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Zappa Records
Zappa Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles which was founded by Frank Zappa in 1977. It was mostly inactive during the 1980s and 1990s, but was revived in 2006 by the Zappa Family Trust. History In May 1976, Zappa ended his relationship with manager and business partner Herb Cohen. The pair had co-owned DiscReet Records which was distributed by Warner Bros. Records. In March 1977 Zappa delivered four albums (five full length LPs) to Warner to complete his recording contract. Warner failed to pay Zappa upon the delivery of the recordings, in violation of their contractual agreement. Upon completion of the contract Zappa and Warner parted ways, while initiating a series of lawsuits. Around mid 1977, Zappa founded Zappa Records, and negotiated a deal with Phonogram Inc., to distribute the label's releases in the United States and Canada. Under this agreement Zappa planned to release a four-LP box set titled ''Läther'' (pronounced ''"Leather"''.) The album was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don't Wanna Get Drafted
"I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" is a 1980 single by American musician Frank Zappa. The song peaked at #103 US '' Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 and #68 on the ''Cash Box'' charts, but more successfully reached #3 in Sweden. The original single version has never been reissued on LP or CD. A slightly different version of the single recording was later included in the 1996 posthumous Zappa album '' The Lost Episodes''. The song was later completely rerecorded at a faster tempo for the 1981 album '' You Are What You Is'' and released under the title "Drafted Again". The B-side of the single "Ancient Armaments" is an edited live instrumental from the New York City Palladium on October 31, 1978. A more complete recording of this track was included in a different mix on the 2003 album ''Halloween''. History Zappa and his label Zappa Records had signed a distribution agreement with Phonogram in 1977 for releases in the United States and Canada. Though Phonogram did release the sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmet Zappa
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974) is an American musician, writer, actor and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. Early life Ahmet Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children born to musician Frank Zappa and businesswoman Gail Zappa. His father was of Sicilian, Greek, Arab, and French descent, and his mother was of German and Portuguese ancestry.'' Creem magazine''. September 1974. p. 16 He is said to be named after music executive Ahmet Ertegun (co-founder and president of Atlantic Records), whom his father greatly admired. This is contradicted by Neil Slaven in ''Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story Of Frank Zappa'', who notes: His older brother and sister are Dweezil Zappa and Moon Zappa, and his younger sister is Diva Zappa. Career Ahmet Zappa has released several albums with his brother Dweezil, and wrote the song "Frogs with Dirty Little Lips" with his father. He has appeared in several feature films and television progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Music Enterprises (UME, stylized as UMe) is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group. It includes Hip-O Records, Universal Chronicles, and UM3 or UMC (which is the international division of the company). Under various divisions, it reissues many classic albums from the UMG back catalogue, and also various compilation albums, including series such as the ''20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection'' and ''Icon'' budget lines and the 2-disc ''Gold'' compilations. UMe also handles synchronization licenses for films, television and video games. Albums released It also released Billy Ray Cyrus's album '' Wanna Be Your Joe'' and re-released John Cougar Mellencamp's '' American Fool'' and Tom Petty's '' Greatest Hits''. In 2012, UMe took over distribution of Frank Zappa's recorded music catalogue. In December 2016, Round Hill Music signed a distribution deal with UMe, covering The Offspring's Columbia Records albums. In 2017, Styx signed with UMe for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison
Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food. In biology, this is typically done to provide a heterotrophic organism with energy and nutrients and to allow for growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive – carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, omnivores consume a mixture of both plant and animal matter, and detritivores eat detritus. Fungi digest organic matter outside their bodies as opposed to animals that digest their food inside their bodies. For humans, eating is more complex, but is typically an activity of daily living. Physicians and dieticians consider a healthful diet essential for maintaining peak physical condition. Some individuals may limit their amount of nutritional intake. This may be a result of a lifestyle choice: as part of a diet or as religious fasting. Limited consumption may be due to hunger or famine. Overconsumption of calories may lead to obesity and the reasons behind it are myriad, however, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Shot Deal
''One Shot Deal'' is an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in June 2008. Overview The track "Occam's Razor" is a guitar solo extract from a live version of the song " Inca Roads". The solo was used in the song "On the Bus" from the album ''Joe's Garage'' (1979). This is an example of Zappa's xenochrony technique. Tracks 3 and 9 feature the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra. Track listing All songs written by Frank Zappa except where noted. Personnel # "Bathtub Man" #* Frank Zappa – guitar #* Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals, saxophone #* George Duke – keyboards, vocals #* Tom Fowler – bass #* Chester Thompson – drums #* Ruth Underwood – percussion # "Space Boogers" #* Frank Zappa – guitar #* George Duke – keyboards #* Chester Thompson – drums # "Hermitage" #* Frank Zappa – guitar, composer #* Ralph Grierson, Mike Lang, Ian Underwood – keyboards #* Bill Mays – clavinet #* Bobby Dubow, John Wittenberg – violin #* Pamela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dub Room Special (soundtrack)
''The Dub Room Special'' is an album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in August 2007. It is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, and combines recordings from a TV-show performance on August 27, 1974, and from a concert in New York City on October 31, 1981. The album, originally prepared for vinyl release by Zappa, was first sold at Zappa Plays Zappa shows in the United States during August 2007. Shortly thereafter, it became available for mail order. Packaging Each copy of the CD contains a small souvenir piece of tape from Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio. The album has liner notes by John Frusciante. Track listing All songs written by Frank Zappa. Musicians August 1974 band (tracks 1, 3–5 and 7–11) * Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals and percussion * Napoleon Murphy Brock – flute, saxophone and vocals * George Duke – keyboards and vocals * Tom Fowler – bass * Chester Thompson – drums * Ruth Underwood – percussion O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trance-Fusion
''Trance-Fusion'' is an album by Frank Zappa. Released posthumously in 2006, 13 years after the musician's death, the album forms the third in a trilogy of instrumental albums which focus on Zappa's improvised guitar solos, after '' Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar'' (1981) and ''Guitar'' (1988). ''Trance-Fusion'' was among the last albums completed by Zappa before his death, along with ''The Rage & The Fury: The Music Of Edgard Varèse'', '' Dance Me This'' and '' Civilization Phaze III''. It was also among the first releases by Zappa to be made available digitally via iTunes through Gail Zappa's distribution deal with Universal Music Enterprises. Reception ''AllMusic'' wrote that ''Trance-Fusion'' "took way too long to see the light of day (and with cover art more suited to a Kitaro album), but for the FZ faithful it was worth the wait. Keep your fingers crossed for more." Track listing All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa. Personnel * Frank Zappa – gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imaginary Diseases
''Imaginary Diseases'' is an album of material by Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ... from the Petit Wazoo tour of 1972. It is one of two finished CD projects from the tour containing material mastered by Zappa before his death. The name of the album is derived from a lyric in the '' Apostrophe (')'' (1974) song "Stink-Foot". Track listing All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa. Personnel * Frank Zappa – conductor, guitar, vocals * Earl Dumler – woodwinds * Tom Malone – saxes, piccolo trumpet, trumpet, tuba * Malcolm McNab – trumpet * Gary Barone – trumpet, flugelhorn * Glenn Ferris – trombone * Bruce Fowler – trombone * Tony Duran – slide guitar * Dave Parlato – bass * Jim Gordon – drums Composed/Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go With What You Know
Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American Rock music, rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Zappa developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Zappa released his first single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12. In addition to writing and recording his own music, Zappa has carried on the legacy of his father's music by touring with the group Zappa Plays Zappa. The band features renditions of Zappa's original material and the lineup has often included Zappa alumni such as Napoleon Murphy Brock, Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and others. Early life Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, to Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa.Snippet view page 245 He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Zappa developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Zappa released his first single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12. In addition to writing and recording his own music, Zappa has carried on the legacy of his father's music by touring with the group Zappa Plays Zappa. The band features renditions of Zappa's original material and the lineup has often included Zappa alumni such as Napoleon Murphy Brock, Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and others. Early life Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, to Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa.Snippet view page 245 He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking Pumpkin Records
Barking Pumpkin Records is an American record label founded by Frank Zappa in 1981. Zappa named the label after his wife's smoker's cough when she tried to quit the habit. Barking Pumpkin was initially distributed by CBS Records. History Zappa had founded the Zappa Records label in 1977, and formed a deal with Phonogram Inc., to distribute the label in the United States and Canada. Its first releases were the (mostly) live album '' Sheik Yerbouti'', followed by the dystopian rock opera ''Joe's Garage''. Phonogram refused to distribute the single ''I Don't Wanna Get Drafted'' in the US, though they did distribute it in Canada. The song's lyrics criticized president Jimmy Carter's reintroduction of the military draft. Zappa later released the single independently in the US in early 1980. After spending most of 1980 on the road, Zappa founded Barking Pumpkin and released the album '' Tinsel Town Rebellion'' in 1981.Lowe, 2006, ''The Words and Music of Frank Zappa'', p. 161. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
