Discografia di Frank Zappa | |
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Frank Zappa durante un concerto | |
Album in studio | 39↙ |
Album dal vivo | 63↙ |
Raccolte | 34↙ |
Singoli | 36↙ |
Colonne sonore | 4↙ |
La discografia di Frank Zappa conta oltre cento album, di cui molti postumi pubblicati dal Zappa Family Trust,[1] nonché una serie di bootleg autorizzati dallo stesso artista (Beat the Boots). Zappa ha anche pubblicato più di trenta singoli e tre colonne sonore di film da lui diretti. Il primo album del chitarrista è Freak Out! del 1966 mentre l'ultima incisione in studio è Jazz from Hell, uscito nel 1986. L'album di maggior successo commerciale risulta essere Sheik Yerbouti del 1979.[1]
Album in studio
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Con i Mothers of Invention
- 1966 - Freak Out!
- 1967 - Absolutely Free
- 1968 - We're Only in It for the Money
- 1968 - Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
- 1969 - Uncle Meat
- 1970 - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
- 1970 - Weasels Ripped My Flesh
- 1973 - Over-Nite Sensation
- 1975 - One Size Fits All
Solista
- 1968 - Lumpy Gravy
- 1969 - Hot Rats
- 1970 - Chunga's Revenge
- 1972 - Waka/Jawaka
- 1972 - The Grand Wazoo
- 1974 - Apostrophe (')
- 1976 - Zoot Allures
- 1978 - Studio Tan
- 1979 - Sleep Dirt
- 1979 - Sheik Yerbouti
- 1979 - Joe's Garage
- 1981 - You Are What You Is
- 1982 - Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
- 1983 - The Man from Utopia
- 1983 - London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
- 1984 - Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger
- 1984 - Them or Us
- 1984 - Thing-Fish
- 1984 - Francesco Zappa
- 1985 - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
- 1986 - Jazz from Hell
- 1987 - London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2
- 1994 - Civilization Phaze III
- 1996 - Läther
- 1999 - Everything Is Healing Nicely
- 2015 - Dance Me This
- 2015 - 200 Motels: The Suites
- 1975 - Bongo Fury
Album dal vivo
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- 1971 - Fillmore East - June 1971 (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1972 - Just Another Band from L.A. (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1974 - Roxy & Elsewhere
- 1978 - Zappa in New York
- 1979 - Orchestral Favorites
- 1981 - Tinsel Town Rebellion
- 1981 - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
- 1986 - Does Humor Belong in Music?
- 1988 - Guitar
- 1988 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
- 1988 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
- 1988 - Broadway the Hard Way
- 1989 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
- 1991 - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
- 1991 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
- 1991 - Make a Jazz Noise Here
- 1992 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5
- 1992 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
- 1992 - Playground Psychotics
- 1992 - Ahead of Their Time (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1993 - The Yellow Shark
- 2002 - FZ:OZ
- 2003 - Halloween
- 2006 - Imaginary Diseases
- 2006 - Trance-Fusion
- 2007 - Buffalo
- 2007 - The Dub Room Special
- 2007 - Wazoo
- 2008 - One Shot Deal
- 2008 - Joe's Menage
- 2008 - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAA Birthday Bundle
- 2009 - Philly '76
- 2010 - Hammersmith Odeon
- 2011 - Carnegie Hall (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 2012 - Road Tapes, Venue #1
- 2012 - AAAFNRAA Baby Snakes The Compleat Soundtrack
- 2013 - Road Tapes, Venue 2
- 2013 - A Token of His Extreme
- 2014 - Joe's Camouflage
- 2014 - Roxy By Proxy
- 2015 - Mudshark Live
- 2015 - Ahoy There! (Ahoy, Rotterdam/Netherlands, May 24, 1980)
- 2016 - Road Tapes, Venue 3
- 2016 - Chicago '78
- 2016 - Little Dots
- 2016 - Vancouver Workout
- 2017 - Halloween 77: The Palladium, NYC
- 2017 - Halloween 77: October 31, 1977 – The Palladium, NYC
- 2018 - The Roxy Performances
- 2018 - Zappa in New York 40th Anniversary
- 2019 - Halloween '73
- 2019 - Halloween '73 Highlights
- 2020 - The Mothers 1970
- 2020 - Halloween '81
- 2020 - Halloween '81 (Highlights from The Palladium, New York City)
- 2021 - Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show
- 2022 - The Mothers 1971
- 2022 - Zappa/Erie
- 2022 - ZAPPA '75/Live in Zagreb, Ljubljana
Singoli
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- 1966 - How Could I Be Such a Fool? (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1966 - Who Are the Brain Police? (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1967 - Lonely Little Girl (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1967 - Big Leg Emma (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1967 - Son of Suzy Creamcheese (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1968 - Motherly Love (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1969 - WPLJ (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1969 - My Guitar (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1970 - Peaches en Regalia
- 1971 - Tears Began to Fall (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1971 - Magic Fingers
- 1971 - What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning
- 1972 - Eat that Question (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1972 - Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus
- 1973 - I'm the Slime
- 1974 - Cosmik Debris
- 1974 - Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
- 1975 - Du Bist Mein Sofa (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1976 - Find Her Finer
- 1976 - Disco Boy
- 1979 - Dancin' Fool
- 1979 - Bobby Brown
- 1979 - Joe's Garage
- 1980 - Stick It Out
- 1980 - I Don't Wanna Get Drafted
- 1981 - Love of My Life
- 1981 - Harder Than Your Husband
- 1981 - You Are What You Is
- 1981 - Valley Girl
- 1983 - The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou
- 1983 - Cocaine Decisions
- 1984 - Baby Take Your Teeth Out
- 1984 - The Girl in the Magnesium Dress
- 1988 - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- 1988 - Zomby Woof
- 1991 - Stairway to Heaven (Instrumental)
Colonne sonore
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- 1971 - 200 Motels
- 1983 - Baby Snakes (album dal vivo)
- 2015 - Roxy - The Soundtrack
- 2020 - Zappa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Antologie
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- 1969 - The **** of the Mothers (attribuito ai Mothers of Invention)
- 1969 - Mothermania (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 1985 - The Old Masters, Box One
- 1986 - The Old Masters, Box Two
- 1987 - The Old Masters, Box Three
- 1991 - Beat the Boots (bootleg autorizzato)
- 1992 - Beat the Boots II (bootleg autorizzato)
- 1995 - Strictly Commercial
- 1996 - The Lost Episodes
- 1996 - Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
- 1997 - Have I Offended Someone?
- 1997 - Strictly Genteel
- 1998 - Cucamonga
- 1998 - Cheap Thrills
- 1998 - Mystery Disc
- 1998 - Son of Cheep Thrills
- 2004 - Joe's Corsage
- 2004 - Joe's Domage
- 2004 - QuAUDIOPHILIAc
- 2005 - Joe's Xmasage
- 2009 - Beat the Boots III (bootleg autorizzato)
- 2009 - Lumpy Money Project/Object
- 2010 - Greasy Love Songs Project/Object
- 2010 - Congress Shall Make No Law...
- 2010 - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010
- 2011 - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011
- 2011 - Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison
- 2012 - Understanding America
- 2012 - Finer Moments
- 2014 - The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014
- 2016 - The Crux of the Biscuit Project/Object
- 2016 - Frank Zappa for President
- 2016 - ZAPPAtite
- 2016 - Meat Light (con i Mothers of Invention)
- 2020 - A Very Zappa Birthday EP
- 2022 - Waka/Wazoo
Lavori correlati
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- Trout Mask Replica (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band) (1969) (Zappa produttore)
- Permanent Damage (the GTOs) (1969) (Zappa produttore)
- King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (Jean-Luc Ponty) (1970) (Zappa autore delle musiche)
- For Real! (Ruben And The Jets) (1973) (Zappa produttore)
- Good Singin' Good Playin' (Grand Funk Railroad) (1976) (Zappa produttore)
- Touch Me There (L. Shankar) (1979) (Zappa produttore)
- Havin' a Bad Day (Dweezil Zappa) (1986) (Zappa co-produttore)
Altri (parziale)
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (BRT Big Band) (1990)
- Yahozna Plays Zappa (Yahozna) (1992)
- Zappa's Universe - A Celebration Of 25 Years Of Frank Zappa's Music (Joel Thorne/Orchestra of Our Time) (1993)
- Who Could Imagine? (the Grandmothers) (1994)
- Harmonia Meets Zappa (Harmonia Ensemble) (1994)
- Music By Frank Zappa (Omnibus Wind Ensemble) (1995)
- Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (Muffin Men) (1997)
- Frank You, Thank! - Tributo italiano a Frank Zappa - Vol. 1 (Artisti vari) (1999)
- Eating the Astoria, live in London (the Grandmothers) (1994)
- Frankly A Cappella (The Persuasions) (2000)
- The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
- Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (Bohuslän Big Band) (2000)
- Frank You, Thank! - Tributo italiano a Frank Zappa - Vol. 2 (Artisti vari) (2002)
- Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (Ensemble Modern) (2003)
Note
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- ^ a b (EN) Top 12 Most Essential Frank Zappa Albums, su liveforlivemusic.com.
Collegamenti esterni
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- (EN) Discografia ufficiale di Frank Zappa, su zappa.com. URL consultato il 21 gennaio 2017 (archiviato dall'url originale il 22 dicembre 2017).
- (EN) Frank Zappa, su Discogs, Zink Media.