Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa's 2016 compilation "ZAPPAtite – Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks" is getting a reissue on July 17 via Zappa Records/UMe, and for the first time it's coming out on vinyl too. The career-spanning collection first came out on CD…

Frank Zappa would have turned a round 80 today, had fate not had other plans. An unforgettable artistic genius, a great visionary and thinker, a brilliant creative mind, he opened up new musical horizons and new dimensions of rock's…

Label: Reprise Records/RykodiscRelease date: August 2, 1971Producer: Frank ZappaAlbum length: 44.17 minGenre: RIO / Avant-ProgRating: 8.5/10 "Filmore East – June 1971" was the first (official) live album from the legendary musical…

Label: Zappa Records / UMeOriginal release date: October 4, 1971 50th anniversary reissue date: December 17, 2021 (2xLP, 6xCD)Producer: Frank ZappaRunning time: 86.41 min (2xLP)Genre: RIO/ Avant-ProgRating: 8.5/10 “200 Motels” was…

Label: Bizarre/Reprise // Zappa Records/Ume (reissue for the album's 50th anniversary)Reissue date: 16. 12. 2022 (for the 50th anniversary of the album's original release)Original release date: 27. 11. 1972Produced by: Frank Zappa2022 mix:…

Label: Bizarre/Reprise // Zappa Records/Ume (50th anniversary reissue of the original album release)Reissue date: December 16, 2022 (on the 50th anniversary of the album's original release)Original release date: July 5, 1972Production:…

It's hard to believe that "Broadway the Hard Way" came out of a grueling, cut-short tour after which Zappa wrote off the whole rock-band concept for good, because listening to it, Frank's crew sounds like a well-oiled machine having the…

Album length: 1:55:14Production: Frank ZappaRelease date: 1979Label: Rykodisc RecordsRating: 5/5 "Joe's Garage", a progressive rock opera in three acts built around the concept of what could happen if music became illegal, ranks among…