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Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa

a Compilation/Boxed-Set release
by Frank Zappa

Release Year: 1995

Date Label Catalog # Comments

Release Information

1997 CD Rykodisc 10578
Added To Proggnosis Database on: 2/3/2003 12:00:00 AM
Entry Last Updated on: 10/20/2010 4:52:00 AM by: Rob

Track List

  1. Peaches en Regalia (3:37)
  2. Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (3:34)
  3. Dancin' Fool (3:43)
  4. San Ber'dino (5:57)
  5. Dirty Love (2:57)
  6. My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama (3:31)
  7. Cosmik Debris (4:14)
  8. Trouble Every Day (5:49)
  9. Disco Boy (5:08)
  10. Fine Girl (3:29)
  11. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (3:42)
  12. Let's Make the Water Turn Black (2:01)
  13. I'm the Slime (3:34)
  14. Joe's Garage (4:08)
  15. Tell Me You Love Me (2:33)
  16. Montana (4:47)
  17. Valley Girl (4:50)
  18. Be in My Video (3:39)
  19. Muffin Man (5:32)

Performer Credits

Steve Vai
Guitar
Dweezil Zappa
Guitar
George Duke
Keyboards, Vocals
Bruce Fowler
Trombone
Bobby Martin
Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals
Don Preston
eyboards, Electronics
Ed Mann
Percussion
Chester Thompson
Drums
Chad Wackerman
Drums, Vocals
Jimmy Carl Black
Percussion, Drums
Lowell George
Guitar
Ike Willis
Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Ray Collins
Guitar, Vocals
Aynsley Dunbar
Drums
Tom Fowler
Bass, Trombone
Terry Bozzio
Drums
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Saxophone, Vocals
Roy Estrada
Bass, Vocals
Frank Zappa
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Bunk Gardner
Horn, Wind
Ralph Humphrey
Drums
Howard Kaylan
Vocals
Andre Lewis
Keyboards
Tommy Mars
Keyboards, Vocals
Patrick O'Hearn
Bass, Wind
Jim Pons
Bass, Vocals
Jim Sherwood
Guitar, Vocals, Wind
Scott Thunes
Synthesizer, Bass, Vocals
Art Tripp
Drums
Ian Underwood
Guitar, Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Wind
Ruth Underwood
Percussion, Keyboards
Mark Volman
Vocals
Denny Walley
Guitar
Ray White
Guitar, Vocals
Allan Zavod
Peter Wolf
Keyboards

Reviews  1

Reviewed by DBSilver on 03 Feb 2003

Outside of Valley Girl, of course, Frank Zappa never really had any commercial hits. Valley Girl was the only song he released that broke into the top 40. But what Zappa did have were 'best known' songs. From Peaches en Regalia to Montana (Dental Floss Tycoon) this album does an excellent job of putting together the songs that most people know or will want to hear. This is not an easy accomplishment as Zappa songs are often part of the larger work - and dependent on the context (musical or lyrical or both) of the the album - they were released on.

Even if you have all 600 or so Zappa releases - this is an excellent addition to your collection because you may find - as I have, that it gets a surprising amount of play even when you have the originals available.

Discography Click to Expand...Close

Freak Out! by Frank Zappa

1966 - Freak Out! 

Absolutely Free by Frank Zappa

1967 - Absolutely Free 

Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa

1967 - Lumpy Gravy 

Cruising With Ruben & the Jets by Frank Zappa

1968 - Cruising With Ruben & the Jets 

We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa

1968 - We're Only In It For The Money 

Uncle Meat by Frank Zappa

1969 - Uncle Meat 

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

1969 - Hot Rats 

Chunga's Revenge by Frank Zappa

1970 - Chunga's Revenge 

Weasels Ripped My Flesh by Frank Zappa

1970 - Weasels Ripped My Flesh 

Burnt Weeny Sandwich by Frank Zappa

1970 - Burnt Weeny Sandwich 

200 Motels [CD] by Frank Zappa

1971 - 200 Motels [CD] 

The Grand Wazoo by Frank Zappa

1972 - The Grand Wazoo 

Waka/Jawaka by Frank Zappa

1972 - Waka/Jawaka 

Over-Nite Sensation by Frank Zappa

1973 - Over-Nite Sensation 

Apostrophe (') by Frank Zappa

1974 - Apostrophe (') 

One Size Fits All by Frank Zappa

1975 - One Size Fits All 

Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa

1976 - Zoot Allures 

Studio Tan by Frank Zappa

1978 - Studio Tan 

Orchestral Favorites by Frank Zappa

1979 - Orchestral Favorites 

Joe's Garage Act I by Frank Zappa

1979 - Joe's Garage Act I 

Joe's Garage Acts II & III by Frank Zappa

1979 - Joe's Garage Acts II & III 

Sleep Dirt by Frank Zappa

1979 - Sleep Dirt 

Sheik Yerbouti by Frank Zappa

1979 - Sheik Yerbouti 

You Are What You Is by Frank Zappa

1980 - You Are What You Is 

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa

1981 - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar 

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More by Frank Zappa

1981 - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More 

Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa

1981 - Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar 

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save a Drowning Witch by Frank Zappa

1982 - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save a Drowning Witch 

The Man From Utopia by Frank Zappa

1983 - The Man From Utopia 

London Symphony Orchestra, Volume 1 by Frank Zappa

1983 - London Symphony Orchestra, Volume 1 

The Perfect Stranger by Frank Zappa

1984 - The Perfect Stranger 

Thing-Fish by Frank Zappa

1984 - Thing-Fish 

Francesco Zappa by Frank Zappa

1984 - Francesco Zappa 

Them Or Us by Frank Zappa

1984 - Them Or Us 

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention by Frank Zappa

1985 - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 

Jazz From Hell by Frank Zappa

1986 - Jazz From Hell 

London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II by Frank Zappa

1987 - London Symphony Orchestra, Volume II 

The Yellow Shark by Frank Zappa

1993 - The Yellow Shark 

Civilization Phaze III by Frank Zappa

1995 - Civilization Phaze III 

Mystery Disc by Frank Zappa

1998 - Mystery Disc 

Everything Is Healing Nicely by Frank Zappa

1999 - Everything Is Healing Nicely 

QuAUDIOPHILIAc by Frank Zappa

2004 - QuAUDIOPHILIAc 

Trance-Fusion by Frank Zappa

2006 - Trance-Fusion 

The MOFO Project/Object - The Making Of Freak Out! CD by Frank Zappa

2006 - The MOFO Project/Object - The Making Of Freak Out! CD 

Buffalo by Frank Zappa

2007 - Buffalo 

Congress Shall Make No Law... by Frank Zappa

2010 - Congress Shall Make No Law... 

Joe's Camouflage by Frank Zappa

2014 - Joe's Camouflage 

Roxy By Proxy by Frank Zappa

2014 - Roxy By Proxy 

Dance Me This by Frank Zappa

2015 - Dance Me This 

Little Dots by Frank Zappa

2016 - Little Dots 

Funky Nothingness by Frank Zappa

2023 - Funky Nothingness