Frank Zappa Discography

Released: Act I Sep 17 1979 – Acts II & III Nov 19 1979

Tracklist

1. The Central Scrutinizer
2. Joe’s Garage
3. Catholic Girls
4. Crew Slut
5. Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt
6. On The Bus
7. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
8. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
9. Scrutinizer Postlude
10. A Token Of My Extreme
11. Stick It Out
12. Electric Aunt Jemima
13. Sy Borg
14. Dong Work For Yuda
15. Keep It Greasy
16. Outside Now
17. He Used To Cut The Grass
18. Packard Goose
19. Watermelon In Easter Hay
20. A Little Green Rosetta

Line-up
Frank Zappa (Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley, Buddy Jones), Ike Willis (Joe), Dale Bozzio (Mary), Denny Walley (Mrs. Borg), Al Malkin (Officer Butzis), Warren Cuccurullo & Ed Mann (Sy Borg), Terry Bozzio (Bald-Headed John), Al Malkin, Warren Cucurullo, Dale Bozzio, Geordie Hormel, Barbara Issak & most of the people who work at Village Recorders ca 1979 (UMRK Chorus).

Released: May 4 1979

Tracklist

1. Strictly Genteel
2. Pedro’s Dowry
3. Naval Aviation In Art
4. Duke Of Prunes
5. Bogus Pomp

Line-up
Frank Zappa and The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra
Frank Zappa (guitar), Terry Bozzio (drums), Dave Parlato (bass), Mike Lang (keyboards), Emil Richards (percussion), Pamela Goldsmith (viola), John Wittenberg (violin), Bobby Dubow (violin), Jerry Kessler (cello), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Earle Drumler (oboe), Mike Altschul (flute, trumpet), Malcolm McNabb (trumpet), David Duke (french horn), Dana Hughes (bass trombone), Ray Reed (flute), David Shostak (flute), Tommy Morgan (harmonica), Marty Perellis (?), Don Van Vliet (dancing)

Released: March 3 1979

Tracklist

1. I Have Been In You
2. Flakes
3. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
4. I’m So Cute
5. Jones Crusher
6. Whatever Happened To All The Fun In The World
7. Rat Tomago
8. Wait A Minute
9. Bobby Brown Goes Down
10. Rubber Shirt
11. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
12. Baby Snakes
13. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
14. City Of Tiny Lites
15. Dancin’ Fool
16. Jewish Princess
17. Wild Love
18. Yo’ Mamma

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Adrian Belew (rhythm guitar, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), Peter Wolf (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ed Mann, David Ocker (clarinets on “Wild Love”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (bg vocals), Andre Lewis (bg vocals), Randy Thornton (bg vocals), Davey Moire (bg vocals)

Released: January 1979

Review
See Läther.

Tracklist

1. Filthy Habits
2. Flambay
3. Spider Of Destiny
4. Regyptian Strut
5. Time Is Money
6. Sleep Dirt
7. The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Parlato (bass), Terry Bozzio (drums), George Duke (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), Chad Wackerman (drum overdubs), Thana Harris (vocals), Bruce Fowler (all brass), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Chester Thompson (drums)

Released: September 15 1978

Tracklist

1. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
2. Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra
3. Lemme Take You To The Beach
4. RDNZL

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Moire (vocals), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, yodeling), George Duke (keyboards), Max Bennett (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), Chester Thompson (drums), Don Brewer (bongo’s), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer)

Released: March 13 1978

Tracklist

1. Titties & Beer
2. Cruisin For Burgers
3. I Promis Not To Come In Your Mouth
4. Punky’s Whips
5. Honey Don’t You Want A Man Like Me
6. The Illinois Enema Bandit
7. I’m The Slime
8. Pound For A Brown
9. Manx Needs Women
10. The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page
11. Big Leg Emma
12. Sofa
13. Black Page
14. the Torture Never Stops
15. The Purple Lagoon/Approximate

Line-up
Frank Zappa (conductor, lead guitar, vocals), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Don Pardo (sophisticaded narration), David Samuels (timpani, vibes), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin, vocals), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Mike Brecker (tenor sax, flute), Lou Marini (alto sax, flute), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer, and various humanly impossible overdubs), Ronnie Cuber (baritone sax, clarinet), Tome Malone (trombone, trumpet, piccolo), John Bergamo, Ed Mann (percussion overdubs)

Released: October 29 1976

Tracklist

1. Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station
2. Black Napkins
3. The Torture Never Stops
4. Ms. Pinky
5. Find Her Finer
6. Friendly Little Finger
7. Wonderful Wino
8. Zoot Allures
9. Disco Boy

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, bass, synth, lead-vocal), Terry Bozzio (drums), Davey Moire (vocals on “Wind up…” and “Disco Boy”), Andre Lewis (organ, vocals on “Black Napkins” and “Disco Boy”), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals on “Black Napkins”, “Ms.Pinky”, “Find Her Finer”, “Disco Boy”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocal on “Black Napkins”), Ruth Underwood (synth on “Ms. Pinky”, marimba & synth on “Friendly Little Finger” and “Zoot Allures”), Donnie Vliet (harmonica on “Find Her Finer”), Ruben Ladron de Guevara (bg vocal on “Find Her Finer”), Dave Parlato (bass on “Zoot Allures”), Lu Ann Neil (harp on “Zoot Allures”), Sharkie Barker (bg vocal on “Disco Boy”)

Released: October 2 1975 (live in Austin, Texas May 20/21 1975)

Tracklist

1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy
3. Sam With the Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man

Line-up
Frank Zappa (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, moisture), Chester Thompson (drums on “200 Years Old” and “Cucamonga”)

Released: June 25 1975

Tracklist

1. Inca Roads
2. Can’t Afford No Shoes
3. Sofa No. 1
4. Po-Jama People
5. Florentine Pogen
6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog
7. San Ber’dino
8. Andy
9. Sofa No. 2

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitars, vocals), George Duke (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (flute, tenor sax, vocals), Chester Thompson (drums), Tom Fowler (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), James ‘Bird Legs’ Youman (bass), Johnny Guitar Watson (flambe vocals), Bloodshot Rollin’ Red (harmonica)

Released: September 1974

Tracklist

1. Penguin In Bondage
2. Pygmy Twylyte
3. Dummy Up
4. Village Of The Sun
5. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
6. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
7. Cheepnis
8. Son Of Orange County
9. More Trouble Every Day
10. Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen’s Church)

Line-up
George Duke (keyboards, vocals) Tom Fowler (bass) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Jeff Simmons (rhythm guitar, vocals) Don Preston (synthesizer) Bruce Fowler (trombone, dancing!) Walt Fowler (trumpet) Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax, flute, vocals) Ralph Humphrey (drums) Chester Thompson (drums)

Released: March 22 1974

Tracklist

1. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. St-Alphonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O’Blivion
5. Cosmic Debris
6. Excentrifugal Forz
7. Apostrophe
8. Uncle Remus
9. Stink-Foot

Line-up
Jim Gordon, Johnny Guerin, Aynsley Dunbar, Ralph Humphrey (drums) Jack Bruce, Erroneous, Tom Fowler, FZ (bass) George Duke (keyboards) Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty (violin) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Ian Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone) Sal Marquez (trumpet) Bruce Fowler (trombone) Ray Collins, Kerry McNabb, George Duke, Susie Glover, Debbie, Lynn, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruben Ladron De Guevara, Robert “Frog” Camarena (backing vocals)

Released: September 7 1973

Tracklist

1. Camarillo Brillo
2. I’m The Slime
3. Dirty Love
4. Fifty-Fifty
5. Zomby Woof
6. Dinah-Mo-Hum
7. Montana

Line-up
Tom Fowler (bass) Bruce Fowler (trombone) Ralph Humphrey (drums) Sal Marquez (trumpet & vocals) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Ian Underwood (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax) George Duke (keyboards, synthesizer) Jean-Luc Ponty (violin & baritone violin)

Released: November 1972

Tracklist

1. The Grand Wazoo
2. For Calvin (and his next two hitch-hikers)
3. Cletus-Awreetus Awrightus
4. Eat that Question
5. Blessed Relief

Line-up
Janet Neville-Ferguson, Sal Marquez (vocals), Mike Altschul, Earl Dumler, Tony Ortega, Joanne Caldwell McNabb, Johnny Rotella, Fred Jackson (woodwinds), Sal Marquez, Malcolm McNabb, Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer Ernie Tack (brass), Bob Zimmitti, Alan Estes (percussion), Don Preston (mini-moog), Frank Zappa (guitars, percussion, vocals), Toni Duran (guitars), Erroneous (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul, Joel Peskin (woodwinds), George Duke (keyboards), Ken Shroyer (multiple trombones), Lee Clement (percussion)

Released: July 1972

Tracklist

1. Big Swifty
2. Your Mouth
3. It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal
4. Waka/Jawaka

Line-up
Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, George Duke, Sal Marquez, Aynsley Dunbar, Chris Peterson, Joel Peskin, Mike Altschul, Jeff Simmons, Pete Kleinow, Janet Ferguson, Don Preston, Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer, Erroneous

Released: March 1972

Tracklist

1. Billy The Mountain
2. Call Any Vegetable
3. Eddie, Are You Kidding?
4. Magdalena
5. Dog Breath

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar & vocals), Mark Volman (lead vocals), Howard Kaylan (lead vocals), Ian Underwood (winds, keyboards, vocals), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Don Preston (keyboards, mini-moog), Jim Pons (bass, vocals)

Released: October 1971

Tracklist

DISC ONE

1. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
2. Mystery Roach
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt
10. Touring Can Make You Crazy
11. Would You Like A Snack?
12. Redneck Eats
13. Centerville
14. She Painted Up Her Face
15. Janet’s Big Dance Number
16. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
17. Mysterioso
18. Shove It Right In
19. Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude

DISC TWO

1. I’m Stealing The Towels
2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma
3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
5. Penis Dimension
6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning
7. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old boxes
8. Magic Fingers
9. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
10. Dew On The Newts We Got
11. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
12. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
13. The Girl’s Dream
14. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
15. Strictly Genteel (the finale)

200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS

• “Coming Soon!…”
• “The Wide Screen Erupts…”
• “Coming Soon!…”
• Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels…”
• Magic Fingers (Single Edit)

Line-up
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elgar Howarth
The Mothers on this particular occasion: Frank Zappa (guitar & bass), Mark Volman (vocals & special material), Howard Kaylan (vocals & special material), Ian Underwood (keyboards & winds), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), George Duke (keyboards & trombone), Martin Lickert (bass), Jimmy Carl Black (vocal on “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”), Ruth Underwood (orchestra drum set), Jim Pons (voice of the “Bad Conscience”)
The Top Score Singers conducted by David Van Asch
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Classical Guitar Ensemble supervised by John Williams
Narrated by Theodore Bikel

Released: June 1971

Tracklist

1. Little House I Used To Live In
2. The Mud Shark
3. What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
4. Bwana Dik
5. Latex Solar Beef
6. Willie The Pimp Part One
7. Do You Like My New Car?
8. Happy Together
9. Lonesome Electric Turkey
10. Peaches En Regalia
11. Tears Began To Fall

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar & dialogue), Mark Volman (lead vocals & dialogue), Howard Kaylan (lead vocals & dialogue), Ian Underwood (winds, keyboards, vocals), Aynsley Dunbar (Drums), Jim Pons (bass, vocals, dialogue), Bob Harris (2nd keyboard, vocals), Don Preston (mini-moog)

Released: October 1970

Tracklist

1. Transylvania Boogie
2. Road Ladies
3. Twenty Small Cigars
4. The Nancy And Mary Music
5. Tell Me You Love Me
6. Would You Go All The Way?
7. Chunga’s Revenge
8. The Clap
9. Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
10. Sharleena

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals), Ian Underwood (organ, electric piano, electric alto sax, grand piano, tenor sax, rhythm guitar, pipe organ), Max Bennett (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Jeff Simmons (bass & vocals), George Duke (organ, electric piano & vocal drum imitations, trombone), John Guerin (drums), Sugar Cane Harris (organ) and the Phlorescent Leech & Eddie (vocals)

Released: August 1970

Tracklist

1. Didja Get Any Onya?
2. Directly From My Heart To You
3. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
4. Toads Of The Short Forest
5. Get A Little
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
7. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf nebula
8. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mamma
9. Oh No
10. The Orange County Lumber Truck
11. Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Ian Underwood (alto sax), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax), Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax and snorks), Buzz Gardner (trumpet, flugel horn), Roy Estrada (bass and vocal), Jimmy Carl Black (drums), Art Tripp (drums), Don Preston (piano, organ, electronic effects), Ray Collins (vocals on ‘Oh No’), Don “Sugar Cane” Harris (electric violin and vocal on ‘Directly from my heart to you’), Lowell George (rhythm guitar and vocal on ‘Didja Get Any Onya?’)