Baby Ray & The Ferns - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny at 19:14, 25 September 2020

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Propellerkuh at 21:34, 12 May 2007

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<blockquote>During his stay in [[Cucamonga]] [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] cooperated with [[Paul Buff]] and others to release various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music with fantasy group names as ''Baby Ray and the Ferns''. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of. During recent years these tracks have appeared on small labels with titles as [[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]] or [[Rare Meat]]. [...] Three of them have had some success. [[Memories Of El Monte]] got a few times re-released or included in doo-wop collections. On the [[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]] CD it's attributed to 1962, other sources state that it stems from 1963. Paul Buff's [[Tijuana Surf]] became a hit in Mexico with Zappa's [[Grunion Run]] on the flip side. [[Love Of My Life]] is the one that Zappa would re-record three times later on. The single was brought out by David Aerni, who put his name in brackets on the single next to Zappa's, but Zappa denied that Aerni had any part in it. [...]</blockquote>

<div align=right>—[http://www.zappa-analysis.com/index.html From a study of the music of Frank Zappa by Kasper Sloots]</div align=right>
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 It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.
-During recent years these tracks have appeared on small labels with titles as ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' or ''[[Rare Meat]]''. [...] Three of them have had some success. ''[[Memories Of El Monte]]'' got a few times re-released or included in doo-wop collections. On the ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' CD it's attributed to 1962, other sources state that it stems from 1963. Paul Buff's ''[[Tijuana Surf]]'' became a hit in Mexico with Zappa's [[Grunion Run]] on the flip side. ''[[Love Of My Life]]'' is the one that Zappa would re-record three times later on. The single was brought out by [[Dave Aerni]], who put his name in brackets on the single next to Zappa's, but Zappa denied that Aerni had any part in it. [...]</blockquote>
+During recent years these tracks have appeared on small labels with titles as ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' or ''[[Rare Meat - Early Works Of Frank Zappa|Rare Meat]]''. [...] Three of them have had some success. ''[[Memories Of El Monte]]'' got a few times re-released or included in doo-wop collections. On the ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' CD it's attributed to 1962, other sources state that it stems from 1963. Paul Buff's ''[[Tijuana Surf]]'' became a hit in Mexico with Zappa's [[Grunion Run]] on the flip side. ''[[Love Of My Life]]'' is the one that Zappa would re-record three times later on. The single was brought out by [[Dave Aerni]], who put his name in brackets on the single next to Zappa's, but Zappa denied that Aerni had any part in it. [...]</blockquote>
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−	'''Baby Ray and The Ferns''' was a rock band, who recorded the single ''[[How's Your Bird? (The Track)\|How's Your Bird]]''/''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]'' (1963). In reality they were [[Ray Collins]] and [[Frank Zappa]] recording under a pseudonym in cooperation with [[Paul Buff]] at [[Studio Z]] at [[Cucamonga]].	+	'''Baby Ray and The Ferns''' was a rock band, who recorded the single ''[[How's Your Bird? (The Track)\|How's Your Bird]]''/''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]'' (1963). In reality they were [[Ray Collins]] and [[Biography\|Frank Zappa]] recording under a pseudonym in cooperation with [[Paul Buff]] at [[Studio Z]] at [[Cucamonga]].

	It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.		It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.

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−	'''Baby Ray and The Ferns''' was a rock band, who recorded the single ''[[How's Your Bird?]]''/''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]'' (1963). In reality they were [[Ray Collins]] and [[Frank Zappa]] recording under a pseudonym in cooperation with [[Paul Buff]] at [[Studio Z]] at [[Cucamonga]].	+	'''Baby Ray and The Ferns''' was a rock band, who recorded the single ''[[How's Your Bird? (The Track)\|How's Your Bird]]''/''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]'' (1963). In reality they were [[Ray Collins]] and [[Frank Zappa]] recording under a pseudonym in cooperation with [[Paul Buff]] at [[Studio Z]] at [[Cucamonga]].

	It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.		It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.

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-<blockquote>During his stay in [[Cucamonga]] [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] cooperated with [[Paul Buff]] and others to release various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music with fantasy group names as ''Baby Ray and the Ferns''. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of. During recent years these tracks have appeared on small labels with titles as [[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]] or [[Rare Meat]]. [...] Three of them have had some success. [[Memories Of El Monte]] got a few times re-released or included in doo-wop collections. On the [[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]] CD it's attributed to 1962, other sources state that it stems from 1963. Paul Buff's [[Tijuana Surf]] became a hit in Mexico with Zappa's [[Grunion Run]] on the flip side. [[Love Of My Life]] is the one that Zappa would re-record three times later on. The single was brought out by David Aerni, who put his name in brackets on the single next to Zappa's, but Zappa denied that Aerni had any part in it. [...]</blockquote>
+'''Baby Ray and The Ferns''' was a rock band, who recorded the single ''[[How's Your Bird?]]''/''[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]'' (1963). In reality they were [[Ray Collins]] and [[Frank Zappa]] recording under a pseudonym in cooperation with [[Paul Buff]] at [[Studio Z]] at [[Cucamonga]].
-<div align=right>—[http://www.zappa-analysis.com/index.html From a study of the music of Frank Zappa by Kasper Sloots]</div align=right>
+It was one of various singles for the local market. They contain traditional rhythm and blues and doo-wop music. These singles are some of the few recordings that the [[Zappa Family Trust]] doesn't have the copyrights of.
-[[Category:Bandmembers]]<br>
-[[Category:Musicians]]
+During recent years these tracks have appeared on small labels with titles as ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' or ''[[Rare Meat]]''. [...] Three of them have had some success. ''[[Memories Of El Monte]]'' got a few times re-released or included in doo-wop collections. On the ''[[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|Cucamonga Years]]'' CD it's attributed to 1962, other sources state that it stems from 1963. Paul Buff's ''[[Tijuana Surf]]'' became a hit in Mexico with Zappa's [[Grunion Run]] on the flip side. ''[[Love Of My Life]]'' is the one that Zappa would re-record three times later on. The single was brought out by [[Dave Aerni]], who put his name in brackets on the single next to Zappa's, but Zappa denied that Aerni had any part in it. [...]</blockquote>
 [[Category:Zappa Pseudonyms]]
 [[Category:Side Projects]]

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