Frank Zappa records released in South America

This section is mainly for vinyl collectors. LPs & singles released in Argentina LPs released in Uruguay LPs released in Brazil (Note: Brazilian list is not complete).

Frank Zappa Argentine discography

General characteristics of records released in Argentina:

Title of the album written in Spanish on the front cover
Song titles written in Spanish and English (between brackets) on the back cover AND the labels
Liner notes and information written in Spanish only
Music Hall and EMI promo editions have white labels

Complete listing of vinyl records released in Argentina:

7" Single:

Mi guitarra (My guitar wants to kill your mama) b/w Desde mi corazon hacia ti (Directly from my Heart to you) with picture sleeve MusicHall 31.654

Long Plays:

1. Ratas Calientes (Hot Rats) - MusicHall 12.927 //EMI 208.744 (reissue)
2. Imaginario Sandwich Quemado (Burnt Weeny Sandwich) - MusicHall 14.011-oddity: Ian Anderson (from Jethro Tull) is uncorrectly credited as playing the piano intro of side 2 instead of Ian Underwood.
3. Las comadrejas me arrancaron la carne (Weasels Ripped my Flesh) - MusicHall 12.957
4. La revancha de Chunga (Chunga's Revenge) - MusicHall 12.976
5. Waka/Jawaka - MusicHall 14.028
6. The Grand Wazoo - MusicHall 50-14.052 -all inner story in Spanish
7. Overnite Sensation - MusicHall 50-14.356 -released late in 1978
8. Apostrophe - MusicHall 50-14.113
9. Una medida adecuada a todo (One Size fits All) - MusicHall 50-14.183
10. Bongo Fury - MusicHall 14.198
11. Zoot Allures - MusicHall 14.297
12. Sheik Yerbouti - Epic/CBS 47.176/77 -no inner sleeves /inner cover photo printed in 2 colors
13. Joe's Garage Act 1 - Epic/CBS 47.231-single cover(no fold out) / black and white back cover -volumes 2&3 were never released
14. You are what you is - EMI 58415 -single cover (no fold out)/ lyrics on inner sleeves/ no "say cheese" liner notes
15. Ship arriving too late to save a drowing witch - EMI 5318 -on "Fame"series
16. The Man from Utopia - CBS 20459 -black and white back cover/ no inner sleeve
17. The Perfect Stranger - EMI/Angel 7069 -black and white back cover
18. Ellos o nosotros (Them or Us) - EMI 8259 -black and white inner cover
19. FZ meets the Mothers of Prevention (European Version) - EMI 58390
20. Jazz from Hell - EMI 58980 -black and white back cover

Together Again - MusicHall 12.915 (mono)

Sampler of Warner Bros artists.

 

Zappa songs included:
Peaches En Regalia
WPLJ
Little Umbrellas
Dog Breath (2:56 single version)

Top Pop Secret - Music Hall 12.854 (mono)

Sampler of Warner Bros artists featuring the single (3:07) version of ''My guitar''.

 

Sound Monsters - JC Production 000 0408

Custom made LP with Verve era
Zappa cuts:

Absolutely Free
Flower Punk
How Could I be such a Fool (Ruben & the Jets version).

 

Other artists included:
Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall & Eric Clapton.

 

Los pesados, por supuesto - MusicHall 13.047

(Also known as: Rock para mis amigos, Vol 3)

 

Compilation of Warner Bros and Argentine artists.

Includes a unique EDITED (2:09) version of
''Eat That Question''

Underground Hits - Phonogram 6300097

Compilation featuring Zappa production song "Ma Man Flash" by Ruben and the Jets (For Real).

 

Rock of Ages - EMI 58403

Sampler of EMI artists,

featuring Zappa's ''Whipping Post''

together with Beatles' ''Please, Please Me'' (!)

and Queen's ''Bohemian Rhapsody''.

1) promo only 4 song 33rpm EP -Music Hall 183 (white label) 1972

side A:
Jethro Tull
''Thick as a brick Part 1 & 2''

 

side B:
The Mothers of Invention
''Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown Part 1 & 2''

2) promo only 3 song 33rpm EP -Music Hall 217 (white label) 1972

side A:
The Doors
''Get up and dance''
''Hardwood Floor''

side B:
Frank Zappa
''Waka/Jawaka'' (4:56 edit)

3) promo only 4 song 33rpm EP -Music Hall 40.018 (white label)

side A:
Jethro Tull
"Living in the Past"
"Christmas Song"

 

side B:
The Mothers
''Eat that question''
''Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus''

4) Los Persuasivos de Hollywood -33rpm Fermata 3-F-0081

side A:
''Tijuana'' (Paul Buff)

side B:
''El gruñón'' (Frank Zappa)

 

very rare edition of The Hollywood Persuader's single
''Grunion Run''/''Tijuana surf''

Frank Zappa Uruguayan discography

COMPLETE listing of vinyl records released in Uruguay:

Long Plays

1. Hot Rats - Warner Bros - record pressed in Uruguay - Cover imported from the USA
2. Waka Jawaka -Clave lbl
3. The Grand Wazoo - Warner Bros- record pressed in Uruguay - Cover imported from the USA
4. Apostophe -Clave lbl
5. Overnite Sensation -Clave lbl

NOTE: The above is the COMPLETE listing of Uruguayan Zappa editions. Covers are similar to international releases. All other supposed "rare uruguayan" editions are FAKE. FAKE. All those supposed "Promotional Sondor Label -limited editions of 500 copies" are FAKE -a nasty guy made them up to get some bucks selling them to innocent collectors. PLEASE DO NOT CONTRIBUTE PROMOTING THIS CRAP - THESE LPs ARE FAKE ITEMS OF NO VALUE AT ALL.

Frank Zappa Brazilian discography

UnComplete listing of vinyl records released in Brazil:

Long Plays

1. Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
2. Hot Rats
3. Fillmore East, June 71
4. Just another band from LA
5. Pop History volume 7 (track listing: Help I'm a rock, I'm not satisfied, Motherly love, Plastic people, The idiot bastard son, Status back baby, Invaction & ritual dance of the young pumpkin, Go cry on somebody else's shoulder, Flower punk, America drinks & goes home)
6. Pregnant
7. Waka Jawaka
8. The Grand Wazoo
9. Overnite Sensation
10. Apostrophe
11. One size fits all
12. Zoot Allures
13. FZ in New York
14. Studio Tan
15. Sleep Dirt
16. Ahip arriving too late to save a drowning witch
17. Them or us
18. FZ Meets the Mothers of Prevention (European Version)
19. Jazz From Hell

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