Reviews
Nov 17, 2025
By Hays Davis
The Super Deluxe Edition of Frank Zappa’s Halloween 78 set, including the entire 10/31/78 Palladium/NYC show and the full 10/27 – Show 1 from earlier that year, is the fourth in the series of Zappa costume box sets, also containing a Zappa-as-the-devil mask, a UV-light pitchfork, and a grimoire book with concert photos by Lynn Goldsmith. More
Oct 08, 2025
By Hays Davis
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the five-disc Super Deluxe Edition presents One Size Fits All in thorough detail, offering an ideal platform to explore this comparatively overlooked gem. More
Oct 14, 2024
By Hays Davis
Spotlighting one of the key gateway albums of Frank Zappa’s musical universe, the six-disc, super deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition takes a deep dive into the world of Apostrophe (’). More
Aug 01, 2024
By Hays Davis
That the audio of this epic piece of ’60s Los Angeles music history exists at all is incredible. Whisky a Go Go, 1968 takes the listener to the night of July 23rd, 1968. More
Jan 10, 2024
By Hays Davis
Frank Zappa may not have entered 1973 with high hopes for a hit record, but when Over-Nite Sensation punched through the Top 40 of Billboard’s album chart it became clear that he was appealing to growing numbers of fans and probably the newly curious. More
Aug 10, 2023
By Hays Davis
During his lifetime, no moss grew on the creative dynamo that was Frank Zappa. Though five albums (plus the Mothermania compilation) were released between 1969-1970 under the Mothers of Invention’s or Zappa’s name, Funky Nothingness presents a “lost album” that may have been pegged as a sequel to ’69’s Hot Rats within this collection of 25 rare, unreleased tracks. More
May 09, 2023
By Hays Davis
When a significant amount of tape labeled as “Mudd Club” and “Munich 80” was discovered in Frank Zappa’s vault, it was determined that these work tapes with multiple backups were likely recorded with plans to ultimately release those concerts. More
