Frank Zappa discography

Frank Zappa discography

This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa and tribute albums for Frank Zappa. Zappa wrote a total of 57 main albums, with another 22 posthumous albums to his name. This makes a grand total of 79 albums made by Frank Zappa.

Main albums

* "Freak Out!" (June 27, 1966] ), US #130
* "Absolutely Free" (May 26, 1967), US #41
* "We're Only in It for the Money" (January 1968), US #30
* "Lumpy Gravy" (May 1968), US #159
* "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" (December 2, 1968), US #110
* "Uncle Meat" (April 1969), US #43
* "Hot Rats" (October 1969), US #173
* "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" (February 1970), US #94
* "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" (August 10, 1970), US #189
* "Chunga's Revenge" (October 1970), US #119
* "Fillmore East - June 1971" (August 1971), US #38
* "200 Motels" (October 1971), US #59
* "Just Another Band from L.A." (March 1972), US #85
* "Waka/Jawaka" (July 1972), US #152
* "The Grand Wazoo" (November 1972)
* "Over-Nite Sensation" (September 1973), US #32
* "Apostrophe (')" (March 1974), US #10
* "Roxy & Elsewhere" (September 1974), US #27
* "One Size Fits All" (June 1975), US #26
* "Bongo Fury" (October 1975), US #66
* "Zoot Allures" (October 1976), US #71
* "Zappa in New York" (March 1978), US #57
* "Studio Tan" (September 1978), US #147
* "Sleep Dirt" (January 1979), US #175
* "Sheik Yerbouti" (March 1979), US #21
* "Orchestral Favorites" (May 1979), US #168
* "Joe's Garage" (September 1979), US #27
* "Tinseltown Rebellion" (May 11, 1981), US #66
* "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar" (May 1981)
* "You Are What You Is" (September 1981), US #93
* "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch" (May 1982), US #23
* "The Man from Utopia" (March 1983), US #153
* "Baby Snakes" (March 1983)
* "London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1" (June 1983)
* "" (August 1984)
* "Them or Us" (October 18, 1984)
* "Thing-Fish" (November 1984)
* "Francesco Zappa" (November 1984)
* "Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention" (November 21, 1985), US #153
* "Does Humor Belong in Music?" (January 1986)
* "Jazz from Hell" (November 1986)
* "London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2" (September 17, 1987)
* "Guitar" (April 1988)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1" (May 1988)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2" (October 1988)
* "Broadway the Hard Way" (October 14, 1988)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3" (November 1989)
* "The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life" (April 1991)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4" (June 14, 1991)
* "Make a Jazz Noise Here" (June 1991)
* "Beat the Boots" (July 1991), 8 discs (boxed or separate):
** "As an Am" (recorded 1981 – 1982)
** "The Ark" (recorded 1969)
** "Freaks & Motherfu*#@%!" (recorded 1970)
** "Unmitigated Audacity" (recorded 1974)
** "Anyway the Wind Blows" (2 discs) (recorded 1979)
** "'Tis the Season to Be Jelly" (recorded 1967)
** "Saarbrucken 1978" (recorded 1978)
** "Piquantique" (recorded 1973)
* "Beat the Boots II" (June 1992), 8 discs (boxed only):
** "Disconnected Synapses" (recorded 1970)
** "Tengo Na Minchia Tanta" (recorded 1970)
** "Electric Aunt Jemima" (recorded 1968)
** "At the Circus" (recorded 1978)
** "Swiss Cheese"/"Fire!" (2 discs) (recorded 1971)
** "Our Man in Nirvana" (recorded 1968)
** "Conceptual Continuity" (recorded 1976)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5" (July 1992)
* "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6" (July 1992)
* "Playground Psychotics" (October 1992)
* "Ahead of Their Time" (March 1993)
* "The Yellow Shark" (with Ensemble Modern) (November 1993), US #2 (Classical Crossover Chart)
* "Civilization, Phaze III" (December 1994)
* "The Lost Episodes" (February 1996)
* "Läther" (September 1996)
* "" (October 1996)
* "Have I Offended Someone?" (April 1997)
* "Mystery Disc" (September 1998)
* "Everything Is Healing Nicely" (December 1999)
* "" (August 16, 2002)
* "Halloween" (February 4, 2003)
* "Joe's Corsage" (May 30, 2004)
* "QuAUDIOPHILIAc" (September 14, 2004)
* "Joe's Domage" (October 1, 2004)
* "Joe's XMASage" (December 21, 2005)
* "Imaginary Diseases " (January 13, 2006)
* "Trance-Fusion" (October 24, 2006)
* "The Making Of Freak Out! Project/Object" (December 5, 2006)
* "The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle" (December 15, 2006 (iTunes exclusive)
* "Buffalo" (April 1, 2007)
* "The Dub Room Special" (August 24, 2007)
* "Wazoo" (October 30, 2007)
* "One Shot Deal" (June 13, 2008)
* "Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)

Compilations

* "" (March 1969)
* "The **** of the Mothers" (October 13, 1969)
* "The Mothers of Invention" (July 20, 1970)
* "Worst of the Mothers" (March 15, 1971)
* "The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa" (June 1987)
* "Cucamonga Years" (December 10, 1991)
* "Strictly Commercial" (August 1995)
* "Strictly Genteel" (May 1997)
* "Cucamonga" (February 24, 1998)
* "Cheap Thrills" (April 1998)
* "Son of Cheep Thrills" (April 1999)
* "The Secret Jewel Box: Archives Vol. 2. FZ Original Recordings" (December 2001)
* "Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Phish" (October 2002)
* "Zappa Picks by Larry LaLonde of Primus" (October 2002)

Cover or tribute albums

* "King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa" (Jean-Luc Ponty) (1970)
* "The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa" (BRT Big Band) (1990)
* "Yahozna Plays Zappa" (Yahonza) (1992)
* "Zappa's Universe—A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music" (Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time)(1993)
* "Harmonia Meets Zappa" (Harmonia Ensemble) (1994)
* "Music by Frank Zappa" (Omnibus Wind Ensemble) (1995)
* "Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa" (Muffin Men) (1997)
* "Plays The Music of Frank Zappa" (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (1997)
* "Dischordancies Abundant" (CoCö Anderson) (1997)
* "Frankly A Cappella" (The Persuasions) (2000)
* "The Zappa Album" (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
* "Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa" (Bohuslän Big Band) (2000)
* "Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions" (Ensemble Modern) (2003)
* "UMO Jazz Orchestra: UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman" (2003)
* "Lemme Take You To The Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands playing the music of Zappa" (Cordelia Records) (2005)
* "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (2006)

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External links

* [http://www.zappa.com/ Official Frank Zappa website]
* [http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/index.html Discography of main releases with lyrics]
* [http://lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/weirdo/index.html Frank Zappa: A Weirdo Discography] — details of further Zappa compilations and other releases


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