Frank Zappa - The Manchester Mystery (2023)

As if his music were not challenging enough, he overlay it with highly satirical and sometimes abstractly humorous lyrics and song titles that marked him as coming out of a provocative literary tradition that included Beat poets like Allen Ginsberg and edgy comedians like Lenny Bruce. Nominally, he was a popular musician, but his recordings rarely earned significant airplay or sales, yet he was able to gain control of his recorded work and issue it successfully through his own labels while also touring internationally, in part because of the respect he earned from a dedicated cult of fans and many serious musicians, and also because he was an articulate spokesman who promoted himself into a media star through extensive interviews he considered to be a part of his creative effort just like his music.

Track List:

[2:32] 1. Frank Zappa - Intro
[6:39] 2. Frank Zappa - Persona Non Grata
[2:36] 3. Frank Zappa - Dead Girls Of London
[2:11] 4. Frank Zappa - Ain't Got No Heart
[7:23] 5. Frank Zappa - Brown Shoes Don't Make It
[4:08] 6. Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris
[3:14] 7. Frank Zappa - Tryin' To Grow A Chin
[7:36] 8. Frank Zappa - City Of Tiny Lights
[3:20] 9. Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool
[5:22] 10. Frank Zappa - Easy Meat
[5:09] 11. Frank Zappa - Jumbo Go Away
[5:11] 12. Frank Zappa - Andy
[9:00] 13. Frank Zappa - Inca Roads
[5:24] 14. Frank Zappa - Florentin Pogen
[4:24] 15. Frank Zappa - Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me
[3:37] 16. Frank Zappa - Keep It Greasy
[3:22] 17. Frank Zappa - The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
[3:01] 18. Frank Zappa - For The Young Sophisticate
[2:19] 19. Frank Zappa - Wet T-Shirt Nite
[2:36] 20. Frank Zappa - Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
[3:09] 21. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
[2:22] 22. Frank Zappa - Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
[7:24] 23. Frank Zappa - Nanook Rubs It
[1:48] 24. Frank Zappa - St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
[2:18] 25. Frank Zappa - Father O'Blivion
[3:58] 26. Frank Zappa - Rollo
[6:07] 27. Frank Zappa - Strictly Genteel
[4:59] 28. Frank Zappa - Montana
[12:34] 29. Frank Zappa - Pound For A Brown
[2:23] 30. Frank Zappa - Mystery Rehearsal Piece
[4:27] 31. Frank Zappa - Deathless Horsie
[9:01] 32. Frank Zappa - Five-five-five