From Loudersound.
The Zappa Trust has revealed that two Frank Zappa books will be published later this year.
The first is titled Zappa Gear: The Unique Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Units, Keyboards And Studio Equipment by Mick Ekers, which will also feature a foreword by Dweezil Zappa.
It’ll offer the reader “an unprecedented inside look at the machinery behind the legendary music. In addition to a detailed presentation of the equipment, Zappa Gear also introduces some of the pioneering inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs without whom the instruments would not exist.”
Zappa Gear will also include illustrations and more than 180 pictures of Zappa’s guitars and equipment.
It’ll be released on November 15 through the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Then, on December 15, The Hot Rats Book by Bill Gubbins and Ahmet Zappa will launch through Backbeat Books to mark the 50th anniversary of Zappa’s Hot Rats album.
The commemorative book will feature previously unpublished photographs by Gubbins, who was the only photographer to document the record’s studio sessions.
The book will also include an interview between Ahmet and Gubbins about the album and the last Mothers Of Invention US show, which took place on August 10, 1969, at Cleveland’s Musicarnival.
Ahmet says: “These books provide another way for fans to connect with Frank Zappa. They give a fascinating window into Frank’s mind and the ideas he came up with throughout his career.”
Both books are now available to pre-order.
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- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.55, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 17-Sep-2021 17:01)on September 21, 2021 at 1:01 am
FRANK ZAPPA Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1986 UK 9-track LP, originally released in 1969. Topped & tailed with some classic Doo-Wop, the album also contains the incredible 'Little House I Used To LiveIn', showcasing Ian Underwood, Sugarcane Harris &Don Preston. Housed in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has some minor wear and ringwear to the gloss in the centre spread while the vinyl has some cosmetic marks ZAPPA35)
- Frank Zappa - 200 Motels - Complete with Booklet & Poster - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £195.00, $267.15, €228.15 (New Item) (arrived 21-Aug-2021 13:07)on September 21, 2021 at 1:01 am
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (Rare 1971 UK 34-track double LP soundtrack to Zappa's surreal movie. This hard to find first press is complete with the rather beautiful and even harder to find fold-out colour poster plus 16-page illustrated booklet packed with stills from the film. The scarce poster has been tape-enforced at the corners and has pin-holes, although shows few other signs of wear. The gatefold sleeve shows just some light edge scuffing and the vinyl reveals light signsof play only - very nice indeed! UDF50003)
- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jun-2021 10:52)on September 21, 2021 at 1:01 am
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Burnt Weeny Sandwich (Essential 1970 UK first press 9-track stereo LP on the tri-colour steamboat label, including the magnum opus, Little House I Used To Live In, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve [VG] shows some degree of scuffing with the odd tiny sticker mark on the back whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play RSLP6370)
- Frank Zappa - Zappa '88: The Last US Show - Sealed - UK - 4-LP vinyl set - £69.99, $95.89, €81.89 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jun-2021 10:51)on September 21, 2021 at 1:01 am
FRANK ZAPPA Zappa '88: The Last US Show (2021 UK/EU limited edition 180-gram black vinyl 4-LP box set, 30-tracks of joy from 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life', recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York. Mostly unreleased and newly mixed and mastered from the original multi-track tapes. Featuring the highly sought-after The Beatles Medley with bawdy lyrics, a horn-laden cover of I Am The Walrus, and Stairway To Heaven. Picture box with lift-off lid, hype sticker and factory sealed. Highly recommended)
- Frank Zappa - 200 Motels - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2021 09:12)on September 21, 2021 at 1:01 am
FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (Original 1971 UK 34-track double LP soundtrack to Zappa's surreal movie, matt gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some minor age wear scuffing & the vinyl grades VG+/EX- with some light cosmetic blemishes & minor hairlines not affecting play UDF50003)
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