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Academy Zappa: Proceedings Of The First International Conference Of Esemplastic Zappology (ICE-Z)by Ben WatsonISBN 0946719799 (0-946719-79-9)
Softcover, S A F Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Academy Zappa: Proceedings Of The First International Conference Of Esemplastic Zappology (ICE-Z)'Book summary:[via]Frank Zappa always did it differently, and here his fans do too. With delegates from Paris, Rome, Leipzig and Vauxhall, this parodic conference included papers called Arf: Canine Continuity in the Output Macrostructure and The Mental Hygiene Dilemma. Zen Buddhism, Frankfurt school Marxism, Philip K. Dick and the Zappologically Deranged are used to denounce Madonna, postmodernism, hippies and everything you hold dear. Priceless.
Ben Watson, music journalist and longstanding contributor to The Wire, Hi-Fi News and Signal To Noise, is well-known for his deviant and polemical music criticism and is an acknowledged expert on Frank Zappa.
Esther Leslie is a reader in humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappaby Neil SlavenISBN 0711965536 (0-7119-6553-6)
Softcover, Music Sales Corp
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The Frank Zappa Companion: Four Decades of Commentaryby Richard Kostelanetz, John RoccoISBN 0028646282 (0-02-864628-2)
Softcover, Music Sales Corp
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Frank Zappa : The Complete Guide to His Musicby Ben WatsonISBN 1844498654 (1-84449-865-4)
Softcover, Omnibus Press
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Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Playby Ben WatsonISBN 0312141246 (0-312-14124-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play'Book summary:There is probably no figure of modern popular music who so deserves the sort of scholarly exercise undertaken by Ben Watson in this book, and I am personally convinced that Zappa will be regaled by 21st Century music historians as a "crux of the biscuit" of 20th Century music.
And this 700 page tome will certainly be cited by our music historian descendants. In fairness, it may confound today's Zappa fans with it's copious references to Adorno, Freud, and Marx, but is likely to delight the erudite with its excerpts of the playfully situationist lyrics of Zappa, completely deconstructed by Watson. There is no doubt that Zappa was a genius--albeit a peculiarly American sort--and there is no doubt that no book has yet attempted such a thorough (albeit peculiar) analysis of his genius. Highly Recommended. [via]
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Mother! : The Frank Zappa Storyby Michael GrayISBN 0859653331 (0-85965-333-1)
Softcover, Plexus Publishing, Limited
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The Real Frank Zappa Bookby Frank ZappaISBN 0671705725 (0-671-70572-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Real Frank Zappa Book'Book summary:This is the second-best way to expose yourself to the particular genius of Frank Zappa (music is the best, after all)--through his own words. In addition to being an idiosyncratic American composer of some degree of controversy, Zappa was an orator of no small ability or scope. He was known for his ability to expound at great length (and to hilarious effect) on any number of topics. The Real Frank Zappa Book faithfully captures this side of its author, composed of essays on everything from his background and upbringing, to politics, capitalism, and raising children. Zappa takes the opportunity to dispel some of the most pervasive rumors that surrounded him right up to (and even persist after) his death in 1993 (no he didn't do drugs, or sleep with all those groupies). If you're familiar with the man, you will be able to hear his distinctive enunciations (aided by the bold-facing of certain words and Zappaisms) as you read the assorted road stories, his views on making music for a living, and scenes from two--count them, two--organized hearings on obscenity in music. Of course, the chapter titles speak for themselves and include such Zappa winners as "All About Schmucks," "Marriage (As a Dada Concept)," and "America Drinks and Goes Marching." [via]
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The Real Frank Zappa Bookby Peter Occhiogrosso, Frank ZappaISBN 067163870X (0-671-63870-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Real Frank Zappa Book'Book summary:This is the second-best way to expose yourself to the particular genius of Frank Zappa (music is the best, after all)--through his own words. In addition to being an idiosyncratic American composer of some degree of controversy, Zappa was an orator of no small ability or scope. He was known for his ability to expound at great length (and to hilarious effect) on any number of topics. The Real Frank Zappa Book faithfully captures this side of its author, composed of essays on everything from his background and upbringing, to politics, capitalism, and raising children. Zappa takes the opportunity to dispel some of the most pervasive rumors that surrounded him right up to (and even persist after) his death in 1993 (no he didn't do drugs, or sleep with all those groupies). If you're familiar with the man, you will be able to hear his distinctive enunciations (aided by the bold-facing of certain words and Zappaisms) as you read the assorted road stories, his views on making music for a living, and scenes from two--count them, two--organized hearings on obscenity in music. Of course, the chapter titles speak for themselves and include such Zappa winners as "All About Schmucks," "Marriage (As a Dada Concept)," and "America Drinks and Goes Marching." [via]
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Zappaby Barry MilesISBN 080214215X (0-8021-4215-X)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zappa'Book summary:Ten years after his death, Frank Zappa continues to influence popular culture. With almost one hundred recordings still in print, Zappa remains a classic American icon. Scores of bands have been influenced by Zappa's music, and a talented roster of musicians passed through Zappa's bands. Now comes the definitive biography of Zappa by best-selling author Barry Miles, who knew Zappa personally and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. Miles follows Zappa from his sickly Italian-American childhood in the 1940s to his youthful pursuit of what was a lifelong dream: becoming a classical composer. Zappa brings together the many different personalities of this music legend together for the first time: the self-taught musician and composer who gained fame with the "rock" band the Mothers of Invention; the political antagonist who mocked presidents while being invited to represent Czechoslovakia's cultural interests in the United States, and Zappa the family man who was married to the same woman for over thirty years. Rebel, performer, and a true musical visionary, Zappa is a brilliant and sweeping portrait of an American legend, written by one of rock music's most respected biographers. [via]
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Zappaby Mike TeasdaleISBN 0862761468 (0-86276-146-8)
Softcover, Proteus Pub Co
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