Let's start the ceremonies for this years Zappadan

Lost Frank Zappa college radio interview from 1967 30 mins

This radio interview with Frank Zappa from November 13, 1967, was discovered back in 2017 after being thought lost. The quality is exceptional.
It is one of the more insightful interactions with Zappa. He explains the nuances of live vs recorded music, challenges in album releases, societal critiques in his work, and his strategic approach to music promotion and artistic expression. Zappa reflects on The Mothers of Invention's initial '67 European tour, his collaboration with The Monkees, and his surprisingly positive views on The Beatles.

Conducted by Joe Doll, a DJ at WCBN, the University of Michigan's student-run community radio station, the interview was thought lost but was found nearly five decades later.


Stories behind Zappa album covers – artist Cal Schenkel - Part 1
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Frank Zappa Over-nite Sensation PAINTING by Dave McMacken

Hmm ... Zappa's comment on blues purists would freak a few of his fans out ...

He was definitely a lot more politically idealistic back then in a way that I find refreshing, but at the same time also quite naive I think.

He also says he likes the music of the Beatles, just not those songs that were plastic renditions of blues songs.

Very interesting to contrast his standpoint pre and post the Rainbow attack.

Just found this
Frank Zappa & The Mothers 1967 The Bitter End - New York City's Greenwich Village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oftLKbEGDw

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Hmm ... Zappa's comment on blues purists would freak a few of his fans out ... He was definitely a lot more politically idealistic back then in a way that I find refreshing, but at the same time also quite naive I think. He also says he likes the music of the Beatles, just not those songs that were plastic renditions of blues songs. Very interesting to contrast his standpoint pre and post the Rainbow attack.

Indeed, more than one surprise for me too. The only good thing he ever said about the Beatles (as far as I can remember) was a praise of the engineering and production of Abbey Road (not the music on it). I am a Beatles fan (at least for the second half of their career) so I am quite astonished

Even more surprising is his (indeed naive) enthusiasm that things could be changed for the better . Quite contrasting to the bitter irony and sarcasm as we use to know.
Once more FZ appears as a person full of contradictions and incidentally one of Pauline Butchers most recent videos goes about that:
Frank Zappa's contradictions

Another nice one: FZ Interviews Frank Zappa - 11/11/1981

Let's close Zappadan with the famous austrian docu by Rudi "Cadillac" Dolezal:
Frank Zappa 1993 - Ein Leben als Extravaganza--Das Genie Frank Zappa

SNL - Frank Zappa and the Killer Christmas Tree (pt 1) - video
SNL - Frank Zappa and the Killer Christmas Tree (Pt 2) - video
One more from Pauline Butcher: Frank Zappa at Christmas

Zappy xmas everybody

70mins+ webcam interview with Pauline Butcher from 2020: Dooner's World Episode 37 Pauline Butcher
Happy new year everybody

Some bootleg audio:

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Fifty Fifty (1973) SBD 7:42

Frank Zappa's Thing Fish: The Real Tapes (Demo) 38:11

00:00 - Harry and Rhonda/Rhonda & Harry
03:45 - Approximate
08:07 - Dumb All Over
12:17 - Heavenly Bank Account
15:47 - Teenage Wind
18:51 - Harry As A Chump
22:04 - Jumbo Go Away
25:55 - Drafted Again
26:56 - I Don’t Wanna Get Drafted
29:35 - That Evil Prince [Instrumental]
31:38 - Drop Dead

Some wellknown versions, some different

Awesome, where did they get the Thing Fish stuff from???:puzzled:

I absoluteley have no idea and wonder myself

This is another short one that leaked somehow:
Frank Zappa - None Of The Above (1984 Synclavier Demo) 2:05

Same piece live (quite lo-fi audio):
Kronos Quartet - None Of The Above (Frank Zappa) 6:35
Kronos Quartet - None Of The Above (Frank Zappa) World Premiere, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 1985 18:00

Some interview audio:
FRANK ZAPPA - HOW THE FREAK OUT LP HAPPENED Lost Interview 5:39
Frank Zappa Interview - August 1968 - WFMT Radio Chicago 35:06

(VIDEO) 03 05 88 Cleveland - Frank Zappa 1988 tour (w/ assorted broadcasts during intermission) poor audio

Frank Zappa - Full Concert - 10/13/78 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)

[FULL] Frank Zappa - We Don't Mess Around - Circus Krone Munchen 1978

Frank Zappa - 1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI audio only

Frank Zappa - Stockholm 1973 08 21 (full concert)

08 RDNZL FINAL

Frank Zappa (VIDEO) Royal Festival Hall 1968 - The Mothers & BBC Symphony Orchestra from uncle meat

Frank Zappa The yellow shark

have a nice weekend everybody

The Cosmiks - Interview With Patrice 'Candy' Zappa [PT 1] (WAWTC Radio Show)
The Cosmiks - Interview With Patrice 'Candy' Zappa [PT 2] (WAWTC Radio Show)

Frank Zappa's Sister Patrice chats with Dr. Dot Dec. 21, 2023

Joe's Garage (The Musical)

info

What a find!

I obviously spend to much time on the internet and probably should prefer a larger dose of real life against that

Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
Jeff Simmons - Wonderful Wino

Quote: Originally posted by ursinator2.0

Another nice one: FZ Interviews Frank Zappa - 11/11/1981

This is fucking hilarious.

I Guess this was the period after he spilt from Warners and had started doing his own promotion and sales, including mail order records etc- Great interview thou lol

Frank Zappa for President, April 1991 interview 50 mins+ audio only

Not sure what to make of this...............
Blues smells funny Zappa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEX4tnIKxAY

Great find, that is one for Kat...