Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites (1979).

Official Release #27
Originally Released: May 1979
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. Strictly Genteel 7:04
02. Pedro's Dowry 7:41
03. Naval Aviation In Art? 1:22
04. Duke Of Prunes 4:20
05. Bogus Pomp 13:27

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Original art by: Gary Panter

Royce Hall, UCLA California
September 18-19, 1975

Musicians:

The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra
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Michael Zearott: conductor
FZ: guitar, conductor
André Lewis: organ?
Tommy Morgan: harmonica

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti (1979).

Official Release #26
Originally Released: March 1979
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. I Have Been In You 3:34
02. Flakes 6:41
03. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 3:42
04. I’m So Cute 3:09
05. Jones Crusher 2:49
06. What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World 0:33
07. Rat Tomago 5:17
08. Wait A Minute 0:31
09. Bobby Brown Goes Down 2:49
10. Rubber Shirt 2:43
11. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango 3:58
12. Baby Snakes 1:50
13. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin 3:32
14. City Of Tiny Lites 5:31
15. Dancin’ Fool 3:43
16. Jewish Princess 3:16
17. Wild Love 4:09
18. Yo’ Mama 12:35

Engineers for basic tracks: Peter Henderson, Davey Moire, Claus Wiedemann, Kerry McNab
Overdub engineer: Joe Chiccarelli
Re-mix engineers: Joe Chiccarelli, Frank Zappa; assistant: Barbara Issak
Studio facilities: The Village Recorders

Art director: John Williams
Cover photos: Lynn Goldsmith
Inside photo: Gail Zappa

Musicians:

FZ: lead guitar, vocals
Adrian Belew: rhythm guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars: keyboards, vocals
Peter Wolf: keyboards, butter
Patrick O’Hearn: bass, vocals
Terry Bozzio: drums, vocals
Ed Mann: percussion, vocals
David Ocker: clarinets on Wild Love
Napoleon M. Brock: background vocals
André Lewis: background vocals
Randy Thornton: background vocals
Davey Moire: background vocals

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Bobby Brown Goes Down en vivo

Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt (1979).

Official Release #25
Originally Released: January 1979
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. Filthy Habits 7:33
02. Flambay 4:54
03. Spider Of Destiny 2:33
04. Regyptian Strut 4:13
05. Time Is Money 2:49
06. Sleep Dirt 3:21
07. The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution 13:17

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Frank Zappa - Studio Tan (1978).

Official Release #24
Originally Released: September 1978
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary 20:34
02. Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra 7:36
03. Lemme Take You To The Beach 2:44
04. RDNZL 8:13

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Frank Zappa - Zappa In New York (1978).

"Zappa in New York" es un disco doble grabado en la ciudad de Nueva York hacia finales de 1976. Un disco de líricas controversiales, pesadas, y en ocasiones sórdidas que le trajo a Zappa y a la compañia discográfica muchos dolores de cabeza en su momento.
Esta edición sin censura alguna recupera el tema originalmete excluido del vinilo: "Punky's Whips".




Official Release #23
Originally Released: March 1978
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
DISC 1
01. Titties & Beer 7:36
02. Cruisin’ For Burgers 9:12
03. I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth 3:31
04. Punky’s Whips 10:50
05. Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? 4:11
06. The Illinois Enema Bandit 12:41

DISC 2
01. I’m The Slime 4:24
02. Pound For A Brown 3:41
03. Manx Needs Women 1:50
04. The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1 3:50
05. Big Leg Emma 2:17
06. Sofa 2:56
07. Black Page #2 5:36
08. The Torture Never Stops 12:34
09. The Purple Lagoon/Approximate 16:40

The Palladium, NYC, December 26-29, 1976
Mix & overdubs: Record Plant, LA
NYC live remote engineer: Bob Liftin
NYC live concert mix: Davey Moire
Studio engineers (overdubs): Rick Smith, Davey Moire

Package Design: John Williams
Cover Photo: Dweezil Zappa
Other Photos: Gail Zappa

Musicians:

FZ: conductor, lead guitar, vocals
Ray White: rhythm guitar, vocals
Eddie Jobson: keyboards, violin, vocals
Patrick O'Hearn: bass, vocals
Terry Bozzio: drums, vocals
Ruth Underwood: percussion, synthesizer, and various humanly impossible overdubs
Don Pardo: sophisticated narration
David Samuels: timpani, vibes
Randy Brecker: trumpet
Mike Brecker: tenor sax, flute
Lou Marini: alto sax, flute
Ronnie Cuber: baritone sax, clarinet
Tom Malone: trombone, trumpet, piccolo
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John Bergamo: percussion overdubs
Ed Mann: percussion overdubs
Lou Anne Neill: osmotic harp overdub

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Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures (1976).

Zoot Allures es un álbum del músico y compositor Frank Zappa. Fue su único lanzamiento para el sello discográfico Warner Bros. Records. Debido a un juicio con su ex mánager Herb Cohen, el contrato de Zappa con DiscReet Records se trasladó a Warner.

Official Release #22
Originally Released: October 1976
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station 2:30
02. Black Napkins 4:15
03. The Torture Never Stops 9:45
04. Ms Pinky 3:40
05. Find Her Finer 4:07
06. Friendly Little Finger 4:17
07. Wonderful Wino 3:38
08. Zoot Allures 4:12
09. Disco Boy 5:10

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Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury (1975).

Un directo grabado en Austin, Texas, que juntaba a dos viejos amigos, Zappa y Beefheart… la banda que los acompaña son The Mothers con la incorporación de Danny Walley a la guitarra y el enorme Terry Bozzio a la batería. El resultado es un directo mágico. El boggie de ‘Debra Kadabra’ con Beefheart cantando como un loco, o ‘Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy’, que pronto se convertiría en un tema habitual de los directos de Zappa, y que tiene un ritmo contagioso. Dos temas realmente locos: ‘Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top’, que es indescriptible, y ‘Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead’. Incluye dos temas grabado en estudio, los geniales ‘200 Years Old’, un blues poderoso, y ‘Cucamonga’. ‘Advance Romance’, de nuevo en el directo de Austin, es uno de los pilares del directo, con maravillosos solos de Beefheart a la armónica, Walley a la guitarra slide, y Zappa. Y ‘Muffin’ Man’, uno de los mejores temas de Zappa, con una introducción hablada y un solo de guitarra de los que quitan el sentido.

Official Release #21
Originally Released: October 1975
Produced by: FZ

Tracklisting:
01. Debra Kadabra 3:54
02. Carolina Hard-core Ecstasy 5:59
03. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top 2:51
04. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead 3:03
05. 200 Years Old 4:32
06. Cucamonga 2:24
07. Advance Romance 11:17
08. Man With The Woman Head 1:28
09. Muffin Man 5:32

Music Supplied By:

FZ: lead guitar, vocals
Captain Beefheart: harp, vocals, shopping bags
George Duke: keyboards, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock: sax, vocals
Bruce Fowler: trombone, fantastic dancing
Tom Fowler: bass, also dancing
Denny Walley: slide guitar, vocals
Terry Bozzio: drums,
Chester Thompson: drums (on 200 Years Old and Cucamonga)
Robert "Frog" Camarena: uncredited vocals on Debra Kadabra

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