Frank Zappa discography

== Posthumous official releases ==

== AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle series ==

• ''Frank Zappa's 200 Motels'' (Cinema 1971, VHS 1984, DVD 2009) • A Token of His Extreme (TV 1976, DVD 2013) • Baby Snakes (Cinema 1979, VHS - edited version 1983, VHS - complete version 1987, DVD 2003) • Live at the Palladium / The Torture Never Stops (TV 1981, VHS 1983, DVD 2008) • The Dub Room Special! (VHS 1982, DVD 2005) • Does Humor Belong in Music? (VHS 1985, DVD 2003) • Video from Hell (VHS 1987) • Uncle Meat (VHS 1987) • ''The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels'' (VHS 1987) • The Amazing Mr. Bickford (VHS 1987) • Roxy the Movie (DVD/BD 2015) • Zappa (Cinema 2020, DVD/BD 2021) • Cheaper Than Cheep (BD 2025 - available as part of Cheaper Than Cheep 2CD+BD or 2CD+3LP+BD) == Other appearances ==

• The Masters - "Breaktime", B-side of "Sixteen Tons", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side (Emmy, 1961) • The Hollywood Tornadoes - "The Inebriated Surfer", B-side of "Moon Dawg", Zappa produced the B-side (Aertaun, 1962) • The Penguins - "Memories of El Monte", writer and arranger (Original Sound, 1963) • Bob Guy - "Dear Jeepers", B-side "Letter from Jeepers", writer, arranger and producer (Del-Fi, 1963) • Baby Ray & the Ferns - "The World's Greatest Sinner", B-side "How's Your Bird?", writer, performer and producer with Ray Collins on vocals (Donna, 1963) • The Persuaders - "Grunion Run", B-side of "Tijuana Surf", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side (Original Sound, 1963; reissued the same year on Regency under the name the Hollywood Persuaders with "Tijuana Surf" retitled "Tijuana") • Brian Lord & the Midnighters - "The Big Surfer", performer and producer (Vigah!, 1963 also issued on Capitol Records) • Ned & Nelda - "Hey Nelda", B-side "Surf Along with Ned & Nelda", written and performed by Zappa (Ned) and Ray Collins (Nelda) (Vigah!, 1963) • Ron Roman - "Love of My Life", B-side of "Tell Me", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side with Ray Collins on vocals (Daani, 1963) • The Rotations - "Heavies", B-side "The Crusher", producer only (Original Sound, 1964), a few seconds of "Heavies" appears in "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music" on ''We're Only in It for the Money'' • The Heartbreakers - "Every Time I See You", B-side "Cradle Rock", writer and performer (Del-Fi, 1964) • Mr. Clean - "Mr. Clean", B-side "Jessie Lee", writer, performer and producer (Original Sound, 1964) • Bobby Jameson - "Gotta Find My Roogalator", B-side "Reconsider Baby", Zappa uncredited (Penthouse, 1966) • The Animals - Animalism, writer and arranger (MGM, 1966) • Burt Ward - "Boy Wonder I Love You", writer, producer and arranger (MGM, 1966) • Barry Goldberg - "Carry On" (Verve/Folkways, 1967) • Wild Man Fischer - An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, writer, performer and producer (Bizzare/Reprise, 1968) • The GTOs - Permanent Damage, producer only (Straight/Reprise, 1969) • Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica, producer and can be heard speaking on "Pena" and "The Blimp"; the backing track of "The Blimp" is the Mothers of Invention rehearsing a Zappa song known as "Charles Ives" (Reprise, 1969) • Lenny Bruce - The Berkeley Concert, producer only, recorded 1965 (Bizarre/Reprise, 1969) • Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, writer, performer and producer (Straight, 1970) • Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa, writer, performer and producer (World Pacific/Liberty, 1970) • John Lennon - Some Time in New York City, writer and performer (Apple, 1972) • Ruben and the Jets - For Real!, writer, performer and producer (Mercury, 1973) • George Duke - Feel, credited as Obdewl'l X (Verve, 1974) • Grand Funk Railroad - ''Good Singin', Good Playin''', performer and producer (MCA, 1976) • Robert Charlebois - Swing Charlebois Swing (Solution/RCA France, 1977) • Flint - Flint (Columbia, 1978) • L. Shankar - Touch Me There, credited as Stucco Homes, performer and producer (Zappa, 1979) • Dweezil Zappa - ''Havin' a Bad Day'', producer only (Barking Pumpkin, 1986) • Pražský výběr - Adieu C. A. (Art Production K, 1992) • Lowell George & the Factory - Lightning-Rod Man, performer and producer on "Lightning-Rod Man" and "The Loved One", both recorded 1966 (Edsel, 1993) • Captain Beefheart - Bat Chain Puller, producer only, recorded 1976 (Vaulternative, 2012) == Albums by other artists ==

• Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970) • BRT Big Band - The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (1990) • Yahonza - Yahozna Plays Zappa (1992) • Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time - ''Zappa's Universe — A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music'' (1993) • Meridian Arts Ensemble - Smart Went Crazy (1993) • Harmonia Ensemble - Harmonia Meets Zappa (1994) • Jon Poole - ''What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?'' (1994) • Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music by Frank Zappa (1995) • Warren Cuccurullo - Thanks to Frank (1995) • Meridian Arts Ensemble - Prime Meridian (1995) • Meridian Arts Ensemble - Anxiety of Influence (1996) • Muffin Men - Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (1997) • The Ed Palermo Big Band - Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1997) • CoCö Anderson - Dischordancies Abundant (1997) • Various Artists - UNMATCHED - Evangelio 2⁰ - TRIBUTO A ZAPPA (1997) • Pierre-Jean Gaucher - Zappe Zappa (1998) • Meridian Arts Ensemble - Ear Mind I (1998) • Ossi Duri - ''Sta Chitarra Ammazzera 'Tua Madre'' (1998) • The Persuasions - Frankly a Cappella (2000) • Ensemble Ambrosius - The Zappa Album (2000) • Bohuslän Big Band - Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (2000) • Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Fric Out ! (2001) • Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Have a Bun (2002) • Le Concert Impromptu & Bossini - Prophetic Attitude (2002) • Ensemble Modern - Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (2003) • UMO Jazz Orchestra - UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman (2003) • Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Tales of Brave Flegmar (2003) • LeBocal - Oh No!... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue! (2003) • Prząśniczki & Tymon Tymański - Zapparcie, czyli uboczne skutki jedzenia żółtego śniegu (2003) • BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra & Zucchini Rocking Teenage Combo - The Purple Cucumber - A Zappa Tribute (2003) • Nasal Retentive Orchestra - NRO Live (2004) • Lemme Take You to the Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands Playing the Music of Zappa (2005) • Colin Towns and the NDR bigband - ''Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (and Funny Smells)'' (2005) • Marc Guillermont - Zappostrophe (2005) • The Ed Palermo Big Band - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006) • Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Music for Hungry People (2007) • Struber Z'Tett - ''Struber Z'Tett Plays Zappa Live : Les Noces de Dada'' (2007) • Pierre-Jean Gaucher & Christophe Godin - 2G (2007) • Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (2008) • The Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank (2009) • The Norwegian Wind Ensemble - The Brass from Utopia (A Frank Zappa Tribute) (2013) • The Norwegian Radio Orchestra - Perfect Strangers (Heiner Goebbels, Frank Zappa) (2014) • Stefano Bollani - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014) • Marco Pacassoni Group - Frank & Ruth (2018) == Videos by other artists ==

• Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time - ''Zappa's Universe — A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music'' (VHS 1993) • Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (DVD 2007) • Quintorigo con Roberto Gatto - Around Zappa (Live at Blue Note Milano) (DVD 2015) == Sales awards ==

• (70,000 sales) • January 1976: Gold record for Just Another Band From LA • January 1976: Gold record for Fillmore East • (50,000 sales) • November 1991: Gold record for "Bobby Brown" • (100,000 sales) • September 1979: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti • November 1979: Gold record for ''Joe's Garage'' • (1,000,000 sales) • 1991: Gold record for European releases • (100,000 sales) • December 1979: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti • (500,000 sales) • January 1980: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti • January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown" • (50,000 sales) • January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown" • (50,000 sales) • October 1993: Gold record for "Bobby Brown" • (50,000 sales) • December 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown" • (60,000 sales) • March 1979: Silver record for Zoot Allures • (1,100,000 sales) • April 1976: Gold record for ''Apostrophe (')'' • November 1976: Gold record for Over-Nite Sensation • June 2006: Gold record for Does Humor Belong in Music? video • February 2015: Gold record for Baby Snakes video == Notes ==