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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s One Size Fits All, five decades on
By David West published
The original nine tracks expanded to 58 – and while there’s some repetition and flawed live production, the energy is vigorous

Steve Vai on the wild genius of Frank Zappa – and the two words that made him want to join his band
By Classic Rock published
They say never meet your heroes – Steve Vai would disagree

Another day, yet another Frank Zappa reissue - and this one's glorious
By Philip Wilding published
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention's landmark album One Size Fits All, reissued with extra bells, whistles, kitchen sink, etc

The time Ozzy Osbourne planned to beat up Frank Zappa
By Classic Rock published
The story of the unlikely love-in between Frank Zappa and Black Sabbath

"A high point in the FZ catalogue!" Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All gets lavish 50th anniversary reissue
By Jerry Ewing published
Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention's 1975 album One Size Fits All has been resized, reupholstered and remastered for its 50th anniversary

Frank Zappa’s unaired TV special Cheaper Than Cheep is a recovered gem
By Jeremy Allen published
A nearly forgotten 1974 afternoon show, with an audience of 100 and a short-lived Mothers line-up, rises from the avant-prog titan’s basement

“He saw what everybody saw: they could play, they had a ton of energy and they were authentic”: The weird story of Frank Zappa and AC/DC
By Classic Rock published
The story of AC/DC’s most unlikely famous fan

Why the teenage John Frusciante walked away from an audition for Frank Zappa's band
By Paul Brannigan published
In another universe, John Frusciante might never have joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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