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The 50th anniversary edition of 'Over-Nite Sensation' is out now! Stream on all platforms or snag your copy at to experience the album that transformed Zappa's sound 🔊
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"Well, I'm specialized. What I do on a guitar has very little to do with what other people do on a guitar." - FZ. What are the most iconic guitar solos by Frank Zappa in your opinion?
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Here's a dollar that sings! Shout-out to
@DesignNurd
. Post your original Zappa works and tag
#FrankZappa
and we’ll share some of our favorites on the official Frank Zappa page!
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Remembering Frank’s iconic 1976 appearance on SNL in spirit of the holidays 🎄🔪
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Frank Zappa
American Composer
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993
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"Black Napkins" live on Halloween '81 at The Palladium. The night of pure Zappa brilliance.
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This is the Central Scrutinizer... 🔊
"Joe's Garage, Act 1" turns 43 years old today.
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Happy Birthday FRANK ZAPPA!
Born December 21, 1940
#HBDFZ
#FrankZappa
#Zappa
#Birthday
#Happybirthday
#HBD
#December21
#1940
#WinterSolstice
#MusicIsTheBest
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Rest in Peace, Tina Turner 🌹
While her work with Frank Zappa often went uncredited, Tina Turner made an impact on Zappa's music. In 1970, she and her then-husband, Ike, opened the Bolic Sound studios where Zappa recorded iconic albums like Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe.
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Happy Zappadan🥳 Today marks what would have been Frank Vincent Zappa’s 83rd birthday. Share your favorite Zappa memories below👇
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Celebrating today the legendary Roxy concerts from Dec 8-10, 1973, a pivotal moment in Zappa's career. Immortalized in 'The Roxy Performances' (2018), these shows epitomize live music excellence.
#FrankZappa
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Welcome to the First Church of Appliantology! 🔊
"Joe's Garage, Acts II & III" turns 43 years old today. Which act is your favorite?
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#OnThisDay
in 1976: The maestro appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live performing "I'm The Slime, "The Purple Lagoon" and "Peaches En Regalia." What are your favorite Zappa appearances on TV?
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December 1976: Zappa performed at Saturday Night Live. The performance included "I’m The Slime" on the setlist, which later became one of Zappa's most iconic songs from 'Over-Nite Sensation'.
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Frank Zappa recounts his encounter with John Lennon and the tale of a master tape vanishing from a storage facility. If you could recover any lost recording from music history, which would it be?
📹 • MTV Basement Tapes
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It's the 49th anniversary of Apostrophe(')!
"Don't let yourself get so uptight
That you forget to moon the audience"
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The meaning of love, do you really think it can be told?
📹 • KCET Los Angeles, 1974.
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"Easy Meat" guitar solo 🎸 from Frank Zappa's 'We Don't Mess Around' at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany. Sept 8, 1978.
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Keepin’ it greasy in the studio. Vocal outtake from the recording of Joe’s Garage, 1979.
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FRANK ZAPPA
American Composer
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993
"Music Is The Best."
#Zappa
#RIP
#FrankZappa
#AmericanComposer
#MusicIsTheBest
#25years
#WatermelonInEasterHay
#PlayItLoud
#CrankSomeFrank
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Timeless FZ quote from an interview with Trooper Charles Ash of the Pennsylvania State Police. November 3rd, 1981. What are some of your favorite quotes by Frank Zappa?
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“Montana” live in Stockholm from 1973. Comment your favorite improvised solo from FZ👇
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37 years of 'Jazz from Hell'. Here's a live rendition of "St. Etienne", performed in its namesake city. 🎸🇫🇷
#FrankZappa
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Happy Birthday to Burnt Weeny Sandwich! Released on February 9, 1970, the album remains a tasty treat for one and all.
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Halloween '81 at The Palladium. Listen to Frank's thoughts just moments before he took the stage.
#FrankZappa
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53 years ago today, Zappa’s solo album 'Chunga’s Revenge' hit the scene. Released on October 23rd, it was the third and final album of Zappa's in 1970.
#FrankZappa
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FRANK ZAPPA
American Composer
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993
"Music Is The Best."
#Zappa
#FrankZappa
#InMemoriam
#RIP
#RIPFZ
#AmericanComposer
#MusicIsTheBest
#December4
#CrankSomeFrank
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No better way to get in the spirit of Valentine’s than with this classic.
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If you could have seen Zappa perform in any era, which would it be?
Live at Palladium 1977 🎥
#zappa
#frankzappa
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Happy Birthday to Gail Zappa.
📸 Gail and Frank in 1972. Rex Features via Associated Press.
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54 years of 'Hot Rats'. 🐁 More than half a century later and it still feels fresh.
#FrankZappa
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"Zoot Allures" live at The Pier in New York City, August 26, 1984. Have you ever seen Frank live? Which venue? Which city?
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“A mind is like a parachute.
It doesn't work if it is not open.”
― Frank Zappa
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It's the 50th Anniversary of Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica" released
#OnThisDay
in 1969. Produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa, the album is regarded as an important work of experimental music. Reissued on vinyl this year by
@thirdmanrecords
!
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Celebrating the epic 'The Grand Wazoo' since its 1972 release. This album was not only the last release on Zappa's own Bizarre Records label, but it also marked a transformative era in musical experimentation 🎶 🤩
#FrankZappa
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Cosmic Debris live. What is your favorite version of this song? Lineup: Frank Zappa, Ralph Humphrey, Jean Luc Ponty, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood.
#zappa
#frankzappa
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"Register so you can vote, because if you don't, there's going to be people changing your life in a way that you won't enjoy." - FZ
#Register
#Vote
#Zappa
#FZ
#FrankFridays
#FrankZappa
#ProtectDemocracy
#RegisterAndVote
#election
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Half a century of Apostrophe(‘). Join us in celebrating by playing the album today.
#Apostrophe50
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FRANK ZAPPA
American Composer
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993
"Music Is The Best."
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Awesome “Dancing Fool” cover by
@TerranaDrummer
Tag us in your
#FrankZappa
covers to be shared!
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FRANK ZAPPA
American Composer
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993
"Music Is The Best."
#Zappa
#Zappadan
#RIP
#FrankZappa
#AmericanComposer
#MusicIsTheBest
#WatermelonInEasterHay
#PlayItLoud
#CrankSomeFrank
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Happy birthday FZ! Frank Vincent Zappa born today in 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland.
#Zappa
#birthday
#MusicIsTheBest
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"Hot Rats", Frank Zappa's second solo album, released
#OnThisDay
in 1969. In his original sleeve notes FZ described the album as "a movie for your ears". This is Official Release
#8
. What's your favorite track from Hot Rats?
#PeachesEnRegalia
#HotRats
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Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica" released
#OnThisDay
in 1969, produced by
#Beefheart
's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa. Combining elements of R&B, garage rock, blues, avant-garde, free jazz, the album is regarded as an important work of experimental music.
#TMR
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78 is a special number. "Zappa In New York" released in 1978 & today would've been FZ’s 78th birthday! To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of ZINY, we'll announce something for pre-order early in 2019; & The Bizarre World of FZ Tour Dates come out in January!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANK!
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Half a century of 'Over-Nite Sensation' 🎉 Released on September 7, 1973, the album climbed the Billboard charts and was certified gold on November 9, 1976. Let's celebrate together! Share your favorite Over-Nite Sensation memories in the comments below.
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Zappa and the telephone switchboard at Apostolic Studio in New York City, 1966. Caption this!
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images.
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In Memoriam
The Amazing Mr. Bruce Bickford
February 11, 1947 - April 28, 2019
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Flashback to 1978 at Circus Krone, Munich, where Zappa brought ‘Baby Snakes’ to life 🐍
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"Reggae improvisation in the key of A" by FZ in Prague, 1991. One of his final live performances.
#zappa
#frankzappa
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Zappa talks to “Zappa” about Zappa, featuring Mike Nesmith on the penultimate episode of ‘The Monkees,’ 1968.
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"ZAPPA" arrives November 27th, in theaters and on demand!
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Step back to 1974 with this electric rendition of "Room Service" from 'A Token of His Extreme' live at KCET, Los Angeles, CA.
#FrankZappa
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It's the 40th anniversary of "Sheik Yerbouti" released
#OnThisDay
in 1979! It is FZ's biggest selling album worldwide with over 2 million units sold. FZ considered the album titles "Martian Love Secrets" and "Baby Snakes" before deciding on Sheik Yerbouti.
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'The Man From Utopia' came out today in 1983. What are your favorite tracks from this release?
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The cover photo shoot for "We're Only In It For The Money" by Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention took place
#OnThisDay
in 1967.
#FrankZappa
#Zappa
#Mothers
#MothersOfInvention
#WOIIFTM
#photoshoot
#1967
#Hendrix
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"I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?" –FZ
(in response to Tipper Gore's allegations that music incites people towards deviant behavior, or influences their behavior in general.) Senate Hearings on Porn Rock 1985
#FrankFriday
#Zappa
#quotes
#floss
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If you could only choose one Zappa album, what would that album be and why?
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"Hot Rats", Frank Zappa's second solo album, released
#OnThisDay
in 1969. In his original sleeve notes FZ described the album as "a movie for your ears". This is Official Release
#8
. What's your favorite track from Hot Rats?
#PeachesEnRegalia
#HotRats
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48 years of 'One Size Fits All' today. This album had everything a Frank Zappa fan could want when it arrived in 1975. By
@uDiscoverMusic
.
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'Weasels Ripped My Flesh' came out 52 years ago today. What are some of your favorite jams?
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"Ethel... We're going to New York!"
Preorder >THE MOTHERS 1971< 50th Anniversary 8-CD box set!
* Complete Fillmore East tapes, including famed encore with
@JohnLennon
&
@YokoOno
* Complete ill-fated final show at Rainbow Theatre, London [cont']
👉
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Happy Birthday, Frank! In celebration of the 80th anniversary of his birth, revisit some classics like ‘I’m The Slime’, ‘Dirty Love’, ‘Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt’ and more.
#HBDFZ
#Zappa
#Birthday
#MusicIsTheBest
#80thAnniversary
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I may be vile and pernicious
But you can't look away
I make you think I'm delicious
With the stuff that I say
I'm the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I'm the slime oozin' out
From your TV set
"I'm The Slime"
#Zappa
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Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, 1972. Photos by Philip Schwartz.
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By popular demand! Protect yourself from bodily sprays, hazardous fluids, and Diseases both real and Imaginary with our stylish new Apostrophe(') face mask! This three layer face mask is made of breathable material, and won't put a hurt on your nose.
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In celebration of the album’s recent 40th anniversary, "Zappa In New York" will be released on March 29 via Zappa Records/UMe as a suite of expanded anniversary editions: 5CD box set, 3LP on 180-gram audiophile grade vinyl, and digitally. Pre-order NOW:
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"Over-Nite Sensation" by FZ and The Mothers released
#OnThisDay
in 1973. The album famously features Tina Turner and the Ikettes on backing vocals. What's your favorite track?
#Montana
#DinahMoeHumm
#ZombyWoof
#DirtyLove
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Frank Zappa’s connection to music censorship and the ‘Parental Advisory’ sticker. Remembering that iconic day in ’85.
#FrankZappa
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