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| April 12, 1985 | Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA Kronos Quartet |
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| April 19, 1985 | Zappa The Old Masters Box One (7 LPs, Barking Pumpkin BPR-7777) | |
| May 8, 1985 | Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, NY Aspen Wind Quintet |
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| c. September 1985 | FZ's comments |
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| September 19, 1985 | Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation FZ testimony on the PMRC affair |
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| November 21, 1985 | Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (LP, Barking Pumpkin ST-74203) | |
| January 27, 1986 | Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (European Version) (LP, EMI EMC 3507) Frank Zappa Does Humor Belong In Music? (CD, EMI CDP 7 46188 2) |
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| March 8, 1986 | Playboy Magazine interview UMRK, LA |
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| March 18, 1986 | Maryland State Legislature Testimony |
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| August 20, 1986 | UMRK FZ with Bob Stone |
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| August 22, 1986 | Dweezil Zappa Havin' A Bad Day (LP, Barking Pumpkin ST-74204) produced by FZ & Bob Stone | |
| September 1, 1986 | Thing-Fish (2 CDs, Rykodisc RCD 10020/21) London Symphony Orchestra (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10022) Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10023) We're Only In It For The Money/Lumpy Gravy (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40024) Apostrophe (')/Over-Nite Sensation (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40025) The Grand Wazoo (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10026) Them Or Us (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40027) Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (2 CDs, Rykodisc RCD 10028/29) |
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| 1986 | MTV Interview | |
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| c. 1986 | UMRK | |
| 1986 | UMRK | |
| 1986 | UMRK | |
| November 1986 | AES Convention, Los Angeles, CA | |
| November 25, 1986 | Zappa The Old Masters Box Two (9 LPs, Barking Pumpkin BPR-8888) Frank Zappa Jazz From Hell (LP, Barking Pumpkin ST-74205) |
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| February 1987 | Keyboard Magazine Soundpage #29—including Black Page No. 1 | |
| June 2, 1987 | Frank Zappa The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa (cassette, Barking Pumpkin GW002) | |
| 1987 | UMRK Jade Teta—burp sampling session |
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| 1987 | FZ, interviewed by Peter Occhiogrosso |
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| August 4, 1987 | UMRK New remix Bob Stone—remix engineer |
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| September 17, 1987 | Zappa London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II (Barking Pumpkin SJ-74207) | |
| September 18, 1987 | Joe's Garage Acts I, II, & III (2 CDs, Rykodisc RCD 10060/61) | |
| October 23, 1987 | Freak Out! (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40062) Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10063) Uncle Meat (2 CDs, Rykodisc RCD 10064/65) Hot Rats (RCD 10066) |
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| October-December 1987 | Rehearsals | |
| December 30, 1987 | Zappa The Old Masters Box Three (9 LPs, Barking Pumpkin BPR-9999) | |
| January 29, 1988 | "Let's Put Jim And Tammy In Their Place," Fundamentalists Anonymous Legal Task Force Concert Fundraiser, 4D Nightclub, NYC, NY. FZ & Steve Allen co-host. |
| Zappa Band: FZ—lead guitar/vocal Ike Willis—guitar/vocal Mike Keneally—guitar/synth/vocal Bobby Martin—keyboards/vocal Ed Mann—percussion Walt Fowler—trumpet Bruce Fowler—trombone Paul Carman—alto sax Albert Wing—tenor sax Kurt McGettrick—baritone sax Scott Thunes—bass Chad Wackerman—drums |
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| February 9, 1988 | Warner Theatre, Washington, DC |
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| February 10, 1988 | Warner Theatre, Washington, DC |
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| February 12, 1988 | Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA |
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| February 13, 1988 | Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA |
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| February 14, 1988 | Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA |
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| February 17, 1988 | Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT |
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| February 20, 1988 | Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA | |
| February 23, 1988 | Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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| February 25, 1988 | Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| February 26, 1988 | Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI |
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| February 28, 1988 | Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI |
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| March 1, 1988 | Frauenthal Auditorium, Muskegon, MI |
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| March 3, 1988 | Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL |
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| March 4, 1988 | Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL |
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| March 5, 1988 | Music Hall, Cleveland, OH |
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| March 9, 1988 | Shea's Theater, Buffalo, NY |
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| March 11, 1988 | War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY |
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| March 12, 1988 | Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT |
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| March 13, 1988 | Civic Center, Springfield, MA |
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| March 15, 1988 | Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME |
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| March 16, 1988 | Civic Center, Providence, RI |
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| March 17, 1988 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY |
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| March 19, 1988 | Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College, Allentown, PA |
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| March 20, 1988 | Rothman Center, Teaneck, NJ |
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| March 21, 1988 | Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY |
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| March 23, 1988 | Towson Center, Towson, MD |
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| March 25, 1988 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY |
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| April 14, 1988 | Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany |
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| April 16, 1988 | Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK |
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| April 18, 1988 | Wembley Arena, London, UK |
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| April 19, 1988 | Wembley Arena, London, UK |
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| April 22, 1988 | Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, Germany |
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| April 24, 1988 | Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany |
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| April 25, 1988 | Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| April 26, 1988 | Frank Zappa Guitar (2 LPs, Barking Pumpkin D1 74212) Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (2 LPs, Barking Pumpkin D1 74213) |
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| April 26, 1988 | Olympen, Lund, Sweden |
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| May 1, 1988 | Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| May 3, 1988 | The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| May 4, 1988 | The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| May 8, 1988 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria |
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| May 9, 1988 | Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10081/82) | |
| May 9, 1988 | Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany |
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| May 13, 1988 | Pabellón de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain |
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| May 15, 1988 | Prado de San Sebastián, Seville, Spain | |
| May 18, 1988 | Le Zenith, Montpellier, France |
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| May 19, 1988 | Le Summun, Grenoble, France |
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| May 23, 1988 | Hall Tivoli, Strasbourg, France |
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| May 24, 1988 | Beethovensaal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany |
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| May 25, 1988 | Rosengarten/Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany |
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| May 26, 1988 | Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany | |
| May 28, 1988 | Sporthalle, Linz, Austria |
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| June 3, 1988 | Palasport, Turin, Italy |
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| June 5, 1988 | Palasport, Modena, Italy |
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| June 6, 1988 | Palasport, Florence, Italy |
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| June 7, 1988 | PalaEur, Rome. Italy | |
| June 9, 1988 | Palasport, Genoa, Italy |
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| February-June 1988 | (unknown location) |
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| July-August 1988 | FZ writes The Real Frank Zappa Book with Peter Occhiogrosso | |
| October 25, 1988 | Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D1 74217) Frank Zappa Broadway The Hard Way (LP, Barking Pumpkin D1 74218) |
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| December 16, 1988 | Baby Snakes (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74219) | |
| January 23, 1989 | Absolutely Free (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10093) Waka/Jawaka (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10094) One Size Fits All (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10095) |
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| March 21, 1989 | 1630 Digital Mix Engineer: Bob Stone |
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| April 14, 1989 | Bongo Fury (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10097) | |
| May 23, 1989 | An Evening With Pierre Boulez And Frank Zappa | |
| May 1989 | The Real Frank Zappa Book (Poseidon Press, NYC) | |
| November 13, 1989 | Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10085/86) Broadway The Hard Way (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40096) You Are What You Is (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40165) |
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| January 1990 | Moscow, Russia | |
| January 20-24, 1990 | Prague, Czechoslavakia |
| March 25, 1990 | Alaska: Outrage at Valdez (The Cousteau Society) |
| 1990 | FZ |
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| July 13, 1990 | Zoot Allures (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10160) Just Another Band From L.A. (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10161) Sheik Yerbouti (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40162) Weasels Ripped My Flesh (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10163) Chunga's Revenge (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10164) Tinsel Town Rebellion (CD, Rykodisc RCD 40166) Fillmore East—June 1971 (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10167) |
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| September 10, 1990 | Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (CD, Zappa Records CDZAP 33, Europe) | |
| February 3, 1991 | UMRK 1630 digital master |
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| April 16, 1991 | Zappa The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74233) | |
| June 4, 1991 | Zappa Make A Jazz Noise Here (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74234) | |
| June 14, 1991 | Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10087/88) | |
| June 24, 1991 | "Adieu CA" Nahranove Sportoni Hale, Prague, Czechoslavakia Michael Kocáb & Pražský Výběr featuring FZ |
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| June 30, 1991 | Budapesti Búcsú 91 "Taban Jazzfestival" Budapest, Hungary FZ—guitar Gyula Babos—guitar János Egri—bass Béla "Szakcsi" Lakatos—keyboard Imre Köszegi—drums |
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| July 1991 | Joe's Garage Studio UMRK Ensemble Modern rehearsals |
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| July 16, 1991 | Beat The Boots! (10 LPs, Foo-Eee R1/R2 70537-70544) | |
| 1991 | Pražský Výběr Live—Adieu CA (CD, Hungary Art Production K 0001-2311) featuring FZ, guitar on Improvizace v A Dur s Frankem Zappou | |
| September 17, 1991 | Orchestral Favorites (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74236) Studio Tan (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74237) Sleep Dirt (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74238) |
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| October 22, 1991 | Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74235) Burnt Weeny Sandwich (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74239) Zappa In New York (2 CDs, Barking Pumpkin D2 74240) |
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| November 7-9, 1991 | "Zappa's Universe: A Celebration" Ritz, NYC |
| January 21, 1992 | Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74241) Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74242) Francesco Zappa (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74202) |
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| 1992 | UMRK |
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| June 2, 1992 | Beat The Boots! #2 (11 LPs, Foo-Eee R1/R2 71017-71023) | |
| June 24, 1992 | UMRK The Chieftains |
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| July 10, 1992 | Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10089/90) Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10091/92) |
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| July 1992 | FZ & Ensemble Modern rehearsals in Germany |
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| September 17, 1992 | "The Yellow Shark" Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany |
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| September 19, 1992 | "The Yellow Shark" Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany |
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| September 1992 | "The Yellow Shark" Alte Oper Frankfurt (17-19) Philharmonie Berlin (22-23) Wiener Konzerthaus (26-28) |
| October 27, 1992 | Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention Playground Psychotics (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74244) |
| October 27, 1992 | Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane Loves You (3CD, RCA 09026-61110-2) including Would You Like A Snack? (FZ/Slick) |
| January 1993 | UMRK soirée Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Anatoli Kuular, Kongar-ol Ondar, The Chieftains, L. Shankar, Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider, Terry Bozzio, Johnny Guitar Watson, etc. |
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| February 2, 1993 | The Man From Utopia (CD Barking Pumpkin, D2 74245) | |
| February 15, 1993 | UMRK Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Anatoli Kuular & Kongar-ol Ondar |
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| February 25, 1993 | UMRK The Chieftains with Tom Jones |
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| March 1993 | Interview with Nigel Leigh for BBC Late Show UMRK, LA |
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| April 20, 1993 | Mothers Of Invention Ahead Of Their Time (CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74246) | |
| April 1993 | FZ & GZ transfer all their rights to the ZFT | |
| July 1993 | Warner Bros. Soundstage, Burbank, California Ensemble Modern conducted by Peter Eötvös Produced by FZ |
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| July 22, 1993 | UMRK Engineer: Spencer Chrislu |
| fall 1993 | UMRK | |
| c. 1991-1993 | UMRK |
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| November 2, 1993 | Zappa/Ensemble Modern The Yellow Shark (CD, Barking Pumpkin R2 71600) | |
| December 4, 1993 | FZ dies in L.A. | |