Zappa Books, Magazines, and More! Most Of My Collection.

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Being an avid collector of Frank Zappa's music since 1974, I have accumulated a large number of books, magazines and other ephemera to more fully enrich my life with Zappa sounds, words, ideas, visions and entertainment! This video is an incomplete collection of those things, because I know I have more of these around the house and I still have a lot more to get!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 20

  • @GlenKellawayfromthebasement
    @GlenKellawayfromthebasement Рік тому +2

    Hey Bill..love this video..A big Zappa fan too and love reading any book I can get my hands on…. You showed a few Iwasnt familiar with..so thank you👍.great video..glen

  • @idiotbastard
    @idiotbastard Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the shout out, Bill!

  • @michaelpdawson
    @michaelpdawson Рік тому +2

    Hi Bill! Lots of nice memories there. One of the most unusual "books" in my own collection is a photocopied script for Captain Beefheart Vs. the Grunt People (published by something called Screenplay Pipeline) which I found at a bookstore in Portland, OR when I was there specifically for a Zappa tribute concert.

  • @dixielandfarm
    @dixielandfarm Рік тому +1

    Now THAT is an impressive collection, Bill. I am only a mild fan at five or six Zappa/Zappa related books. The "My Life with Frank Zappa" by Pauline Butcher was good (and I didn't see it in this video).

  • @sh1tster
    @sh1tster Рік тому +1

    Holy Moly! I hung out with Den Simms quite a bit.

  • @HakanTunaMuzik
    @HakanTunaMuzik Рік тому +2

    Agree 100% about Ben Watson and his "effort".

  • @kniknayme9865
    @kniknayme9865 Рік тому +1

    Cool. Ever thought about doing a Zappa bootleg vid? You must have a ton and it would be great to get your insights on them.

    • @BillsBoxOfSound
      @BillsBoxOfSound  Рік тому +1

      I do not have too fond of an opinion of bootleg records, even though I do have some. There definitely will be a video made, I just don't know when.

  • @SpaceCattttt
    @SpaceCattttt Рік тому +1

    Great idea for a video! According to Frank himself (in his foreword) the only Frank Zappa book you'll ever need is the Real Frank Zappa Book.
    But then again, he would say that, wouldn't he? Being the man in control and everything.
    However, I think Frank underestimated the value of having objective books written about his work, and as you've demonstrated in this video,
    there's a LOT of worthy tomes to add to any Zappa fan's collection!
    I'm personally not particularly interested in Zappa biographies, but I do have the Real Frank Zappa Book and the Big Note (which is fucking fantastic).
    And now, thanks to you, Bill, I will be spending the foreseeable future importing expensive copies of out of print gems and perhaps also hunting
    down dusty Zappa scrolls in shady places of various levels of respectability. 😁

    • @BillsBoxOfSound
      @BillsBoxOfSound  Рік тому +1

      Uh...you're welcome? Thanks for watching, as always.

  • @frankmuscato7741
    @frankmuscato7741 Рік тому +2

    Again I’m always glued to anything you offer about Zappa. I surprisingly have many of the books. Question on cd’s Frank Zappa’s Road Tapes, and The Crux of The Biscuit they both display on the spine as issue 102??

    • @BillsBoxOfSound
      @BillsBoxOfSound  Рік тому +1

      Typographical errors, I guess. The correct sequence is as follows:
      102. ROXY - The Movie - 2015-10-31
      103. Road Tapes, Venue #3 - 2016-03-26
      104. The Crux Of The Biscuit - 2016-07-15

    • @frankmuscato7741
      @frankmuscato7741 Рік тому

      @@BillsBoxOfSound again you’re on the Zap

  • @paulayers1111
    @paulayers1111 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. How can we find your interviews with Frank online? I’d love to check them out!

    • @BillsBoxOfSound
      @BillsBoxOfSound  Рік тому +1

      cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16014coll5/id/34297/rec/3
      cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16014coll5/id/37817/rec/3
      Back when I did a bit more freelance writing than I do today.

    • @paulayers1111
      @paulayers1111 Рік тому

      @@BillsBoxOfSound thanks a lot Bill!!!

  • @Royale_with_Cheeze
    @Royale_with_Cheeze Рік тому +2

    Conspicuously absent is Frank's first book, Them or Us The Book.

    • @BillsBoxOfSound
      @BillsBoxOfSound  Рік тому

      I have it somewhere…

    • @Royale_with_Cheeze
      @Royale_with_Cheeze Рік тому

      @@BillsBoxOfSound
      Phew! I thought that anybody who has THAT much cool stuff and DOESN'T have the first "real" Frank Zappa book is missing something.

  • @saintbrando
    @saintbrando Рік тому +1

    Where’s Frank & Co? The Big Note, I think the author is a Canuck. 🤔