Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack Live (Remastered)
50th anniversary: Back in the early ‘70s, television was an integral tool for exposure of musical artists into the home. Completely decked out with his touring light show and stage setup in The Mothers’ private rehearsal hall, Frank Zappa attempted to commit to videotape material for his own TV production, ultimately with the intention to shop to major networks. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Funky Nothingness (Remastered)
"Funky Nothingness", the working title Frank Zappa used for this project, is comprised of studio cuts from 1970. This release is basically the follow up to THE HOT RATS SESSIONS. Frank Zappa used a very stripped-down combo featuring Don “Surgarcane” Harris on violin and vocals. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
"Waka-Jawaka" and "The grand wazoo" were recorded during the same sessions. For "Waka/Jawaka" the set-up of the band is mostly like a smaller jazz combo. That this album can occasionally sound as a big band nevertheless is due to the frequent overdubbing. Sal Marquez for instance gets credited for "many trumpets" during "Big swifty". ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Waka/Wazoo (50th Anniversary Edition Remastered)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mothers Of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo experience from 1972. During the aftermath of being pushed off the stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England; Frank Zappa found himself recuperating for months in his home in Laurel Canyon. Although he was confined to a wheelchair, his work ethic ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Wawa/Jawaka is characterised by a high level of instrumental skill. Beautiful long, jazz-oriented jams, listening journeys for fans of Zappa. The precursor to Grand Wazoo, recorded in the same year with a large big band, is sometimes ticked off as a prequel - wrongly so, because this little work of art of inspired ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
The Mothers 1971 (Super Deluxe Remastered)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mothers Of Invention’s ‘71 line-ups, the complete Fillmore tapes are showcased with every note played over 4 shows, including the John Lennon/Yoko Ono encore, majority of tracks are newly mixed. Additionally, the full concert from the Rainbow Theatre in London where FZ was infamously pushed off the stage is newly mixed by Eddie Kramer. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
200 Motels - 50th Anniversary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Remastered)
Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition, the Zappa Trust and UMe are giving another glimpse into some of the extraordinary unreleased and rare material unearthed from FZ’s vault that will be available on the monstrous new six-album set that boasts a new remaster of the original soundtrack, demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
200 Motels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Remastered)
Released in October 1971, Frank Zappa's 200 Motels was a miraculous feat, a cinematic collision of the venerated musician and composer's kaleidoscopic musical and visual worlds that brought together Zappa and his band, The Mothers, Ringo Starr as Zappa - as "a large dwarf" - Keith Moon as a perverted nun, Pamela Des Barres in her acting debut, noted ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Bongo Fury (Remastered) (Live)
While not a collaboration, there’s no denying that Frank Zappa helped bring Captain Beefheart’s game-changing Trout Mask Replica to fruition. Yet while both were demanding bandleaders busy tearing up the rulebook and redefining the lexicon of rock – Zappa with his satirical deconstructions of rock’n’roll, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Recorded September 29, 1978 at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago, the aptly-titled two-disc album, Chicago ’78, captures in great sound quality the second of two shows played that night in its entirety, a rarity for Zappa recordings. The concert delivers with a good blend of fan favorites, blistering guitar solos, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Frank Zappa was certainly known for his eclecticism, and Sleep Dirt represents one of the least classifiable albums in his catalogue. It features some of his most extreme guitar statements, but it’s not rock; there’s acoustic bass, but it’s not jazz; there’s a lot of written material but it’s not classical. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
You Are What You Is (Remastered)
You Are What You Is trades in much of Zappa's usual musical acrobatics for more polished and understated fare and increasingly political satire. Released in 1981, this album contains Zappa's takes on the smell of teen spirit, organized religion, Saturday Night Live's Coneheads, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Absolutely Free is the second studio album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on May 26, 1967 by Verve Records. Much like their 1966 debut Freak Out!, the album is a display of complex musical composition with political and social satire. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Halloween 81 (Remastered) (Live At The Palladium, New York City, 1981)
Los Angeles – August 14, 2020 - By 1981, Frank Zappa’s Halloween shows in New York were already legendary – a rock and roll bacchanalia of jaw-dropping musicianship, costume-clad revelry, spontaneous theatrical hijinks and of course a heavy dose of Zappa’s signature virtuosic guitar workouts. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (Remastered)
100% guitar solos. The Rosetta Stone for axe players. Everyone else will be illuminated by the blindly exquisite improvised compositions, mostly culled from live performances 1979-80. Backed by a host of different bands, Zappa makes his instrument express stuff more ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
The Crux Of The Biscuit (Remastered)
Previously unreleased material from the Zappa Vault. 'The Crux of the Biscuit' was created in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Frank Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe('). As part of Zappa Records' ongoing Frank Zappa Project / Object Audio Documentary Series, it contains rare alternate mixes, live performances, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Halloween 81 (Remastered) (Highlights From The Palladium / Live)
Highlights From The Palladium, New York City combines performances from all 3 shows from Zappa and the band plus an exclusive performance of “Strictly Genteel” from November 1. By 1981, Frank Zappa's Halloween shows in New York were already legendary – a rock and roll bacchanalia ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
The Mothers 1970 (Remastered) (Live)
The Mothers 1970 encapsulates the band’s brief but productive span, which included two visits to the studio – resulting in the fantastic 1970 album, Chunga’s Revenge – and tours across the U.S., Canada and Europe. Divided into four parts, the collection is anchored by top notch studio recordings recorded ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Orchestral Favorites (Remastered) (40th Anniversary)
When Frank Zappa’s Orchestral Favorites was eventually released in 1979 as part of fulfilling his contract with his contentious former label, the album was dumped into the world along with several other titles without the legendary musician’s permission or quality control. It did not include liner notes or ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (Remastered)
Named for one of Zappa’s favorite quick snacks, essentially a hot dog roasted over a flame and stuck between two pieces of bread, Burnt Weeny Sandwich was released in 1970 following Hot Rats. The album was recorded by Zappa and one of the original incarnations of his legendary combo the Mothers of Invention, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
