Intro to Zappa

My pleasure !!!!!!!! 

I would certainly go with 'Overnight Sensation' as a first foray into the vast country that is Zappa, followed by 'One Size Fits All' (purely as they fit together so well); once you get more adventurous, you can go for albums like 'Hot Rats', 'Bongo Fury' (one of my personal faves), or even some of the later material, such as Joes Garage (a comparative commercial success in Zappa terms, but not necessarily an 'immediate' album).

Once you feel you are finding your feet & getting to know him better, you can try his most commercial albums - I speak of course of the multi platinum award winning, 'top of the pops' favorites, such as 'Jazz From Hell', 'Make A Jazz Noise Here', 'Yellow Shark' and the total commercial sellout that was 'Civilisation phase III'

1. Freak Out! June 1966
2. Absolutely Free June 1967
3. We're Only In It For The Money March 1968
4. Lumpy Gravy May 1968
5. Cruising With Ruben & The Jets December 1968
   
   
6. Mothermania March 1969
7. Uncle Meat April 1969
8. Hot Rats October 1969
9. Burnt Weeny Sandwich February 1970
10. Weasels Ripped My Flesh August 1970
11. Chunga's Revenge October 1970
12. Fillmore East, June 1971 August 1971
13. Frank Zappa's 200 Motels October 1971
14. Just Another Band From L.A. March 1972
15. Waka/Jawaka July 1972
16. The Grand Wazoo November 1972
    
    
17. Over-Nite Sensation September 1973
18. Apostrophe (') March 1974
19. Roxy & Elsewhere September 1974
20. One Size Fits All June 1975
21. Bongo Fury October 1975
22. Zoot Allures October 1976
    
    
23. Zappa In New York March 1978
24. Studio Tan September 1978
25. Sleep Dirt January 1979
26. Sheik Yerbouti March 1979
27. Orchestral Favorites May 1979
28. Joe's Garage Act I September 1979
29. Joe's Garage Acts II & III November 1979
    
    
30. Tinsel Town Rebellion May 1981
31. Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar May 1981
32. Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More May 1981
33. Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar May 1981
34. You Are What You Is September 1981
35. Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch May 1982
36. The Man From Utopia March 1983
37. Baby Snakes March 1983
38. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I June 1983
    
    
39. Boulez conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger August 1984
40. Them Or Us October 1984
41. Thing-Fish November 1984
42. Francesco Zappa November 1984
43. The Old Masters Box One April 1985
44. Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention November 1985
45. Does Humor Belong In Music? January 1986
46. The Old Masters Box Two November 1986
47. Jazz From Hell November 1986
48. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II September 1987
49. The Old Masters Box Three December 1987
    
    
50. Guitar April 1988
51. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 May 1988
52. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 October 1988
53. Broadway The Hard Way October 1988
54. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 November 1989
    
55. The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life April 1991
56. Make A Jazz Noise Here June 1991
57. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 June 1991
58. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 July 1992
59. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 July 1992
60. Playground Psychotics October 1992
61. Ahead Of Their Time April 1993
62. The Yellow Shark November 1993
    
    
63. Civilization Phaze III December 1994
64. The Lost Episodes February 1996
65. Läther September 1996
66. Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa, a memorial tribute October 1996
67. Have I Offended Someone? April 1997
68. Mystery Disc September 1998
69. Everything Is Healing Nicely December 1999
    
    
70. FZ:OZ (VR 2002-1, August 16, 2002)
71. Halloween (DTS 1101, February 4, 2003)
72. Joe's Corsage (VR 20041, May 30, 2004)
73. QuAUDIOPHILIAc (DTS 1125, September 14, 2004)
74. Joe's Domage (VR 20042, October 1, 2004)

The ones I have:

Freak Out! June 1966
Absolutely Free June 1967
We're Only In It For The Money March 1968
Lumpy Gravy May 1968
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets December 1968
Uncle Meat April 1969
Hot Rats October 1969
Burnt Weeny Sandwich February 1970
Weasels Ripped My Flesh August 1970
Chunga's Revenge October 1970
Fillmore East, June 1971 August 1971
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels October 1971
Just Another Band From L.A. March 1972
Waka/Jawaka July 1972
Over-Nite Sensation September 1973
Apostrophe (') March 1974
Roxy & Elsewhere September 1974
One Size Fits All June 1975
Bongo Fury October 1975
Zoot Allures October 1976
Zappa In New York March 1978
Sheik Yerbouti March 1979
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & II 1979
You Are What You Is September 1981
Them Or Us October 1984
Francesco Zappa November 1984
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life April 1991
Mystery Disc September 1998
Halloween (DTS 1101, February 4, 2003)
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (DTS 1125, September 14, 2004)

And both Cheap Thrills disc, and 'The Best Of' and two DVDs and some bootlegs...

1. Freak Out! June 1966
2. Absolutely Free June 1967
3. We're Only In It For The Money March 1968
4. Lumpy Gravy May 1968
5. Cruising With Ruben & The Jets December 1968
   
6. Hot Rats October 1969
7. Chunga's Revenge October 1970
8. Frank Zappa's 200 Motels October 1971
9. Waka/Jawaka July 1972
10. Over-Nite Sensation September 1973
11. Roxy & Elsewhere September 1974
12. One Size Fits All June 1975
13. Zappa In New York March 1978
14. Sheik Yerbouti March 1979
15. Joe's Garage  September 1979
16. Tinsel Town Rebellion May 1981
17. Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar May 1981
18. You Are What You Is September 1981
19. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I June 1983
    
20. Boulez conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger August 1984
21. Them Or Us October 1984
22. Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention November 1985
23. Does Humor Belong In Music? January 1986
24. Jazz From Hell November 1986
25. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II September 1987
    
26. Guitar April 1988
27. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 May 1988
28. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 October 1988
29. Broadway The Hard Way October 1988
30. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 November 1989
    
31. The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life April 1991
32. Make A Jazz Noise Here June 1991
33. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 June 1991
34. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 July 1992
35. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 July 1992
36. The Yellow Shark November 1993
    
37. Civilization Phaze III December 1994
38. The Lost Episodes February 1996
39. Läther September 1996
    
40. Joe's Corsage (VR 20041, May 30, 2004)

The results from the Swedish jury

You just have to get ON STAGE vol 2 and DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC at least.






This is not the same as the DVD  !!!!

Sigod, couldn't agree more..

'Baaaabyyyyy Snnnnaaaaakkes' is my favourite live footage of Zappa. Its a great concert. You can get completely lost in that DVD, especially when you've been..well..you know, indulging (in fine wine ) The film about the animation is pleasantly confusing to say the least.

Joren wrote: [QUOTE=Alucard] The Zappa FamilyTrust just released another Best Of (shame on them

This is not true! The latest BEST OF was not released by the ZFT, but by Rykodisc!

I demand your apologies!

Hey Yoren, Ryko releases nothing without the accord of the Zappa Family Trust, look at the inside of the booklett.Go on their webside(ZFT) and look how they make money on the heritage.Have you ever seen these Zappa Picks series,released by Ryko?"We're only in it for the money as the good old man" would have said! 

Blacksword wrote: sigod wrote: Blacksword wrote: Sigod, couldn't agree more.. 'Baaaabyyyyy Snnnnaaaaakkes' is my favourite live footage of Zappa. Its a great concert. You can get completely lost in that DVD, especially when you've been..well..you know, indulging (in fine wine ) The film about the animation is pleasantly confusing to say the least. You also get to see a very young Adrian Belew, when he had hair!!! ..and what a fine voice that guy had (still has I'm sure) His voice is the best thing about KC's 'Discipline' album IMO. Sorry, I know you're a Fripp enthusiast..

A Fripp enthusiast, me??

Man alive, you should check out some of the King Crimson fansites. I am but a small fish compared to the whale like fanaticism that Fripp attracts on those places.

Potential stalkers one and all.

 

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