"Actor: Frank Zappa"

• Laurel Canyon Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (21/09/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pulling back the curtain on a mythical world and provide an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited it.

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• Eat That Question - Frank Zappa | DVD | (15/05/2017) from £10.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Told solely through rare and never-before-seen historic footage of Frank Zappa's highly acclaimed 30-year career, this unique 90-minute documentary is an energetic celebration of an often outspoken and brilliant musician. Unforgettable Zappa interviews and performances from one of rock ˜n' roll's most legendary self-taught musicians have been painstakingly gathered across decades by director Thorsten Schütte from the obscure vaults of TV stations around the world to create this unparalleled look at one of the brightest minds popular music has ever witnessed.

• Frank Zappa - Classic Albums - Apostrophe And Over-Nite Sensation | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  ""This is where you go to find every aspect of Frank's music squeezed into two perfectly formed records.""- Dweezil Zappa. This new addition to Eagle Vision's acclaimed Classic Albums series focuses on Frank Zappa's early seventies albums ""Over-nite Sensation"" (1973) and ""Apostrophe(')"" (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's extraordinary musical diversity and were also the two most commercially successful albums that he released in his prolific career. As ever the programme uses interviews musical demonstrations rare archive and home movie footage plus live performances to tell the story behind the conception and recording of these groundbreaking albums.

• Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Touted as "a movie about people who do stuff that is not normal", Frank Zappa's Baby Snakes chronicles a late-70s Halloween stand in New York City (a zany enough proceeding in its own right) with digressions throughout the first half for backstage antics, band interviews and some outlandish clay animation from Bruce Bickford, with whose work Zappa was obviously smitten. Onstage, Zappa is a live wire, the audience is appropriately rambunctious and the band--an especially potent incarnation of the famous Mothers of Invention--is tight as could be. The film amounts to a three-hour musical carnival whose participants show no trace of artistic or personal inhibition. Zappa, who died in 1993, always worked with consummate musicians and Baby Snakes showcases the cream of the crop: Terry Bozzio (one of the greatest drummers ever to command a kit), bassist Patrick O'Hearn, keyboard wizard Tommy Mars and even pop chameleon Adrian Belew. Zappa's intelligence and charisma are undeniable, flickering and blazing every second he's on screen. The progressive-leaning rock and jazz music is frequently interrupted for meandering spoken interludes and it's certainly not for all tastes. But Frank Zappa was a force to behold and Baby Snakes offers a unique cultural education for anyone bold enough to give it a spin. "Without deviation," Zappa wrote, "progress is not possible". Baby Snakes is one of Frank's most fervent contributions to progress. --Michael Mikesell

• Frank Zappa - Does Humour Belong In Music ? | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For longtime fans and un-Zapped neophytes alike, Frank Zappa Live: Does Humour Belong in Music? presents the late, great Frank Zappa at his mischievous best. Unlike the infamously rambling Baby Snakes, this hour-long, digitally remastered 14-song set (culled from FZ's performance at the Pier in New York City on August 26, 1984) is 95% music, punctuated with brief interview clips (including the inane titular question and Frank's expectedly affirmative response) and featuring one of the tightest bands that Zappa ever assembled. Everybody participates in Zappa's unique parade of musical fusion, street theatre, and defiant anti-establishment sarcasm, with Zappa playing masterful conductor when he's not riffing with nimble-fingered fretwork (notably during "Zoot Allures", "Cosmik Debris" and Greg Allman's "Whipping Post", the set's only cover song). His trademark humour extends to all of his bandmates, especially Ray White and Ike Willis (guitars, vocals) and Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals). Any topic is fair game for Zappa's skewering, frequently explicit lyrics, from pop-culture sell-outs and corrupt recording executives ("Tinsel Town Rebellion") to greedy politicians ("Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel"). Each song is performed to perfection while espousing FZ's impassioned philosophy of taking nothing seriously except the music. In that regard, Frank Zappa Live represents pure genius at work, having fun and taking no prisoners. --Jeff Shannon

• Frank Zappa -200 Motels | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  AMG-Frank Zappa's 200 Motels is a film that defies categorization. Although it was released to theaters it was shot on videotape and blown up for the big screen. Zappa was inspired by life on the road to assemble this surreal somewhat uneven movie which has no real plot; it is more like a series of music videos with occasional narrative passages featuring actor Theodore Bikel as the mysterious government agent Rance Muhammitz Ringo Starr playing Larry the Dwarf who is dressed up to look like Zappa and Keith Moon as a bizarre nun. A lot of the humor will appeal strictly to Zappa fans as will the often exciting music. Highlights include the hard driving Mystery Roach the hilarious Lonesome Cowboy Burt with a vocal by former Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black and the grandiose finale Strictly Genteel complete with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which Zappa would re-record on more than one occasion. Oddly enough Zappa's appearances on screen are rather fleeting when compared to most rock musicians who seem to feel that the camera must be on the leader 90% of the time. The supporting cast of the Mothers of Invention on this occasion include lead singers Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (formerly of the Turtles) saxophonist Ian Underwood George Duke (making a rare appearance on trombone instead of keyboards) and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. Track list 1 Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood 2 Mystery Roach 3 Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers 4 This Won't Take Long 5 Centerville 6 The Sealed Tuna Bolero 7 Lonesome Cowboy Burt 8 Magic Fingers 9 The Lad Searches the Next for HisNewts 10 The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth 11 The Girl's Dream 12 Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Corduroy Ponce 13 A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes 14 Dental Hygiene Dilemma 15 Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting 16 Penis Dimension 17 Janet's Big Dance Number 18 Half a Dozen Provocative Squats 19 Lucy's Seduction of a Bored Violinist 20 Shove It Right In 21 What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening 22 Daddy Daddy Daddy 23 What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning 24 Mysterioso 25 Dental Hygiene Reprise 26 Strictly Genteel 27 The Finale 28 Postlude

• Frank Zappa - Collectors Box Set | DVD | (10/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The genius of Frank Zappa condensed to a dual title collectors set. A documentary DVD complete with archive interviews with Frank alongside the incisive views of industry insiders and a 72 page biography. This documentary is complemented by a live DVD of complete performances of Zappa and the Mothers plus a fascinating interview with the man himself.

• Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-2.44 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  '200 Motels' is a 1971 American-British musical surrealist film co-written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, starring The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. The film covers a storyline about The Mothers of Invention going crazy in the small town Centerville...

• Frank Zappa - The Dub Room Special | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £22.65   |  Saving you £-7.66 (-51.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  For nearly a decade composer / rock guitarist / musical genius Frank Zappa and his band would descend upon New York City for their annual Halloween Concert. A yearly tradition beginning in 1974 Zappa skipped the concert in 1982 even though he had recently scored his biggest commercial hit with the song Valley Girl. Despite the decision not to tour Zappa did not disappoint fans that looked forward to their yearly Halloween pilgrimage to New York City. Instead he premiered a 90 minute

• Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Zappa's New York Halloween 1981 concerts were filmed Live at The Palladium. This 'thing' entitled The Torture Never Stops was created in its entirety by FZ from the original concert production and intended by the artist as one of 3 television specials and much of the set list is drawn from that work. All Frank Zappa shows were unique experiences with Zappa on guitar and baton leading his band on flights of improvisation and drawing ever more intense performances from them. The Torture Never Stops cements Zappa's reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging composers and performers of the 20th century. Tracklist 1. Black Napkins 2. Montana 3. Easy Meat 4. Beauty Knows No Pain 5. Charlie's Enormous Mouth 6. Fine Girl 7. Teen-Age Wind 8. Harder Than Your Husband 9. Bamboozled By Love 10. We're Turning Again 11. Alien Orifice 12. Flakes 13. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 14. You Are What You Is 15. Mudd Club 16. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 17. Dumb All Over 18. Heavenly Bank Account 19. Suicide Chump 20. Jumbo Go Away 21. Stevie's Spanking 22. The Torture Never Stops 23. Strictly Genteel 24. The Illinois Enema Bandit

• Frank Zappa -The Freak-Out List | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Zappa: The Freak-out List

• Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention in the 1960s 'Where the hell did that come from?' was likely the response from many on hearing the Mothers of Invention's debut album Freak Out upon its release in June 1966 - a time when music was changing, but to a degree that hadn't yet hinted anything this bizarre was on the horizon. But once the freaks and the beautiful people had cottoned on to what Uncle Frank and his Merry Men were up to (despite the latter community often being the target for some of Zappa's most hilarious lampooning), the scene was set for a fanbase of the most dedicated variety to emerge and a respect from critics, musicians, performers and the intelligentsia almost unparalleled in the history of pop culture. This film reviews the true story of The Mothers of Invention and the music they made during the first incarnation of the band. With group members Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston and Art Tripp taking up the tale and revealing - often for the first time - what the real Frank Zappa was all about; and with contributions from 'scenesters 'like LA wildman Kim Fowley, biographer Billy James, Zappa academic Ben Watson, music journalist Richie Unterberger and English writer and musician Alan Clayson -acclaimed biographer of Edgar Varese - this program is the most detailed, informative and enjoyable documentary on Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention yet to emerge. Also featuring rare footage of Frank and the Mothers from throughout the 1960s, archive interviews, seldom seen live performances, and a host of other features. Includes tracks such as; Who Are The Brain Police, Hungry Freaks Daddy, Trouble Every Day, Brown Shoes Don't Make It, America Drinks and Goes Home, Are You Hung Up, Flower Punk, Love Of My Life, Dog Breath Variations, Willie The Pimp and many others. 'EXTRAS' include; Extended interviews, Digital Contributor Biographies and more.

• Frank Zappa -Lost Broadcasts (Interview Disc) | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-5.54 (-46.20%)   |  RRP £11.99

  A Live Performance

• Frank Zappa -Classic Broadcasts (+cd) | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  CD Tracklist Peaches En Regalia I Am The Slime Purple Lagoon Dancing Fool The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing St Alphonsos Pancake Breakfast

• Frank Zappa - The Broadcast Archives | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Frank Zappa - The Broadcast Archives is a collection of live performances from the master of experimental and comedy rock. These Saturday Night Live performances demonstrate the musical genius and the progressive jazz-rock arrangements that were the signature of the phenomenal Frank Zappa. Featured tracks include: Peaches En Regalia I Am The Slime Purple Lagoon Dancing Fool The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing St Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast

• Frank Zappa - Music In Review | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The life and work of Frank Zappa are examined in this superb new critical review which features new in-depth interviews with industry insiders rock journalists and respected critics plus highlights from the songs that re-drew the face of rock music. Including: Veteran music journalist Chris Welch. Welch interviewed Zappa in 1968 and shares his memories of his meeting with a true legend of modern times. The insights of Ben Watson author of the acclaimed Zappa books The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play and Frank Zappa: The Complete Guide to His Music. A lifelong fan and frequent correspondant Watson also interviewed Zappa 6 weeks before his death. Further insights from Ian Fortnam of Kerrang! Uncut and NME and industry player Gem Howard-Kemp.

• Frank Zappa - Transmissions - Live | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Showcasing the best moments of Zappa's legendary Saturday Night Live appearances in the late 1970's when the Mothers of Invention personnel from the seminal live album Zappa in New York played with a characteristic combination of bravado and outright panache led by the mercurial brilliance of Frank Zappa.

• 200 Motels | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Right from the start Frank Zappa had a weakness not only for music but also for filmmaking. But it was only in 1971 that he finally managed to convince MGM to provide funding for a joint movie called 200 Motels a surreal story about a touring band that tries to weather the usual adversities of life on the road: frustrated band members anonymous cities local rednecks groupies drugs you name it. 200 Motels is a bizarrely psychedelic rock opera and a serious piece of multimedia art. The innovative movie - shot on videotape and later transferred to film by using state-of-the-art technology - had a sustainable influence on the aesthetics of later rock videos. TRACKLIST 1. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture 2. Mystery Roach 3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers 4. This Wont Take Long (Just A Few Questions) 5. Centerville 6. The Sealed Tuna Bolero 7. Lonesome Cowboy Burt 8. Magic Fingers 9. The Lad Searches The Next For His Newts 10. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth 11. The Girls Dream 12. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce 13. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes 14. Dental Hygiene Dilemma 15. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You 16. Penis Dimension 17. Janet's Big Dance Number 18. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats 19. Lucys Seduction Of A Bored Violinist 20. Shove It Right In 21. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening 22. Daddy Daddy Daddy 23. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning 24. Mysterioso 25. Dental Hygiene Reprise 26. Strictly Genteel 27. The Finale 28. Postlude 29. She Painted Up Her Face