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Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial
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1476:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
1469:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5
1462:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
1448:The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
1430:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
1416:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
1409:You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
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1849:ZAPPAtite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks
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1276:Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More
1965:200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition
527:. 1981 – via www.discogs.com.
513:. 1981 – via www.discogs.com.
2333:The Adventures of Greggery Peccary
1891:Zappa in New York 40th Anniversary
1651:The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)
1388:London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II
1065:Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
149:Frank Zappa singles chronology
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1788:A Token of His Extreme Soundtrack
1318:London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I
444:Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is
367:B2. "Soup 'N Old Clothes" – 7:50
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2508:St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
2438:Let's Make the Water Turn Black
1725:"Congress Shall Make No Law..."
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345:A. "You Are What You Is" – 4:22
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2912:Songs written by Frank Zappa
1570:Everything Is Healing Nicely
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303:"Lonesome Cowboy Burt" from
2603:Does Humor Belong in Music?
2000:Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich
1986:Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana
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1842:Frank Zappa for President
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570:The Mothers of Invention
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2839:Barking Pumpkin Records
2529:The Torture Never Stops
2078:The **** of the Mothers
1944:Halloween 81 Highlights
1835:The Crux of the Biscuit
1644:The MOFO Project/Object
1374:The Old Masters, Box II
1111:Weasels Ripped My Flesh
194:album of the same title
192:released from his 1981
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1815:200 Motels: The Suites
1528:Civilization Phaze III
1455:Make a Jazz Noise Here
1353:The Old Masters, Box I
696:Don "Sugarcane" Harris
2522:A Token of My Extreme
1912:The Hot Rats Sessions
1884:The Roxy Performances
1753:Understanding America
1665:The Dub Room Special!
1483:Playground Psychotics
1423:Broadway the Hard Way
1262:Tinsel Town Rebellion
849:Napoleon Murphy Brock
73:"Soup 'N Old Clothes"
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2596:The Dub Room Special
2452:Memories of El Monte
2113:Son of Cheep Thrills
1828:Road Tapes, Venue #3
1781:Road Tapes, Venue #2
1760:Road Tapes, Venue #1
1230:Orchestral Favorites
1174:Roxy & Elsewhere
1104:Burnt Weeny Sandwich
281:Beavis and Butt-Head
188:" is a single which
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1821:Roxy the Soundtrack
1490:Ahead of Their Time
1304:The Man from Utopia
1290:You Are What You Is
1160:Over-Nite Sensation
186:You Are What You Is
165:You Are What You Is
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2784:Ruben and the Jets
2723:Frankly a Cappella
2684:In popular culture
2417:I Have Been in You
2354:Billy the Mountain
2299:Stairway to Heaven
2201:Peaches en Regalia
2060:Beat the Boots! II
1630:Imaginary Diseases
1237:Joe's Garage Act I
1020:Official releases
329:Frankly a Cappella
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2794:Little Feat
2754:Discography
2663:Ahmet Zappa
2589:Baby Snakes
2574:Filmography
2536:Uncle Remus
2285:Valley Girl
2257:Bobby Brown
1870:Little Dots
1863:Chicago '78
1311:Baby Snakes
1146:Waka/Jawaka
1072:Mothermania
1058:Lumpy Gravy
1022:(1966–1993)
1012:Albert Wing
1001:Paul Carman
997:Allan Zavod
966:Dale Bozzio
891:Lady Bianca
869:André Lewis
853:Walt Fowler
807:Ken Shroyer
783:Sal Marquez
771:Gary Barone
721:George Duke
716:Mark Volman
656:Jim Fielder
651:Don Preston
636:Billy Mundi
631:Denny Bruce
616:Jim Guercio
596:Ray Collins
591:Roy Estrada
581:Frank Zappa
566:Frank Zappa
263:music video
257:Music video
202:Valley Girl
190:Frank Zappa
144:Frank Zappa
139:Producer(s)
132:Frank Zappa
92:May 9, 1981
41:Frank Zappa
2902:1981 songs
2896:Categories
2668:Diva Zappa
2653:Moon Zappa
2648:Gail Zappa
2617:Uncle Meat
2582:200 Motels
2501:Sleep Dirt
2466:Muffin Man
2424:Inca Roads
1993:Waka/Wazoo
1979:Zappa/Erie
1700:Philly '76
1511:Posthumous
1346:Thing-Fish
1332:Them or Us
1216:Sleep Dirt
1209:Studio Tan
1188:Bongo Fury
1132:200 Motels
1079:Uncle Meat
1037:Freak Out!
956:L. Shankar
951:Ike Willis
931:Peter Wolf
926:Tommy Mars
911:Lou Marini
821:Tom Fowler
816:Tony Duran
800:Tom Rainey
779:Tom Malone
747:Jim Gordon
734:Bob Harris
626:Del Casher
601:Steve Mann
471:2024-03-17
450:2024-03-17
414:2021-12-19
372:References
335:Track list
321:a cappella
307:200 Motels
251:one-liners
207:Thing-Fish
2759:Musicians
2677:Influence
2641:Relatives
2243:Disco Boy
2194:My Guitar
2099:Cucamonga
1595:Halloween
974:Steve Vai
886:Ray White
839:Kin Vassy
676:Art Tripp
247:Caucasian
2881:Category
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2774:The GTOs
2389:Duodenum
2382:Cheepnis
1086:Hot Rats
804:Ray Reed
729:Jim Pons
408:Archived
89:Recorded
81:Released
2459:Montana
2165:Singles
1658:Buffalo
921:Ed Mann
392:. 1982.
390:Discogs
235:poseurs
214:Meaning
174:(1981)
169:(1981)
160:(1980)
2130:series
1542:Läther
1402:Guitar
323:group
315:Covers
198:B-side
97:Length
59:B-side
37:Single
2862:Zappa
2494:Rollo
2309:Other
1922:2020s
1710:2010s
1672:Wazoo
1588:FZ:OZ
1580:2000s
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1096:1970s
1029:1960s
224:blues
114:Label
2187:WPLJ
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2137:2006
568:and
497:2012
319:The
84:1981
2804:U.K
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