Freak Out! |
Any CD, or Old Masters LP |
old LP |
mono LP |
single-LP version |
Absolutely Free! |
Any CD |
LP |
mono LP |
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We're Only In It for the Money |
1995 CD, or 1995 LP |
Old CD (coupled with Lumpy Gravy), or Old Masters LP |
mono LP |
"heavily censored" version |
Lumpy Gravy |
1995 CD |
any LP, or old CD (coupled with We're Only In It for the Money) |
original, instrumental version for insane completists (CD-Rs do exist among traders!) |
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Cruising with Ruben & the Jets |
Any CD, or Old Masters LP |
old LP |
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Mothermania (The Best of the Mothers) |
LP (never re-issued on CD) |
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Uncle Meat |
Any CD |
old LP |
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Hot Rats |
Any CD (Old Masters LP OK?) |
old LP |
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich |
Any CD (Old Masters LP OK?) |
old LP |
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh |
Any CD (Old Masters LP OK?) |
old LP |
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Chunga's Revenge |
Any CD |
old LP |
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Fillmore East, June 1971 |
Any CD |
old LP |
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200 Motels |
CD or LP |
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Just Another Band from LA |
CD or LP |
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Waka/Jawaka |
CD or LP |
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The Grand Wazoo |
CD or LP |
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Over-Nite Sensation |
CD or (stereo) LP |
quadraphonic LP or tape (or fan DTS CD-R transfer) |
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Apostrophe (') |
pre-1998 CD (or Old Masters LP) |
1998-or-later CD, orAu20 CD, or old LP |
quadraphonic LP or tape (or fan DTS CD-R transfer) |
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Roxy & Elsewhere |
1995 CD
(remix of "Cheepnis") |
old CD or LP (some old CDs also have the
"Cheepnis" remix, though) |
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One Size Fits All |
CD or LP (Au20 CD sounds best) |
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Bongo Fury |
CD or LP |
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Zoot Allures |
CD and/or LP - LP sounds better (and has 3 extra seconds of drums :) |
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Zappa in New York |
CD |
LP |
(uncensored LP version for insane completists - may or may not be in circulation) |
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Studio Tan |
CD |
LP |
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Sleep Dirt |
CD |
LP |
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Sheik Yerbouti |
non-EMI CD |
LP or EMI CD |
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Orchestral Favorites |
CD or LP (LP has reversed stereo image :) |
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Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III |
CD |
maybe LP, not sure (at least the "digitally remastered" vinyl seems a bit different from the CD) |
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Tinsel-Town Rebellion |
remastered 1998 CD |
EMI CD :) |
LP :) |
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Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar |
LP or CD (3-CD box sounds best) |
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You Are What You Is |
remastered 1998 CD |
LP or EMI CD |
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Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch |
CD or LP |
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The Man from Utopia |
1993 CD or 1995 CD |
EMI CD, coupled with Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, or digitally remastered EMI LP |
old LP |
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Baby Snakes |
CD or LP |
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The London Symphony Orchestra |
1995 CD (Volumes I & II) |
1986 CD ("LSO", neither volume I nor II) |
LSO Volume II LP |
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Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger |
non-EMI CD |
LP or EMI CD |
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Them Or Us |
1995 CD (very slightly
extended) |
Old CD or LP |
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Thing-Fish |
[newish CD] |
[LP and/or at least one old CD, not sure which] |
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Francesco Zappa |
CD or LP |
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Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention |
1995 CD (or both US and European older versions on LP or CD) |
Zappa Records CD
has a shorter edit of "I Don't Even Care" |
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Does Humor Belong in Music? |
1995 CD |
EMI CD |
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Jazz from Hell |
post-1990 CD (1990 or 1995) |
Pre-1990 CD or LP, if you're real obsessive |
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Guitar |
CD |
LP is in vouge among insane completist, for the "different segues" :) (mix may also differ!) |
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You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Sampler |
CD or LP (unique edits of two tracks) |
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You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore (Volumes 1-6) |
CD |
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Broadway the Hard Way |
CD |
LP |
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The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life |
CD with "Bolero" (1995 CD sounds better; US & Japanese 1995 CDs have "Bolero") |
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Make a Jazz Noise Here |
CD with "Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat" & "Theme from the Bartok Piano Concerto #3" |
[Zappa Records CD without "Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat" and "Theme from the Bartok Piano Concerto #3" not in vogue among insane completists for the "different segues" (see Guitar :)] |
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Playground Psychotics |
CD |
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Ahead of Their Time |
CD |
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The Yellow Shark |
CD |
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Civilization Phaze III |
CD |
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Strictly Commercial - the Best of Frank Zappa |
US or European CD |
LP or Japanese CD with "Dancin' Fool" disco mix (unless you already have that track on the original 12" single) |
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The Lost Episodes |
CD |
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Läther |
CD |
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Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute |
CD (mail-order from zappa.com) |
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Have I Offended Someone? |
CD |
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Strictly Genteel (a Classical Introduction to Frank Zappa) |
[no new material] |
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Cheap Thrills |
[no new material] |
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Mystery Disc |
CD (unless you have the original Old Masters boxes 1-2 with Mystery-Disc LPs) |
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Son of Cheep Thrills |
[no new material] |
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Everything Is Healing Nicely |
CD (mail-order from zappa.com) |
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Threesome #1 |
[no new material] |
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Threesome #2 |
[no new material] |
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FZ:OZ |
CD (mail-order from zappa.com) |
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Halloween |
DVD-audio, with some video content |
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