Frank Zappa

Vaultmeister Joe Travers here, marking the return of Vaulternative Records with its first release: Zappa ’66 Vol. 1: Live At TTG Studios – featuring unreleased 1966 recordings from Zappa and the early Mothers of Invention. Pre-order now. Out May 15th. Zappa.lnk.to/Zappa66Vol1

Straight from the vault and into your hands… Zappa ‘66 Vol. 1 has arrived ⚡️ Order your copy and stream now to hear the Mothers in fledgling Freak Out mode.

Instead of riding a bike this National Bike Month, be like Zappa and play one. FZ on the Steve Allen show, 1963.

Listen here: buzzsprout.com/268746/episode…

In part two of our discussion of the drummers of FZ, drummers Joe and Bill school non-drummer Scott about the finer points of Frank's drumming royalty, replete with super-exciting insights and high-level geeking out. It's a good time, don't ya know!

A mere $2.50 got you into Zappa’s 1966 “Great Underground Arts Masked Ball & Orgy.” Don’t miss the fine print: “Warning: our lawyers say we can’t admit total nudes to a public dance.”

Celebrating the love of all kinds of Mothers today 🌸 Photos as seen in: *Whisky a Go Go 1968, by George Rodriguez *Cheaper Than Cheep, by Sam Emerson

Freaking out in 1966.  Spend your Mother’s Day weekend with “Move On (Live)” on rotation.

We’ve got two weeks till the vault is cracked open for Vaulternative Records’ return. Here’s a sneak peak of ‘Zappa ’66 Vol. 1: Live At TTG Studios’ ⚡️ zappa.lnk.to/Zappa66Vol1

Cue the freaks. Roll the tape. Back to ‘66. Tune in for Episode #2 of the Vaulternative Series, where Vaultmeister Joe Travers unpacks the story behind ‘Zappa ’66 Vol. 1: Live At TTG Studios’ 🎞️ Zappa.lnk.to/Ep2Zappa66

August 5th, 1966: The Los Angeles Free Press publishes the Mothers Freak Out event flyer, dreamed up and designed by Zappa himself! Glorious, unfiltered Zappa at just $2.50 a pop.

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No folk, just freaks.  A 1967 Hagstrom guitars ad from Country Song Roundup Magazine.

Zappa and Beefheart: Live from Fosters Freeze in Lancaster, the site of the Bongo Fury album cover image🍦Zoom in to spot the “Fosters Old Fashion” poster behind the duo.

Emerging from the depths of the Armadillo World Headquarters, we present to you the Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary.

Flipping through the pages of Bongo Fury 50th, with just two days left on the Zappa/Beefheart countdown. Photo credits: Sam Emerso

We’ve got a vault reveal folks, a week ahead of the Bongo Fury 50th madness: the 1975 tour itinerary ending just before the Bongo Fury concert dates in Austin.

Join us at Waterloo Records on Friday, March 20th (4-6pm) for a Bongo Fury 50th album release party 🎉 Recorded live at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin. There will be merch, mischief & there will be a never-before reprinted hand-drawn poster by Guy Juke up for grabs.

Caption this. What’s going through their minds?

Sleeping In a Jar - Live in Austin, TX 5/20/1975” off the upcoming Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition is streaming everywhere 🫙 Originally hatched on the ‘Uncle Meat’ album and recorded instrumentally in Austin, TX, 1975. zappa.lnk.to/SleepingInAJar…