🎧 Band: Frank Zappa
💿 Album: Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
📅 Date: 1979
🌍 Country: UK
🏷 Label: Zappa Records – ZAPPA 20
🎛 reissue 1990
Features: 3 x vinyl Box Set

Here’s a box set that doesn’t need introductions!

Joe’s Garage Act I and the double album Joe’s Garage Acts II & III first came out in 1979 as separate releases; later, the three acts were combined into this fantastic box set edition.

A concept album telling the story of Joe’s frustrations as a guitar player. Amazing storytelling throughout, filled with unforgettable characters and strange humour, all packed together with easy-going tracks, satire, and lots of laughs in between.

Musically, this is one of Zappa’s most polished and ambitious productions, blending rock, jazz fusion, spoken word, and some incredible guitar work. The box set itself really highlights how massive the whole project was intended to feel, almost like a surreal rock opera.

All the tracks are great, but I give particular note to: “Watermelon in Easter Hay”, one of the most emotional guitar solos Zappa ever recorded, and a surprisingly serious piece near the end of the story.

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🎧 Band: Frank Zappa
💿 Album: Orchestral Favorites
📅 Date: 1979
🌍 Country: Greece
🏷 Warner Bros. Records – 59212
🎛 Original
Features: Orchestral Album

Oh no, not again! Another change in Zappa's discography. This time we are talking about serious orchestral music! I mean... classical music.
Surprised? dont be... It's a Zappa all time achievement.

He was a big fan of Edgard Varèse from a very young age, and this record is only the beginning of his orchestral classical series.

The cover does not reveal the content... truth!
I have never been a big fan of Zappa's cover designs (sorry Cal Schenkel), but... really? An album of classical music with a cover that looks like a comics magazine?

Some really nice orchestral pieces on this record. I recommend a listen: "Strictly Genteel" from 200 Motels, "Duke Of Prunes" from Absolutely Free, and some other tracks remade from the 200 Motels album/Movie.
A nice piece of orchestral music with no lyrics that touches on the surreal at the edges.

Is this record a tuna sandwich?
(reference to "This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich" track from 200 Motels)
The cover and the content are like that... A Tuna Sandwich, but with some delicious pieces of salad inside! A favoured salad of orchestral tunas!

The 40th-anniversary 3-CD reissue includes much more content and many more standout tracks. I highly recommend it!
Shame the vinyl reissue has exactly the same tracks as the original album.
Original vinyl - 5 Tracks
Reissue vinyl - 5 Tracks
40th Anniversary 3 CDs - 26 Tracks
You Decide!

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🎧 Band: Zappa/ Beefheart / Mothers
💿 Album: Bongo Fury
📅 Date: 1975
🌍 Country: Germany
🏷 Label: DiscReet – DIS 59 209
🎛 Original

Following the chronological Zappa discography, it's time for Bongo Fury.
A cooperation between Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and the Mothers.

Not one of my favourites, but there are a couple of good tracks. Is just too bluesy to my taste! Bringing two rock stars and their egos onto the same record is not a good formula either!

The album is mainly blues, and Beefheart takes the lead on most tracks. I do like Captain Beefheart, but in small doses. I do have about three of his records in my collection.
I dont think this album has brought something very interesting aside from tracks such as 200 Years Old, Cucamonga and the great track... Muffin Man. Zappa used this track many times to close down his shows, and it is a well deserved ending, especially that guitar solo. ;)

Live and raw, I think this record was produced to bring back memories of Cucamonga school times when Zappa and Beefheart spent their time playing R&B.

Personally, I think the album has more of Beehearth in it than Zappa or Mothers. I did come across some Zappa and Beefheart bootlegs before, but I always go back to my personal point of view... not working!
Not my favourite cup of coffee, but it has a sweet taste at the end, that's why it's on my shelf.

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