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The Complete Works of Frank Zappa — an American composer (1940-1993) (Part 7) [by Lewis R. Saul]
RELEASES #81-94 (2007-2012) 81. The Dub Room Special! (CD, Zappa Records ZR 20006, August 24, 2007) This is the soundtrack for a television program FZ put together in 1974 called "A Token of His…
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Red Smith Hits it Out of the Park [by David Lehman]
Red Smith would never have predicted that the illustrious Library of America would collect the columns he typed on short deadlines for the New York Herald Tribune, publish them lovingly in the new book…
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The Complete Works of Frank Zappa — an American composer (1940-1993) (Part 6) [by Lewis R. Saul]
RELEASES #68-81 (1998-2007) 68. Mystery Disc (CD, Rykodisc RCD 10580, September 15, 1998) All of this material was previously released on the two discs which accompanied the re-released materials on the first two Old…
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“Moby-Cock: Phallicisms in Melville’s Moby-Dick” [by Daniel Nester]
<<<Only one hand-written page remains in my files. “To travel the Pequod with Herman Melville,” I began, “is to embark on an exclusively male journey.” To extract phallicisms from Moby-Dick is to simply draw…
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Carmencita [by David Lehman]
My dear friend Nietzsche, never one to mince words, came over and held forth on the subject of opera. "You can have your Verdi and your Wagner," he said, waving his hand dismissively. "Give…
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The Complete Works of Frank Zappa — an American composer (1940-1993) (Part 5) [by Lewis R. Saul]
RELEASES #54-67 (1989-1997) 54. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10085/86, November 13, 1989) 25 Tracks Five previously unreleased tracks ("Ride My Face to Chicago," "Carol You Fool," "Chana…
