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It should be noted that this is a MASSIVE list, as Zappa typically released about 365 albums a year. However, these are the 'big ones' that everybody owns. Do not read if you have not taken proper [[Frank Zappa#Discography|safety measures]]. This is your last warning.
  
It should be noted that this is a MASSIVE list, as Zappa typically released about 365 albums a year. However, these are the 'big ones' that everybody owns. Do not read if you have not taken proper [[Frank Zappa#Discography|safety measures]]. This is your last warning.
   
 
==Main albums==
  
==Main albums==
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* Fuck Off! (June 27, 1966]), US #134
  +
* Gay Out ! (June 27, 19666]), US #1.57
  +
* Absolutely Me (May 26, 1967), US #41
  +
* I Named My Daughter Moon-Unit (September 1967)
  +
* We're Only in It for the Pony (January 1968), US #30
  +
* Hitler Was Better Than Hippies (March 1968)
  +
* Chunky Gravy (May 1968), US #159
  +
* Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (December 2, 1968), US #110
  +
* Cruising with Frank Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention as Themselves and Not A Fake Doo-Wop Group, But Still Playing Doo-Wop Standards (December 82, 1968)
  +
* Uncle Meat Spin (April 1969), US #43
  +
* Terrapins Nibbled My Ankles (April 1969)
  +
* Warthogs Devoured My Earlobes (September 1969)
  +
* I Named My Son Dweezil (September 1969)
  +
* Hot Bats (A.K.A. This Album Is Just One Huge Jam Session) (October 1969), US #173
  +
* Return of the Son of Mr. Green Genes (December 1969)
  +
* Up, up and away ((on BarfPuke #82634185-de) Smarch 1970)
  +
* Burnt Peeny Sandwich (February 1970), US #94
  +
* Weasels Ravaged My Poodle (August 10, 1970), US #189
  +
* Chunga's Hemorrhage (October 1970), US #119
  +
* Cold Mice (October 1970)
  +
* Warm Gerbils (October 1970)
  +
* Luke-warm Hamsters (December 1970)
  +
* Fucking the Stupidity Out of America (And Some of France) (January 1971)
  +
* Lumpy Gravy Train (February 1971)
  +
* Fillmore East - June 1971 (August 1971), US #38
  +
* 200 Motels (October 1971), US #59
  +
* 100,000,000 Motels (January 1972)
  +
* Just Another Band from [[The Rutles|Rutland]] (March 1972), US #85
  +
* Wanker/Jawanker (July 1972), US #152
  +
* Comma (,) (September 1972)
  +
* Interrobang (?!) (October 1972)
  +
* Wiki/Jawiki (October 1972)
  +
* The Grand Wazoo (November 1972)
  +
* Period (.) (April 1973)
  +
* Made In ZAPPAn (1973)
  +
* Over-Nite Sensation (September 1973), US #32
  +
* Period Pt.2 (.)(.) (October 1973)
  +
* Just Another Band from N.Y. (November 1973), US #25
  +
* Apostrophe (') (March 1974), US #10
  +
* I Named My Second Son Ahmet, Which Is Kind Of A More Normal Name Than Dweezil, But In Its Own Right It Was A Little Strange. But I Named Him After A Bag Boy Or Something, So That's Why I Didn't Come Up With Anything Terribly Strange In This Instance. (May 1974)
  +
* Roxy & Elsewhere (September 1974), US #27
  +
* One Size Fits Most (June 1975), US #26
  +
* Mongo Fury (October 1975), US #66
  +
* One Size Fits All, Except You [[Americans|Fatty]]
  +
* Zoot Allures (October 1976), US #71
  +
* Zappa in L.A. (March 1978), US #57
  +
* Studio Tan (A.K.A. Just Another Band From Essex) (September 1978), US #147
  +
* Sleep Dirt (January 1979), US #175
  +
* Sheik Yerbouti (March 1979), US #21
  +
* Zappa in Berlin (March 1979), US #87
  +
* Synthclavier Favorites (Unrealesed because no-ones favortites were the synthclavire crap), US #168
  +
* I Named My Next Daughter Diva (July 1979)
  +
* Joe's Garage (September 1979), US #27
  +
* Tinseltown Rebellion (May 11, 1981), US #66
  +
* Tilde ([[~]]) (May 1981)
  +
* Zappa in Beijing (May 1981), US #35
  +
* Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar (May 1981), US #1
  +
* You Are What You Is (September 1981), US #93
  +
* You Is What You Are (September 1981)
  +
* You Ain't What You Thought You Was (October 1981)
  +
* You Are What You Eat (so Why Is You're Name Willy? (November 1981),US #1004
  +
* God Doesn't Make It (October 1981), US #125
  +
* Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar Some Bit More (January 1982), US #14
  +
* Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some Bit More Or You Won't Have TV Tonight (January 1982), US #85
  +
* Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Bitch (But Secretly You Diliberatley Took a Long Time Because she's a bitch)(May 1982), US #23
  +
* Colon (:) (June 1982)
  +
* Zappa in Dakar, Eqypt (June 1982), US #57
  +
* Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Sinking Ship (June 1982)
  +
* The Man from Utopia (March 1983), US #153
  +
* I Am What You Are Is You What I Am Not Is He Maybe? (March 1982)
  +
* Baby Bakes (in the oven) (March 1983)
  +
* Chunga's Garage: Acts I, II, III, not IV, V, VI, Wii (June 1983)
  +
* Chunga's Garage: Act IV, Pt. 1 (June 1983)
  +
* Chunga's Garage: The Very Rest Of The Chunga's Garage Acts (May 1983)
  +
* London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 (June 1983)
  +
* Boulez Conducts Zappa: [[Jimmy Savile|The Perfect Stranger Who Gave You Their Phone Number]] (August 1984)
  +
* Them or Us or The Dog (October 18, 1984)
  +
* Solidus (/) (October 1984)
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* Semicolon (;) (November 1984)
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* Thing-Fish (November 1984)
  +
* Incest With my Ancestors (November 1984)
  +
* Francesco Zappa (November 1984)
  +
* Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (November 21, 1985), US #153
  +
* Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Inquisition (1478 recordings, remastered and rereleased in November 1985)
  +
* Does Humor Belong in Music? (January 1986)
  +
* Hell from Jazz (November 1986)
  +
* Blues from Heaven (November 1986)
  +
* Avent-Garde From Purgatoty (November 1986)
  +
* Do Questions Belong in Titles? (January 1987)
  +
* London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 (September 17, 1987)
  +
* Bag Pipes (April 1988)
  +
* You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (because you end up doing community serves for 500 hours) (May 1988)
  +
* You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (October 1988)
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* Broadway the Hard Way (October 14, 1988)
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* You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (November 1989)
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* The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life and Don't Plan to (April 1991)
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* You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (June 14, 1991)
  +
* Make a Musique-Concrete Noise Here (June 1991)
  +
* Hyphen (-) (June 1991)
  +
* You Can Still Do That On Stage, Vol. 1 (June 1991)
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* You Could Probably Still Do That On Stage if You Tried, Vol. 2 (June 1991)
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* You Can't Do That On Television, Vol. 3 (June 1991)
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* You Might Be Able To Do that on Stage, But I'm Not Completely Sure. I'd Have To Ask My Friend, But I Haven't Seen Him In Months. So, You'll Just Have To Take My Word For It, Vol. 4 (June 1991)
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*You Can Do That On Stage But Will Probably Be Shot By a TV Servant With Humble White Hair, Humble Glasses And a Humble Brown Suit If You Do, Vol. 5 (June 1991)
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* Make A Musique Concrete Noise Somewhere Else (July 1991)
  +
* I'm Probably More Talented Than Clapton And Hendrix Combined (July 1991)
  +
* ...And More Fluid Than Jeff Beck to Boot (July 1991)
  +
* Beat the Boots (July 1991), 8 discs (boxed or separate):
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** As an Am (recorded 1981 – 1982)
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** The Ark (recorded 1969)
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** Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (recorded 1970)
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** Unmitigated Audacity (recorded 1974)
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** Anyway the Wind Blows (2 discs) (recorded 1979)
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** 'Tis the Season to Be Jelly (recorded 1967)
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** Saarbrucken 1978 (recorded 1978)
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** Piquantique (recorded 1973)
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* Beat the Boots II (June 1992), 8 discs (boxed only):
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** Disconnected Synapses (recorded 1970)
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** Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (recorded 1970)
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** Electric Aunt Jemima (recorded 1968)
  +
** At the Circus (recorded 1978)
  +
**Swiss Cheese/Fire! (2 discs) (recorded 1971)
  +
**Our Man in Nirvana (recorded 1968)
  +
**Conceptual Continuity (recorded 1976)
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* You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (July 1992)
  +
* Only I Can Do That On Stage Anymore Because Steve Vai Said So, So [[Take That]] (who can't do that anymore either, not since Robbie Left) Vol. 6 (July 1992)
  +
* "Peaches En Regalia" Played 8 Times In 8 Different Time Signatures (July 1992)
  +
* If You Censor Me Now Vader, I Will Be Come More Powerful Than You Could Possibly Imagine (August 1992)
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* Playground Psychotics (October 1992)
  +
* Ahead of Their Time (March 1993)
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* The Yellow Shark (with Ensemble Modern) (November 1993), US #2 (Classical Crossover Chart)
  +
* Civilization, Phaze III (December 1994)
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* The Lost Episodes (that quite frankley, should remain lost because it's basically just Frank and captin Beefheatr making fun of a gir's handwriting (February 1996)
  +
* Läther (September 1996)
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* Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (October 1996)
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* Have I Offended Someone? (April 1997)
  +
* Mystery Disc (September 1998)
  +
* Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
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* Oh No I Don't Believe It, Actually I'm Dead (Easy Mistake to Make) (January 2000)
  +
* Shut Up N' Play Yer Harpsichord (May 2000)
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* Shut Up N' Play Yer Synclavier (July 2000)
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* Shut Up N' Shut Up (August 2000)
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* FZ:OZ (August 16, 2002)
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* The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 1: The Basement (January2003)
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* Halloween (February 4, 2003)
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* Joe's Corsage (May 30, 2004)
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* The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 2: The Basement Below The First Basement (August 2004)
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* QuAUDIOPHILIAc (September 14, 2004)
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* Joe's Domage (October 1, 2004)
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* Joe's XMASage (December 21, 2005)
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* The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 3: The Return of the Son of the First Basement and the Basement Below It (December 2005)
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* Imaginary Diseases (January 13, 2006)
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* Trance-Fusion (October 24, 2006)
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* The Making Of Freak Out! Project/Object (December 5, 2006)
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* The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (December 15, 2006 (iTunes exclusive)
  +
* Buffalo (April 1, 2007)
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* The Dub Room Special (August 24, 2007)
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* Wazoo (October 30, 2007)
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* One Shot Deal (June 13, 2008)
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* Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)
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* Seventy-Three Shot Deal (October 28, 2008)
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* Darth Nadar Spanks Uncle Meat Upside The...... (October 2009)
  +
* Zappa's What Was Left From The Vault (New Bundle 145 CDs previously unrealesed), (May 2009)
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NOTE: Zappa released two version of the same album twice each day. it should be noted so here's the list again:
 
* Freak Out! (June 27, 1966]), US #130
  
* Freak Out! (June 27, 1966]), US #130
 
* Absolutely Free (May 26, 1967), US #41
  
* Absolutely Free (May 26, 1967), US #41
 
* I Named My Daughter Moon-Unit (September 1967)
  
* I Named My Daughter Moon-Unit (September 1967)
 
* We're Only in It for the Money (January 1968), US #30
  
* We're Only in It for the Money (January 1968), US #30
  +
* Hitler Was Better Than Hippies (March 1968)
 
* Lumpy Gravy (May 1968), US #159
  
* Lumpy Gravy (May 1968), US #159
 
* Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (December 2, 1968), US #110
  
* Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (December 2, 1968), US #110
  +
* Cruising with Frank Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention as Themselves and Not A Fake Doo-Wop Group, But Still Playing Doo-Wop Standards (December 82, 1968)
 
* Uncle Meat (April 1969), US #43
  
* Uncle Meat (April 1969), US #43
 
* Terrapins Nibbled My Ankles (April 1969)
  
* Terrapins Nibbled My Ankles (April 1969)
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* Hot Rats (A.K.A. This Album Is Just One Huge Jam Session) (October 1969), US #173
  
* Hot Rats (A.K.A. This Album Is Just One Huge Jam Session) (October 1969), US #173
 
* Return of the Son of Mr. Green Genes (December 1969)
  
* Return of the Son of Mr. Green Genes (December 1969)
  +
* Up, up and away ((on BarfPuke #82634185-de) Smarch 1970)
 
* Burnt Weeny Sandwich (February 1970), US #94
  
* Burnt Weeny Sandwich (February 1970), US #94
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* Weasels Ripped My Flesh (August 10, 1970), US #189
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* Weasels Ravaged My Poodle (August 10, 1970), US #189
−
* Chunga's Revenge (October 1970), US #119
 +
* Chunga's Hemorrhage (October 1970), US #119
 
* Cold Mice (October 1970)
  
* Cold Mice (October 1970)
 
* Warm Gerbils (October 1970)
  
* Warm Gerbils (October 1970)
 
* Luke-warm Hamsters (December 1970)
  
* Luke-warm Hamsters (December 1970)
  +
* Fucking the Stupidity Out of America (And Some of France) (January 1971)
 
* Lumpy Gravy Train (February 1971)
  
* Lumpy Gravy Train (February 1971)
 
* Fillmore East - June 1971 (August 1971), US #38
  
* Fillmore East - June 1971 (August 1971), US #38
 
* 200 Motels (October 1971), US #59
  
* 200 Motels (October 1971), US #59
  +
* 100,000,000 Motels (January 1972)
 
* Just Another Band from L.A. (March 1972), US #85
  
* Just Another Band from L.A. (March 1972), US #85
 
* Waka/Jawaka (July 1972), US #152
  
* Waka/Jawaka (July 1972), US #152
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* Over-Nite Sensation (September 1973), US #32
  
* Over-Nite Sensation (September 1973), US #32
 
* Period Pt.2 (.)(.) (October 1973)
  
* Period Pt.2 (.)(.) (October 1973)
  +
* Just Another Band from N.Y. (November 1973), US #25
 
* Apostrophe (') (March 1974), US #10
  
* Apostrophe (') (March 1974), US #10
 
* I Named My Second Son Ahmet, Which Is Kind Of A More Normal Name Than Dweezil, But In Its Own Right It Was A Little Strange. But I Named Him After A Bag Boy Or Something, So That's Why I Didn't Come Up With Anything Terribly Strange In This Instance. (May 1974)
  
* I Named My Second Son Ahmet, Which Is Kind Of A More Normal Name Than Dweezil, But In Its Own Right It Was A Little Strange. But I Named Him After A Bag Boy Or Something, So That's Why I Didn't Come Up With Anything Terribly Strange In This Instance. (May 1974)
 
* Roxy & Elsewhere (September 1974), US #27
  
* Roxy & Elsewhere (September 1974), US #27
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* One Size Fits All (June 1975), US #26
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* One Size Fits Most (June 1975), US #26
 
* Bongo Fury (October 1975), US #66
  
* Bongo Fury (October 1975), US #66
 
* Zoot Allures (October 1976), US #71
  
* Zoot Allures (October 1976), US #71
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* Zappa in New York (March 1978), US #57
 +
* Zappa in L.A. (March 1978), US #57
 
* Studio Tan (September 1978), US #147
  
* Studio Tan (September 1978), US #147
 
* Sleep Dirt (January 1979), US #175
  
* Sleep Dirt (January 1979), US #175
 
* Sheik Yerbouti (March 1979), US #21
  
* Sheik Yerbouti (March 1979), US #21
  +
* Zappa in Berlin (March 1979), US #87
 
* Orchestral Favorites (May 1979), US #168
  
* Orchestral Favorites (May 1979), US #168
 
* I Named My Next Daughter Diva (July 1979)
  
* I Named My Next Daughter Diva (July 1979)
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* Tinseltown Rebellion (May 11, 1981), US #66
  
* Tinseltown Rebellion (May 11, 1981), US #66
 
* Tilde ([[~]]) (May 1981)
  
* Tilde ([[~]]) (May 1981)
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* Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (May 1981)
 +
* Zappa in Beijing (May 1981), US #35
  +
* Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar (May 1981), US #1
 
* You Are What You Is (September 1981), US #93
  
* You Are What You Is (September 1981), US #93
 
* You Is What You Are (September 1981)
  
* You Is What You Are (September 1981)
 
* You Ain't What You Thought You Was (October 1981)
  
* You Ain't What You Thought You Was (October 1981)
 
* God Doesn't Make It (October 1981), US #125
  
* God Doesn't Make It (October 1981), US #125
  +
* Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar Some Bit More (January 1982), US #14
  +
* Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some Bit More Or You Won't Have TV Tonight (January 1982), US #85
 
* Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (May 1982), US #23
  
* Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (May 1982), US #23
 
* Colon (:) (June 1982)
  
* Colon (:) (June 1982)
  +
* Zappa in Dakar, Eqypt (June 1982), US #57
 
* Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Sinking Ship (June 1982)
  
* Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Sinking Ship (June 1982)
 
* The Man from Utopia (March 1983), US #153
  
* The Man from Utopia (March 1983), US #153
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* Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Inquisition (1478 recordings, remastered and rereleased in November 1985)
  
* Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Inquisition (1478 recordings, remastered and rereleased in November 1985)
 
* Does Humor Belong in Music? (January 1986)
  
* Does Humor Belong in Music? (January 1986)
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* Jazz from Hell (November 1986)
 +
* Hell from Jazz (November 1986)
 
* Blues from Heaven (November 1986)
  
* Blues from Heaven (November 1986)
 
* Do Questions Belong in Titles? (January 1987)
  
* Do Questions Belong in Titles? (January 1987)
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* Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
  
* Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
 
* Oh No, Actually I'm Dead (Easy Mistake to Make) (January 2000)
  
* Oh No, Actually I'm Dead (Easy Mistake to Make) (January 2000)
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* Shut Up N' Play Yer Harpsichord (July 2000)
 +
* Shut Up N' Play Yer Harpsichord (May 2000)
 
* Shut Up N' Play Yer Synclavier (July 2000)
  
* Shut Up N' Play Yer Synclavier (July 2000)
 
* FZ:OZ (August 16, 2002)
  
* FZ:OZ (August 16, 2002)
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* One Shot Deal (June 13, 2008)
  
* One Shot Deal (June 13, 2008)
 
* Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)
  
* Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)
  +
* Zappa's What Was Left From The Vault (New Bundle 145 CDs previously unrealesed), (May 2009)
  +
* Whaddya Know? There Was Still Something In the Vault! (Nov. 2010)
  +
* The Return Of Skizzle Pants
  +
* Meat The Mustache
   
 
==Compilations==
  
==Compilations==
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* Cucamonga Years (December 10, 1991)
  
* Cucamonga Years (December 10, 1991)
 
* Strictly Commercial (August 1995)
  
* Strictly Commercial (August 1995)
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* Strictly Genteel (May 1997)
 +
* Strictly Geniteel (May 1997)
 
* Cucamonga (February 24, 1998)
  
* Cucamonga (February 24, 1998)
 
* Cheap Thrills (April 1998)
  
* Cheap Thrills (April 1998)
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* Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Phish (October 2002)
  
* Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Phish (October 2002)
 
* Zappa Picks by Larry LaLonde of Primus (October 2002)
  
* Zappa Picks by Larry LaLonde of Primus (October 2002)
  +
* Who's he? (January 2003)
  +
* Kill Ugly Radio
   
 
==Cover or tribute albums==
  
==Cover or tribute albums==
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* Plays The Music of Frank Zappa (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (1997)
  
* Plays The Music of Frank Zappa (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (1997)
 
* Dischordancies Abundant (CoCö Anderson) (1997)
  
* Dischordancies Abundant (CoCö Anderson) (1997)
  +
* Shut Up and Pet My Carpetsharks (with London Weasel Orchestra) (2000)
 
* Frankly A Cappella (The Persuasions) (2000)
  
* Frankly A Cappella (The Persuasions) (2000)
 
* The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
  
* The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
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* It's Not Recommended That You Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, But It's Okay If You DO (The Kentucky Old Men's Choir) (2008)
  
* It's Not Recommended That You Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, But It's Okay If You DO (The Kentucky Old Men's Choir) (2008)
   
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==Videography==
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[[Category:Article subpages]]
  
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* [[The Roxy Video]] (1974)
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[[Category:Music]]
  
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* The True Story About The Roxy Video (2003)
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* The Return Of The Son Of The Roxy Video (2010)
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[[Category:Albums]]

Revision as of 21:09, 22 November 2012

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It should be noted that this is a MASSIVE list, as Zappa typically released about 365 albums a year. However, these are the 'big ones' that everybody owns. Do not read if you have not taken proper safety measures. This is your last warning.

Main albums

  • Fuck Off! (June 27, 1966]), US #134
  • Gay Out ! (June 27, 19666]), US #1.57
  • Absolutely Me (May 26, 1967), US #41
  • I Named My Daughter Moon-Unit (September 1967)
  • We're Only in It for the Pony (January 1968), US #30
  • Hitler Was Better Than Hippies (March 1968)
  • Chunky Gravy (May 1968), US #159
  • Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (December 2, 1968), US #110
  • Cruising with Frank Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention as Themselves and Not A Fake Doo-Wop Group, But Still Playing Doo-Wop Standards (December 82, 1968)
  • Uncle Meat Spin (April 1969), US #43
  • Terrapins Nibbled My Ankles (April 1969)
  • Warthogs Devoured My Earlobes (September 1969)
  • I Named My Son Dweezil (September 1969)
  • Hot Bats (A.K.A. This Album Is Just One Huge Jam Session) (October 1969), US #173
  • Return of the Son of Mr. Green Genes (December 1969)
  • Up, up and away ((on BarfPuke #82634185-de) Smarch 1970)
  • Burnt Peeny Sandwich (February 1970), US #94
  • Weasels Ravaged My Poodle (August 10, 1970), US #189
  • Chunga's Hemorrhage (October 1970), US #119
  • Cold Mice (October 1970)
  • Warm Gerbils (October 1970)
  • Luke-warm Hamsters (December 1970)
  • Fucking the Stupidity Out of America (And Some of France) (January 1971)
  • Lumpy Gravy Train (February 1971)
  • Fillmore East - June 1971 (August 1971), US #38
  • 200 Motels (October 1971), US #59
  • 100,000,000 Motels (January 1972)
  • Just Another Band from Rutland (March 1972), US #85
  • Wanker/Jawanker (July 1972), US #152
  • Comma (,) (September 1972)
  • Interrobang (?!) (October 1972)
  • Wiki/Jawiki (October 1972)
  • The Grand Wazoo (November 1972)
  • Period (.) (April 1973)
  • Made In ZAPPAn (1973)
  • Over-Nite Sensation (September 1973), US #32
  • Period Pt.2 (.)(.) (October 1973)
  • Just Another Band from N.Y. (November 1973), US #25
  • Apostrophe (') (March 1974), US #10
  • I Named My Second Son Ahmet, Which Is Kind Of A More Normal Name Than Dweezil, But In Its Own Right It Was A Little Strange. But I Named Him After A Bag Boy Or Something, So That's Why I Didn't Come Up With Anything Terribly Strange In This Instance. (May 1974)
  • Roxy & Elsewhere (September 1974), US #27
  • One Size Fits Most (June 1975), US #26
  • Mongo Fury (October 1975), US #66
  • One Size Fits All, Except You Fatty
  • Zoot Allures (October 1976), US #71
  • Zappa in L.A. (March 1978), US #57
  • Studio Tan (A.K.A. Just Another Band From Essex) (September 1978), US #147
  • Sleep Dirt (January 1979), US #175
  • Sheik Yerbouti (March 1979), US #21
  • Zappa in Berlin (March 1979), US #87
  • Synthclavier Favorites (Unrealesed because no-ones favortites were the synthclavire crap), US #168
  • I Named My Next Daughter Diva (July 1979)
  • Joe's Garage (September 1979), US #27
  • Tinseltown Rebellion (May 11, 1981), US #66
  • Tilde (~) (May 1981)
  • Zappa in Beijing (May 1981), US #35
  • Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar (May 1981), US #1
  • You Are What You Is (September 1981), US #93
  • You Is What You Are (September 1981)
  • You Ain't What You Thought You Was (October 1981)
  • You Are What You Eat (so Why Is You're Name Willy? (November 1981),US #1004
  • God Doesn't Make It (October 1981), US #125
  • Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar Some Bit More (January 1982), US #14
  • Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some Bit More Or You Won't Have TV Tonight (January 1982), US #85
  • Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Bitch (But Secretly You Diliberatley Took a Long Time Because she's a bitch)(May 1982), US #23
  • Colon (:) (June 1982)
  • Zappa in Dakar, Eqypt (June 1982), US #57
  • Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Sinking Ship (June 1982)
  • The Man from Utopia (March 1983), US #153
  • I Am What You Are Is You What I Am Not Is He Maybe? (March 1982)
  • Baby Bakes (in the oven) (March 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: Acts I, II, III, not IV, V, VI, Wii (June 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: Act IV, Pt. 1 (June 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: The Very Rest Of The Chunga's Garage Acts (May 1983)
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 (June 1983)
  • Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger Who Gave You Their Phone Number (August 1984)
  • Them or Us or The Dog (October 18, 1984)
  • Solidus (/) (October 1984)
  • Semicolon (;) (November 1984)
  • Thing-Fish (November 1984)
  • Incest With my Ancestors (November 1984)
  • Francesco Zappa (November 1984)
  • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (November 21, 1985), US #153
  • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Inquisition (1478 recordings, remastered and rereleased in November 1985)
  • Does Humor Belong in Music? (January 1986)
  • Hell from Jazz (November 1986)
  • Blues from Heaven (November 1986)
  • Avent-Garde From Purgatoty (November 1986)
  • Do Questions Belong in Titles? (January 1987)
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 (September 17, 1987)
  • Bag Pipes (April 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (because you end up doing community serves for 500 hours) (May 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (October 1988)
  • Broadway the Hard Way (October 14, 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (November 1989)
  • The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life and Don't Plan to (April 1991)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (June 14, 1991)
  • Make a Musique-Concrete Noise Here (June 1991)
  • Hyphen (-) (June 1991)
  • You Can Still Do That On Stage, Vol. 1 (June 1991)
  • You Could Probably Still Do That On Stage if You Tried, Vol. 2 (June 1991)
  • You Can't Do That On Television, Vol. 3 (June 1991)
  • You Might Be Able To Do that on Stage, But I'm Not Completely Sure. I'd Have To Ask My Friend, But I Haven't Seen Him In Months. So, You'll Just Have To Take My Word For It, Vol. 4 (June 1991)
  • You Can Do That On Stage But Will Probably Be Shot By a TV Servant With Humble White Hair, Humble Glasses And a Humble Brown Suit If You Do, Vol. 5 (June 1991)
  • Make A Musique Concrete Noise Somewhere Else (July 1991)
  • I'm Probably More Talented Than Clapton And Hendrix Combined (July 1991)
  • ...And More Fluid Than Jeff Beck to Boot (July 1991)
  • Beat the Boots (July 1991), 8 discs (boxed or separate):
    • As an Am (recorded 1981 – 1982)
    • The Ark (recorded 1969)
    • Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (recorded 1970)
    • Unmitigated Audacity (recorded 1974)
    • Anyway the Wind Blows (2 discs) (recorded 1979)
    • 'Tis the Season to Be Jelly (recorded 1967)
    • Saarbrucken 1978 (recorded 1978)
    • Piquantique (recorded 1973)
  • Beat the Boots II (June 1992), 8 discs (boxed only):
    • Disconnected Synapses (recorded 1970)
    • Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (recorded 1970)
    • Electric Aunt Jemima (recorded 1968)
    • At the Circus (recorded 1978)
    • Swiss Cheese/Fire! (2 discs) (recorded 1971)
    • Our Man in Nirvana (recorded 1968)
    • Conceptual Continuity (recorded 1976)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (July 1992)
  • Only I Can Do That On Stage Anymore Because Steve Vai Said So, So Take That (who can't do that anymore either, not since Robbie Left) Vol. 6 (July 1992)
  • "Peaches En Regalia" Played 8 Times In 8 Different Time Signatures (July 1992)
  • If You Censor Me Now Vader, I Will Be Come More Powerful Than You Could Possibly Imagine (August 1992)
  • Playground Psychotics (October 1992)
  • Ahead of Their Time (March 1993)
  • The Yellow Shark (with Ensemble Modern) (November 1993), US #2 (Classical Crossover Chart)
  • Civilization, Phaze III (December 1994)
  • The Lost Episodes (that quite frankley, should remain lost because it's basically just Frank and captin Beefheatr making fun of a gir's handwriting (February 1996)
  • Läther (September 1996)
  • Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (October 1996)
  • Have I Offended Someone? (April 1997)
  • Mystery Disc (September 1998)
  • Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
  • Oh No I Don't Believe It, Actually I'm Dead (Easy Mistake to Make) (January 2000)
  • Shut Up N' Play Yer Harpsichord (May 2000)
  • Shut Up N' Play Yer Synclavier (July 2000)
  • Shut Up N' Shut Up (August 2000)
  • FZ:OZ (August 16, 2002)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 1: The Basement (January2003)
  • Halloween (February 4, 2003)
  • Joe's Corsage (May 30, 2004)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 2: The Basement Below The First Basement (August 2004)
  • QuAUDIOPHILIAc (September 14, 2004)
  • Joe's Domage (October 1, 2004)
  • Joe's XMASage (December 21, 2005)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 3: The Return of the Son of the First Basement and the Basement Below It (December 2005)
  • Imaginary Diseases (January 13, 2006)
  • Trance-Fusion (October 24, 2006)
  • The Making Of Freak Out! Project/Object (December 5, 2006)
  • The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (December 15, 2006 (iTunes exclusive)
  • Buffalo (April 1, 2007)
  • The Dub Room Special (August 24, 2007)
  • Wazoo (October 30, 2007)
  • One Shot Deal (June 13, 2008)
  • Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)
  • Seventy-Three Shot Deal (October 28, 2008)
  • Darth Nadar Spanks Uncle Meat Upside The...... (October 2009)
  • Zappa's What Was Left From The Vault (New Bundle 145 CDs previously unrealesed), (May 2009)

NOTE: Zappa released two version of the same album twice each day. it should be noted so here's the list again:

  • Freak Out! (June 27, 1966]), US #130
  • Absolutely Free (May 26, 1967), US #41
  • I Named My Daughter Moon-Unit (September 1967)
  • We're Only in It for the Money (January 1968), US #30
  • Hitler Was Better Than Hippies (March 1968)
  • Lumpy Gravy (May 1968), US #159
  • Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (December 2, 1968), US #110
  • Cruising with Frank Zappa & the Mothers Of Invention as Themselves and Not A Fake Doo-Wop Group, But Still Playing Doo-Wop Standards (December 82, 1968)
  • Uncle Meat (April 1969), US #43
  • Terrapins Nibbled My Ankles (April 1969)
  • Warthogs Devoured My Earlobes (September 1969)
  • I Named My Son Dweezil (September 1969)
  • Hot Rats (A.K.A. This Album Is Just One Huge Jam Session) (October 1969), US #173
  • Return of the Son of Mr. Green Genes (December 1969)
  • Up, up and away ((on BarfPuke #82634185-de) Smarch 1970)
  • Burnt Weeny Sandwich (February 1970), US #94
  • Weasels Ravaged My Poodle (August 10, 1970), US #189
  • Chunga's Hemorrhage (October 1970), US #119
  • Cold Mice (October 1970)
  • Warm Gerbils (October 1970)
  • Luke-warm Hamsters (December 1970)
  • Fucking the Stupidity Out of America (And Some of France) (January 1971)
  • Lumpy Gravy Train (February 1971)
  • Fillmore East - June 1971 (August 1971), US #38
  • 200 Motels (October 1971), US #59
  • 100,000,000 Motels (January 1972)
  • Just Another Band from L.A. (March 1972), US #85
  • Waka/Jawaka (July 1972), US #152
  • Comma (,) (September 1972)
  • Interrobang (?!) (October 1972)
  • Wiki/Jawiki (October 1972)
  • The Grand Wazoo (November 1972)
  • Period (.) (April 1973)
  • Over-Nite Sensation (September 1973), US #32
  • Period Pt.2 (.)(.) (October 1973)
  • Just Another Band from N.Y. (November 1973), US #25
  • Apostrophe (') (March 1974), US #10
  • I Named My Second Son Ahmet, Which Is Kind Of A More Normal Name Than Dweezil, But In Its Own Right It Was A Little Strange. But I Named Him After A Bag Boy Or Something, So That's Why I Didn't Come Up With Anything Terribly Strange In This Instance. (May 1974)
  • Roxy & Elsewhere (September 1974), US #27
  • One Size Fits Most (June 1975), US #26
  • Bongo Fury (October 1975), US #66
  • Zoot Allures (October 1976), US #71
  • Zappa in L.A. (March 1978), US #57
  • Studio Tan (September 1978), US #147
  • Sleep Dirt (January 1979), US #175
  • Sheik Yerbouti (March 1979), US #21
  • Zappa in Berlin (March 1979), US #87
  • Orchestral Favorites (May 1979), US #168
  • I Named My Next Daughter Diva (July 1979)
  • Joe's Garage (September 1979), US #27
  • Tinseltown Rebellion (May 11, 1981), US #66
  • Tilde (~) (May 1981)
  • Zappa in Beijing (May 1981), US #35
  • Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar (May 1981), US #1
  • You Are What You Is (September 1981), US #93
  • You Is What You Are (September 1981)
  • You Ain't What You Thought You Was (October 1981)
  • God Doesn't Make It (October 1981), US #125
  • Open Wide 'n Sing Yer Guitar Some Bit More (January 1982), US #14
  • Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some Bit More Or You Won't Have TV Tonight (January 1982), US #85
  • Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (May 1982), US #23
  • Colon (:) (June 1982)
  • Zappa in Dakar, Eqypt (June 1982), US #57
  • Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Sinking Ship (June 1982)
  • The Man from Utopia (March 1983), US #153
  • I Am What You Are Is You What I Am Not Is He Maybe? (March 1982)
  • Baby Snakes (March 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: Acts I, II, III, not IV, V, VI, Wii (June 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: Act IV, Pt. 1 (June 1983)
  • Chunga's Garage: The Very Rest Of The Chunga's Garage Acts (May 1983)
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1 (June 1983)
  • Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (August 1984)
  • Them or Us (October 18, 1984)
  • Solidus (/) (October 1984)
  • Semicolon (;) (November 1984)
  • Thing-Fish (November 1984)
  • Incest With my Ancestors (November 1984)
  • Francesco Zappa (November 1984)
  • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (November 21, 1985), US #153
  • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Inquisition (1478 recordings, remastered and rereleased in November 1985)
  • Does Humor Belong in Music? (January 1986)
  • Hell from Jazz (November 1986)
  • Blues from Heaven (November 1986)
  • Do Questions Belong in Titles? (January 1987)
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 (September 17, 1987)
  • Guitar (April 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (May 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (October 1988)
  • Broadway the Hard Way (October 14, 1988)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (November 1989)
  • The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (April 1991)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (June 14, 1991)
  • Make a Jazz Noise Here (June 1991)
  • Hyphen (-) (June 1991)
  • You Can Still Do That On Stage, Vol. 1 (June 1991)
  • You Could Probably Still Do That On Stage if You Tried, Vol. 2 (June 1991)
  • You Can't Do That On Television, Vol. 3 (June 1991)
  • You Might Be Able To Do that on Stage, But I'm Not Completely Sure. I'd Have To Ask My Friend, But I Haven't Seen Him In Months. So, You'll Just Have To Take My Word For It, Vol. 4 (June 1991)
  • You Can Do That On Stage But Will Probably Be Shot By a TV Servant With Humble White Hair, Humble Glasses And a Humble Brown Suit If You Do, Vol. 5 (June 1991)
  • Make A Jazz Noise Somewhere Else (July 1991)
  • I'm Probably More Talented Than Clapton And Hendrix Combined (July 1991)
  • ...And More Fluid Than Jeff Beck to Boot (July 1991)
  • Beat the Boots (July 1991), 8 discs (boxed or separate):
    • As an Am (recorded 1981 – 1982)
    • The Ark (recorded 1969)
    • Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (recorded 1970)
    • Unmitigated Audacity (recorded 1974)
    • Anyway the Wind Blows (2 discs) (recorded 1979)
    • 'Tis the Season to Be Jelly (recorded 1967)
    • Saarbrucken 1978 (recorded 1978)
    • Piquantique (recorded 1973)
  • Beat the Boots II (June 1992), 8 discs (boxed only):
    • Disconnected Synapses (recorded 1970)
    • Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (recorded 1970)
    • Electric Aunt Jemima (recorded 1968)
    • At the Circus (recorded 1978)
    • Swiss Cheese/Fire! (2 discs) (recorded 1971)
    • Our Man in Nirvana (recorded 1968)
    • Conceptual Continuity (recorded 1976)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (July 1992)
  • You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 (July 1992)
  • "Peaches En Regalia" Played 8 Times In 8 Different Time Signatures (July 1992)
  • If You Censor Me Now Vader, I Will Be Come More Powerful Than You Could Possibly Imagine (August 1992)
  • Playground Psychotics (October 1992)
  • Ahead of Their Time (March 1993)
  • The Yellow Shark (with Ensemble Modern) (November 1993), US #2 (Classical Crossover Chart)
  • Civilization, Phaze III (December 1994)
  • The Lost Episodes (February 1996)
  • Läther (September 1996)
  • Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (October 1996)
  • Have I Offended Someone? (April 1997)
  • Mystery Disc (September 1998)
  • Everything Is Healing Nicely (December 1999)
  • Oh No, Actually I'm Dead (Easy Mistake to Make) (January 2000)
  • Shut Up N' Play Yer Harpsichord (May 2000)
  • Shut Up N' Play Yer Synclavier (July 2000)
  • FZ:OZ (August 16, 2002)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 1: The Basement (January2003)
  • Halloween (February 4, 2003)
  • Joe's Corsage (May 30, 2004)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 2: The Basement Below The First Basement (August 2004)
  • QuAUDIOPHILIAc (September 14, 2004)
  • Joe's Domage (October 1, 2004)
  • Joe's XMASage (December 21, 2005)
  • The Trash Can Tapes Vol. 3: The Return of the Son of the First Basement and the Basement Below It (December 2005)
  • Imaginary Diseases (January 13, 2006)
  • Trance-Fusion (October 24, 2006)
  • The Making Of Freak Out! Project/Object (December 5, 2006)
  • The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (December 15, 2006 (iTunes exclusive)
  • Buffalo (April 1, 2007)
  • The Dub Room Special (August 24, 2007)
  • Wazoo (October 30, 2007)
  • One Shot Deal (June 13, 2008)
  • Joe's Menage (October 1, 2008)
  • Zappa's What Was Left From The Vault (New Bundle 145 CDs previously unrealesed), (May 2009)
  • Whaddya Know? There Was Still Something In the Vault! (Nov. 2010)
  • The Return Of Skizzle Pants
  • Meat The Mustache

Compilations

  • Who Do We Think We Are? (April 1969)
  • Mothermania: The Best of the Mothers (March 1969)
  • The **** of the Mothers (October 13, 1969)
  • Who Do I Think I Am? (May 1970)
  • The Mothers of Invention (July 20, 1970)
  • Worst of the Mothers (March 15, 1971)
  • Who aren't I? (August 1974)
  • The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa (June 1987)
  • Cucamonga Years (December 10, 1991)
  • Strictly Commercial (August 1995)
  • Strictly Geniteel (May 1997)
  • Cucamonga (February 24, 1998)
  • Cheap Thrills (April 1998)
  • Son of Cheep Thrills (April 1999)
  • The Secret Jewel Box: Archives Vol. 2. FZ Original Recordings (December 2001)
  • Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Phish (October 2002)
  • Zappa Picks by Larry LaLonde of Primus (October 2002)
  • Who's he? (January 2003)
  • Kill Ugly Radio

Cover or tribute albums

  • King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (Jean-Luc Ponty) (1970)
  • The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (BRT Big Band) (1990)
  • Yahozna Plays Zappa (Yahonza) (1992)
  • Zappa's Universe—A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time)(1993)
  • Harmonia Meets Zappa (Harmonia Ensemble) (1994)
  • Music by Frank Zappa (Omnibus Wind Ensemble) (1995)
  • Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (Muffin Men) (1997)
  • Plays The Music of Frank Zappa (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (1997)
  • Dischordancies Abundant (CoCö Anderson) (1997)
  • Shut Up and Pet My Carpetsharks (with London Weasel Orchestra) (2000)
  • Frankly A Cappella (The Persuasions) (2000)
  • The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
  • Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (Bohuslän Big Band) (2000)
  • Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (Ensemble Modern) (2003)
  • UMO Jazz Orchestra: UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman (2003)
  • Lemme Take You To The Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands playing the music of Zappa (Cordelia Records) (2005)
  • Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (2006)
  • It's Not Recommended That You Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, But It's Okay If You DO (The Kentucky Old Men's Choir) (2008)

Videography

  • The Roxy Video (1974)
  • The True Story About The Roxy Video (2003)
  • The Return Of The Son Of The Roxy Video (2010)
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