Frank Zappa discography
Appearance
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 21 posthumous albums to his name. This makes a grand total of 78 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)
- Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (August 1984)
- Them or Us (October 18 1984)
- Thing-Fish (November 1984)
- Francesco Zappa (November 1984)
- Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (November 211985), 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)
Posthumous releases
- Civilization, Phaze III (December 1994)
- The Lost Episodes (February 1996)
- Läther (September 1996)
- Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (October 1996)
- Have I Offended Someone? (April 1997)
- Mystery Disc (September 1998)
- Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
- FZ:OZ (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)
Compilations
- Mothermania: The Best of the Mothers (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)
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Hot 100 | US Main- stream Rock | UK Singles Chart | |||
1966 | "Trouble Every Day" | - | - | - | Freak Out! |
1966 | "Who Are The Brain Police?" | - | - | - | Freak Out! |
1967 | "Big Leg Emma" | - | - | - | single only |
1969 | "Peaches en Regalia" | - | - | - | Hot Rats |
1970 | "Tell Me You Love Me" | - | - | - | Chunga's Revenge |
1973 | "I Am The Slime" | - | - | - | Over-nite Sensation |
1974 | "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" | 86 | - | - | Apostrophe |
1979 | "Dancin' Fool" | 45 | - | - | Sheik Yerbouti |
1979 | "Bobby Brown Goes Down" | - | - | - | Sheik Yerbouti |
1980 | "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted!" | - | - | - | single only ("Ancient Armaments" as B-Side) |
1982 | "Valley Girl" | 32 | - | - | Ship Arriving Too Late To Save a Drowning Witch |
1984 | "In France" | - | - | - | Them Or Us |
1988 | "Sexual Harassment In The Workplace" | - | - | - | Guitar |
1988 | "Zomby Woof" | - | - | - | You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 |
External links
- Official Frank Zappa website
- Discography of main releases with lyrics
- Frank Zappa: A Weirdo Discography — details of further Zappa compilations and other releases