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==The Mothers of Invention (1965-1969)==
 
==The Mothers of Invention (1965-1969)==
 
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* [[Freak Out!]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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===1967===
 
===1967===
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* [[Absolutely Free]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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===1968===
 
===1968===
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* [[We're Only In It For The Money]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[Lumpy Gravy]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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===1969===
 
===1969===
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* [[Uncle Meat]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]] (The Mothers of Invention)
  
 
==Hot Rats / Mothers / Wazoo (1970-1972)==
 
==Hot Rats / Mothers / Wazoo (1970-1972)==
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* [[Hot Rats]] (Frank Zappa)
  
 
===1970===
 
===1970===
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* [[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]] (The Mothers of Invention)
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* [[Chunga's Revenge]] (Frank Zappa)
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===1971===
 
===1971===
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* [[Fillmore East, June 1971]] (The Mothers)
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* [[200 Motels]] (Frank Zappa)
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===1972===
 
===1972===
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* [[Just Another Band From L.A.]] (The Mothers)
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* [[Waka/Jawaka]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[The Grand Wazoo]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
  
 
==Discreet (1973-1975)==
 
==Discreet (1973-1975)==
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===1973===
 
===1973===
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* [[Over-Nite Sensation]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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===1974===
 
===1974===
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* [[Apostrophe (')]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Roxy & Elsewhere]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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===1975===
 
===1975===
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* [[One Size Fits All]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention)
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* [[Bongo Fury]] (Zappa / Beefheart & The Mothers)
  
 
==Zappa / Barking Pumpkin (1976-1980)==
 
==Zappa / Barking Pumpkin (1976-1980)==
  
 
===1976===
 
===1976===
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*[[Zoot Allures]] (Zappa)
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===1977===
 
===1977===
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===1978===
 
===1978===
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* [[Zappa In New York]] (Zappa)
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* [[Studio Tan]] (Frank Zappa)
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===1979===
 
===1979===
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* [[Sleep Dirt]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Sheik Yerbouti]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Orchestral Favorites]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Joe's Garage Act I]] (Zappa)
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* [[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]] (Zappa)
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===1980===
 
===1980===
  
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===1981===
 
===1981===
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* [[Tinsel Town Rebellion]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]] (Zappa)
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* [[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More]] (Zappa)
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* [[Return Of The Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]] (Zappa)
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* [[You Are What You Is]] (Zappa)
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===1982===
 
===1982===
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* [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]] (Zappa)
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===1983===
 
===1983===
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* [[The Man From Utopia]] (Zappa)
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* [[Baby Snakes]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]] (Zappa)
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===1984===
 
===1984===
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* [[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]] (Zappa)
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* [[Francesco Zappa]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Them Or Us]] (Zappa)
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* [[Thing-Fish]] (Zappa)
  
 
==The Last Tour (1985-1993)==
 
==The Last Tour (1985-1993)==
  
 
===1985===
 
===1985===
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* [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Mystery Disc]] (1985, 1998, Zappa)
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===1986===
 
===1986===
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* [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (European Version)]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Jazz From Hell]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Mystery Disc 2]] (1986, 1998, Zappa)
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===1987===
 
===1987===
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]] (Zappa)
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===1988===
 
===1988===
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* [[Frank Zappa: Guitar]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] (Zappa)
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* [[Broadway The Hard Way]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]] (Zappa)
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===1989===
 
===1989===
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]] (Zappa)
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===1990===
 
===1990===
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===1991===
 
===1991===
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* [['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[The Ark (BTB)|The Ark]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[Freaks & Motherfuckers (BTB)|Freaks & Motherfu*#@%!]] - (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[Saarbrücken 1978 (BTB)|Saarbrücken 1978]] (Zappa)
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* [[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)|Anyway The Wind Blows]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[As An Am (BTB)|As An Am]] (Zappa)
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* [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] (Zappa)
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===1992===
 
===1992===
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* [[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)|Our Man In Nirvana]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)|Electric Aunt Jemima]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Tengo Ná Minchia Tanta (BTB)|Tengo Ná Minchia Tanta]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Disconnected Synapses (BTB)|Disconnected Synapses]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)|Swiss Cheese/Fire!]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
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* [[Conceptual Continuity (BTB)|Conceptual Continuity]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]] (Zappa)
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]] (Zappa)
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* [[Playground Psychotics]] (Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention)
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===1993===
 
===1993===
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* [[Ahead Of Their Time]] (The Mothers Of Invention)
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* [[The Yellow Shark]] (Zappa)
  
 
==The Zappa Family Trust (1994 et sq.)==
 
==The Zappa Family Trust (1994 et sq.)==
  
 
===1994===
 
===1994===
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* [[Civilization Phaze III]] (Frank Zappa)
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===1995===
 
===1995===
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===1996===
 
===1996===
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* [[The Lost Episodes]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Läther]] (Frank Zappa)
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* [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] (Frank Zappa)
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===1997===
 
===1997===
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===1998===
 
===1998===
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===1999===
 
===1999===
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* [[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]] (Zappa)
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===2000===
 
===2000===
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===2001===
 
===2001===
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===2002===
 
===2002===
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* [[FZ:OZ]] (Zappa)
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===2003===
 
===2003===
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* [[Halloween]] (Frank Zappa)
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===2004===
 
===2004===
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* [[Joe's Corsage]] (Zappa)
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* [[Quaudiophiliac|QuAUDIOPHILIAc]] (Zappa)
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* [[Joe's Domage]] (Zappa)
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===2005===
 
===2005===
  
 
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Preamble

Frank Zappa was a very intelligent and creative person. There may have been an element of intelligent creativity in how he related the story of his life.

From Baltimore to Cucamonga (1940-1964)

40's

Frank Vincent Zappa was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 21, 1940. His father was an immigrant from Sicily with Greek/Arab origins. His mother was born in US - her mother was from Sicily and her father from Naples. Baltimore had a large Italian immigrant community and Zappa was not an uncommon name. Indeed it seems to be quite common for Zappa's to be named Frank, Francis, or Vincent.

c. 1941-44 Zappa family lives in the Army housing facility at 15, Dexter Street, Edgewood, Maryland

c. 1944-50 Zappa family moves to Opa-Locka, Florida, then back to Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland

50's

c. November 1951 Zappa's father took a job at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California, so the family spent the next couple of weeks driving over 2900 miles across the US in their Henry J.

c. 1951-52 Zappa family moves to Pacific Grove, CA

Summer 1953 Monterey, CA - Keith McKillop's summer percussion school - Mice (first FZ composition)

c. 1953-54 Zappa family moves to Pomona, CA

1954 Zappa family moves to El Cajon, CA - FZ enters Grossmont High School, San Diego, CA

1955 San Diego, CA - The Ramblers: Elwood "Jr." Madeo (guitar), Stuart Congdon (piano), FZ (drums) + others

April, 1955 Grossmont High School, San Diego, CA - While at ninth grade FZ wins county Fire Prevention Week poster contest

c. 1955 FZ enters Mission Bay High School, San Diego, CA

December 21, 1955 FZ talks with Varèse's wife by phone

1956 Zappa family moves to Lancaster, CA - FZ enters Antelope Valley High School

August 12, 1957 Varèse sends a letter to FZ while he's in Baltimore, MD

c. 1957-58 - The Blackouts

1958 William Ballard lets FZ conduct the school orchestra - String Quartet, including: "A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)", "Sleeping In A Jar"

c. 1958 The Blackouts from The Lost Episodes - Wayne Lyles (voice), Terry Wimberly (voice), Elwood "Jr." Madeo (voice), FZ (voice)

c. 1958 The Blackouts break up

c. 1958 FZ wins California statewide art contest with his painting "Family Room"

June 13, 1958 FZ graduates from High School

60's

Married Kay Sherman December 28, 1960. Moved to G Street, Ontario

c. 1961 FZ audits a course on composition by Karl Kohn at Pomona College, Claremont, CA

c. 1961 FZ rents a white Fender Telecaster from Ontario Music Center, G Street, Ontario.

May, 1961 Ontario, CA - The Boogie Men: FZ - lead guitar, Doug Rost (rhythm guitar), Kenny Burgan (sax), Al Surratt (drums)

mid. 1961 FZ auditions Don Preston for a lounge band

June, 1961 FZ hired to write The World's Greatest Sinner (The Film) soundtrack

c. 1961-62 (during three months) Pomona, CA - Rex Jakabowski (guitar, harmonica, vocals), FZ (guitar), Ronnie Williams (guitar), Joe Perrino (piano), Dwight Bement (tenor sax), Al Surratt (drums)

c. 1961 FZ buys a Fender Jazzmaster

c. 1961 FZ meets Paul Buff and begins to work at PAL Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA - recording of Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance from The Lost Episodes: FZ (guitar), Danny Helferin (piano), Chuck Foster (trumpet), Tony Rodriguez (alto sax), Caronga Ward (bass), Chuck Grove (drums). It's From Kansas from Lumpy Gravy may have been recorded here as well.

November, 1961-early 1962 [ten months] Tommy Sandi's Club Sahara, San Bernardino, CA - Joe Perrino & The Mellotones: Joe Perrino (piano), FZ (guitar), Dwight Bement (sax) + others

November, 1961 Chaffey Junior College, Alta Loma, CA: 8-piece rock'n'roll band including: FZ (guitar), Dwight Bement (various instruments)

Early December, 1961 Chaffey Junior College, Alta Loma, CA: 20-member chamber ensemble

December 17, 1961 Chaffey Junior College, Alta Loma, CA: Pomona Valley Orchestra (55-member) conducted by Fred E. Graff

c. 1961-62 Living Room in Ontario, CA: Ronnie Williams (voice), Kenny Williams (voice), FZ (guitar): recorded Ronnie Sings?, Kenny's Booger Story and Ronnie's Booger Story, all from The Lost Episodes.

1962 - The Masters - PAL Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Paul Buff (probably drums, bass, piano), Ronnie Williams (guitar), FZ (guitar): recorded Breaktime (Williams/Buff/FZ)

1962 The Masters - Sixteen Tons (Travis) / Breaktime (Williams/Buff/FZ) (Emmy E 1008)

c. May, 1962 Don Preston's Garage: Don Preston - keyboards, films, assorted percussion (including a bicycle), Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, Buzz Gardner - trumpet, Vic Mio - bass, Jack Lake - percussion, + FZ - films, percussion

c. August, 1962 PAL Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA: Paul Buff (guitar, organ, drums, saxes), Dave Aerni (bass), Mike Dineri (sax), FZ (comb) - recorded Heavies (Aerni/Buff) (intro heard in Nasal Retentive Calliope Music) on We're Only In It For The Money) and The Cruncher (Aerni/Buff).

September, 1962 Channel 7 - Don Preston, FZ and the rest audition for a TV program

December, 1962 PAL Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA, Produced by Dave Aerni, Engineered by FZ - The Tornadoes: Gerald Sanders (bass), Roly Sanders (guitar), Jesse Sanders (guitar), George White (sax), Leonard Delaney (drums) - recorded Moon Dawg (Weaver), The Inebriated Surfer (Sanders), Shootin' Beavers (Sanders), The Swag (Grant/Wray), Raw-Hide (Grant/Wray), Malagueña (Lecuona), The Tornado (Aerni), Bumble Bee Stomp (Sanders/Delaney/White), Vaquero (Tomsco), Johnny B. Goode (Berry)

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ray Collins (vocals, falsetto), Paul Buff (piano, sax), FZ (guitar, bass, drums) - recording of "Tell Me" (Williams) and "Love Of My Life" (FZ/Aerni).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ray Collins (vocals), Ronnie Williams (guitar), Paul Buff (bass, guitar, sax?), FZ (drums) - recording of "Deseri" (Collins/Buff) ( later appeared on The Grandmothers' "Looking Up Granny's Dress", 1982).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ron Roman (vocals) - recording of "Tell Me" (Williams) and "Love Of My Life" (FZ/Aerni).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Produced by Art Laboe - The Penguins: Cleve Duncan (vocals), Walter Saulsberry (vocals), The Viceroys: James Conwell (vocals), Andrew "Jack" White (vocals), Charles Jones (vocals), Oliver Williams (vocals), Herbert White (vocals) + FZ (vibes) - recording of "Memories of El Monte" (FZ/Collins).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ray Collins (vocals), Paul Buff (snorks, saxes, piano?), Dick Barber (snorks?), FZ (guitars, bass, drums?) - recording of "How's Your Bird?" and "The World's Greatest Sinner".

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Bob Guy (vocals), FZ (probably all instruments and sound effects) - recording of "Dear Jeepers" and "Letter From Jeepers".

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Benny Rodriguez (vocals), Joe Rodriguez (vocals), FZ (lead guitar), Max Uballez (rhythm guitar), Richard Provincio (piano), Armando Mora (tenor sax), Chris Pasqual (bass), Manuel Mosqueda (drums) - recording of "Everytime I See You" (FZ/Collins).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Produced by FZ & Paul Buff - Brian Lord (vocals), FZ (various instruments & sound effects), Paul Buff (probably various instruments & sound effects too) - recording of "The Big Surfer".

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ray Collins (vocals), FZ (probably all instruments & backing vocals), ? (sax) - recording of "Hey, Nelda" (FZ/Collins) and "Surf Along" (FZ/Collins).

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Ray Collins (vocals), Paul Buff (fuzz bass), FZ (guitars, bass, keyboards, drums) - recording of "Fountain Of Love" (FZ/Collins) - recording of "Any Way The Wind Blows".

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - FZ (guitars, bass, drums), Paul Buff (saxes?) - recording of "Grunion Run".

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Mr. Clean (lead vocals, harmonica?), Unknown girl (background vocals), Paul Buff (fuzz bass), FZ (most instruments, vocals) - recording of "Mr. Clean" and "Jessie Lee".

March 14, 1963 (aired March 27) - Steve Allen Show, Channel 5 - FZ (bicycle), Steve Allen (bicycle), Johnny Jacobs (poetry) + Instrumental Ensemble Pre-recorded Tape - "Concerto For Two Bicycles".

1963, Ron Roman - "Love Of My Life" (FZ/Aerni) / "Tell Me" (Williams) (Daani 101)

April 8, 1963 - The Penguins - "Memories of El Monte" (FZ/Collins) / "Be Mine" (Day/Nelson) (OS 27)

April 8, 1963 - Baby Ray & The Ferns - "How's Your Bird?" / "The World's Greatest Sinner" (Donna 1378)

April, 1963 - Bob Guy - "Dear Jeepers" / "Letter From Jeepers" (Donna 1380)

April, 1963 - The Heartbreakers - "Everytime I See You" (FZ/Collins) / "Cradle Rock" (Galleger) (Donna 1381)

May 19, 1963 - The Experimental Music of Frank Zappa - Mount St. Mary's College, LA - "Variables II for Orchestra", "Variables I for Any Five Instruments", "Opus 5, for Four Orchestras" (parts on Mount St. Mary's Concert Excerpt), "Rehearsalism", "Three Pieces of Visual Music with Jazz Group".

May, 1963 - Brian Lord & The Midnighters - "The Big Surfer" / "Not Another One" (Aerni/Buff) (Vigah 001)

May 27, 1963 - Brian Lord & The Midnighters - "The Big Surfer" / "Not Another One" (Aerni/Buff) (Capitol 4981)

June, 1963 - Ned & Nelda - "Hey, Nelda" (FZ/Collins) / "Surf Along" (FZ/Collins) (Vigah 002)

July, 1963 - The Hollywood Persuaders - "Tijuana" (Buff) / "Grunion Run" (OS 39)

August, 1963 - Mr. Clean - "Mr. Clean" / "Jessie Lee" (OS 40)

August, 1963 - The Rotations - "Heavies" (Aerni/Buff) / "The Cruncher" (Aerni/Buff) (OS 41)

c. 1963 - Sin City Boys - Ray Collins (vocals), FZ (guitar) - recording of "Joe The Puny Greaser" ("Puff The Magic Dragon") and "Streets Of Fontana" ("Streets Of Laredo")

c. 1963 - The Troubadour - Loeb & Leopold: Ray Collins (vocals), FZ (guitar)

c. summer 1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Don Van Vliet (vocals), FZ (guitar), Alex Snouffer (guitar)?, Vic Mortenson (drums)? - recording of "Slippin' And Slidin'" (Penniman)

c. summer 1963 or c. March, 1964, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Don Van Vliet (vocals), FZ (guitar), Alex Snouffer (guitar)?, Vic Mortenson (drums)? - recording of "Cheryl's Canon" (?), "Evil" (Burnett), "The Grund" (?), and "Vicious Intentions" (?)

c. 1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - FZ (all instruments & vocals) - recording of "Charva".

1963, Run Home, Slow (OS) - Art Laboe's Original Sound Studios, LA, CA, Engineered by Paul Buff: "Run Home Slow Theme", "Run Home Cues #2", "Run Home Cues #3", "The original Duke Of Prunes", "Right There", "The Little March".

c. 1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - recording of "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" and "Take Your Clothes Off"?

c. 1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - FZ (guitar), Doug Moon (acoustic guitar) - recording of "Speed-Freak Boogie".

September 19, 1963 - Dot Records reject The Soots' master with "Any Way The Wind Blows" and "Slippin' And Slidin'" among others.

1963, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Produced by Curry & Irvin - Conrad & The Hurricane Strings: Conrad Couwenberg (guitar), Ed Sigarlaki (guitar), Don Sigarlaki (bass), Patrick Couwenberg (drums) - recording of "Hurricane" (Sigarlaki) (intro heard in "Bit of Nostalgia") and "Sweet Love" (Sigarlaki).

December, 1963 - Conrad & The Hurricane Strings - "Hurricane" (Sigarlaki) / "Sweet Love" (Sigarlaki) (Daytone 6401)

c. March, 1964, Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA - Don Van Vliet (vocals), FZ (guitar), Alex Snouffer (guitar)?, Janschi (bass), Vic Mortenson (drums) - recording of "Tiger Roach" (Van Vliet/FZ), "Metal Man Has Won His Wings" (Van Vliet/FZ), and "I'm Your Nasty Shadow" (?).

May 10, 1964 - The name of the band is changed officialy to Mothers

1964 - FZ moves to Pal Studio, Cucamonga, CA

August 1, 1964 - FZ buys Pal Studio from Paul Buff and renames it as Studio Z

August 1, 1964 - Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA - Don Van Vliet, Laurie, Ray Collins, Jim Sherwood, Bob Narciso - recording of "Opening Night At Studio Z"

c. September, 1964 - FZ sets up the plot & scenery for "Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People"

c. 1964 - The Saints 'N Sinners, Ontario, CA - The Muthers: FZ (guitar, vocals), Paul Woods (bass), Les Papp (drums) - recording of "Power Trio from 'The Saint & Sinners'"

1964 - "I Was A Teen-age Malt Shop" (Rock Opera) - Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA - FZ (piano, guitar, bass, vocals), Don Van Vliet (vocals), Allison Buff (vocals), Jim Sherwood (acoustic guitar), Vic Mortenson (drums) - recording of "The Birth of Captain Beefheart", "I Was A Teen-age Malt Shop", "Status Back Baby", "Ned The Mumbler", "Ned Has A Brainstorm" (aka "Toads Of The Short Forest").

December 2, 1964 - KNXT rejects the "I Was A Teen-age Malt Shop" outline


The Mothers of Invention (1965-1969)

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

Hot Rats / Mothers / Wazoo (1970-1972)

1970

1971

1972

Discreet (1973-1975)

1973

1974

1975

Zappa / Barking Pumpkin (1976-1980)

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

Them Or Us (1981-1984)

1981

1982

1983

1984

The Last Tour (1985-1993)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

The Zappa Family Trust (1994 et sq.)

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

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