Zappa Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles which was founded by Frank Zappa in 1977. It was mostly inactive during the 1980s and 1990s...
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Frank Vincent Zappa (/ˈzæpə/ ZAP-ə; December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more...
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Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa; September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer...
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Zappa in New York is a double live album by Frank Zappa released on his own DiscReet Records label, distributed by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded...
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Zappa Plays Zappa is an American tribute act led by Dweezil Zappa, the elder son of late American composer and musician Frank Zappa, devoted to performing...
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Diva Muffin Zappa (born July 30, 1979) is an American artist and actress who has also recorded a one-off comedy single. She is the youngest child of musician...
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April 1975 interview with Zappa confirms this. The Warner subsidiary Reprise Records distributed Zappa's DiscReet Records label. The album was ultimately...
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by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa Family Trust...
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Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust...
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Zappa Records is an American record label. The label was founded in Los Angeles in 1977 by Frank Zappa. Schinder, S.; Schwartz, A. (2008). Icons of Rock:...
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records. As such, it was Zappa's first album to be released simultaneously on vinyl and CD. The double CD, released on Rykodisc in the US and Zappa Records...
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The Mothers of Invention (redirect from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)
underground music scene in the late 1960s. With Zappa at the helm, it was signed to jazz label Verve Records as part of the label's diversification plans...
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Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974) is an American musician and writer, and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. Ahmet Zappa was born in Los Angeles...
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L. Shankar (category ECM Records artists)
incredible.” — Frank Zappa, BAM Magazine, October 5, 1979 Initially, Shankar had entered into a 10-album deal with Zappa Records. However, a conflict...
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Straight Records, self-identified simply as Straight, was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his...
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Ike Willis (section Years with Frank Zappa)
Bad Doberan, Germany. He is most recognized for his involvement in Zappa records such as playing Joe in Joe's Garage, providing vocals on Tinsel Town...
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Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich is a live album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on March 3, 2023. It is a 3CD set that contains two complete shows recorded...
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DiscReet Records, self-identified simply as DiscReet, was a record label founded by Frank Zappa and his then business partner and manager Herb Cohen. The...
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Sheik Yerbouti (category Albums produced by Frank Zappa)
double album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in March 1979 as the first release on Zappa Records, distributed by Phonogram Inc. in the United...
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Joe's Garage (redirect from Stick It Out (Frank Zappa song))
by American musician Frank Zappa in September and November 1979. Originally released as two separate albums on Zappa Records, the project was later remastered...
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officially released Frank Zappa recordings. This list does not include musicians who have performed as guest musicians at Frank Zappa concerts unless they...
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habit. Barking Pumpkin was initially distributed by CBS Records. Zappa had founded the Zappa Records label in 1977, and formed a deal with Phonogram Inc....
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Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana is a live album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on October 14, 2022. The album was recorded during the Yugoslavian leg...
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We're Only in It for the Money (category Albums produced by Frank Zappa)
issued by Capitol Records as a solo instrumental album by bandleader/guitarist Frank Zappa and was subsequently reedited by Zappa and released by Verve;...
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Warren Cuccurullo (category Six Degrees Records artists)
songwriter, restaurant owner, and former bodybuilder who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s. He was also a founding member of Missing Persons in the...
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Hot Rats (category Albums produced by Frank Zappa)
by Reprise Records. This version was deleted in 1981 when Zappa's contract with record distributor Warner Bros. Records ended. In 1987 Zappa remixed Hot...
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Ed Mann (section Discography with Zappa)
Trance-Fusion (Zappa Records 2006) The Dub Room Special (CD, Zappa Records, 2007) One Shot Deal (Zappa Records ZR 20006, 2008) Hammersmith Odeon (album) (Zappa, 2010)...
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Look up zappa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Frank Zappa (1940–1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer...
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Zappa/Erie is a live album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on June 17, 2022. The album is a six CD boxset consisting of several shows performed...
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A Token of His Extreme (category Frank Zappa live albums)
Frank Zappa, recorded on August 27, 1974, at KCET, Los Angeles, California and posthumously released in November 2013 by the Zappa Family Trust on Zappa Records...
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