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1	Apostrophe (') (1974) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist The musically similar follow-up to the commercial breakthrough of Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe became Frank Zappa's second gold and only Top Ten album with the help of the "doggy wee-wee" jokes of "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow," Zappa's first chart single (a longer, edited version that used portions of other songs on the LP). The first half of the ... see all copies from $11.31! new only from $15.37!
2	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time gathers two discs' worth of highlights from the five-volume Dr. Demento Presents series, as well as some of the good doctor's other favorite novelty singles. Anyone familiar with Demento's show will instantly recognize the Firm's "Star Trekkin'," Barnes & Barnes' ... see all copies from $27.34! new only from $27.34!
3	Waka/Jawaka (1972) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist When Frank Zappa found himself stuck in a wheelchair for most of the year 1972 (after a "fan" pushed him off the stage on December 10 of the previous year), he relieved his then-current band (including singers Flo & Eddie) of its duties and turned to studio work. One of the first things he tried was to write jazz fusion music scored for wider ... see all copies from $5.75! new only from $12.88!
4	Zoot Allures (1976) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Zoot Allures, released in October 1976, is mostly a studio album (there are some basic live tracks, as in the title track and "Black Napkins") featuring a revolving cast of musicians who, oddly, do not correspond to the ones pictured on the album cover (for instance, Patrick O'Hearn and Eddie Jobson did not contribute). Compared to previous ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.38!
5	Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III (1979) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Joe's Garage was originally released in 1979 in two separate parts; Act I came first, followed by a two-record set containing Acts II & III. Rykodisc's reissue puts all three acts together on two CDs. Joe's Garage is generally regarded as one of Zappa's finest post-'60s conceptual works, a sprawling, satirical rock opera about a totalitarian ... see all copies from $22.79! new only from $22.79!
6	Lumpy Gravy (1968) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Lumpy Gravy, Frank Zappa's first solo album, was released months before the Mothers of Invention's third LP (even though its back cover asked the question: "Is this phase two of We're Only in It for the Money?") and both were conceptualized and recorded at the same time. We're Only in It for the Money became a song-oriented anti-flower power album ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.38!
7	You Are What You Is (1981) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist You Are What You Is was another of Frank Zappa's periodic post-Over-Nite Sensation efforts that concentrated on tight songwriting supported by satirical lyrics. Originally a two-record set featuring 20 songs, You Are What You Is skewered a variety of targets, from teenagers, punk rock, disco, and country music to the media, yuppies, the beauty-and ... see all copies from $8.37! new only from $8.38!
8	Millennium: 80's New Wave Party (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Millennium: '80s New Wave Party, the final installment in Rhino's five-disc series Millennium Party, basically recycles 20 hits available in the label's extensive new wave series Just Can't Get Enough, but it does so in style. Like other volumes in the series, New Wave Party contains nothing but genre classics, the songs everybody knows. In this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.08!
9	Chunga's Revenge (1970) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Chunga's Revenge marks the debut of Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (among several other musicians) with the Mothers, and while their schtick has not reached the graphic proportions it later would, the thematic obsessions of the 200 Motels period are foreshadowed on tracks like "Road Ladies" and "Would You Go All the Way?" Other vocal numbers ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $8.38!
10	The Grand Wazoo (1973) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Like its immediate predecessor, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo was a largely instrumental jazz rock album recorded during Frank Zappa's convalescence from injuries sustained after being pushed off a concert stage. While Zappa contributes some guitar solos and occasional vocals, the focus is more on his skills as a composer and arranger. Most of the ... see all copies from $6.48! new only from $6.48!
11	Zappa in New York (1978) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Zappa in New York was recorded in December 1976 at the Palladium and originally intended for release in 1977. It was held up due to arguments between Frank Zappa and his then-record label, Warner Bros. When the two-LP set finally appeared in March 1978, Warner had deleted "Punky's Whips," a song about drummer Terry Bozzio's attraction to Punky ... see all copies from $15.37! new only from $15.37!
12	Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 5 (1994) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Volume 4 of Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's was for the new wave diehards -- Volume 5 is for the doubters. This is the installment for neophytes, or for the doubters who don't believe that new wave was a spectacular singles era. That doesn't mean that everything here is terrific, or every listener will like everything here, but it ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $22.73!
13	Dr. Demento: The Very Best of Dr. Demento (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Rhino's stream of Dr. Demento compilations continues with The Very Best of Dr. Demento, which basically hauls out the Demento standards -- Barnes & Barnes' "Fish Heads," Allan Sherman's "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)," Napoleon XIV's "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!," and the Firm's "Star Trekkin'" chief among them -- ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $8.50!
14	Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (1982) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Released in May 1982, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch marks Frank Zappa's entrance into the 1980s. From this point on, his rock records would focus on single, simple rock songs (the previous year's You Are What You Is had them organized in interconnecting suites) with occasionally more complex instrumental numbers. The recipe would ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $43.75!
15	The Dub Room Special (1982) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist This audio companion to Frank Zappa's no-frills made-for-video Dub Room Special (1982) was originally to have been issued on vinyl and presumably cassette some 25 years earlier than its eventual release on CD in 2007. But hey, what's a quarter century, right? The material was gleaned from a Mothers of Invention in-studio KCET-TV appearance on ... see all copies from $13.29! new only from $13.29!
16	Hot Rats (1969) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist sans the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous musical collaborators, most notably multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood. Other than another side project -- the doo wop tribute Cruising With Ruben and the Jets -- Hot ... see all copies from $15.37! new only from $15.37!
17	Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa (1995) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist For all of his many attributes, one thing Frank Zappa most certainly was not is commercial. Presumably, the title of this collection is ironic. Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa is a compilation not of the composer's hits -- he only broke the Top 40 on one occasion, with "Valley Girl" -- but rather, a collection of his best-known ... see all copies from $12.88! new only from $12.88!
18	Guitar (1988) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Released in 1988, Guitar may be the most important and ironically one of the least-known entries in Frank Zappa's voluminous discography -- which spans over seven-dozen LPs as of this writing. His proficiencies as a composer and instrumentalist have long been lauded. However, anthologies of this nature provide an outlet for the remarkable breadth ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $49.39!
19	Sheik Yerbouti (1979) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist In order to finance his artier excursions, which increasingly required more expensive technology, Frank Zappa recorded several collections of guitar- and song-oriented material in the late '70s and early '80s, which generally concentrated on the bawdy lyrical themes many fans had come to expect and enjoy in concert. Sheik Yerbouti (two LPs, one CD ... see all copies from $6.46!
20	Trance-Fusion (2006) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist When Frank Zappa died in 1993, he had spent much of his remaining time and energy completing a number of projects before the end finally came. Why the majority of them are still unreleased as of late 2006 is anybody's guess, but perhaps the long awaited release of Trance-Fusion is a good sign. Trance-Fusion is another collection of guitar solos, ... see all copies from $15.39! new only from $15.39!
21	Tinseltown Rebellion (1981) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist An uneven, nearly all-live double-record set, Tinseltown Rebellion mixes new material and versions of Zappa oldies like "Love of My Life," "I Ain't Got No Heart," "Tell Me You Love Me," "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," and a reworked "Peaches en Regalia," titled "Peaches III." These songs, as well as the band's stellar instrumental work, provide the ... see all copies from $5.00!
22	Uncle Meat (1969) more music like this by Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention add to wishlist Just three years into their recording career, the Mothers of Invention released their second double album, Uncle Meat, which began life as the largely instrumental soundtrack to an unfinished film. It's essentially a transitional work, but it's a fascinating one, showcasing Frank Zappa's ever-increasing compositional dexterity and the Mothers' ... see all copies from $8.10! new only from $12.88!
23	Over-Nite Sensation (1973) more music like this by Frank Zappa & the Mothers add to wishlist Love it or hate it, Over-Nite Sensation was a watershed album for Frank Zappa, the point where his post-'60s aesthetic was truly established; it became his second gold album, and most of these songs became staples of his live shows for years to come. Whereas the Flo and Eddie years were dominated by rambling, off-color comedy routines, Over-Nite ... see all copies from $15.37! new only from $15.37!
24	Them or Us (1984) more music like this by Frank Zappa add to wishlist Released in October 1984, Them or Us is Frank Zappa's last studio rock album (unless one counts Thing-Fish). It contains a little of everything for everyone, but most of all it has that cold and dry early-'80s feel that made this and other albums like The Man From Utopia and Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention sound dated pretty quickly. ... see all copies from $8.38! new only from $8.38!
25	Just Another Band from L.A. (1972) more music like this by Frank Zappa & the Mothers add to wishlist Just Another Band From L.A. was recorded live at the Pauley Pavillion, UCLA (Los Angeles), on August 7, 1971. Released in early 1972, it is the last album to document the Mothers of Invention lineup that included singers Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (aka Flo & Eddie). (The other bandmembers on this particular recording are: Ian Underwood, Aynsley ... see all copies from $7.54! new only from $7.54!

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