Official Discography: Notes & Comments

Original Releases
Title	Original artist	Original format	Original label(s)	Original catalog number	Original release date	Album # (Rykodisc 1986)*	Album # (Zappa Records 1986-1994)	Album # (Tour 88 Book)	Album # (UME 2012)	zappa.com (June 21, 2015)
Freak Out!	The Mothers Of Invention	2 LPs	Verve/MGM	V6-5005-2	June 27, 1966		-	1	1	1
Absolutely Free	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Verve/MGM	V6-5013	May 26, 1967		-	2	2	2
Lumpy Gravy	Francis Vincent Zappa/The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra	LP	Capitol/EMI	TAO 2719	August 7, 1967
We're Only In It For The Money	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Verve/MGM	V6-5045	March 4, 1968	-	-	3	4	4
Lumpy Gravy	Francis Vincent Zappa/Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus	LP	Verve/MGM	V6-8741	May 13, 1968	-	-	4	3	3
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Bizarre/Verve/MGM	V6-5055X	December 2, 1968	-	-	5	5	5
Mothermania	The Mothers	LP	Bizarre/Verve/MGM	V6-5068X	March 24, 1969			6	7	7
Uncle Meat	The Mothers Of Invention	2 LPs	Bizarre/Reprise	2MS 2024	April 21, 1969	-	-	7	6	6
The **** Of The Mothers	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Verve/MGM	V6-5074	October 13, 1969
Hot Rats	Frank Zappa	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	RS 6356	October 10, 1969	-	-	8	8	8
Burnt Weeny Sandwich	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	RS 6370	February 9, 1970		9	9	9	9
The Mothers Of Invention—Golden Archive Series	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	MGM	GAS 112	July 20, 1970
Weasels Ripped My Flesh	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2028	August 10, 1970		-	10	10	10
Chunga's Revenge	Frank Zappa	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2030	October 23, 1970		-	11	11	11
The Worst Of The Mothers	The Mothers Of Invention	LP	MGM	SE 4754	March 15, 1971
Fillmore East—June 1971	The Mothers	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2042	August 2, 1971	12	-	12	12	12
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels	Frank Zappa	2 LPs	Bizarre/United Artists	UAS 9956	October 4, 1971			13		13
Just Another Band From L.A.	Las Mothers	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2075	March 26, 1972	14	-	14	14	14
Waka/Jawaka	Frank Zappa/Hot Rats	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2094	July 5, 1972	-	-	15	15	15
The Grand Wazoo	The Mothers	LP	Bizarre/Reprise	MS 2093	November 27, 1972	-	-	16	16	16
Over-Nite Sensation	The Mothers	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	MS 2149	September 7, 1973	-	-	17	17	17
Apostrophe (')	Frank Zappa	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DS 2175	March 22, 1974	-	-	18	18	18
Roxy & Elsewhere	Zappa/Mothers	2 LPs	Discreet/Warner Bros.	2DS 2202	September 10, 1974		19	19	19	19
One Size Fits All	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DS 2216	June 25, 1975		-	20	20	20
Bongo Fury	Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DS 2234	October 2, 1975		-	21	21	21
Zoot Allures	Zappa	LP	Warner Bros.	BS 2970	October 29, 1976		-	22	22	22
Läther	Zappa	4 LPs	Zappa Records/Phonogram	SRZ-4-1500	[October 31, 1977]
Zappa In New York	Zappa	2 LPs	Discreet/Warner Bros.	2D 2290	March 3, 1978		23	23	23	23
Studio Tan	Frank Zappa	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DSK 2291	September 15, 1978		24	24	24	24
Sleep Dirt	Frank Zappa	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DSK 2292	January 19, 1979		25	25	25	25
Sheik Yerbouti	Frank Zappa	2 LPs	Zappa Records/Phonogram	SRZ-2-1501	March 3, 1979		-	26	26	26
Orchestral Favorites	Frank Zappa	LP	Discreet/Warner Bros.	DSK 2294	May 4, 1979		27	27	27	27
Joe's Garage Act I	Zappa	LP	Zappa Records/Phonogram	SRZ-1-1603	September 17, 1979	-		28/48	28	28
Joe's Garage Acts II & III	Frank Zappa	2 LPs	Zappa Records/Phonogram	SRZ-2-1502	November 19, 1979			29/48	29	29
Tinsel Town Rebellion	Frank Zappa	2 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	PW2 37336	May 11, 1981		-	30	30	30
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar	Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR 1111	May 11, 1981	-	-	31	31	31
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More	Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR 1112	May 11, 1981			32	32	32
Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar	Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR 1113	May 11, 1981			33	33	33
You Are What You Is	Zappa	2 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	PW2 37537	September 23, 1981		-	34	34	34
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch	Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	FW 38066	May 3, 1982		35	35	35	35
The Man From Utopia	Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	FW 38403	March 28, 1983		36	36	36	36
Baby Snakes	Frank Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR 1115	March 28, 1983		-	37	37	37
London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I	Zappa/London Symphony Orchestra	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records	FW 38820	June 9, 1983	-		38	38	38
Boulez conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger	Boulez/Zappa	LP	Angel/EMI	DS-38170	August 23, 1984		39	39	39	39
Them Or Us	Zappa	2 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	SVBO-74200	October 18, 1984	-	-	40	40	40
Thing-Fish	Zappa	3 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	SKCO-74201	November 21, 1984	-	-	41	41	41
Francesco Zappa	Frank Zappa/Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	ST-74202	November 21, 1984		-	42	42	42
The Old Masters Box One	Zappa	7 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR-7777	April 19, 1985			43		43
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention	Frank Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	ST-74203	November 21, 1985	-		44	44	44
Does Humor Belong In Music?	Frank Zappa	CD	EMI	CDP 7 46188 2	January 27, 1986			45	45	45
The Old Masters Box Two	Zappa	9 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR-8888	November 25, 1986			46		46
Jazz From Hell	Frank Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	ST-74205	November 25, 1986	-	-	47	47	47
The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa	cassette	Barking Pumpkin Records/Guitar World	GW 002	June 2, 1987
London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II	Zappa/London Symphony Orchestra	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	SJ-74207	September 17, 1987			49	48	48
The Old Masters Box Three	Zappa	9 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	BPR-9999	December 30, 1987			50		49
Guitar	Frank Zappa	2 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	D1-74212	April 26, 1988		-		50	50
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler	Zappa	2 LPs	Barking Pumpkin Records	D1-74213	April 26, 1988		-
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10081/82	May 9, 1988		-		51	51
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10083/84	October 25, 1988	-			52	52
Broadway The Hard Way	Frank Zappa	LP	Barking Pumpkin Records/Capitol	D1-74218	October 25, 1988		-		53	53
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10085/86	November 13, 1989		-		54	54
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74233	April 16, 1991		-		55	55
Make A Jazz Noise Here	Frank Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74234	June 4, 1991		-		57	57
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10087/88	June 14, 1991		-		56	56
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10089/90	July 10, 1992	-	-		58	58
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6	Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rykodisc	RCD 10091/92	July 10, 1992		-		59	59
Playground Psychotics	Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74244	October 27, 1992		62		60	60
Ahead Of Their Time	The Mothers Of Invention	CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74246	April 20, 1993		63		61	61
The Yellow Shark	Zappa/Ensemble Modern	CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	R2 71600	November 2, 1993		-		62	62
Posthumous Releases
Title	Original artist	Original format	Original label(s)	Original catalog number	Original release date*		Album # (Zappa Records 1986-1994)		Album # (ZFT/UME)	zappa.com (September 12, 2019)
Civilization Phaze III	Frank Zappa	2CD	Barking Pumpkin Records	UMRK 01	December 2, 1994		60			63
Strictly Commercial, the best of Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 40500	August 22, 1995
The Lost Episodes	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 40573	February 27, 1996				64	64
Läther	Frank Zappa	3CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10574/76	September 24, 1996				65
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa—a memorial tribute	Frank Zappa	CD	UMRK	UMRK 02	October 31, 1996					66
Have I Offended Someone?	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10577	April 8, 1997				67	67
Strictly Genteel, a "classical" introduction to Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10578	May 20, 1997
Cheap Thrills	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10579	April 28, 1998
Mystery Disc	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10580	September 15, 1998				68	68
Son Of Cheep Thrills	Frank Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10581	April 27, 1999
Everything Is Healing Nicely	Zappa	CD	UMRK	UMRK 03	December 21, 1999					69
Steve Vai The Secret Jewel Box: Archives Vol. 2—Original Recordings Of Frank Zappa	Steve Vai	CD	Light Without Heat		December 11, 2001
Threesome No. 1	Frank Zappa	3CD	Rykodisc	RCD 40582	April 23, 2002
Threesome No. 2	Frank Zappa	3CD	Rykodisc	RCD 40583	April 23, 2002
FZ:OZ	Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 2002-1	August 16, 2002				70	70
Zappa Picks By Jon Fishman Of Phish	Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10584	October 15, 2002
Zappa Picks By Larry LaLonde Of Primus	Zappa	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10585	October 15, 2002
Halloween	Frank Zappa	DVD-A	Vaulternative Records/DTS Entertainment	DTS-1101	February 4, 2003				71	71
Joe's Corsage	Frank Zappa	CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20041	May 30, 2004				72	72
Quaudiophiliac	Zappa	DVD-A	Barking Pumpkin Records/DTS Entertainment	DTS-1125	September 14, 2004				74	74
Joe's Domage	Frank Zappa	CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20042	October 1, 2004				73	73
Joe's Xmasage	Frank Zappa	CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20051	December 21, 2005				75	75
Imaginary Diseases	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20001	January 13, 2006				76
Trance-Fusion	Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20002	November 7, 2006				79	79
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh)	Frank Zappa	2CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20005	December 5, 2006				78	78
The MOFO Project/Object	Frank Zappa	4CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20004	December 12, 2006				77	77
The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle		digital download			December 15, 2006
Buffalo	Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records	VR-2007-1	April 5, 2007				80	80
The Dub Room Special!	Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20006	August 24, 2007				81	81
Wazoo	Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Recors	VR-2007-2	October 31, 2007				82	82
One Shot Deal	Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20007	June 13, 2008				83	83
Joe's Menage	Frank Zappa	CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20081	October 1, 2008				84	84
The Frank Zappa AAA·FNR·AAA Birthday Bundle 21.Dec.2008		digital download			December 21, 2008
The Lumpy Money Project/Object	Frank Zappa	3CD	Zappa Records	ZR20008	January 21, 2009				85	85
Philly '76	Frank Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20091	December 15, 2009				86	86
Greasy Love Songs	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20010	April 19, 2010				87	87
"Congress Shall Make No Law . . . "	Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20011	September 24, 2010				88	88
Hammersmith Odeon	Frank Zappa	3CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20101	November 18, 2010				89	89
The Frank Zappa AAA·FNRAA·AA Birthday Bundle 21.Dec.2010		digital download			December 21, 2010
Penguin In Bondage/The Little Known History Of The Mothers Of Invention		digital download			May 10, 2011
Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison	Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR20012	September 22, 2011				90	90
Carnegie Hall	Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention	4CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 2011-1	November 17, 2011				91	91
The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 21.Dec.2011		digital download			December 21, 2011
Understanding America	Frank Zappa	2CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR 3892	October 30, 2012				93
Road Tapes, Venue #1	Frank Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 20122	November 7, 2012				92	92
Finer Moments	Frank Zappa	2CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR 3894	December 18, 2012				94	94
AAAFNRAA—Baby Snakes—The Compleat Soundtrack		digital download			December 21, 2012					95
Road Tapes, Venue #2	Frank Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 2013-1	October 31, 2013				96	96
A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20015	November 25, 2013				97	97
Joe's Camouflage	Frank Zappa	CD	Vaulternative Records	VR 2013-2	January 30, 2014				98	98
Roxy By Proxy	Zappa/Mothers	CD	Zappa Records	ZR20017	March 13, 2014				99	99
The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014		digital download			December 21, 2014
Dance Me This	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records	ZR 20018	June 19, 2015				100	100
Roxy—The Soundtrack	Frank Zappa & The Mothers	CD	Zappa Records	EV307279/EVB335219	October 30, 2015				102.2	102
*Frank Zappa—200 Motels—The Suites*	Esa-Pekka Salonen	2CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR0019	November 20, 2015				101	101
Road Tapes, Venue #3	Frank Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records/Zappa Records/UME	VR 2016-1	May 27, 2016				102	103
The Crux Of The Biscuit	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20020	July 15, 2016				102	104
Frank Zappa For President	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20021	July 15, 2016				103	105
Zappatite—Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20023	September 23, 2016				106	106
Meat Light	Zappa/Mothers	3CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20024	November 4, 2016				107	107
Chicago '78	Zappa	2CD	Vaulternative Records/Zappa Records/UME	ZR20025	November 4, 2016				108	108
Little Dots	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20026	November 4, 2016				109	109
Halloween 77	Frank Zappa	USB drive	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20027	October 20, 2017				110	110
Halloween 77	Frank Zappa	3CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20027K	October 20, 2017				110K	110K
The Roxy Performances	Zappa/Mothers	7CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20028	February 2, 2018				111	111
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition	Zappa	5CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20029	March 29, 2019				112	112
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary	Frank Zappa	3CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20030	August 30, 2019				113	113
Halloween 73	Frank Zappa	4CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20031	October 25, 2019				114	114
Halloween 73 Highlights	Frank Zappa	CD	Zappa Records/UME	ZR20031Z	October 25, 2019				114Z	114Z

Official Discography

Original Releases

Posthumous Releases