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jazz4buddha
PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:08 pm 
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Hello to all,

I am a little new to Zappa. What is the BEST album that I can get to start my collection? Lather??
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jazz4buddha wrote:
Hello to all,

I am a little new to Zappa. What is the BEST album that I can get to start my collection? Lather??


absolutely.

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welcome,

I'm new to the forum to, but not new to Zappa by any means...

I'd say there is no way you can go wrong with Lather.

four albums of diverse material,

Other good primers IMO are Apostrophe, One Size Fit's All, and Roxy & Eslewhere.

I think my favorite single studio LP is You Are What You Is. IMO this album was when he really got all his musical ducks in a row.

I think my all time favorite live album is The Best Band You've Never Heard in Your Life.

But if you were to only get one, or are just starting out Lather is a first rate choice.

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Batchain1001
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jazz4buddha wrote:
Hello to all,

I am a little new to Zappa. What is the BEST album that I can get to start my collection? Lather??
Go for it! (Then order the 4 CD "MOFO" from here.)

--Bat :)

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FZ discography found at this link> http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/index.html

Compilations for beginners:

Strictly Commercial, the best of Frank Zappa - August 1995

Strictly Genteel, a "classical" introduction to Frank Zappa - May 1997

Have I Offended Someone? - April 8, 1997

Cheap Thrills - April 1998

Son of Cheep Thrills - April 1999

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go apostrophe/overnite sensation......or,one size fits all....joes garage is not a bad choice......lather covers a lot of the ground.....
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