The Franklinton Zappas are a new cosmic team for the 1997 season. They compete in the Cosmic Under League. The Zappas consist of the first 25 albums that the American composer and rock musician Frank Zappa released. The album/players cover the years from 1966 to 1979.
Francis Vincent Zappa (1940-1993), an iconoclastic and irreverent citizen released over 50 albums during his life and in the process earned the respect of those who care and appreciate music. Michael Walsh wrote in Time magazine shortly after Zappa's death that "[Zappa] was the most protean and adventurous American composer of his generation." Early in life, Zappa was influenced by modern musical theories and composers. The tale of his telephone call, when Zappa was fifteen, to the composer Edgar Varese is well-known in Zappa lore.
In addition to his musical talents, Zappa had a biting and satirical social wit that took aim at all pretense from the hypocrisy of American politics to the mindlessness of the hippie's ethics. He constantly encouraged his listeners to register to vote, to participate in the democracy. He was an active, visible, and vocal spokesman against censorship of any kind. He testified in the 1980s before the United States Congress against a planned rating system for music albums.
A creative soul, Zappa arrogantly but accurately described his work when he wrote: "My music makes the mind think."
- Freak Out, 1966
- Weasels Ripped My Flesh, 1970
- Chunga's Revenge, 1970
- Fillmore East-June 1971, 1971
- 200 Motels, 1971
- Just Another Band From L.A., 1972
- Waka/Jawaka, 1972
- Grand Wazoo, 1972
- Overnite Sensation, 1973
- Apostrophe, 1974
There are many Zappa resources on the World Wide Web. Several sites are listed here. Most of these sites contain excellent updated links. Others contain useful and interesting information about Zappa, his music, his activism, or other related information.
Each album/player is linked to the lyrics to songs found on the album. The link is to a site running on the WWW server at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Amsterdam. Known as St. Alphonzo's Pancake Homepage for Zappa Fans it is maintained by Robbert Heederik. CBA would like to extend our grateful thanks to Mr. Heederik for his painstaking efforts.
The list of musicians and song lists have been adapted from the alt.fan.frank-zappa Frequently Asked Questions document maintained by Vinksu Chandrasekhar. The January 18, 1995 edition of that FAQ was used. CBA thanks Mr. Chandrasekhar for his research efforts.
Freak Out
Pitcher
Released: July, 1966
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ray Collins: lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby
pin & tweezers
- Jim Carl Black -- drums (also sings in some foreign language)
- Roy Estrada -- bass & guitarron, boy soprano
- Elliot Ingber -- alternate lead & rhytm guitar with clear white light
Song List
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy
- I Ain't Got No Heart
- Who Are The Brain Police?
- Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
- Motherly Love
- How Could I Be Such A Fool
- Wowie Zowie
- You Didn't Try To Call Me
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- I'm Not Satisfied You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
- Trouble Every Day
- Help, I'm A Rock
- The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
Absolutely Free
Catcher
Released: April, 1967
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ray Collins: vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black: drums
- Billy Mundi: drums
- Roy Estrada: bass
- Don Preston: keyboards
- Bunk Gardner: woodwinds
- Jim Sherwood: soprano & baritone sax
Song List
- Plastic People
- The Duke Of Prunes
- Amnesia Vivace
- The Duke Regains His Chops
- Call Any Vegetable
- Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
- Soft-Sell Conclusion
- Big Leg Emma
- Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?
- America Drinks
- Status Back Baby
- Uncle Bernie's Farm
- Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It
- America Drinks & Goes Home
Lumpy Gravy
Firstbase
Released: December, 1967
Musicians
The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus:
- Piano, celeste, electric harpsichord -- Paul Smith, Mike Lang, Lincoln Mayorga, Pete Jolly
- Drums -- Johnny Guerin, Frankie Capp, Shelly Manne
- Percussion (gongs, bells, vibes, marimba, timpani, timbales & assorted insanity) -- Emil Richards, Gene Estes, Alan Estes, Victor Feldman
- Woodwinds (flute, bass flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, Eb clarinet,
Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, contra-bass clarinet, alto sax, bass
sax, bassoon & contrabassoon) -- Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, John
Rotella, Bunk Gardner, Don Christlieb, Gene Cipriano
- French horns -- Arthur Maebe, Vincent De Rosa, Richard Parisi
- Trumpet -- Jimmy Zito
- Trombone -- Kenneth Shroyer
- Guitars -- Jim Haynes, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Rizzi, Al Viola, Dennis Budimer
- Bass -- Bob West, John Balkin, Jimmy Bond, Lyle Ritts, Chuck Berghofer
- Strings -- Alexander Koltun, Tibor Zelig, Ralph Schaeffer, Bernard Kundell,
William Kurasch, James Getzoff, Philip Goldberg, Leonard Selic,
Arnold Belnick, Leonard Malarsky, Harold Ayres, Jerome J. Reisler,
Harry Hyams, Joseph DiFiore, Jerome A. Kessler, Raymond J. Kelly,
Joseph Saxon, Jessa Ehrlich, Harold G. Bemko
- Chorus -- Louie The Turkey (Kuneo), Ronnie, Foon The Younger, Roy Estrada,
Spider, Jim Motorhead Sherwood, J.K. Adams and Tony, Gilly, Maxine,
Becky, Monica, All Night John (Kilgore), The Other John, Cal Schenkel,
Pumpkin, Larry Fanoga, Eric & Charlotte, Jimmy Carl Black, Sammy,
Harold, Charlie, Bruce etc.
Song List
- Lumpy Gravy, part 1
- Lumpy Gravy, part 2
We're Only In It For the Money
Secondbase
Released: February, 1968
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Billy Mundi: drums, vocal, yak & black lace underwear
- Bunk Gardner: all woodwinds, mumbled weirdness
- Roy Estrada: electric bass, vocals, asthma
- Don Preston: retired
- Jimmy Carl Black: Indian of the group, drums, trumpet, vocals
- Ian Underwood: piano, woodwinds, wholesome
- Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood: road manager, soprano & baritone saxophone, all purpose weirdness & teen appeal (we need it desperately)
- Suzy Creamcheese: telephone
- Dick Barber: snorks
- Also: Gary Kellgren, Dick Kunc, Eric Clapton, Spider
Song List
- Are You Hung Up?
- Who Needs The Peace Corps?
- Concentration Moon
- Mom & Dad
- Telephone Conversation
- Bow Tie Daddy
- Harry, You're A Beast
- What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
- Absolutely Free
- Flower Punk
- Hot Poop
- Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
- Let's Make The Water Turn Black
- The Idiot Bastard Son
- Lonely Little Girl
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
- Mother People
- The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny
Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets
Thirdbase
Released: November, 1968
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ray Collins: lead vocals
- Roy Estrada: high weazlings, dwaedy-doop & electric bass
- Jimmy Carl Black & Arthur Dyer Tripp III: lewd pulsating rhythm
- Ian Underwood & Don Preston: redundant piano triplets
- Jim Motorhead Sherwood: baritone sax & tambourine
- Bunk Gardner & Ian Underwood: tenor and alto saxes
Song List
- Cheap Thrills
- Love Of My Life
- How Could I Be Such A Fool
- Deseri (Collins/Buff)
- I'm Not Satisfied
- Jelly Roll Gum Drop
- Anything (Collins)
- Later That Night
- You Didn't Try To Call Me
- Fountain Of Love (Zappa/Collins)
- "No No No"
- Anyway The Wind Blows
- Stuff Up The Cracks
Uncle Meat
Shortstop
Released: March, 1969
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ray Collins: swell vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black: drums, droll humor, poverty
- Roy Estrada: electric bass, cheeseburgers, Pachuto falsetto
- Don (Dom De Wild) Preston: electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice
- Billy (The Oozer) Mundi: drums on some pieces before he quit to join
'Rhinoceros'
- Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner: piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano
sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon (all of these electric and/or
non-electric depending)
- Ian Underwood: electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet,
alto sax, baritone sax, special assistance, copyist, industrial
relations & teen appeal
- Artie (With the Green Mustache) Tripp: drums, timpani, vibes, marimba,
xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, cheerful outlook &
specific enquiries
- Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood: pop star, frenetic tenor sax
stylings, tambourine, choreography, obstinance & equipment setter-
upper when he's not hustling local groupies
- Special thanks to: Ruth Komanoff: marimba, vibes; Nelcy Walker: soprano voice
Song List
- Uncle Meat; main title theme
- The Voice Of Cheese
- Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
- Zolar Czakl
- Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
- The Legend Of The Golden Arches
- Louie Louie (at The Royal Albert Hall) (Berry)
- The Dog Breath Variations
- Sleeping In A Jar
- Our Bizarre Relationship
- The Uncle Meat Variations
- Electric Aunt Jemima
- Prelude To King Kong
- God Bless America (live at The Whisky A Go Go)
- A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
- Ian Underwood Whips It Out (live on stage in Copenhagen)
- Mr. Green Genes
- We Can Shoot You
- "If We'd All Been Living In California..."
- The Air
- Project X
- Cruising For Burgers
- Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, part 1
- Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (Zappa/Bassoli)
- Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, part 2
- King Kong Itself
- King Kong 2
- King Kong 3
- King Kong 4
- King Kong 5
- King Kong 6
Mothermania
Leftfield
Released: April, 1969
Song List
Hot Rats
Centerfield
Released: October, 1969
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ian Underwood: piano, organus maximus, all clarinets, all saxes
- Captain Beefheart (Dan Van Vliet): vocals
- Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty: violin
- John Guerin, Paul Humphrey, Ron Selico: drums
- Max Bennett, Shuggy Otis: bass
Song List
- Peaches En Regalia
- Willie The Pimp
- Son Of Mr. Green Genes
- Little Umbrellas
- The Gumbo Variations
- It Must Be A Camel
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Rightfield
Released: December, 1969
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Lowell George: rhythm guitar, vocal
- Roy Estrada: bass, vocal
- Bunk Gardner: woodwinds
- Ian Underwood: keyboards, woodwinds
- Don Preston: keyboards
- Motorhead Sherwood: woodwinds, vocal
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris: violin on "Little House I Used To Live In"
- Jimmy Carl Black and Art Tripp: drums, percussion
Song List
- WPLJ (Dobard/McDaniels)
- Igor's Boogie, Phase One
- Overture To A Holiday In Berlin
- Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich
- Igor's Boogie, Phase Two
- Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown
- Aybe Sea
- Little House I Used To Live In
- Valarie (Jackie & The Starlites)
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Pitcher
Released: August, 1970
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ian Underwood: alto sax
- Bunk Gardner: tenor sax
- Jim Motorhead Sherwood: baritone sax and snorks
- Buzz Gardner: trumper and flugel horn
- Roy Estrada: bass and vocal
- Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp: drums
- Don Preston: piano, organ and electronic effects
- Ray Collins: vocal
- Don "Sugar Cane" Harris: electric violin and vocal
- Lowell George: rhythm guitar and vocal
Song List
- Didja Get Any Onya?
- Directly From My Heart To You (R.W.Penniman)
- Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
- Toads Of The Short Forest
- Get A Little
- The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
- Dwarf Nebula Professional March & Dwarf Nebula
- My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
- Oh No
- The Orange County Lumber Truck
- Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Chunga's Revenge
Pitcher
Released: October, 1970
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ian Underwood: piano, electric piano, organ, pipe organ, electric alto sax with wah-wah pedal, tenor sax, rhythm guitar
- George Duke: electric piano, organ, trombone, vocal drum imitations
- Sugar Cane Harris: organ
- Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan: vocals
- Jeff Simmons: bass, vocals
- Max Bennett: bass
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums, tambourine
- John Guerin: drums
Song List
- Transylvania Boogie
- Road Ladies
- Twenty Small Cigars
- The Nancy & Mary Music
- Tell Me You Love Me
- Would You Go All The Way?
- Chunga's Revenge
- The Clap
- Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
- Sharleena
Fillmore East-June, 1971
Pitcher
Released: August, 1971
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan: lead vocals & dialog
- Ian Underwood: winds & keyboards & vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums
- Jim Pons: bass & vocals & dialog
- Bob Harris: 2nd keyboard & vocals
- Don Preston: Mini-Moog
Song List
- Little House I Used To Live In
- The Mud Shark
- What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
- Bwana Dik
- Latex Solar Beef
- Willie The Pimp, Part One
- Willie The Pimp, Part Two (only on LP)
- Do You Like My New Car?
- Happy Together (Bonner/Gordon)
- Lonesome Electric Turkey
- Peaches En Regalia
- Tears Began To Fall
200 Motels
Pitcher
Released: October, 1971
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan: vocals & special material
- Ian Underwood: keyboards & winds
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums
- George Duke: keyboards & trombone
- Martin Lickert: bass
- Jimmy Carl Black: vocal on "Lonesome Comboy Burt"
- Ruth Underwood: orchestra drum set
- Jim Pons: voice of the "Bad Conscience"
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elgar Howarth
- The Top Score Singers conducted by David van Asch
- Classical guitar ensemble supervised by John Williams
- Narrated by Theodore Bikel
Song List
- Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
- Mystery Roach
- Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
- This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)
- Tuna Fish Promenade
- Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
- This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)
- The Sealed Tuna Bolero
- Lonesome Cowboy Burt
- Touring Can Make You Crazy
- Would You Like A Snack?
- Redneck Eats
- Centerville
- She Painted Up Her Face
- Janet's Big Dance Number
- Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
- Mysterioso
- Shove It Right In
- Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude
- I'm Stealing The Towels
- Dental Hygeine Dilemma
- Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
- Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
- Penis Dimension
- What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning
- A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
- Magic Fingers
- Motorhead's Midnight Ranch
- Dew On The Newts We Got
- The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
- The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
- The Girl's Dream
- Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
- Strictly Genteel (The Finale)
Just Another Band from L.A.
Pitcher
Released: March, 1972
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan: lead vocals
- Ian Underwood: winds, keyboards & vocals
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums
- Don Preston: keyboards & Mini-Moog
- Jim Pons:-- bass & vocals
Song List
- Billy The Mountain
- Call Any Vegetable
- Eddie, Are You Kidding?
- Magdalena
- Dog Breath
Waka/Jawaka
Pitcher
Released: July, 1972
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Tony Duran: slide guitar, vocal
- George Duke: ring-modulated & echoplexed electric piano, tack piano
- Don Preston: piano & Mini-Moog
- Sal Marquez: many trumpets & chimes, flugel horn, vocal
- Mike Altschul: baritone sax, tenor sax, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet
- Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer: trombone & baritone horn
- Joel Peskin: tenor sax
- Erroneous (Alex Dmchowski): electric bass, fuzz bass, vocal
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums, washboard, tambourine
- Chris Peterson, Janet Ferguson: vocal
- Jeff Simmons: Hawaiian guitar & vocal
- "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow: pedal steel solo
Song List
- Big Swifty
- Your Mouth
- It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal
- Waka/Jawaka
Grand Wazoo
Pitcher
Released: November, 1972
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- George Duke: keyboards, vocals
- Don Prestpn: Mini-Moog
- Tony Duran: guitar
- Erroneous (Alex Dmchowski): bass
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums
- Janet Neville-Ferguson, "Chunky" (Ilene Rapaport): vocals
- Mike Altschul, Earl Dumler, Tony "Bat Man" Ortega, Joanne Caldwell McNabb,
Johnny Rotella, Fred Jackson, Ernie Watts, Joel Peskin: woodwinds
- Sal Marquez: brass, vocals
- Malcolm McNabb, Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer, Ernie Tack: brass
- Bob Zimmitti, Alan Estes: percussion
- Lee Clement: gong
Song List
- For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)
- The Grand Wazoo
- Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus
- Eat That Question
- Blessed Relief
Over-Nite Sensation
Pitcher
Released: September, 1973
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ian Underwood: flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax
- George Duke: keyboards & synthesizer
- Jean-Luc Ponty: violin & baritone violin
- Sal Marquez: trumpet & vocals
- Bruce Fowler: trombone
- Ricky Lancelotti, Kin Vassy: vocals
- Ruth Underwood: marimba, vibes & percussion
- Tom Fowler: bass
- Ralph Humphrey: drums
Song List
- Camarillo Brillo
- I'm The Slime
- Dirty Love
- Fifty-Fifty
- Zomby Woof
- Dinah-Moe-Hum
- Montana
Apostrophe
Pitcher
Released: March, 1974
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ian Underwood: saxophone
- Napoleon Murphy Brock: saxophone, back-up vocals
- Sal Marquez: trumpet
- George Duke: keyboards, back-up vocals
- Tony Duran: guitar
- Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty: violin
- Ruth Underwood: percussion
- Jack Bruce, Erroneous, Tom Fowler: bass
- Jim Gordon, Johnny Guerin, Aynsley Dunbar, Ralph Humphrey: drums
- Ray Collins, Kerry McNabb, Susie Glover, Debbie, Lynn, Ruber Ladron De
Guevara, Robert "Frog" Camarena: back-up vocals
Song List
- Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
- Nanook Rubs It
- St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast
- Father O'Blivion
- Cosmik Debris
- Excentrifugal Forz
- Apostrophe(') (Zappa/Bruce/Gordon)
- Uncle Remus (Zappa/Duke)
- Stink Foot
Roxy and Elsewhere
Infield
Released: September, 1974
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- George Duke: keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- Tom Fowler: bass
- Ruth Underwood: percussion
- Jeff Simmons: rhythm guitar, vocals
- Don Preston: synthesizer
- Bruce Fowler: trombone, dancing (?)
- Walt Fowler: trumpet
- Napoleon Murphy Brock: tenor sax, flute, lead vocals
- Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson: drums
- Debbi, Lynn, Ruben, George & Froggy: additional back-up vocals
Song List
- Preamble
- Penguin In Bondage
- Pygmy Twylite
- Dummy Up
- Preamble
- Village Of The Sun
- Echidna's Arf (Of You)
- Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
- Preamble
- Cheepnis
- Son Of Orange County
- More Trouble Every Day
- Preamble
- Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)
One Size Fits All
Outfield
Released: June, 1975
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- George Duke: keyboards, syntesizers, vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock: flute, tenor sax, vocals
- Chester Thompson: drums
- Tom Fowler, James "Bird Legs" Youman: bass
- Ruth Underwood: vibes, marimba, other percussion
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson: vocals
- Bloodshot Rollin' Red: harmonica
Song List
- Inca Roads
- Can't Afford No Shoes
- Sofa #1
- Po-Jama People
- Florentine Pogen
- Evelyn, A Modified Dog
- San Ber'dino
- Andy
- Sofa #2
Bongo Fury
Infield
Released: October, 1975
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Captain Beefheart: harp, vocals, shopping bags
- George Duke: keyboards, vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock: sax, vocals
- Bruce Fowler: trombone, fantastic dancing
- Tom Fowler: bass, also dancing
- Denny Walley: slide guitar, vocals
- Terry Bozzio: drums, moisture
- Chester Thompson: drums
Song List
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (Van Vliet)
- Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
- Cucamonga
- Advance Romance
- Man With The Woman Head (Van Vliet)
- Muffin Man
Zoot Allures
Outfield
Released: October, 1976
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Terry Bozzio: drums, bg. vocals
- Davey Moire: vocals
- Andre Lewis: organ, vocals
- Roy Estrada: bass, vocals
- Dave Parlato: bass
- Napoleon Murphy Brock: sax, vocals
- Ruth Underwood: synthesizer, marimba
- Donnie Vliet: harmonica
- Lu Ann Neil: harp
- Ruben Ladron de Guevara, Sharkie Barker: bg. vocals
Song List
- Wind Up Workin' In The Gas Station
- Black Napkins
- The Torture Never Stops
- Ms. Pinky
- Find Her Finer
- Friendly Little Finger
- Wonderful Wino (Zappa/Simmons)
- Zoot Allures
- Disco Boy
Zappa In New York
Infield
Released: March, 1978
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- Ray White: rhythm guitar, vocals
- Eddie Jobson: keyboards, violin, vocals
- Patrick O'Hearn: bass, vocals
- Terry Bozzio: drums, vocals
- Ruth Underwood: percussion, synthesizer, various humanly impossible
overdubs
- Don Pardo: sophisticated narration
- David Samuels: vibes
- Randy Brecker: trumper
- Mike Brecker: tenor sax, flute
- Lou Marini: alto sax, flute
- Ronnie Cuber: baritone sax, clarinet
- Tom Malone: trombone, trumpet, piccolo
- John Bergamo, Ed Mann: percussion over-dubs
- Louanne Neil: osmotic harp over-dub
Song List
- Titties & Beer
- Cruisin' For Burgers
- I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
- Punky's Whips
- Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
- The Illinois Enema Bandit
- I'm The Slime
- Pound For A Brown
- Manx Needs Women
- The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1
- Big Leg Emma
- Sofa
- Black Page #2
- The Torture Never Stops
- The Purple Lagoon/Approximate
Studio Tan
Outfield
Released: September, 1978
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- George Duke: keyboards, vocals
- Ruth Underwood: percussion, synthesizer
- Bruce Fowler: trombone
- Tom Fowler, Max Bennett, James "Bird Legs" Youman: bass
- Chester Thompson, Paul Humphrey: drums
- Davey Moire: vocals
- Eddie Jobson: keyboards, yodeling
- Don Brewer: bongos
Song List
- The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
- Revised Music For Guitar And Low Budget Orchestra
- Lemme Take You To The Beach
- RDNZL
Sleep Dirt
Catcher/Infield
Released: January, 1979
Musicians
- Frank Zappa: guitar
- George Duke: keyboards
- Dave Parlato, Patrick O'Hearn: bass
- James "Bird Legs" Youman: bass, guitar
- Terry Bozzio, Chester Thompson, Chad Wackerman: drums
- Ruth Underwood: percussion
- Thana Harris: vocals
- Bruce Fowler: all brass
Song List
- Filthy Habits
- Flambay
- Spider Of Destiny
- Regyptian Strut
- Time Is Money
- Sleep Dirt
- The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution
Edgar Varese
Field Manager
Ahmet Zappa
Coach
Diva Zappa
Coach
Dweezil Zappa
Coach
Moon Unit Zappa
Coach
Gail Zappa
General Manager
Frank Zappa
Owner
Zappadrome
Home Field
1997 Franklinton Zappas Roster
URL http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/97fzr.html
Published: March 5, 1997
Revised: August 27, 1997; March 17, 2000
Email: editor@cosmicbaseball.com
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