These are albums or projects which Frank Zappa either played as a guest, produced, or personally directed. Musical ventures outside the scope of a regular Zappa band. --Patrick Neve
month/day/year ??/??/62 7" The Masters- 16 Tons/Breaktime (Emmy E 1008-1/E 1008-2) ??/??/63 7" Ron Roman- Love Of My Life/Tell Me (Daani 101) 04/08/63 7" The Penguins- Memories Of El Monte/Be Mine (Original Sound OS-27) 04/08/63 7" Baby Ray & The Ferns- How's Your Bird?/World's Greatest Sinner (Donna 1378) 04/??/63 7" Bob Guy- Dear Jeepers/Letter from Jeepers (Donna 1380) 04/??/63 7" The Heartbreakers- Everytime I See You/Cradle Rock (Donna 1381) 05/??/63 7" Brian Lord & The Midnighters- The Big Surfer/Not Another One! (Vigah 001) 05/27/63 7" Brian Lord & The Midnighters- The Big Surfer/Not Another One! (Capitol 4981) 06/??/63 7" Ned & Nelda- Hey, Nelda/Surf Along (Vigah 002) 07/??/63 7" The Hollywood Persuaders- Tijuana/Grunion Run (Original Sound OS-39) 08/??/63 7" Mr. Clean- Mr. Clean/Jessie Lee (Original Sound OS-40) 08/??/63 7" The Rotations- Heavies/The Cruncher (Original Sound OS-41) 12/??/63 7" Conrad & the Hurricane Strings- Hurricane / Sweet Love (Daytone Records 6401) 08/08/66 7" Bobby Jameson- Gotta Find My Roogalator/Lowdown Funky Blues (Penthouse 503) 11/14/66 7" Burt Ward- Boy Wonder I Love You/Orange Colored Sky (MGM K 13632) 11/21/66 LP The Animals- Animalism (MGM E/SE-4414) 08/21/67 7" Eric Burdon & The Animals- It's All Meat/The Other Side Of This Life (MGM K 13795) ??/??/67 7" Barry Goldberg- Carry On (Verve/Folkways KF5045) 01/??/68 LP Autosalvage (?) 10/09/68 7" Wild Man Fischer- The Circle/Merry-Go-Round (Bizarre/Reprise 0781) 12/09/68 LP Sandy Hurvitz- Sandy's Album Is Here At Last (Verve V6-5064) 02/17/69 LP Lenny Bruce- The Berkeley Concert (Bizarre/Reprise 2XS 6329) 04/28/69 LP Wild Man Fischer- An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (Bizarre/Reprise 2XS 6332) 05/19/69 7" Alice Cooper- Reflected/Living (Straight ST 101) 05/19/69 LP Alice Cooper- Pretties For You (Straight STS-1051) 06/16/69 LP Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band- Trout Mask Replica (Straight STS 1053) 06/16/69 LP Judy Henske/Jerry Yester- Farewell Aldebaran (Straight STS-1052) 06/30/69 7" Judy Henske/Jerry Yester- Horses On A Stick/Snowblind (Straight ST 102) 09/15/69 LP Lord Buckley- A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (Straight STS 1054) 09/15/69 7" Mayf Nutter- Are My Thoughts With You/Baby You Can Fly (Straight ST 103) 09/15/69 LP Jeff Simmons- Naked Angels (Soundtrack) (Straight STS-1056) 09/29/69 7" GTO's- Circular Circulation/Mercy's Tune (Straight ST 104) 09/29/69 7" Mayf Nutter- Everybody's Talkin'/Long Distance (Straight ST 105) 11/10/69 LP Zappéd (Zappa photo version, Bizarre/Reprise PRO 368) 11/24/69 LP Tim Dawe- Penrod (Straight STS-1058) 11/24/69 LP Tim Buckley- Blue Afternoon (Straight STS-1060) 12/08/69 LP GTO's- Permanent Damage (Straight STS 1059) 02/03/70 LP Zappéd (collage cover version, Warner/Reprise/Bizarre PRO 368) 02/09/70 LP GTO's- Permanent Damage (reissue, Straight/Reprise RS 6390) 02/09/70 LP Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band- Trout Mask Replica (reissue, Straight/Reprise 2MS 2027) 02/09/70 LP Judy Henske/Jerry Yester- Farewell Aldebaran (reissue, Straight/Reprise RS 6388) 02/09/70 LP Lord Buckley- A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (reissue, Straight/Reprise 2MS 6389) 02/09/70 LP GTO's- Permanent Damage (reissue, Straight/Reprise RS 6390) 02/09/70 LP Jeff Simmons- Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (Straight/Reprise RS 6391) 02/09/70 LP The Persuasions- Acapella (Straight/Reprise RS 6394) 02/09/70 LP Alice Cooper- Pretties For You (reissue, Straight/W.B. WS 1840) 02/09/70 LP Tim Dawe- Penrod (reissue, Straight/W.B. WS 1841) 02/09/70 LP Tim Buckley- Blue Afternoon (reissue, Straight/W.B. WS 1842) 02/16/70 7" The Whistlers- Spend My Money/Gradbury (Straight ST 106) 02/16/70 7" Mayf Nutter with Hugh Garrett Singers- Hey There Johnny/My Kind Of Music (Straight ST 107) 02/16/70 LP Jeff Simmons- Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (Straight STS 1057) 03/27/70 LP Alice Cooper- Easy Action (Straight/W.B. WS 1845) 05/25/70 LP Jean-Luc Ponty- King Kong (Pacific Jazz ST 20172) 11/02/70 LP Tim Buckley- Starsailor (Straight/W.B. WS 1881) 12/07/70 LP Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Straight/Reprise RS 6420) 03/08/71 LP Alice Cooper- Love It To Death (Straight/W.B. WS 1883) 08/16/71 LP Rosebud- Rosebud (Straight/Reprise RS 6426) 08/16/71 7" Rosebud- Reno/Roll Home Cheyenne (Straight/Reprise 1036) 06/19/72 LP John Lennon/Yoko Ono- Some Time In New York City (Apple SVBB-3392) 03/12/73 LP Ruben And The Jets- For Real! (Mercury SRM-1-659) 05/14/73 7" Ruben And The Jets- If I Could Be Your Love Again/Wedding Bells (Mercury 73381) 06/01/73 7" Ruben And The Jets- All Nite Long/Spider Woman (Italian Mercury 6052 334) 07/23/73 7" Ruben And The Jets- Charlena/Mah Man Flash (Mercury 73411) 09/17/73 7" Whiz Kids- Sadie/Love Me Just For Nothing (DiscReet REP 1176) 10/22/73 LP Kathy Dalton- Amazing (DiscReet MS 2168) 11/05/73 LP Tim Buckley- Sefronia (DiscReet MS 2157) 11/26/73 7" Tim Buckley- Quicksand/Stone In Love (DiscReet REP 1187) 01/14/74 7" Tim Buckley- Dolphins/Honey Man (DiscReet DIS 1189) 02/04/74 7" Kathy Dalton- At The Tropicana/Long Gone Charlie, Hit & Run (DiscReet DIS 1191) 02/25/74 LP Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes- Call Of The Wild (DiscReet DS 2181) 03/18/74 7" Keith- In And Out Of Love/What Did You Do In The Revolution, Dad (DiscReet DIS 1193) 05/06/74 7" Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes- Sweet Revenge/Ain't It The Truth (DiscReet DIS 1199) 09/02/74 7" Kathy Dalton- Boogie Bands & One Night Stands/Pour Your Wine All Over Me (DiscReet DIS 1210) 09/02/74 7" Kathy Dalton- Boogie Bands & One Night Stands/Pour Your Wine All Over Me (DiscReet DSS 1300) 09/30/74 LP Tim Buckley- Look At The Fool (DiscReet DS 2201) 09/30/74 LP Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes- Tooth, Fang & Claw (DiscReet DS 2203) 10/07/74 7" Tim Buckley- Wanda Lou/Who Could Deny You (DiscReet DSS 1311) 10/28/74 LP George Duke- Feel (BASF MC-25355) 10/28/74 7" Kathy Dalton- Justine/Midnight Creeper (DiscReet DSS 1313) 11/18/74 LP Kathy Dalton- Boogie Bands And One Night Stands (DiscReet DS 2208) 12/09/74 7" Brenda Patterson- Mr. Guitar/Blessed Be The Love (DiscReet DSS 1320) 01/13/75 7" Denis Bryant- Soul Man/A Child Again (DiscReet DSS 1323) 01/13/75 LP Growl- Growl (DiscReet DS 2209) 02/03/75 LP Brenda Patterson- Like Good Wine (DiscReet DS 2211) 03/17/75 7" Christopher Bond- A Good Love/When I'm Alone With You (DiscReet DSS 1329) 05/31/76 LP Jean-Luc Ponty- Cantaloupe Island (Blue Note BN-LA-632-H2) 07/26/76 7" Grand Funk Railroad- Can You Do It/1976 (MCA 40590) 08/09/76 LP Grand Funk Railroad- Good Singin' Good Playin' (MCA 2216) 11/01/76 7" Grand Funk Railroad- Just Couldn't Wait/Out To Get You (MCA 40641) 01/14/77 7" Grand Funk Railroad- Pass It Around/Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun (Spanish EMI 10 C006-06.366) ??/??/77 7" Robert Charlebois- Petroleum/? (French RCA KDL 83297) ??/??/77 LP Robert Charlebois- Swing Charlebois Swing (Canadian Solution Ltée/Kébec Disc SN 939) 10/23/78 LP Flint- Flint (Columbia JC-35574) 06/18/79 LP The Nova Convention LP (Giorno Poetry Systems GPS 014-015) 09/24/79 LP L. Shankar- Touch Me There (Zappa SRZ-1-1602) 09/24/79 12" L. Shankar- Dead Girls of London (stereo)/Dead Girls of London (mono) (Zappa MK114) 10/26/81 LP Music From The 21st Century 05/10/82 LP Grandmothers- Looking Up Granny's Dress 12/13/82 7" Dweezil- My Mother Is A Space Cadet/Crunchy Water (Barking Pumpkin WS4-03366) 02/07/83 LP Frank Zappa- Rare Meat (Rhino RNEP 604) 06/18/84 LP You're a Hook- The 15 Year Anniversary of Dial-a-Poem (Giorno Poetry Systems records #GPS 030) ??/??/84 7" The Penguins- Memories Of El Monte/Heavenly Angel (Original Sound OBG 4504) 04/19/85 7" Dweezil- My Mother Is A Space Cadet/Crunchy Water (Barking Pumpkin BDZ-7) 04/19/85 12" Dweezil- My Mother Is A Space Cadet/Crunchy Water (Barking Pumpkin BDZ-12) ??/??/86 Eric Bogosian- Blood On The Canvas 08/22/86 LP Dweezil Zappa- Havin' A Bad Day (Barking Pumpkin ST-74204) 08/22/86 7" Dweezil Zappa- Let's Talk About It/Electric Hoedown (Barking Pumpkin 74204) 07/15/87 LP Dweezil Zappa- Havin' A Bad Day (reissue, Chrysalis BFV 41569) 08/10/87 CD Dweezil Zappa- Havin' A Bad Day (reissue, Rykodisc RCD 10057) 03/14/89 CD Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band- Trout Mask Replica (reissue, Reprise 2027-2) 04/25/89 CD GTO's- Permanent Damage (reissue, Enigma Retro CDP 7 73397 2) 05/01/90 CD John Lennon/Yoko Ono- Some Time In New York City (reissue, Apple CDP 7 93850 2) 04/16/91 CD Dweezil Zappa- Vanity promo 5 track CD, radio edits (Barking Pumpkin BPCD-666) 06/25/91 CD Grand Funk Railroad- More Of The Best (Rhino R2 70530) 06/30/91 Taban Szinpada(live performance and video) 07/31/91 CD Art Laboe's Memories of El Monte (Original Sound OSCD 1960) 10/22/91 CD GTO's- Permanent Damage (reissue, Bizarre/Straight R2 70354) 10/22/91 CD Lord Buckley- A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (reissue, Bizarre/Straight R2 70363) 11/05/91 CD Lenny Bruce- The Berkeley Concert (reissue, Bizarre/Straight R2 70355) 12/10/91 CD Frank Zappa- The Cucamonga Years (MSI 10037) ??/??/92 CD Captain Beefheart/Frank Zappa- Rare Beefheart Vintage Zappa (Disky BV DCD 5217) ??/??/92 CD Captain Beefheart/Frank Zappa- Rare Beefheart Vintage Zappa (Pop Almanac PACD 7009) ??/??/92 CD Frank Zappa- Early Works 1963-1964 (Teichiku TECX-18207) 03/03/92 CD Prazsky Vyber- Adieu CA (Hungary Art Production K 0001-2311) 06/01/92 CD Robert Charlebois- Swing Charlebois Swing (reissue, Canadian Gestion Son, Image SN C 939) 08/18/92 CD L. Shankar- Touch Me There (reissue, Barking Pumpkin D2 74243) 10/27/92 CD Jefferson Airplane- Jefferson Airplane Loves You (RCA 09026-61110-2) 04/13/93 CD Cash Cow- Best Of Giorno Poetry Systems, 1965-1993 (ESD 80712) 10/26/93 CD A Chance Operation - The John Cage Tribute (KOCH International Classics 3-7238-2 Y6x2) 02/09/93 CD The Chieftains- The Celtic Harp (RCA Victor 09026-61490-2) 07/13/93 CD Jean-Luc Ponty- King Kong (reissue Blue Note 7 89539 2) 11/02/93 CD Lowell George & The Factory- Lightning Rod Man (Bizarre/Straight R2 71563) 05/17/94 CD Rare Meat (reissue, Del-Fi 70010-2) 12/12/94 CD Ruben And The Jets- For Real! (reissue, UK Edsel EDCD 406) 01/24/95 CD The Chieftains- The Long Black Veil (RCA Victor 09026-62702-2) ??/??/95 CD Prazsky Vyber- Komplet (Hungary BONTON Music a.s. 71 0277/8-2) 09/30/97 CD Frank Zappa- Early Works 1963-1964 (reissue, Teichiku TECX-15507) 10/22/97 CD Frank Zappa- The Cucamonga Years (reissue, Panfish CRCL-7501) 02/24/98 CD Frank Zappa- Cucamonga (Del-Fi DFCD 71261) 10/13/98 10" Frank Zappa- How's Your Bird? (Get Back GET 525) 01/12/99 CD Grand Funk Railroad- Good Singin' Good Playin' (Hip-O HIPD-40144) 06/22/99 CD Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band- Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982 (Revenant 210) 06/29/99 CD Grand Funk Railroad- Thirty Years Of Funk: 1969-1999 (Capitol/EMI 72434 99523 2) 04/10/99 CD Arthur Barrow- AB3 08/17/99 CD Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- The Dust Blows Forward 09/19/00 CD Little Feat- Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat Informants to this page: Greg Russo (release dates and catalog numbers)Site maintained by Román García Albertos