Vinyl Update #43: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention pt.2

[@billkeon880]

Zappa family has released a TON of outtake albums, live shows, Lather etc etc on CD or iTunes over the last few years. Bought about 30 of them in the last year or so. All great

[@c11p]

Man, you and I would have a damn good time spinning wax and sharing stories (have plenty of my own). Great videos. Subscribed with pleasure. I worked for Ryko back in the 90s, and one of the perks was being able to complete my Zappa collection. Still have several in those old longboxes from the era.

[@wallysmith9162]

Nice ending man. You said it perfectly. Zappa didn't change my world view but he re-enforced it for sure. We are the other people. ;o)

[@Paneeks1960]

~I must say it again {and I will probably say it a hundred more times in the future} Your collection of albums and the knowledge that you have for them and music in general is mind blowing. I look up to you in so many ways Dereck and I am proud to be able to call you a friend. Without sounding corny, you inspire me in many ways. I still think you have a future career as a full time teacher. Thanks, Rob/Boston

[@LickinLonnie]

Derek_ You "GET" IT!!!!! Your analysis of frank was TO THE POINT!! I agree 100% with everything you said about the Man. I also have those 3 inch cds singles. However they all got severe water damaged covers whren I had a a bathroom pipe leak seep into my music room carpet and saturated all of my lps/cds that were on the floor in storage in record crates. I still have em but theyre glued together basically except for the ones I tried to separate which just tore the covers.:(. I have just about every album/cd the man has made during his life AND his pstumously released stuff. Even all of Dweezils stuff too. (Including the 2 discs by Dweezil and Ahmets band "Z". I am miossing the last few CD releases due to a shortage of money, but hope to someday have them all. Again excellent video and Id love to correspond with you someday and talk Zappa or just music in general. Lonnie

[@horstbaur7797]

You are a wonderful man. thank you for sharing your Zappa collection.

[@jameskey4633]

As a young Australian ( I'm 70 this year), Weasels was the first album of Frank's I found, and bought- mainly for the cover, at first when I was a teenager- My Mum used to storm into my room " What on earth are yoi= listening to " Me: "Isn;t it great"- I saw him perform in 1973 in Sydney with George Duke and Jean-Luc Ponty, the Underwoods et al- he stopped the band with one finger wave to verbally tonguelash some idiot who let off a firecracker,turned to the band and with another wave started where they left off- I was 2nd row

[@Huija]

Great video man!!! watching people talk about Frank with such passion always gets you spunked and makes you run to your own collection and start enjoying the infinite happiness his music and words always produce... Cheers!!

[@jeffthrow6892]

Man, I had totally forgotten about those 3-inch CD's! Haven't seen any of those in a long time!! Hey, I love the "Weasels ripped My Flesh" cover so much, that it's my YT ID pic! It's SOO hard to pick favorites but, "Sheik Youbouti", "Waka/Jawaka", "Burnt Weeny Sandwich", of course "Hot Rats" are a few. I really liked what you were saying about how Zappa's music & ideals were challenging, & so on! Great stuff..... I agree a Captain Beefheart vid would be sweet......

[@SE1Bear]

Thanks Dereck, great collection! Learning from you again. Clive

[@dereckvon]

Lol, thanks for watching. Not for sale as I am sure you understand.

[@runtt01]

One thing about Zappa's recordings in the 80's is he was not only early to jump on the CD bandwagon, but starting I believe in 82-83, correct me if I'm wrong, one of the first artist to digitally record his music. I think Peter Gabriel's Security LP was the first major release that was fully digitally recorded and mastered. So, if you are going for sound quality, the CD versions of the early to late 80's are your best bet. "Ship Arriving Too Late" and everything after it was recorded digitally. I have just about every LP you showed as well as 20+ of the later releases on disc. Love Zappa and the Mothers. My favorite LP by far is "One Size Fits All". You have excellent taste my friend!

[@inevitabledaydream]

i really love your videos dude and your collection is great

[@christopherhart9827]

Man... that is an amazing collection you have. I have been a major FZ fan for many years, and I do have several of the items you're showing here... but wow, your collection is very impressive! Like those 3" cd's in the little gatefold sleeves - those are f*n COOL! :-) Thank you so much for sharing your FZ collection, as well as your thoughts on the man himself. Amazing stories about meeting so many of the musicians too... how cool to have partied with Ray White!! :-) Excellent video, man!

[@SupraWes]

Thank you for the journey into Zappa and your thoughts. I got 200 Motels recently and like it but I really don't know much about his other work.

[@wowiehowie3133]

I bought you can't do that on stage anymore volume 2 on vinyl at Kanesville, years ago.

[@dereckvon]

@ChromeDestiny That's a quote to live by. Thanks for commenting.

[@dereckvon]

@DARU37 I do but couldn't tell you offhand which one. I intend to do a feature on Captain soon.

[@mrmorbidlives]

Any fan of Zappa is a friend of mine.

[@bringeroflightphenox4300]

I totally agree with you on your statement that music makes like more tolerable. I love your channel by the way! Nice collection!

[@kevinogracia1615]

As always... two thumbs up... Peace on earth...

[@Paneeks1960]

I have that CD single for Zomby Woof. Those Ryko releases which were the first series of 3" singles to come out in the late 80's. I was managing Strawberries records at the time. Loved the idea, hated storing them at home. I was telling you how I voted at the Zappa show: If you look inside the Sexual Harassment CD, you will see "Don't Forget To Register To Vote". I would not trade that collection for a real poncho or a pair of Zircon-encrusted tweezers~ Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay, Rob/Boston

[@TheDoughboy1996]

I can understand! Certainly the greatest and rarest memorabilia!

[@dereckvon]

@SupraWes The soundtrack for 200 Motels is quite cool. I encourage you to check out more. He has so much material I say just dive in.

[@TheBolillo310]

gotta love the zappa

[@andremartin5446]

Great intake on his albums, noted you never mentioned Bongo Fury??

[@thegalaxybeing]

Waka Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo and Zoot Allures were my first Zappa albums. That, of course, was enough to get me hooked. Yes, I do like Orchestral Favorites, Sleep Dirt & Studio Tan. All great stuff. I DO think all the original MOI albums (Freak Out through Weasles Ripped My Flesh) are basically indispensable to anyone with a serious music collection!

[@jeffthrow6892]

Oh yeah, I also saw that Wild Man Fischer just passed away this past week. Can't say that I know a whole lot about the guy but, do you have a copy of his first album -- "An Evening With", which was apparently backed by the Mothers & produced by Zappa & came out on the Bizarre label?? That seems to be HARD to come by.....

[@adrianlackey5107]

"The Lost Episodes" is one that Dereck didn't feature. It has a "track" where a cop has come (and not for the first time) to the studio, acting on a noise complaint and Zappa left the tape machines rolling, and it caught his abuse of said cop. He did not suffer fools gladly, and had he lived long enough, I would have loved to watch him take on dogmatic religious conservative types in comment sections on youtube. So long, Frank, and thank you for *Hot Rats*...

[@stevedotwood]

great! What a collection

[@elvisdaru]

Hey I love your channel - but you have sooo many videos out there, just wondering if you talk about Captain Beefheart in one of them ??

[@beninski707]

@dereckvon Cool collection. I have a UK pressing of Shut Up N' Play yer Guitar on the E.M.I .label. Great sounding!

[@dereckvon]

@Paneeks1960 Thanks again, Rob. As a mental health specialist I do quite a bit of teaching every day. As a social worker I get paid jackshit. I am not focused on the money.

[@bringeroflightphenox4300]

I believe I own Zappa with the Symphony Orchestra, on vinyl. I'll have to check on that.

[@ThatDarnRobbo1]

I'm not keen on CDs, but those 3 inchers are pretty fab...

[@stevescott200]

excellent, thanks,

[@dereckvon]

@jeffthrow6892 Don't have the Wild man and last time I had the opportunity I did not want to pay the price. I would indeed, love to add it to my collection.

[@Kiwizig]

Cool stuff!

[@JimPigMuseumOfSound]

Cool Video

[@tdrums65]

..Thank you Dereck..:-)

[@EarlofSuave308]

Baby snakes late at night is when they come out baby snakes sure you know what I am talking about. How about FZ's drummer Aynsley Dunbar ? Robert Fripp, unsuccessfully tried to recruit Dunbar as King Crimson's new drummer. And oh, can you hear him loud and clear on Lou Reed's "Berlin" on the song "How do you think it feels?" OMG! No comment on the Bruce Springsteen and Frank Zappa comparison, ok, maybe a small thought: No comparison

[@chrisshill1252]

got a picture disc of valley girls oh my god for sure

[@dereckvon]

@Paneeks1960 LOL!!

[@seqouiaflame]

HAHA! Had to watch this one tonight baby in bed. Baby Snakes! Holy Shit!!! 3 inch CD's! Never heard of them. Talk about fingering your music! Might do a vid tomorrow about my Zappa. Nothing like your collection. I'm so jealous. Zoot Allures --- Black Napkins. All I have to say.

[@andrewdyke5561]

Civilization phrase??

[@dereckvon]

@EarlofSuave308 No comparison.

[@alpoe4467]

Do you think, he was a nihilist, and are you one? You don't seem nihilistic to me. Am I wrong?

[@dereckvon]

We all have aspects.

[@alpoe4467]

@@dereckvon Unsure where I stand on, that. Ever hear the song "Sing", by Bernie Worrell? His lyric: "The World is a jewel, and a toilet?" might sum up my opinion. Zappa and Beefheart are things I listen to on ultra rare occasion. Are you familiar with the genre "Britfunk"? keyboardist, Paul Hardcastle? Bowie, and Hawkwind, MASSIVE fan of both, albeit it, I was late to the party with the two artists. I appreciate your putting me on to rare krautrock, thank you; do you speak German?

[@dereckvon]

@@alpoe4467 Yes, watch some of my old videos. I talk about those artists.

[@TheDoughboy1996]

I will buy the 3 inch cd's for $10000000000000000000000000! deal?