# | Release title | Dwnld | Total tracks | Type of release is | Imprint date | Label | ||
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Jazz From Hell ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 8 | Audio | 1987-04-00 | Rykodisc | |
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Meets The Mothers Of Prevention ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 10 | Audio | 1990 | ||
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Jazz From Hell ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 8 | Audio | 1986 | Barking Pumpkin Records | |
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We're Only In It For The Money / Lumpy Gravy ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 23 | Audio | 1985 | ||
5 |
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Sleep Dirt ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 7 | Audio | 1991 | Zappa Records | |
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Strictly Commercial The Best Of Frank Zappa ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 19 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
7 |
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 37 | Audio | 1992-07-10 | Rykodisc | |
8 |
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Them Or Us ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 14 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
9 |
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Hot Rats ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 6 | Audio | Reprise Records | ||
10 |
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Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 22 | Audio | 1995-05-02 | Rykodisc | |
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Zoot Allures ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1976-11-29 | Warner Bros. Records | |
12 |
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Cheap Thrills ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 13 | Audio | 1998 | Rykodisc | |
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You Are What You Is ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 20 | Audio | 1986-04-00 | ||
14 |
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Zappa - Vol. I & II ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 15 | Audio | 1995-04-18 | Rykodisc | |
15 |
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Montana (Whipping Floss) ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 2 | Audio | 1988 | Rykodisc | |
16 |
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Halloween ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 13 | Audio | 2003 | ||
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The Best Of Frank Zappa ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 15 | Audio | 2004 | Rykodisc | |
18 |
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Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 23 | Audio | 1981 | CBS | |
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Zoot Allures ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1990 | Zappa Records | |
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Tinseltown Rebellion ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 15 | Audio | 1981 | CBS | |
21 |
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Cheap Thrills - Special Edition ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 13 | Audio | 1998 | Rykodisc | |
22 |
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Freak Out! ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 15 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
23 |
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One Size Fits All ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1988 | ||
24 |
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Roxy & Elsewhere ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 10 | Audio | 1992 | Barking Pumpkin Records | |
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Fillmore East - June 1971 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 11 | Audio | 1990 | Zappa Records | |
26 |
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Tinseltown Rebellion ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 15 | Audio | 1987-04-00 | ||
27 |
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Absolutely Free ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 17 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
28 |
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 28 | Audio | 1988 | Rykodisc | |
29 |
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Studio Tan ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 4 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
30 |
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Baby Snakes ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 8 | Audio | 1988 | Zappa Records | |
31 |
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Freaks And Motherfu*#@%! ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 10 | Audio | 1991-07-16 | ||
32 |
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Sheik Yerbouti ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 18 | Audio | 1995-05-02 | Rykodisc | |
33 |
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Bongo Fury ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
34 |
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Bobby Brown / Baby Snakes ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 2 | Audio | 1979 | CBS | |
35 |
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Joe's Garage ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 2 | Audio | 1979 | CBS | |
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One Size Fits All ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
37 |
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The Lost Episodes ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 30 | Audio | 1996-02-27 | Rykodisc | |
38 |
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Orchestral Favorites ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 5 | Audio | 1995-05-02 | Rykodisc | |
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 38 | Audio | 1995 | Rykodisc | |
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Apostrophe' / Overnite Sensation ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 18 | Audio | 1990 | Zappa Records | |
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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 13 | Audio | 1985 | Zappa Records | |
42 |
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 20 | Audio | 1988 | ||
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 25 | Audio | 1989 | Zappa Records | |
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You Are What You Is ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 20 | Audio | 1995-05-02 | Rykodisc | |
45 |
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Sheik Yerbouti ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 18 | Audio | 1986-04-00 | EMI | |
46 |
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Läther ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 31 | Audio | 1996 | Rykodisc | |
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Lumpy Gravy ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 2 | Audio | 1972 | Verve Records | |
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One Size Fits All ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 9 | Audio | 1975-08-00 | DiscReet | |
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You Are What You Is ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 20 | Audio | 1981 | CBS | |
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Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ↓ mp3 | ↓ zip | 6 | Audio | 1982-06-00 | Barking Pumpkin Records | |
American composer, lyricist, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, conductor, producer, filmmaker.
Born 21 December 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Died 4 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
[b]Frank Vincent Zappa[/b] was of Italian origins, his grandfather having arrived in America from Partinico, Sicily. [b] Frank Zappa[/b] grew to be one of the most accomplished composers of the rock era, his music combining an understanding and appreciation for such contemporary classical figures as [b][a=Igor Stravinsky][/b], [b][a=Karlheinz Stockhausen][/b] and [b][a=Edgard Varèse][/b]. These influences, coupled with an affection for late '50s doo-wop, rock & roll and skillful guitar-heavy rock, dominated pop in the '70s. However, [b]Zappa[/b] was also a keen satirist, whose reserves of scorn and parody seemed bottomless and whose wicked sense of humor and absurdity continued to delight his numerous fans - even when his lyrics crossed the broadest bounds of taste.
[b]Zappa[/b] was also a prolific record-maker in his time, astutely producing massive amounts of music on his own labels of [b][l=Bizarre Records], [l=Straight][/b] & [b][l=Barking Pumpkin Records][/b] and through distribution deals with [b][l=Rykodisc][/b] and [b][l=Rhino Entertainment Company][/b]. This after long unhappy associations with industry giants like [b][l=Warner Bros. Records][/b] and the now-defunct [b][l=MGM][/b]. In the '80s, [b]Zappa[/b] then gained the rights to his old albums and began to reissue them, first on his own and then through [b][l=Rykodisc][/b]. Throughout his recording career Zappa stayed consistently at the forefront of technology, investing in equipment, home-studio facilities and vault storage that would enable the fullest control over production of his works.
In 1988 his official autobiography emerged and he embarked on a world tour. Sadly, that was the end of his live performing when, in late 1991, it was confirmed that [b]Zappa[/b] was seriously ill with cancer. Nevertheless, his schedule of album releases continued to be rapid. The [l301432] continues to this day with posthumous releases and remasters of the back catalog. His family remain in the industry, his wife [a498325] (aka [a2117913]) the figurehead of the ZFT; [a237886] the force behind "[i]Zappa Plays Zappa[/i]" as well as an accomplished guitarist in his own right; [a296279], [a1635870] and the more reserved [a296276].
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 (Performer).