Frank Zappa
20 Years Of* Frank Zappa *Give Or Take A Year Or So (8CD Box)
LabelMud SharkGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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Dive into the eclectic genius of Frank Zappa with this essential 8-CD retrospective, spanning two decades of groundbreaking music from 1966 to 1986. Capturing the evolution of Zappa's visionary career—from the raw rock edge of The Mothers of Invention to his orchestral masterpieces and satirical masterpieces—"20 Years Of Frank Zappa" showcases 68 tracks that define his irreverent style, blending jazz fusion, doo-wop parody, avant-garde experimentation, and razor-sharp social commentary.
Highlights include classics like "Peaches en Regalia," "Valley Girl," "Cosmik Debris," and "Bobby Brown," alongside rarities and live gems that reveal Zappa's unparalleled musicianship and wit. Meticulously remastered for crystal-clear sound, this box set features original artwork, liner notes by Zappa himself, and a timeline of his prolific output. A must-have for fans and newcomers alike, it's the ultimate crash course in one of rock's most innovative rebels.
Format
Box: 19,5 x 27,5 x 4,5cm
CD-cover size: 18 x 18cm with a special 3-fold cardboard CD-tray
1. booklet: Reprint of the "Twenty Years Of Frank Zappa" on glossy paper (size 26 x 18cm)
2. booklet: includes all info (size 18 x 18cm)
Release notes
Box: 19,5 x 27,5 x 4,5cm CD-cover size: 18 x 18cm with a special 3-fold cardboard CD-tray 1. booklet: Reprint of the "Twenty Years Of Frank Zappa" on glossy paper (size 26 x 18cm) 2. booklet: includes all info (size 18 x 18cm)
| Basic Primer Z To A | |||
| 1-1 | Return Of Your Mama | ||
| 1-2 | Keep It Greasy | ||
| 1-3 | Village Of The Sun | ||
| 1-4 | I Do A Bunch Of Other Things | ||
| 1-5 | Crissie Puked Twice | ||
| 1-6 | What Kind Of Group Do You Think We Are | ||
| 1-7 | All The Way Down The Tonsils | ||
| 1-8 | Rollo / St-Alphonzo's | ||
| 1-9 | A Piece Of The Tape | ||
| The Soundtracks | |||
| Baby Snakes & Run Home Slow | |||
| 1-10.a | The Way The Air Smells... | ||
| 1-10.b | Run Home Slow (Musical Highlights) | ||
| 1-10.c | Your Eyes | ||
| The Soundtracks | |||
| Motels & The World Greatest Sinner | |||
| 2-1.a | Rance Muhammitz In A Steaming Briefcase | ||
| 2-1.b | World's Greatest Sinner (Musical Highlights) | ||
| 2-1.c | This Won't Take Long, Just A Few Questions | ||
| 2-1.d | What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening | ||
| 2-1.e | People Think Groupies Are Such Dirty Girls | ||
| Cucamonga Era | |||
| 2-2 | Breaktime | ||
| 2-3 | How's Yer Bird | ||
| 2-4 | World's Greatest Sinner | ||
| 2-5 | Hey Nelda | ||
| 2-6 | Surf Along | ||
| 2-7 | Everytime I See You | ||
| 2-8 | Dear Jeepers | ||
| 2-9 | Letters For Jeepers | ||
| 2-10 | The Big Surfer | ||
| 2-11 | Memories Of El Monte | ||
| 2-12 | Grunion Run | ||
| 2-13 | Tijuana Surf | ||
| 2-14 | Mr. Clean | ||
| 2-15 | Jessie Lee | ||
| 2-16 | Heavies | ||
| 2-17 | Drums-A-Go-Go | ||
| 2-18 | Hot Water | ||
| 2-19 | Not Another One | ||
| 2-20 | 16 Tons | ||
| Gas Mask (Appleton Wisc, 1969) | |||
| 3-1 | Eye Of Agamoto | ||
| 3-2 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama | ||
| 3-3 | Clap & Vomit | ||
| 3-4 | The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue | ||
| 3-5 | Hungry Freaks Daddy | ||
| 3-6 | The Return Of The Son Of The Hunchback Duke | ||
| 3-7 | The Story Of 'A Pound For A Brown' | ||
| Hotel Dixie (Fillmore East 11/14/70) | |||
| 3-8 | Sharlena | ||
| 3-9 | The Air | ||
| 3-10 | Dog Breath | ||
| 3-11 | You Didn't Try To Call Me | ||
| 3-12 | King Kong | ||
| 3-13 | Concentration Moon / Mom & Dad | ||
| Hotel Dixie (Fillmore East 11/14/70) | |||
| 4-1 | The Duke | ||
| Grand Wazoo Orchestra (World Premiére Hollywood Bowl 9/10/72) | |||
| 4-2 | The New Brown Clouds | ||
| 4-3 | Big Swifty | ||
| 4-4 | For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitchhikers) | ||
| 4-5 | Think It Over | ||
| 4-6 | Aproximate | ||
| Show & Tell | |||
| 5-1 | Redunzl | ||
| 5-2 | Cucamonga & Cucamonga Again | ||
| 5-3 | Cover-ups | ||
| 5-4 | Chester's Gorilla | ||
| 5-5 | That's Right, Let's Boogie | ||
| 5-6 | A Few Minutes With Norma Bell | ||
| 5-7 | How Could I Be Such A Fool | ||
| 5-8 | I Ain't Got No Heart | ||
| 5-9 | I'm Not Satisfied | ||
| 5-10 | Packard Goose / Black Napkins | ||
| The Night Of The Iron Sausage | |||
| 5-11 | Lonely Little Girl | ||
| 5-12 | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance | ||
| 5-13 | What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? | ||
| 5-14 | Chunga's Revenge | ||
| The Night Of The Iron Sausage | |||
| 6-1 | Envelopes | ||
| 6-2 | Disco Boy | ||
| 6-3 | I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth | ||
| 6-4 | Wild Love | ||
| Warts And All I (N.Y. Halloween '78 & Hammersmith Odeon 2/79) | |||
| 6-5 | Dead Girls Of London | ||
| 6-6 | Suicide Chump | ||
| 6-7 | Street And Roads | ||
| 6-8 | '13' | ||
| 6-9 | Magic Fingers | ||
| 6-10 | Rubber Girl | ||
| 6-11 | Peaches 2 1/2 | ||
| Warts & All II (N.Y. Halloween '78 & Hammersmith Odeon 2/79) | |||
| 7-1 | Mz. X | ||
| 7-2 | For The Young Sophisticate | ||
| 7-3 | More Streets And Roads | ||
| 7-4 | Cyborg | ||
| 7-5 | Audience Participation #2 | ||
| 7-6 | Fred Zeppelin | ||
| 7-7 | The Drive Shaft | ||
| 7-8 | The Deathless Horsie | ||
| Soup And Old Clothes (A Collection Of Songs, Guests, And Tracks That Wouldn't Fit Elsewhere) | |||
| 7-9 | Nite Owl | ||
| 7-10 | Penis Dimension | ||
| 7-11 | In Memorium: Hieronymus Bosch | ||
| 7-12 | The 12 Inches | ||
| 7-13 | Florentine Pogen | ||
| Soup And Old Clothes | |||
| 8-1 | Debra Kadabra | ||
| 8-2 | Stranded In The Jungle | ||
| Advanced Study; World Pop Domination | |||
| 8-3 | Hard Cheese-The Tolkien Tapes | ||
| Advance Study: World Pop Domination (63-80) | |||
| 8-4 | Do The Funky Room Service | ||
| 8-5 | Collage One | ||
| 8-6 | The Bust | ||
| 8-7 | Dinah Moe Humm | ||
| 8-8 | Camarillo Brillo | ||
| 8-9 | Get A Little II | ||
| 8-10 | You Didn't Try To Call Me | ||
| 8-11 | Laid Back | ||
| 8-12 | Love Of My Life | ||
| 8-13 | You Are What You Is | ||
| 8-14 | Catholic Girls | ||
| 8-15 | Some More Like That | ||
| 8-16 | The Blue Light | ||
