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Frank Zappa - Halloween 81 (2020)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 1, 2020
Frank Zappa - Halloween 81 (2020)

Frank Zappa - Halloween 81 (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 2,7 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 955 Mb | 06:57:14
Jazz Rock, Art Rock | Label: Frank Zappa Catalog, Universal Music

By 1981, Frank Zappa’s Halloween shows in New York were already legendary – a rock and roll bacchanalia of jaw-dropping musicianship, costume-clad revelry, spontaneous theatrical hijinks and of course a heavy dose of Zappa’s signature virtuosic guitar workouts. Eagerly anticipated every year, fans never knew exactly what was in store but knew it would be of epic proportions and one-of-a-kind experience that only Zappa and his skilled group of musicians could provide. When Zappa returned to The Palladium in NYC in 1981 for a five-show four-night run from October 29 to November 1, the nearly-annual tradition was even more anticipated than usual as the 1980 concerts were cut short due to Zappa falling ill. Curiously there was no fall tour the previous year and thus no Halloween shows.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) [Reissue 1995]

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 266 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 141 MB
Genre: Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rykodisc (RCD 10502)

Frank Zappa's liner notes for Freak Out! name-checked an enormous breadth of musical and intellectual influences, and he seemingly attempts to cover them all on the second Mothers of Invention album, Absolutely Free. Leaping from style to style without warning, the album has a freewheeling, almost schizophrenic quality, encompassing everything from complex mutations of "Louie, Louie" to jazz improvisations and quotes from Stravinsky's Petrushka. It's made possible not only by expanded instrumentation, but also Zappa's experiments with tape manipulation and abrupt editing, culminating in an orchestrated mini-rock opera ("Brown Shoes Don't Make It") whose musical style shifts every few lines, often in accordance with the lyrical content…

Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1971 (Super Deluxe) (2022)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 17, 2022
Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1971 (Super Deluxe) (2022)

Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1971 (Super Deluxe) (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 9:51:31 | 3,34 / 1,3 Gb
Genre: Rock Jazz / Label: Zappa Records

Iconic guitarist Frank Zappa’s 1971 touring lineups are showcased on The Mothers 1971, a Super Deluxe box set chock full of previously unreleased tracks. The huge collection features each of the four shows Frank Zappa and The Mothers played to help close down New York City’s Fillmore East on June 5-6, 1971 as well as the group’s full concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London from December 10, 1971 that ended in tragedy and an unreleased hybrid concert documenting performances from Scranton (June 1, 1971) and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (June 3, 1971).
Frank Zappa: Collection (1969 - 1981) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320]

Frank Zappa: Collection (1969 - 1981)
6 x Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 1744 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 642 Mb | Artwork > 764 Mb
Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

Frank Vincent Zappa was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker. His work was characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist…
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (1968) [Reissue 1995]

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (1968) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 235 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 92 MB | Covers - 346 MB
Genre: Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rykodisc (RCD 10503)

From the beginning, Frank Zappa cultivated a role as voice of the freaks - imaginative outsiders who didn't fit comfortably into any group. We're Only in It for the Money is the ultimate expression of that sensibility, a satirical masterpiece that simultaneously skewered the hippies and the straights as prisoners of the same narrow-minded, superficial phoniness. Zappa's barbs were vicious and perceptive, and not just humorously so: his seemingly paranoid vision of authoritarian violence against the counterculture was borne out two years later by the Kent State killings. Like Freak Out, We're Only in It for the Money essentially devotes its first half to satire, and its second half to presenting alternatives…
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) [Reissue 1995]

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 274 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 73 MB
Genre: Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rykodisc (RCD 10510)

A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original Mothers of Invention, complete with horn section, from 1967-1969, Weasels Ripped My Flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures. Highlights of the former category include the classical avant-garde elements of "Didja Get Any Onya," which blends odd rhythmic accents and time signatures with dissonance and wordless vocal noises; these pop up again in "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask" and "Toads of the Short Forest." The latter and "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" also show Frank Zappa's willingness to embrace the avant-garde jazz of the period. Yet, interspersed are straightforward tunes like a cover of Little Richard's "Directly From My Heart to You," with great violin from Don "Sugarcane" Harris…
Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music By Frank Zappa (2001) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music By Frank Zappa (2001)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 64:43 minutes | Scans included | 3,14 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,62 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,41 GB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic Surround Sound / Opus 3 CD # 19423

The Omnibus Wind Ensemble's interest in Frank Zappa's music dates back to the beginning of the 1980s, almost from their very beginnings. Under the motto "From Mozart to Zappa", which also became the title of their 1st, widely acclaimed CD on the Opus3 label, they have had many of Frank Zappa's compositions in their repertoire over the years.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All (1975) [Reissue 1995]

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All (1975) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 282 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 492 MB
Genre: Avant-Prog, Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rykodisc (RCD 10521)

Released soon after the live Roxy & Elsewhere, One Size Fits All contained more of the material premiered during the 1973-1974 tour, but this time largely re-recorded in the studio. The band remains the same: George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Tom Fowler, and Ruth Underwood. Johnny "Guitar" Watson overdubbed some vocals and Captain Beefheart (credited as Bloodshot Rollin' Red) played some harmonica ("when present," state the liner notes). The previous album focused on complex music suites. This one is more song-oriented, alternating goofy rock songs with more challenging numbers in an attempt to find a juste milieu between Over-Nite Sensation and Roxy & Elsewhere. "Inca Roads," "Florentine Pogen," "Andy," and "Sofa" all became classic tracks and live favorites…
Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music By Frank Zappa (2001) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music By Frank Zappa (2001)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 64:43 minutes | Scans included | 3,14 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,62 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,41 GB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic Surround Sound / Opus 3 CD # 19423

The Omnibus Wind Ensemble's interest in Frank Zappa's music dates back to the beginning of the 1980s, almost from their very beginnings. Under the motto "From Mozart to Zappa", which also became the title of their 1st, widely acclaimed CD on the Opus3 label, they have had many of Frank Zappa's compositions in their repertoire over the years.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967) [VideoArts, Japan]

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free (1967)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2002 | VideoArts, VACK-1204 | ~ 267 or 83 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 24 Mb
Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Progressive Rock

Frank Zappa's liner notes for Freak Out! name-checked an enormous breadth of musical and intellectual influences, and he seemingly attempts to cover them all on the second Mothers of Invention album, Absolutely Free. Leaping from style to style without warning, the album has a freewheeling, almost schizophrenic quality, encompassing everything from complex mutations of "Louie, Louie" to jazz improvisations and quotes from Stravinsky's Petrushka…