Zappa wrote a " warning " which appeared on the inner sleeves of these albums, as well as Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention, which stated that the albums contained content " which a truly free society would neither fear nor suppress ", and a " guarantee " which stated that the lyrics would not " cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the horns and pointed stick conducts his business.

Zappa stated regarding the releases Lumpy Gravy, We're Only in It for the Money, Cruising with Ruben & the Jets and Uncle Meat, " It's all one album.

Zappa stated regarding the album's lyrics, " I detest ' love lyrics '.

Subsequently, Zappa stated that the Mothers of Invention would record a second Ruben & the Jets album.

Given Zappa's already stated penchant for expressing his music in " phases "— We're Only in It for the Money was written up as " phase one of Lumpy Gravy "— conceptually, Zappa fans occasionally label this album Phase Two of Burnt Weeny Sandwich.

While assumed by many to have been related, Frank Zappa stated in his biography, The Real Frank Zappa Book, that in fact they were not.

Frank Zappa stated that " Watson's 1956 song Three Hours Past Midnight inspired me to become a guitarist ".

The creation of this album spurred from Warner Bros .' rejection of his Läther album, leading Zappa to re-edit the 4-LP set into four separate albums to fulfill his contract, which stated that he owed Warner Bros. four more albums.

Zappa wrote a " warning " which appeared on the inner sleeves of these albums, as well as Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention, which stated that the albums contained content " which a truly free society would neither fear nor suppress ", and a " guarantee " which stated that the lyrics would not " cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the horns and pointed stick conducts his business.

When Warner bought Ryko, it acquired the label's Frank Zappa master tapes, entitling Warner to any reissue rights — an irony considering Zappa's outspoken hatred for Warner, with whom he acrimoniously parted ways in 1979.

For Zoot Allures Zappa took his own copy of the master directly to Warner Bros. Records, who agreed to release the album, therefore bypassing Cohen and DiscReet.

By the end of the 1780s Zappa was employed as master of music in The Hague ( Maître de musique à la Haye ), and this is noted in the 1788 manuscript of his Quartetto concertante.

While Ice Cream for Crow was being produced, Herb Cohen had settled his lawsuit with Frank Zappa over the latter withholding the master tapes to Captain Beefheart's unreleased Bat Chain Puller album.

Zappa therefore took his personal master copies of the rock-oriented Zoot Allures ( 1976 ) directly to Warner Bros., thereby bypassing DiscReet.

Early in 1977, Zappa delivered the master tapes for a quadruple-LP set, entitled Läther, which he intended as his " swan song " for Warner Bros.

Early in 1977, Zappa delivered the master tapes for a quadruple-LP set, entitled Läther, which he intended as his " swan song " for Warner Bros.

Early in 1977, Zappa delivered the master tapes for a quadruple-LP set, entitled Läther, which he intended as his " swan song " for Warner Bros.

On a side note, Zappa can be heard, on the released and unreleased Roxy tapes, speaking of the making of a ' film ' that could potentially be " broadcast on television ," as well as reminding the audience not to be " uncomfortable around the intimidatingly large 16 mm cameras.

During 1977 Zappa created the individual albums Zappa In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and Orchestral Favorites by re-editing recordings from same batch of tapes that made up the 4-LP configuration.

During 1977 Zappa created the individual albums Zappa In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and Orchestral Favorites by re-editing recordings from same batch of tapes that made up the 4-LP configuration.

As Zappa had delivered the tapes only, these three individual albums were released with no musical credits.

During 1977 Zappa created the individual albums Zappa In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and Orchestral Favorites by re-editing recordings from same batch of tapes that made up the 4-LP configuration.

As Zappa had delivered the tapes only, these three individual albums were released with no musical credits.

He began touring and opening for such artists as Charlie Rich, Martha and the Vandellas, and Frank Zappa.

The Omens ' guitarists Alexis Snouffer and Jerry Handley would later become founders of " The Magic Band " and The Blackouts ' drummer, Frank Zappa, would later capture Vliet's vocal capabilities on record for the first time.

With no income other than welfare and contributions from relatives, the group barely survived and were even arrested for shoplifting food ( Zappa bailed them out ).

Van Vliet met Frank Zappa when they were both teenagers and shared an interest in rhythm and blues and Chicago blues .< ref name = Taylor > Steve Taylor They collaborated from this early stage, with Zappa's scripts for ' teenage operettas ' such as " Captain Beefheart & The Grunt People " helping to elevate the Van Vliet persona of Captain Beefheart.

Zappa finished concerts with the song for many years afterwards.

* Art Tripp, Athens-born percussionist notable for his work with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, among others.

Frank Zappa, a highly influential composer who drew his inspiration from a variety of musical styles and idioms, paid tribute to Dolphy in the instrumental " The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue " ( on the 1970 album Weasels Ripped My Flesh ) and listed Dolphy as an influence on the liner notes for the Mothers ' first LP, Freak Out !.

A few tracks recorded for the LP were left off the album but later included as bonus tracks, including the Grace Slick / Frank Zappa collaboration " Would You Like A Snack?

El Monte is known for the long-time rock & roll hit " Memories of El Monte ", written by Frank Zappa and originally recorded by The Penguins, one of the local Doo-wop groups from the 1950s that became famous nationwide.

* Frank Zappa, musician, lived in Aberdeen for a short period, father worked at APG.

* Ike Willis, singer and sideman for Frank Zappa from 1978 to 1988.

Frank Zappa used the E ♭ contrabass sarrusophone in his scores for " Think It Over ", " Big Swifty ", " Ulterior Motive ", " The Adventures of Greggery Peccary ", " For Calvin ", " Waka / Jawaka ", and many others.

At a Zappa concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Mothers Of Invention keyboardist Don Preston climbed up to the legendary venue's pipe organ, usually used for classical works, and played the signature riff ( this can be heard on the 1969 Zappa album Uncle Meat ).

Pardo subsequently reprised this role on the live-recorded version of the song for the Zappa in New York album ( it was not featured on the first release in 1978, but it appears on the 1993 CD re-release ).

He also provided narration for the songs " The Illinois Enema Bandit " and " Punky's Whips " ( a business dispute between Zappa and his then record company led to " Punky's Whips " being removed from the 1978 album, but the song was reinstated on the 1993 CD ).

Johnson recommended his friend Chester Thompson ( a former Frank Zappa sideman ), who joined as drummer in time for the next tour.

Zappa approached Belew and discussed auditioning him for an upcoming tour, although he did not make good on this offer for the best part of a year, during which time Sweetheart split up.

Zappa was impressed enough to hire Belew on a handshake deal for a year.

The album provided a home for various Gaga songs and blended various elements of Belew's work over the past decade, including snappy and noisy Zappa / Byrne-influenced songs, dabblings in world music, opportunities for animal / mechanical sounds on guitar, and sonic experiments reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix or The Beatles.

At the 51st Grammy Awards ( 2009 ), the tribute act Zappa Plays Zappa ( led by Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa ) earned an award for their performance of Frank's instrumental song " Peaches en Regalia ".