I Was A Teenage Maltshop

Label: ZX

Released: unknown

Number of Copies: 100

Label: Zapped

Re-released: 2019

Number of Copies: 

blue, clear, green, red, white vinyl:

50 numbered copies each

  • Featured as record 7 of “The History & Collected Improvisations of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention”
  • Some of this stuff comes from a radio show on KWST radio, 1-Nov-1975, where Zappa played oldies and oddities
  • Side #2 is identified as "live in Boston, Massachusettes, 11-Sep-1975". There was no such show; it could be live in Boston 27-Apr-1975 or somewhere else on the tour
  • The cover track list is wrong, but this should be correct
     
  • Side #1: Historical material 1962 - 1968
  • Side #2: 1975 04 27 - Music Hall, Boston, MA
    Frank Zappa, Denny Walley, Captain Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler

Side #1

  1. I Was A Teenage Maltshop / Status Back Baby / Ned The Mumbler / Ned Has A Brainstorm / Toads Of The Short Forest (Toads...: not listed)
  2. Excerpt from The Uncle Frankie Show (not listed)
  3. Charva (listed as “Charma“)
  4. Band Introductions From The Fillmore West (not listed)
  5. Plastic People
  6. Bobby Jameson: Gotta Find My Roogalator
  7. Baby Ray & The Ferns: How's Your Bird
  8. Baby Ray & The Ferns: The World's Greatest Sinner
  9. The Penguins: Memories Of El Monte

Side #2

  1. Camarillo Brillo
  2. Muffin Man (not listed)
  3. Let's Make The Water Turn Black
  4. Willie The Pimp

If You Get A Headache

Label: ZX

Released: unknown

Number of Copies: 100

Label: Zapped

Re-released: 2019

Number of Copies: 100

blue, clear, green, red, white vinyl:

50 numbered copies each

  • Featured as record 4 of “The History & Collected Improvisations of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention”
     
  • Side #1: 1975 05 13 - Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
    Frank Zappa, Denny Walley, Captain Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler
  • Side #2: 1975 10 23 - Music Hall, Boston, MA
    Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, Andre Lewis, Terry Bozzio     

Side #1

  1. Apostrophe      
  2. Stink Foot          
  3. I'm Not Satisfied    
  4. Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy

Side #2

  1. You Can Shallow My Pride         
  2. Any Downers? 
  3. The Mothers Go Cosmic             
  4. Love Is Where It's At    
  5. Camerillo Brillo
  6. Muffin Man

Igor's Transylvanian Ballet Music

Label: The Swingin' Pig Records

Released: unknown

Number of Copies:

yellow vinyl: #1 - #100,

red vinyl: #101 - #200

blue vinyl: #201 - #300

green vinyl: #301 - #400

white vinyl: #401 - #500

 

1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI

 

Frank Zappa, Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner

Side #1

  1. Tune-Up             
  2. Some Ballet Music         
  3. Uncle Meat
  4. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama

Side #2

  1. Eye Of Agamotto             
  2. Jelly      
  3. Hungry Freaks, Daddy   
  4. Little House I Used To Live In    
  5. Aybe Sea           
  6. Transylvania Boogie

In Europe

Label: Worldwhite 

Released: 1971/1972

Label: Hedgehog Records

Re-released: 2006

  • 1971 11 27 – The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Frank Zappa, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jim Pons, Aynsley Dunbar, Don Preston, Ian Underwood

Side #1

  1. Peaches en Regalia        
  2. Tears Began To Fall        
  3. She Painted Up Her Face
  4. Shove It Right In

Side #2

  1. The Mothers Of Invention Singing Dutch (Divan or Geef Mij Wat Vloerbedekking Onder Deze Vette Zwevende Sofa or Gimme’ Some Floorcovering Under This Fat Floating Sofa)

In Poughkeepsie

Label: Zappa Fan Trust

Released: 2011

Number of Copies:

black vinyl: ?

blue vinyl: 100 numbered

red vinyl: 100 numbered

yellow vinyl: 100 numbered

white label: came with separate stickers

 

1978 09 21 - Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf  

Side #1

  1. The Deathless Horsie
  2. Dancin‘ Fool
  3. Easy Meat
  4. Honey Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? 

 

Side #2

  1. Keep It Greasey
  2. Village Of The Sun
  3. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  4. City Of Tiny Lights

 

Side #3

  1. Pound For A Brown
  2. Prelude To Bobby Brown
  3. Bobby Brown
  4. Conehead
  5. Mo's Vacation
  6. Black Page #2 

Side #4

  1. Introduction I'm In You
  2. I Have Been In You
  3. Flakes
  4. Magic Fingers
  5. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
  6. Nanook Rubs It 

 

Side #5

  1. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
  2. Father O'Blivion
  3. Rollo
  4. Little House I Used To Live In
    (incl. Drum Solo)
  5. Tell Me You Love Me 

 

Side #6

  1. Yo Mama
  2. Black Napkins
  3. King Kong (Bonus Track)

Incognito

Label: Safe Record Ltd.

Released: 1982

Number of Copies: black vinyl (original): ? / blue vinyl: 250 / yellow vinyl: 250

 

  • Side #1: 1970 11 06 - Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Frank Zappa, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jeff Simmons, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar
  • Side #2: 1969 06 06 - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
    Frank Zappa, Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Arthur Dyer Tripp III, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner

Side #1

  1. Have Gun, Will Travel
  2. Call Any Vegetable
  3. The Sanzini Brothers (Intro)

Side #2

  1. Uncle Meat
  2. Drum Duet
  3. Some Ballet Music
  4. Improvisation
  5. Big Leg Emma 

Incredibly Frank

 

Label: Roxy

Released: 1982

Number of Copies: 1000

  • Contains a recording of an interview with Zappa conducted by Rob Finnis, who also issued the record: "This previously unpublished interview was recorded at Frank Zappa's home in Hollywood, California on September 13th 1970. A relaxed Zappa spoke at length about his early ventures in the record business, the production techniques employed on the Mothers' Verve albums and his relationship with the quirky Captain Beefheart. Zappa's revelations provide a unique insight into the classic phase of his career".

Side #1

  1. Interview - Part I

Side #2

  1. Interview - Part II

Indiscreet Picture Show

Label: Smog Records

Released: 1982

aubergine, blue, grey, green, black labels

with silver A and B Smog Records labels 

 

1974 08 06/07 Culver City, Los Angeles, CA

 

Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson

Side #1

  1. Have Gun, Will Travel
  2. Call Any Vegetable
  3. The Sanzini Brothers (Intro)

Side #2

  1. Uncle Meat
  2. Drum Duet
  3. Some Ballet Music
  4. Improvisation
  5. Big Leg Emma

Instructional Wanking

Label: Not On Label

Released: 1984

Number of Copies: 100

 

1984 09 28 - Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod,

Bobby Martin

Side #1

  1. Zoot Allures
  2. Teenage Wind
    (listed as “Bamboozled By Love”)
  3. Truck Driver Divorce
  4. City Of Tiny Lights
  5. You Are What You Is
  6. The Evil Prince
    (listed as “Theme From Thingfish”)

Side #2

  1. More Trouble Every Day
  2. Penguin In Bondage
    (listed as “Shriek Hotel”)
  3. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
    (listed as “Cosmic Brewster”)
  4. Bobby Brown
  5. Keep It Greasy
  6. I Am The Slime
  7. Let´s Move To Cleveland (not listed)

Instrumental & Improvisations

Advance Release

Regular releases Cover

(came with Frontinserts in different colors)

Label: No Question

Released: 2006

Number of Copies: black vinyl testpressing: ? / mcv: 50 / blue vinyl: 99 / red vinyl: 80

black splattered: ? / white splattered: ?

 

  • Side #1 & Side #2, track 2: 1972 12 09 - Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
    Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone, Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Gary Barone
  • Side #2, track 1: 1973 10 26 - Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
    Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson

Side #1

  1. Improvisations

Side #2

  1. Big Swifty
  2. Son Of Mr. Green Genes

Inter-Zappa Overdrive

Label: Turnip Records

Released: 2006

Number of Copies: 200

grey marbled, brown marbled vinyl

 

Side #1: Frank Zappa - guitar, Roger Waters - bass, Nick Mason - drums, David Gilmour - guitar, Richard Wright - keyboards

 

Side #2: Frank Zappa - guitar (track 2), Captain Beefheart - vocals, Rockette Morton - bass, Jeff Bruchell - drums, Zoot Horn Rollo - guitar, The Mascara Snake - saxophone

Side #1

  1. Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive

Side #2

  1. Captain Beefheart
    My Human Gets Me Blues
    (Introduction by Frank Zappa) 
  2. Captain Beefheart
    When Big Joan Sets Up 
  3. Captain Beefheart
    Who Will Be Next? (not listed)

Interview Picture Disc

 

Label: Baktabak

Released: 1985

  • Limited Edition, Partially Unofficial
  • Interview #1 was done in London right after the first Odeon Hammersmith show in 1984. Zappa talks for example about the 1984 band.
  • Interview #2 also sounds British. It's also from around that time. Zappa talks about his Them or Us book and about dead rock stars.

Side #1

  1. Interview #1

Side #2

  1. Interview #2

It's Been A Long Time Comin'

Label: Not On Label

Released: 1984

Number of Copies:

black vinyl: 120, mcv: 30

 

1978 10 15 - State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY (Late Show)

 

Frank Zappa, Patrick O'Hearn, Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf

Side #1

  1. Suicide Chump
  2. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  3. City Of Tiny Lites (Part 1)

Side #2

  1. City Of Tiny Lites (Part 2)
  2. A Pound For A Brown On The Bus

It´s More Than A Burp

Label: Angry Taxman Records

Released: 1986

Number of Copies:

black vinyl: 200, white vinyl: 50

 

Side #1: 1979 03 19 - Parc du Penfield, Brest, France

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cucurullo, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf  

 

Side #2: 1984 07 25 - Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock

Side #1

  1. I Ain't Got No Heart
  2. Brown Shoes Don't Make It
    (listed as “Brown Shoes”)
  3. Cosmik Debris
    (listed as “Cosmic debris”)
  4. Tryin' To Grow A Chin
    (changed to “Tryin' To Grow A Dick”)
  5. City Of Tiny Lites

Side #2

  1. Joe's Garage
  2. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
    (listed as “Why Does It Hurt When Pee”)
  3. Cocaine Decisions
  4. Nig Biz (not listed)