Frank Zappa

a.k.a.	Francis Vincent Zappa, LaMarr Bruister
Country	United States
Birth name	Frank Vincent Zappa Jr.
Born	December 21, 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	December 4, 1993, Los Angeles, California, United States (aged 52)
Member of	The Mothers of Invention (1964-1969, 1970-1971, 1973-1975)
Occupations	Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Conductor, Music Producer
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synclavier, Percussion
Genres	Experimental Rock, Jazz-Rock, Comedy Rock, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Labels	Verve Records, Bizarre Records, Reprise Records, DiscReet Records, Zappa Records, Barking Pumpkin Records, Rykodisc, Vaulternative Records
Years active	1955-1993
Website	http://zappa.com

Releases : 89 Total votes : 2 Reviews : 0

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Frank Zappa Discography

Album title	Type	Released	Rating	Votes
The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (1966)	Studio	1966-06-27	70	1
The Mothers of Invention Absolutely Free (1967)	Studio	1967-05-26	-	0
The Mothers of Invention We're Only in It for the Money (1968)	Studio	1968-03-04	-	0
Lumpy Gravy (1968)	Studio	1968-05	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Cruising With Ruben & the Jets (1968)	Studio	1968-12-02	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Mothermania (1969)	Compilation	1969-03-24	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Uncle Meat (1969)	Studio	1969-04-21	-	0
Hot Rats (1969)	Studio	1969-10-10	90	1
The Mothers of Invention Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)	Studio	1970-02-09	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)	Studio	1970-08-10	-	0
Chunga's Revenge (1970)	Studio	1970-10-23	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Fillmore East - June 1971 (1971)	Live	1971-08-02	-	0
200 Motels (1971)	Studio	1971-10-04	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Just Another Band From L.A. (1972)	Live	1972-03-26	-	0
Waka/Jawaka (1972)	Studio	1972-07-05	-	0
The Mothers of Invention The Grand Wazoo (1972)	Studio	1972-11	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Over-Nite Sensation (1973)	Studio	1973-09-07	-	0
Apostrophe (') (1974)	Studio	1974-03-22	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Roxy & Elsewhere (1974)	Live	1974-07	-	0
The Mothers of Invention One Size Fits All (1975)	Studio	1975-06-25	-	0
Zoot Allures (1976)	Studio	1976-10-29	-	0
Zappa in New York (1978)	Live	1978-03-03	-	0
Studio Tan (1978)	Studio	1978-09-15	-	0
Sleep Dirt (1979)	Studio	1979-01-19	-	0
Sheik Yerbouti (1979)	Studio	1979-03-03	-	0
Orchestral Favorites (1979)	Live	1979-05-04	-	0
Joe's Garage Act I (1979)	Studio	1979-09-17	-	0
Joe's Garage Acts II & III (1979)	Studio	1979-11-19	-	0
Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981)	Live	1981-05-11	-	0
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981)	Studio	1981-05-11	-	0
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More (1981)	Live	1981-05-11	-	0
Shut Up n' Play Yer Guitar (1981)	Boxed set	1981-05-11	-	0
Tinseltown Rebellion (1981)	Live	1981-05-17	-	0
You Are What You Is (1981)	Studio	1981-09-23	-	0
Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (1982)	Studio	1982-05-03	-	0
Baby Snakes (1983)	Live	1983-03-28	-	0
The Man From Utopia (1983)	Studio	1983-03-28	-	0
London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1 (1983)	Studio	1983-06-09	-	0
Boulez Conducts Zappa: the Perfect Stranger (1984)	Studio	1984-08-23	-	0
Them or Us (1984)	Studio	1984-10-18	-	0
Francesco Zappa (1984)	Studio	1984-11-21	-	0
Thing-Fish (1984)	Studio	1984-12-21	-	0
Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985)	Studio	1985-11-21	-	0
Does Humor Belong in Music? (1986)	Live	1986-01-27	-	0
Apostrophe / Overnite Sensation (1986)	Compilation	1986-09-01	-	0
Jazz From Hell (1986)	Studio	1986-11-15	-	0
Joe's Garage Acts I, II, & III (1987)	Boxed set	1987	-	0
London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II (1987)	Studio	1987-09-17	-	0
Guitar (1988)	Live	1988-04-26	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988)	Live	1988-05-16	-	0
Broadway the Hard Way (1988)	Live	1988-10-14	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (1988)	Live	1988-10-25	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (1989)	Live	1989-11-24	-	0
The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991)	Live	1991-04-16	-	0
Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991)	Live	1991-06-04	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (1991)	Live	1991-06-14	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (1992)	Live	1992-07-10	-	0
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 (1992)	Live	1992-07-10	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Playground Psychotics (1992)	Live	1992-10-27	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Ahead of Their Time (1993)	Live	1993-03-23	-	0
The Yellow Shark (1993)	Live	1993-11-02	-	0
Civilization Phaze III (1994)	Studio	1994-10-31	-	0
Strictly Commercial: the Best of Frank Zappa (1995)	Compilation	1995-08-22	-	0
The Lost Episodes (1996)	Studio	1996-02-27	-	0
Läther (1996)	Boxed set	1996-09-24	-	0
Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: a Memorial Tribute (1996)	Live	1996-11	-	0
Have I Offended Someone? (1997)	Compilation	1997-04-08	-	0
Cheap Thrills (1998)	Compilation	1998-04-28	-	0
Mystery Disc (1998)	Studio	1998-09-14	-	0
Son of Cheep Thrills (1999)	Compilation	1999-04-27	-	0
EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely) (1999)	Studio	1999-12-21	-	0
FZ:OZ (2002)	Live	2002-08-16	-	0
Halloween (2003)	Live	2003-02-04	-	0
The Best of Frank Zappa (2004)	Compilation	2004	-	0
Joe's Corsage (2004)	Studio	2004-05-30	-	0
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004)	Studio	2004-09-14	-	0
Joe's Domage (2004)	Studio	2004-10-01	-	0
Imaginary Diseases (2006)	Live	2006-01-13	-	0
Trance-Fusion (2006)	Live	2006-10-24	-	0
The Mofo Project/Object (2006)	Studio	2006-12-05	-	0
Buffalo (2007)	Live	2007-04-01	-	0
The Dub Room Special! (2007)	Live	2007-08-24	-	0
Wazoo (2007)	Live	2007-10-31	-	0
One Shot Deal (2008)	Live	2008-06-13	-	0
Joe's Menage (2008)	Live	2008-09-26	-	0
Philly '76 (2009)	Live	2009-12-15	-	0
Hammersmith Odeon (2010)	Live	2010-11-15	-	0
The Mothers of Invention Carnegie Hall (2011)	Live	2011-11-17	-	0
Finer Moments (2012)	Live	2012-12-18	-	0

Best Frank Zappa Songs

	Track title	Album title	Rating	Votes
1	Peaches en Regalia	Hot Rats (1969)	95	1
2	Willie the Pimp	Hot Rats (1969)	95	1
3	The Gumbo Variations	Hot Rats (1969)	95	1
4	Son of Mr. Green Genes	Hot Rats (1969)	90	1
5	It Must Be a Camel	Hot Rats (1969)	90	1
6	Little Umbrellas	Hot Rats (1969)	85	1