Archive for the ‘Nineties’ Category

Released: October 1996
Tracklist
- Black Napkins
- Black Napkins “Zoot Allures” album version
- Zoot Allures
- Merely A Blues In A
- Zoot Allures “Zoot Allures” album version
- Watermelon In Easter Hay
- Watermelon In Easter Hay “Joe’s Garage” album version
Line-up
Dweezil Zappa (producer), Gail Zappa (executive producer), Spencer Chrislu and FZ (mix engineers), Dweezil Zappa and Spencer Chrislu (sequencing and editing), Spencer Chrislu (mastering), Dave Dondorf and Spencer Chrislu (analog tape resuscitation), Joe Travers (vault meistering and research), Mike Keneally (preliminary research), Dweezil Zappa (liner notes), Ahmet Zappa (hair displacement guidance), Tracy Veal (art direction and design), Matt Groening (cover manuscript art)
Released: April 1993
Tracklist
- Prologue (Bogus Pomp)
- Progress?
- Like It Or Not
- The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
- Holding The Group Back
- Holiday In Berlin
- The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage
- Undaunted, The Band Plays On
- Agency Man
- Epilogue
- King Kong
- Help, I’m A Rock
- Transylvania Boogie
- Pound For A Brown
- Sleeping In A Jar
- Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
- Harry, You’re A Beast
- The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part 1
- Oh No
- The Orange County Lumber Truck, Part 2
Line-up
- Frank Zappa (guitar &vocals), Ian Underwood (alto sax & piano), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax & clarinet), Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax & tambourine), Roy Estrada (bass & vocals), Don Preston (electric piano & odd noises), Arthur Dyer Tripp III (drums & percussion), Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
- Assisted by members of The BBC Symphony Orchestra

Released: December 1999
Tracklist
- Library Card
- This Is A Test
- Jolly Good Fellow
- Roland’s Big Event/Strat Vindaloo
- Master Ringo
- T’Mershi Duween
- Nap Time
- 9/8 Objects
- Naked City
- Whitey (Prototype)
- America Goes Home
- None Of The Above (Revised & Previsited)
- Wonderful Tattoo
Line-up
ENSEMBLE MODERN: Peter Rundel Hilary Sturt Thomas Fichter Catherine Milliken Wolfgang Stryi Franck Ollu William Formann Uwe Dierksen Daryl Smith Ueli Wiget Rumi Ogawa-Helferich Detlef Tewes Mathias Tacke Friedemann DS�hn Dietmar Wiesner Roland Diry Veit Scholz Stefan Dohr Michael Gross Michael Svoboda Hermann Kretzschmar Rainer Rs�mer Andreas Bs�ttger J¨rgen Ruck – L. Shankar, Frank Zappa
Released: 1998
Tracklist
- Theme from Run Home Slow
- Original Duke Of Prunes
- Opening Night Party At Studio Z (Collage)
- The Village Inn
- Steal Away
- I Was A Teen-Age Malt Shop
- The Birth Of Captain Beefheart
- Metal Man Has Won His Wings
- Power Trio Segment From The Saints ‘n Sinners
- Bossa Nova Pervertamento
- Excerpt From The Uncle Frankie Show
- Charva
- Speed-Freak Boogie
- Original Mothers At the Broadside (Pomona)
- Party Scene From Mondo Hollywood
- Original Mothers Rehearsal
- How Could I Be Such A Fool?
- Band Introductions At The Fillmore West
- Harry You’re A Beast
- Don Interrupts
- Piece One
- Jim/Boy
- Piece Two
- Agency Man
- Agency Man (studio version)
- Lecture From Festival Hall Show
- Wedding Dress Song/The Handsome Cabin Boy
- Skweezit Skweezit Skweezit
- The Story Of Willie The Pimp
- Black Beauty
- Chucha
- Mothers At KPFK
- Harmonica Fun
Released: March 1997
Tracklist
- Uncle Meat Main Title Theme
- Regyptian Strut
- Pedro’s Dowry
- Outrage At Valdez
- Little Umbrellas
- Run Home Slow Theme
- Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
- Dupree’s Paradise
- Opus 1, No. 3, 2nd Movement, Presto
- Duke Of Prunes
- Aybe Sea
- Naval Aviation In Art?
- G-Spot Tornado
- Bob In Dacron, First Movement
- Opus 1, No.4, 2nd Movement, Allegro
- Dog Breath Variations
- Uncle Meat
- Strictly Genteel
Released: 1996
Tracklist
- Re-gyptian Strut
- Naval Aviation In Art?
- A Little Green Rosetta
- Duck Duck Goose
- Down In The Dew
- For The Young Sophisticate
- Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
- The Legend Of The Illinois Enema Bandit
- Lemme Take You To The Beach
- Revised Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra
- RDNZL
- Honey Don’t You Want A Man Like Me
- The Black Page
- Big Leg Emma
- Punky’s Whips
- Flambé
- The Purple Lagoon
- Pedro’s Dowry
- Läther
- Spider Of Destiny
- Duke Of Orchestral Prunes
- Filthy Habits
- Titties ‘n Beer
- The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution
- The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
- Regyptian Strut (1993)
- Leather Goods
- Revenge Of The Knick Knack People
- Time Is Money
Released: 1996
Tracklist
- The Blackouts
- Lost In A Whirlpool
- Ronnie Sings?
- Kenny’s Booger Story
- Ronny’s Booger Story
- Mount St. Mary’s Concert Excerpt
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- Tiger Roach
- Run Home Slow Theme
- Fountain Of Love
- Run Home Cues, # 2
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- Run Home cues, # 3
- Charva
- The Dick Kunc Story
- Wedding Dress Song
- Handsome Cabin Boy
- Cops & Buns
- The Big Squeeze
- I’m A Band Leader
- Alley Cat
- The Grand Wazoo
- Wonderful Wino
- Kung Fu
- RDNZL
- Basement Music # 1
- Inca Roads
- Lil’ Clanton Shuffle
- I Don’t Wanna Get Drafted
- Sharleena
Released: December 1994
Tracklist
DISC ONE
- “This Is Phaze III”
- Put A Motor In Yourself
- “Oh-Umm”
- They Made Me Eat It
- Reagan At Bitburg
- “A Very Nice Body”
- Navanax
- “How The Pigs’ Music Works”
- Xmas Values
- “Dark Water!”
- Amnerika
- “Have You Heard Their Band?”
- Religious Superstition
- “Saliva Can Only Take So Much”
- Buffalo Voice
- “Someplace Else Right Now”
- Get A Life
- “A Kayak (On Snow)”
- N-Lite
DISC TWO
- “I Wish Motorhead Would Come Back”
- Secular Humanism
- “Attack! Attack! Attack!”
- I Was In A Drum
- “A Different Octave”
- “This Ain’t CNN”
- “The Pigs’ Music”
- A Pig With Wings
- “This Is All Wrong”
- Hot & Putrid
- “Flowing Inside-Out”
- “I Had A Dream About That”
- Gross Man
- “A Tunnel Into Muck”
- Why Not?
- “Put A Little Motor In ‘Em”
- “You’re Just Insultin’ Me, Aren’t You!”
- “Cold Light Generation”
- Dio Fa
- “That Would Be The End Of That”
- Beat The Reaper
- Waffenspiel
Line-up
1967 VOICES: Spider Barbour, All-Night John, Frank Zappa, Euclid James, “Motorhead” Sherwood [a.k.a. Larry Fanoga], Roy Estrada, Louis “The Turkey” Cuneo, Monica, Gilly Townley, Unknown Girl #1, Unknown Girl #2
1991 VOICES: Moon Unit Zappa, Michael Rappaport, Ali N. Askin, Catherine Milliken, Walt Fowler, Todd Yvega, Michael Svoboda, Michael Gross, William Formann, Uwe Dierksen, Stefan Dohr, Daryl Smith, Franck Ollu, Hermann Kretzschmar, Dweezil Zappa
+ The Ensemble Modern
Released: November 1993
Tracklist:
- Intro
- Dog Breath Variations
- Uncle Meat
- Outrage At Valdez
- Times Beach II
- III Revisited
- The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
- Be-Bop Tango
- Ruth Is Sleeping
- None Of The Above
- Pentagon Afternoon
- Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
- Times Beach III
- Food Gathering In Post Undustrial America, 1992
- Welcome To The United States
- Pound For A Brown
- Exercise # 4
- Get Whitey
- G-Spot Tornado
Line-up
Frank Zappa (composer), The Ensemble Modern: Peter Rundel (conductor, violin), Dietmar Wiesner (flute), Catherine Milliken (oboe, english horn, didgeridoo), Roland Diry (clarinet), Wolfgang Stryi (bass clarinet, contrabass, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Veit Scholz (bassoon, contrabassoon), Frankck Ollu (horn), Stefan Dohr (horn), William Formann (trumpet, flügelhorn, piccolo trumpet, cornet), Michael Gross (trumpet, flügelhorn, piccolo trumpet, cornet), Uwe Dierksen (trombone, soprano trombone), Michael Svoboda (trombone, euphonium, didgeridoo, alphorn), Daryl Smith (tuba), Herman Kretzschmar (piano, harpsichord, celeste, dramatic reading), Ueli Wiget (piano, harpsichord, celeste, harp), Rainer Rsmer (percussion), Rumi Ogawa-Helferich (percussion, cymbalom), Andreas Böttger (percussion), Detlef Tewes (mandolin), Jürgen Ruck (guitar, banjo), Ellen Wegnere (harp), Mathias Tacke (violin), Claudia Sack (violin), Hilary Sturt (viola, dramatic reading), Friedemann Dähn (violoncello), Thomas Richter (contrabass, electrocontrabass)
Released: 1992
Tracklist:
- Typical Day On The Road
- Here Comes The Gear Lads
- The Living Garbage Truck
- A Typical Sound Check
- “This Is Neat”
- The Motel Lobby
- Getting Stewed
- The Motel Room
- “Don’t Take Me Down”
- The Dressing Room
- Learning “Penis Dimension”
- “You there, with the hard on!”
- Zanti Serenade
- Divan
- Sleeping In A Jar
- “Don’t Eat There”
- Brixton Still Life
- Super Grease
- Wonderful Wino
- Sharleenah
- Cruisin’ For Burgers
- Diptheria Blues
- Well
- Say Please
- Aaawk
- Scumbag
- A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono
- A Typical Day On The Road Part Two
- Beer Shampoo
- Champagne Lecture
- Childish Perversions
- Playground Psychotics
- The Mudshark Interview
- “There’s No Lust In Jazz”
- Botulism On The Hoof
- You Got Your Armies
- The Spew King
- I’m Doomed
- Status Back Baby
- The London CabTape
- Concentration Moon, Part One
- The Sanzini Brothers
- “It’s A Good Thing We Get Paid To Do This”
- Concentration Moon, Part Two
- Mom & Dad
- Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra
- Billly The Mountain
- The True Story Of 200 Motels
- He’s Watching Us
- If You’re Not A Professional Actor
- He’s Right
- Going For The Money
- Jeff Quits
- A Bunch Of Adventures
- Martin Lickert’s Story
- A Great Guy
- Bad Acting
- The Worst Reviews
- A Version Of Himself
- I Could Be A Star Now
Beat The Boots One
Released 1991
Tis The Season To Be Jelly
The Ark
Freaks And Motherfu#@%!
Piquantique
Unmitigated Audacity
Saarbrücken 1978
Any Way The Wind Blows
As An Am
Beat The Boots Two
Released 1992
Electric Aunt Jemima
Our Man In Nirvana
Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
Disconnected Synapses
Swiss Cheese/Fire!
Conceptual Continuity
At The Circus
Released: June 1991
Tracklist
- Stinkfoot
- When Yuppies Go To Hell
- Fire And Chains
- Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
- Harry, You’re A Beast
- The Orange County Lumber Truck
- Oh No
- Theme From Lumpy Gravy
- Eat That Question
- Black Napkins
- Big Swifty
- King Kong
- Starwars Won’t Work
- The Black Page (new age version)
- T’Mershi Duween
- Dupree’s Paradise
- City Of Tiny Lights
- Royal March From “L’Histoire Du Soldat”
- Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto
- Sinister Footwear 2nd. Mvt.
- Stevie’s Spanking
- Alien Orifice
- Cruisin’ For Burgers
- Advance Romance
- Strictly Genteel
Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, synth, vocal), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, synth, vocals), Mike Keneally (rhythm guitar, synth, vocals), Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals), Ed Mann (vibes, marimba, electronic percussion), Walt Fowler (trumpet, flugel horn, synth), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Paul Carman (alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax), Albert Wing (tenor sax), Kurt McGettrick (baritone sax, contrabass clarinet), Scott Thunes (electric bass, mini moog), Chad Wackerman (drums, electronic percussion)
Released: 1995
Tracklist
- Heavy Duty Judy
- Ring Of Fire
- Cosmik Debris
- Find Her Finer
- Who Needs The Peace Corps?
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- Zomby Woof
- Zoot Allures
- Mr. Green Genes
- Florentine Pogen
- Andy
- Inca Roads
- Sofa
- Purple Haze
- Sunshine Of Your Love
- Let’s Move To Cleveland
- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- “Godfather Part II” Theme
- A Few Moments With Brother A. West
- The Torture Never Stops Part One
- Theme From “Bonanza”
- Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart Version)
- The Torture Never Stops Part Two
- More Trouble Every Day (Swaggart Version)
- Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart Version)
- The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
- Stairway To Heaven
Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, synth, vocal), Mike Keneally (rhythm guitar, synth, vocal), Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocal), Ed Mann (vibes, marimba, electronic percussion), Walt Fowler (trumpet, flugel horn, synth), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Paul Carman (alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax), Albert Wing (tenor sax), Kurt McGettrick (baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet), Scott Thunes (electric bass, mini-moog), Chat Wackerman (drums, electronic percussion)
YCDTOSA 6 – DISC ONE
- The M.O.I Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath
- The Poodle Lecture
- Dirty Love
- Magic Fingers
- The Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival
- Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me?
- Father O’Blivion
- Is That Guy Kidding Or What?
- I’m So Cute
- White Person
- Lonely Person Devices
- Ms. Pinky
- Shove It Right In
- Wind Up Working In A Gas Station
- Make A Sex Noise
- Tracy Is A Snob
- I Have Been In You
- Emperor Of Ohio
- Dinah-Moe Humm
- He’s So Gay
- Camarillo Brillo
- Muffin Man
YCDTOSA 6 – DISC TWO
- NYC Halloween Audience
- The Illinois Enema Bandit
- Thirteen
- Lobster Girl
- Black Napkins
- We’re Turning Again
- Alien Orifice
- Catholic Girls
- Crew Slut
- Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- Lisa’s Life Story
- Lonesome Cowboy Nando
- 200 Motels Finale
- Strictly Genteel
YCTOSA 5 – DISC ONE
- The Downtown Talent Scout
- Charles Ives
- Here Lies Love
- Piano/Drum Duet
- Mozart Ballet
- Chocolate Halvah
- JCB & Kansas On The Bus # 1
- Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme
- The Little March
- Right There
- Where Is Johnny Velvet?
- Return Of The Hunch-Back Duke
- Trouble Every Day
- Proto-Minimalism
- JCB & Kansas On The Bus # 2
- My Head?
- Meow
- Baked-Bean Boogie
- Where’s Our Equipment?
- FZ/JCB Drum Duet
- No Waiting For The Peanuts To Dissolve
- A Game Of Cards
- Underground Freak-Out Music
- German Lunch
- My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
YCDTOSA 5 – DISC TWO
- Easy Meat
- Dead Girls Of London
- Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?
- What’s New In Baltimore
- Moggio
- Dancin’ Fool
- RDNZL
- Advance Romance
- City Of Tiny Lites
- A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)
- Doreen
- The Black Page # 2
- Geneva Farewell
YCDTOSA 4 – DISC ONE
- Little Rubber Girl
- Stick Together
- My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
- Willie The Pimp
- Montana
- Brown Moses
- The Evil Prince
- Approximate
- Love Of My Life Mudd Club Version
- Let’s Move To Cleveland Solos (1984)
- You Call That Music?
- Pound For A Brown Solos (1978)
- The Black Page (1984)
- Take Me Out To The Ball Game
- Filthy Habits
- The Torture Never Stops Original Version
YCDTOSA 4 – DISC TWO
- Church Chat
- Stevie’s Spanking
- Outside Now
- Disco Boy
- Teen-Age Wind
- Truck Driver Divorce
- Florentine Pogen
- Tiny Sick Tears
- Smell My Beard
- The Booger Man
- Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy
- Are You Upset?
- Little Girl Of Mine
- The Closer You Are
- Johnny Darling
- No, No Cherry
- The Man From Utopia
- Mary Lou