Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, guitarist, singer, bandleader and producer. He was one of the most prolific musicians of his time, releasing over fifty albums of original material spanning over a thirty-five year career.
The creator of radical rock during the '60s who later pursued even more adventurous avenues, ranging from jazz-rock to classical composition. Composer, guitarist, singer, and bandleader Frank Zappa was a singular musical figure during a performing and recording career that lasted from the 1960s to the '90s. His disparate influences included doo wop music and avant-garde classical music; although he led groups that could be called rock & roll bands for much of his career, he used them to create a hybrid style that bordered on jazz and complicated, modern serious music, sometimes inducing orchestras to play along.
Zappa produced almost all of his own albums, spending many hours in the studio recording and manipulating tracks, and was always at the forefront of emerging technologies; from tape editing, collage, multitrack and overdubbing in the sixties to digital recording, electronic instruments and sampling in the eighties. Conversely, Zappa was also a obsessive self-archivist, recording virtually every one of his live performances, and often using live recordings of new material without needing to enter the studio.
Frank Zappa DSD128 Albums:
- [DSF] Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Studio Tan (LP, 1978) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Over-Nite Sensation (LP, 1973) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa and The Mothers- The Grand Wazoo (LP, 1972) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures (LP, 1976) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa - Waka / Jawaka (LP, 1972) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa - Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (4xLP, 2021) [DSD128]
- [DSF] The Mothers Of Invention / Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich (LP, 1970) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti (2LP, 1979) [DSD128]
- [DSF] Frank Zappa - Strictly Commercial - The Best Of Frank Zappa (2LP, 1995) [DSD128]
- Frank Zappa - Discography (1963-2016) MP3
- [HD Tracks] Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation (50th Anniversary) (2023) FLAC 24-96
- [HD Tracks] Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1971 (Super Deluxe) (8 CDs, 2022) FLAC 24-96
- [HD Tracks] Frank Zappa - Funky Nothingness [3 CD] (2023) FLAC 24-96
- Frank Zappa - Discography [26 Albums, Remastered, Japan] (1966-1995) Lossless
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