrow
Vinnie Colaiuta
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Denny Walley
Ike Willis
Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Bass, Keyboards
Drums
Vibraphone, Percussion
Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Keyboards
Guitar, Vocals

 

Recorded live at Ludwigparkstadion, Saarbrücken, Saarland, West Germany on 3 September 1978

61) PIQUANTIQUE

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The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue/Kung Fu
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Redunzl
Dupree's Paradise
T'Mershi Duween

Farther Oblivion






George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Tom Fowler
Ralph Humphrey
Jean-Luc Ponty
Ruth Underwood
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Keyboards
Trombone
Bass
Drums
Violin
Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion
Guitar, Vocals

 

Tracks 1-3,5: recorded live in Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden on 21 August 1973
Track 4: recorded at an unknown location in 1974

62) PLAYGROUND PSYCHOTICS

 
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CD One - A Typical Day On The Road, Part 1
Here Comes The Gear, Lads
The Living Garbage Truck
A Typical Sound Check
This Is Neat
The Motel Lobby
Getting Stewed
The Motel Room
Don't Take Me Down
The Dressing Room
Learning 'Penis Dimension'
You There, With The Hard On!
Zanti Serenade
Divan
Sleeping In A Jar
Don't Eat There
Brixton Still Life
Super Grease
Wonderful Wino
Sharleena
Cruisin' For Burgers
Diptheria Blues
Well
Say Please
Aaawk
Scumbag
A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono

CD Two - A Typical Day On The Road, Part 2
Beer Shampoo
Champagne Lecture
Childish Perversions
Playground Psychotics
The Mudshark Interview
There's No Lust In Jazz
Botulism On The Roof
You Got Your Armies
The Spew King
I'm Doomed
Status Back Baby
The London Cab Tape
Concentration Moon, Part One
The Sanzini Bros
It's A Good Thing We Get Paid To Do This
Concentration Moon, Part Two
Mom & Dad
Intro To Music For A Low Budget Orchestra
Billy The Mountain
The True Story Of Two Hundred Motels:
He's Watching
If You're Not A Professional Actor
He's Right
Going For The Money
Jeff Quits
A Bunch Of Adventures
Martin Lickert's Story
A Great Guy
Bad Acting
The Worst Reviews
A Version Of Himself
I Could Be A Star Now






Dick Barber
George Duke
Aynsley Dunbar
Bob Harris
Howard Kaylan
Roelof Kiers
John Lennon
Martin Lickert
Yoko Ono
Jim Pons
Don Preston
Jeff Simmons
Ian Underwood
Mark Volman
Frank Zappa

Producer:

Voice
Voice
Drums
Keyboards
Vocals
Voice
Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 22-26)
Voice
Vocals (Tracks 22-26)
Bass, Vocals
Keyboards
Voice
Keyboards, Alto Saxophone
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at:
The Fillmore East, New York City, USA on 5/6 June 1971
The Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, California, USA on 7 August 1971
The Rainbow Theatre, London, England on 10 December 1971

63) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 5

 
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CD One
The Downtown Talent Scout
Charles Ives
Here Lies Love
Piano/Drum Duet
Mozart Ballet
Chocolate Halvah
JCB & Kansas On The Bus #1
Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme
The Little March
Right There
Where Is Johnny Velvet?
Return Of The Hunch-Back Duke
Trouble Every Day
Proto-Minimalism
JCB & Kansas On The Bus #2
My Head?
Meow
Baked-Bean Boogie
Where's Our Equipment?
FZ/JCB Drum Duet
No Waiting For The Peanuts To Dissolve
A Game Of Cards
Underground Freak-Out Music
German Lunch
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama

CD Two
Easy Meat
Dead Girls Of London
Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?
What's New In Baltimore?
Maggio
Dancin' Fool
RDNZL
Advance Romance
City Of Tiny Lites
A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)
Doreen
The Black Page #2
Geneva Farewell






Dick Barber
Jimmy Carl Black

Ray Collins

Roy Estrada


Bunk Gardner

Buzz Gardner
Lowell George



Elliot Ingber
Kanzus J Kanzus
Dick Kunc
Ed Mann
Tommy Mars
Bobby Martin

Billy Mundi
Don Preston

Jim Sherwood


Scott Thunes
Art Tripp

Ian Underwood


Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman
Ray White
Frank Zappa



Producer:

Noises (Track 5), Voice (Tracks 7,15)
Drums (Tracks 1-25), Vocals (Track 10),
Voice (Tracks 7,15,16,24)
Tambourine (Tracks 1-25),
Vocals (Track 17)
Bass (Tracks 1-25),
Vocals (Track 2,3,6,8-10),
Noises (Track 5), Voice (Tracks 16,24)
Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 1-25),
Vocals (Track 10), Voice (Tracks 16,24)
Trumpet (Tracks 1-25), Voice (Track 24)
Güiro (Tracks 1-25),
Guitar (Tracks 2,3,10-14,18,21,23),
Vocals (Tracks 2,3,6,10-13,18),
Voice (Track 24)
Guitar (Track 1)
Noises (Track 5), Voice (Tracks 7,15)
Voice (Tracks 7,15)
Percussion (Tracks 26-38)
Keyboards & Vocals (Tracks 26-38)
Keyboards, Saxophone & Vocals
(all Tracks 26-38)
Drums (Track 19)
Keyboards & Electronics (Tracks 1-25),
Noises (Track 5), Voice (Tracks 16,24)
Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 1-25),
Vocals (Track 10), Noises (Track 5),
Voice (Tracks 16,22,24)
Bass (Tracks 26-38)
Drums (Tracks 1-25), Vocals (Track 10),
Voice (Tracks 16,22,24)
Clarinet, Piano, Electric Piano &
Alto Saxophone (all Tracks 1-25),
Voice (Tracks 16,22,24)
Guitar (Tracks 26-38)
Drums (Tracks 26-38)
Guitar, Vocals & Noises (all Tracks 26-38)
Guitar (Tracks 1-3,6,10-14,18,21,25,26-38),
Vocals (Tracks 1,5,11-13,23,25,26-38),
Drums (Track 20), Voice (Tracks 22,24)

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live:
CD One: 1966–1969
CD Two: 30 May–14 July 1982

64) YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE VOLUME 6

 
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CD One
The M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath
The Poodle Lecture
Dirty Love
Magic Fingers
The Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival
Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
Father O'Blivion
Is That Guy Kidding Or What?
I'm So Cute
White Person
Lonely Person Devices
Ms Pinky
Shove It Right In:
She Painted Up Her Face/
Half A Dozen Provocative Squats/Shove It Right In
Wind Up Working In A Gas Station
Make A Sex Noise
Tracy Is A Snob
I Have Been In You
Emperor Of Ohio
Dinah-Moe Humm
He's So Gay
Camarillo Brillo
Muffin Man

CD Two
NYC Halloween Audience
The Illinois Enema Bandit
Thirteen
Lobster Girl
Black Napkins
We're Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Lisa's Life Story
Lonesome Cowboy Nando
200 Motels Finale
Strictly Genteel






Arthur Barrow
Adrian Belew
Jimmy Carl Black
Terry Bozzio
Michael Brecker
Randy Brecker
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Paul Carman

Vinnie Colaiuta
Ronnie Cuber
Warren Cuccurullo
George Duke
Aynsley Dunbar
Roy Estrada
Bruce Fowler

Tom Fowler
Walt Fowler

Bob Harris

Ralph Humphrey
Eddie Jobson
Howard Kaylan
Mike Keneally

Andre Lewis
Tom Malone
Ed Mann





Lou Marini
Tommy Mars


Bobby Martin



Kurt McGettrick


Bianca Odin
Patrick O'Hearn

Jim Pons
Jean-Luc Ponty
Lisa Popeil
Don Preston

Shankar
Jeff Simmons
Scott Thunes


Ian Underwood


Ruth Underwood
Mark Volman
Steve Vai
Chad Wackerman


Denny Walley
Ray White

Ike Willis


Albert Wing

Peter Wolf
Frank Zappa




Allan Zavod

Producer:

Bass (Tracks 3,17,25,33)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 2,8,10,32)
Vocals (Tracks 35,36)
Drums (Tracks 2,8,10,11,14,27,32)
Tenor Saxophone (Track 27)
Trumpet (Track 27)
Saxophone & Vocals (Track 11)

Alto, Baritone & Soprano Saxophone
(all Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35)
Drums (Tracks 3,17,25,26,33)
Baritone Saxophone (Track 27)
Guitar (Track 3)
Keyboards (Tracks 7)
Drums (Tracks 1,13,35,36)
Bass (Track 11)
Trombone (Tracks 6,7,28,30,31,35),
Electronic Percussion (Track 15)
Bass (Track 7)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesiser
(all Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35)
Keyboards (Tracks 4,5,9,12,13,16,18),
Vocals (Tracks 4,5,9,12,16,18)
Drums (Track 7)
Keyboards (Track 27)
Vocals (Tracks 1,13,35,36)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35),
Synthesiser (Tracks 30,31,35)
Keyboards (Track 11)
Trombone (Track 27)
Percussion (Tracks 2,3,8,10,17,25,29,32,
33,37), Vibraphone (Tracks 6,15,28,30,
31,35), Marimba (Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35),
Electronic Percussion (Tracks 6,28,30,
31,35), Guitar, Synthesiser & Vocals
(all Track 15)
Alto Saxophone (Track 27)
Keyboards (Tracks 2-5,8-10,12,16-18,25,
29,32-34,37), Vocals (Tracks 3-5,9,12,
16-18,25,29,33,37)
Keyboards (Tracks 6,15,19-22,24,28-31,
35,37), Vocals (Tracks 6,15,19-22,24,
28-31,35,37), Saxophone (Tracks 19-22,
24,29,34,37)
Baritone & Bass Saxophone,
Contrabass Clarinet (all Tracks
6,15,28,30,31,35)
Keyboards & Vocals (Track 14)
Bass (Tracks 2,8,10,14,17,25-27,
32,33), Vocals (Track 26)
Bass & Vocals (Tracks 13,35,36)
Violin (Track 7)
Soprano Vocals (Track 34)
Keyboards & Electronics
(Tracks 35,36)
Electric Violin (Tracks 25,33)
Bass (Track 1)
Bass (Tracks 4-6,9,12,15,16,18-22,24,
28-31,34,35,37),
Synthesiser (Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35)
Keyboards (Tracks 1,13,35,36),
Alto Saxophone (Tracks 1,13,35,36),
Woodwind (Track 7)
Percussion (Tracks 7,27)
Vocals (Tracks 1,13,35,36)
Guitar (Tracks 4,5,9,12,16,18,29,34,37)
Drums (Tracks 4-6,9,12,15,16,18-22,24,
28-31,34,35,37), Electronic Percussion (Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,35)
Vocals & Guitar (Tracks 3,17,25,33)
Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 5,9,12,14,16,
18-22,24,27,29,37)
Guitar (Tracks 3-6,9,12,15,16,18-22,24,
28,30,31,34,35), Vocals (Tracks 3-6,9,12,
15,16,18-22,24,28,30,31,35)
Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 6,15,28,30,31,
35)
Keyboards (Tracks 2,3,8,10,17,25,32,33)
Vocals (Tracks 1-12,14-22,24,25,27-33,
35,37), Guitar (Tracks 1-14,16-22,24,25,
27,29,30-33,35-37),
Synthesiser (Tracks 6,28,30,31,35),
Conductor (Track 34)
Keyboards (Tracks 19-22,24)

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live:
Track 1: in Florida, USA in September 1970
Tracks 2,8,32: at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1977
Track 3: at The Odeon, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England on 18 February 78
Tracks 4,9,12,34: at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA on 11 December 1980
Track 5: in the dressing room at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA on 16 November 1980
Tracks 6,15,28: at The Towson Center, Towson, Maryland, USA on 23 March 1988
Track 7: in Sydney, Australia in 1972
Track 10: at Hemmerleinhalle, Nürnberg, Bavaria, West Germany in 1977
Track 11: at The Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark in February 1975
Track 13: at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA in 1971
Track 14: at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1975
Tracks 16,18: The Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on 3 December 1980
Tracks 17,25,26,33: at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1978
Tracks 19,21,22: at The Bismarck Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA on 23 November 1984
Track 20: at The Pier, New York City, USA in summer 1984
Track 24: at Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA on 23 December 1984
Track 27: at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 29 December 1976
Tracks 29,37: at The Palladium, New York City, USA on 31 October 1981
Track 30: at The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA in winter 1988
Track 31: at The Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA in winter 1988
Track 35: in Genoa, Italy in summer 1988 and The Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA on 7 August 1971
Track 36: at The Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA on 7 August 1971

65) AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

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Prologue
Progress?
Like It Or Not
The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
Holding The Group Back
Holiday In Berlin
The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage
Undaunted, The Band Plays On
Agency Man
Epilogue
King Kong
Help, I'm A Rock
Transylvania Boogie
Pound For A Brown
Sleeping In A Jar
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Harry, You're A Beast
The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part 1)
Oh No
The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part 2)






Jimmy Carl Black
Roy Estrada
Bunk Gardner
Don Preston
Jim Sherwood
Art Tripp
Ian Underwood
Frank Zappa


Producer:

Drums
Bass, Vocals
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Electric Piano, Noises
Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine
Drums, Percussion
Alto Saxophone, Piano
Vocals, Guitar
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England on 28 October 1968

66) THE YELLOW SHARK

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5.
6.
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16.
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18.
19.

Intro
Dog Breath Variations
Uncle Meat
Outrage At Valdez
Times Beach II
III Revised
The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
Be-Bop Tango
Ruth Is Sleeping
None Of The Above
Pentagon Afternoon
Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
Times Beach III
Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America
Welcome To The United States
Pound For A Brown
Exercise #4
Get Whitey
G-Spot Tornado






Andreas Böttger
Friedemann Dähn
Uwe Dierksen
Roland Diry
Stefan Dohr
Thomas Fichter
William Formann

Michael Gross

Herman Kretzschmar
Catherine Milliken
Rumi Ogawa-Helferich
Franck Ollu
Rainer Römer
Jürgen Ruck
Peter Rundel

Claudia Sack
Veit Scholz
Daryl Smith
Wolfgang Stryi

Hilary Sturt
Michael Svoboda

Mathias Tacke
Detlef Tewes
Ellen Wegner
Dietmar Wiesner
Ueli Wiget
Frank Zappa


Producer:

Percussion
Cello
Trombone, Soprano Trombone
Clarinet
Horn
Contrabass
Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn,
Piccolo Trumpet
Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn,
Piccolo Trumpet
Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta, Voice
Oboe, Cor Anglais, Didgeridoo
Percussion, Cymbalom
Horn
Percussion
Guitar, Banjo
Violin,
Conductor (Tracks 2-11,13,16-18)
Violin
Bassoon, Contrabassoon
Tuba
Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Viola, Voice
Trombone, Euphonium, Didjeridu, Alphorn
Violin
Mandolin
Harp
Flute
Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta, Harp
Conductor (Tracks 14,15,19)
Ensemble Modern

Frank Zappa

 

Recorded live at:
Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany; Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany and Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria on 17–28 September 1992