Frank Zappa – The Lost Episodes

Released in a standard Digipak with a black tray and a 52 page booklet, both enclosed in a cardboard slipcase. Opening of the slipcase is to the right. Some copies contain 16-page Wowie Zowie! The Complete FZ Catalog, a Rykodisc correspondence postcard and horizontal OBI.

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All artwork including liner notes copyright 1996 The Zappa Family Trust.

℗ 1996 Rykodisc. © 1996 The Zappa Family Trust.
Printed in the USA. Manufactured in Canada.

UMRK Transfer & Remix 1992-93.

The Lost Episodes compiles previously unreleased material, much of the material covering dates from early in Zappa's career.

Date / Location / Original recording medium / Remix facility / Album(s) on which song appears:

- Track 1: 1958 or '59 / "In a garage off an alley - not his home" according to James "Motorhead" Sherwood / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 2: 1958 or '59 / Lancaster, Calif. / N.A. / Fine quality audio by Webcar / N.A.
- Track 3: 1961 or '62 / Living room in Ontario, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 4: 1961 or '62 / Living room in Ontario, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 5: 1961 or '62 / Unknown / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 6: 1963 / Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 7: 1961 / Studio Z, Cucamonga, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / We're Only In It For The Money - Lumpy Gravy - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6
- Track 8: 1962 or '63 / Studio Z, Cucamongo, Calif. / 2-track analog / Utility Muffin Research Kitchen / Unreleased
- Track 9: 1963 / Art Laboe's Original Sound Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / Mystery Disc - The Old Masters, Box One
- Track 10: 1963 / Studio Z / N.A. / N.A. / Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
- Track 11: 1963 / Art Laboe's Original Sound Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 12: 1963 / Studio Z / N.A. / UMRK / Freak Out! - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
- Track 13: 1963 / Art Laboe's Original Sound Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 14: 1963 / Studio Z / N.A. / UMRK / Mystery Disc - The Old Masters, Box One
- Track 15: N.A. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Tracks 16 & 17: 1967 / Apostolic Studio, New York City / analog / N.A. / Mystery Disc - The Old Masters, Box Two
- Track 18: 1967 / Apostolic Studio, New York City / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 19: 1966 or '67 / Mayfair Studio, New York City / 8-track analog / Mayfair Studio, New York City / Unreleased
- Track 20: 1968-69 / N.A. / N.A. / N.A. / N.A.
- Track 21: 1969 / Zappa Basement, Los Angeles, Calif. / 2-track analog / UMRK / Unreleased
- Track 22: circa 1969 & 1992 / N.A. / N.A. / UMRK / N.A.
- Track 23: 1973 / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / 16-track analog / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / Zoot Allures - Playground Psychotics
- Track 24: 1972 / Bolic Studio, Inglewood, Calif. / 16-track analog / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / Unreleased
- Track 25: 1972 / Whitney Studios, Glendale, Calif. / 16-track analog / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / Studio Tan - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vols. 2 & 5
- Track 26: 1978 / Zappa Basement, Los Angeles, Calif. / 4-track analog / UMRK / Unreleased
- Track 27 1972 / Whitney Studios, Glendale, Calif. / 16-track analog / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / One Size Fits All - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2
- Track 28: Recording circumstances could be the same as track 30, as both are from the same period / Unreleased
- Track 29: 1979 / Ocean Way Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. / 24-track analog / UMRK / You Are What You Is
- Track 30: 1970 / Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, Calif. / 16-track analog / UMRK / Chunga's Revenge, Them Or Us, Playground Psychotics, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3

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