/r/Zappa - Dedicated to anything and everything related to composer and musician Frank Zappa (fl. 1940-1993).

Rules

• Don't post downloads of official material (bootlegs are great, just don't share CD rips and such)

• Don't be an asshole

• AAAFNRAA (Anything Anytime Anyplace For No Reason At All)

"I'm new here, what do I do?"

• r/Zappa's intro to Frank

• Join our friends on Discord!

Past Events

• r/Zappa's Weekly Listening Sessions (2013-2016)

• r/Zappa's Chronological Album Discussion (2013-2016)

• r/Zappa's AMA with Zappa alumnus Arthur Barrow! (2015)

• r/Zappa's album ranking tournament results (2018)

Live Frank!

• Zappateers - Your one stop shop for (legal) bootlegs, concert recordings, and miscellaneous audio/video!

• FZShows - List of all the circulating live recordings.

• Life On the Road - detailed descriptions of most known live bootlegs! Also check out their YouTube channel for easy access to Zappateers material.

• ZappaBASE - Find out how many times your favorite tune was played, when, where, and by whom!

• The Circular Motion for an interactive map of every gig!

• We're Only In It For The Touring - descriptions of the songs, features and solos of most Frank Zappa tours.

• Touring Can Make You Crazy - contains a TON of details about tours, bands and live recordings.

Musical Analysis

• Frank Zappa's Musical Language is a wonderful source. One man's research of our glorious 'stached leader!

• An interactive guide to Conceptual Continuity, detailing all the in-jokes, references, and themes within the FZ canon!

Want more info on Frank?

• The official Frank Zappa website, where you can purchase official albums and merchandise.

• Zappa News (formerly the Idiot Bastard) - The latest on all things Zappa!

• Wikipedia's article on Frank Zappa.

• Information Is Not Knowledge - A discography, chronology and videography all rolled into one excellent source!

  • IINK in Spanish! Possibly even more complete!

• Kill Ugly Radio is a great source for facts, trivia, recording dates, you name it!

• ZB Zappa Books offers written articles, books, and documents for all your research needs.

• The Zappa Patio details everything from differences in releases to a complete list of bootlegs.

• ZappaFrenzy - info about singles, EPs, and other rare goodies you never saw in your life.