Tag: Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa – Waka/Wazoo (2022) [Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa - Waka/Wazoo (2022) [Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa – Waka/Wazoo (2022) [Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray Audio | LPCM / Dolby TrueHD-Atmos | 24bit / 48kHz / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
No Scans
Total Size: 20.5 GB (BD) + 5.75 GB (Hi-Res)
Label: Zappa Records | EU | Cat#: ZR20041 | Genre: Jazz Rock
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Frank Zappa – Funky Nothingness (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa - Funky Nothingness (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa – Funky Nothingness (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
3x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 6.03 GB
Label: Frank Zappa Catalog | Genre: Jazz Rock

Funky Nothingness is the “lost album” sequel to the iconic Hot Rats (1969). Primarily recorded at The Record Plant studio in 1970, it contains mostly unreleased compositions and jams featuring Don “Sugarcane” Harris and newcomer Aynsley Dunbar. Titled by Zappa himself, this compilation contains vintage FZ mixes with modern mixes by Craig Parker Adams. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – Funky Nothingness (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.48 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMG Recordings | Genre: Jazz Rock
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Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo (1972) [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 2.54 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMG Recordings | Genre: Jazz Rock
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Frank Zappa – Waka/Wazoo (2022) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa - Waka/Wazoo (2022) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Frank Zappa – Waka/Wazoo (2022) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
4x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 7.46 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Frank Zappa Catalog | Genre: Jazz-Rock

In 1972, Frank Zappa experimented with an “electric orchestra” concept which resulted in 2 albums: Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo. Celebrating the 50th-anniversary of this endeavor, Waka/Wazoo documents the recording sessions with outtakes and oddities on 4 CDs. Also included is a December 1972 live show from Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco and unreleased George Duke demos. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – Waka/Wazoo (2022) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa - ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]Frank Zappa - ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 4.27 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Frank Zappa Catalog | Genre: Rock

Frank Zappa’s fall 1975 touring schedule brought him to two cities in Yugoslavia, marking the first and only time he played shows in that country.?This set combines performances from both shows, recorded live in Zagreb on 11/21/75 and Ljubljana on 11/22/75. Re-mixed from the original 1/2″ 8-track tape masters by Craig Parker Adams and mastered by John Polito, this historical release is the only multi-tracked document of Zappa’s rare band line-up, The Mothers, in the Vault. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Frank Zappa – 200 Motels (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa - 200 Motels (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa – 200 Motels (1971)
[Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 11 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Frank Zappa Catalog | Genre: Rock

Monstrous collection brings together newly remastered soundtrack with staggering amount of unreleased and rare material unearthed from the vault, including original demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews and early audio edit of the film. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – 200 Motels (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Frank Zappa – Discography (1966-2020)

Frank Zappa – Discography (1966-2020)

Frank Zappa – Discography (1966-2020)
EAC Rip | 265xCD + 8xDVD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 179 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS | POSTHUMOUS ALBUMS
Label: Various | Genre: Progressive Rock, Experimental

Composer, guitarist, singer, and bandleader Frank Zappa was a singular musical figure during a performing and recording career that lasted from the 1960s to the ’90s. His disparate influences included doo wop music and avant-garde classical music; although he led groups that could be called rock & roll bands for much of his career, he used them to create a hybrid style that bordered on jazz and complicated, modern serious music, sometimes inducing orchestras to play along. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – Discography (1966-2020)”