frank zappa - magazine specials & articles

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  • krla beat
        (1965/10/16, magazine, usa)
    • Issue number 31 (of volume 1) of KRLA Beat magazine included a tiny ad on page 12 for a band called The Mothers.



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  • krla beat
        (1965/10/23, magazine, usa)
    • Issue number 32 (of volume 1) of KRLA Beat magazine included an ad for The Mothers, including Frank Zappa's name and phone number.



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  • hitweek
        (1966/10/22, magazine, the netherlands)
  • west
        (1966/11/27, magazine, usa)
    • November 27, 1966 issue of the Los Angeles Times' West magazine featuring mult-page article on "The Frenzied Frontier of Pop Music" with Brian Wilson, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Byrds, and others.

  • the village voice
        (1966/12/01, magazine, usa)
    • The December 1966 issue of The Village Voice, a NYC mag, had Zappa on the cover, plus a review of The Mothers' 1st ever NYC performance, Balloon Farm, and a half-page ad for the 'Legalize Theraputic Abortion' gig.


  • hitweek no.12
        (1966/12/02, magazine, the netherlands)
    • Issue number 12 of Dutch Hitweek magazine had a cover story on the release of "Freak Out" !!

  • wittekrant / de papieren tijger no.2
        (1967, magazine, the netherlands)
    • Issue number 2 of Dutch magazine Wittekrant included a (translated) interview with Frank Zappa.

 

  • teen
        (1967/01, magazine, usa)
    • The January 1967 issue of Teen included a 3-page article: Zappa explains freaking out!.

  • krla beat
        (1967/03/25, magazine, usa)
    • The March 25, 1967, issue of KRLA Beat magazine included an article on the generation gap entitled "It's Widening..." that carried a picture of The Mothers with Carl Franzoni.


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  • the royals world countdown music newspaper v.2
    (196705, magazine, usa)
    • This L.A. and S.F. newspaper included a Zappa statement on poison gas and a FZ poster giveaway.

  • the village voice
        (1967/05/25, magazine, usa)
    • The May 25, 1967 issue of The Village Voice, a NYC mag, had Zappa on the cover, a picture taken athe the Village Voice 'Obies' Awards at the Village Gate. The Mothers opened the show with a 20-minute set. The article mentions the Garrick Theater engagement [pigs & repulsive] starts that week, and it includes an ad for the mothers at the cafe a go go (hateful, repugnant & a waste of money).



  • hit parader
        (1967/07, magazine, usa)
    • Issue number 37 of Hit Parader included a 2 page story 'The Boss Mother ...... Meets The Animals' written by FZ.

  • melody maker
        (1967/08/26, magazine, uk)
    • This August 26 issue of Melody Maker had Zappa on the cover with the famous "Meet A Mother!" slogan. The same issue also includes a 1-page article: 'Meet The Boss Mother Sussing Out Britain'.

 

  • jazz & pop v.6 n.9
        (1967/09, magazine, usa)
    • This september issue of Jazz & Pop presented a 7-page Frank Zappa interview by Frank Kofsky [part 1]. The back cover has the 'long & slippery' hagstrom ad, and it also includes a full page ad for "Absolutely Free".

  • hitweek
        (1967/09/22, magazine, the netherlands)

  • hitweek
        (1967/09/27, magazine, the netherlands)

  • jazz & pop v.6 n.10
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    1967/10, magazine, usa)
    • This issue of Jazz & Pop included a 5-page interview by Frank Kofsky [part 2]. The back cover has the 'long & slippery' hagstrom ad.

  • rock & folk
        (1967/11, magazine, france)
    • The November 1967 issue of Rock & Folk included a 5-page Frank Zappa interview by Philippe Rault.  

 

  • open city #34
        (1967/12/22, magazine, usa)
    • The December 22, 1967, edition of L.A.'s Open City-67 included 2 pages on Zappa
      with 2 articles ['The Mothers' & 'A Word Sums Up The Mothers: Genius' by
      Frank Kofsky] plus 3 small ads for the next Mothers album... also an
      original Bukowski column: notes of a dirty old man [see bootleg 'Let's Drink
      Some Beer & Hear Frank Zappa']

  • marvel comics, all from 1968 with WOIIFTM ad in the center page:

    • amazing spiderman #58 [march]

    • not brand echh #7 [april]

    • doctor strange #166 [march]

    • mighty thor #149 [feb]

    • capt. savage #2 [march]

    • fantastic four #72 [march]

    • daredevil #37 [feb]

    • incredible hulk #102 [april]

 

  • krla beat
        (1968/02/10, magazine, usa)
    • The February 10, 1968, issue of  KRLA Beat magazine included a small article entitled "Zappa Voted Top Musician" on Zappa's result at the Pop & Jazz magazine poll.

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  • hitweek
        (1968/03/29, magazine, the netherlands)

  • big ten
        (1968/05, magazine, usa)
    • The May 1968 edition of Big Ten presented a four and a half page interview with Frank Zappa: "Frank Zappa, the head Mother".

  • discoscene
        (1968/05, magazine, usa)
    • The May 1968 issue of Discoscene included a 4-page article entitled "part 1 of 'Where Is Frank Zappa' ".

  • hitweek no.36
        (1968/05/24, magazine, the netherlands)
    • This issue of Hitweek included a 1-page article on "We're Only In It For The Money".

  • hitweek no.37
        (1968/05/31, magazine, the netherlands)
    • This May 1968 edition of Hitweek included a 1-page Zappa article & a 2-page comic [woiiftm].

 

  • kxoa musicscene
        (1968/06/10, magazine, usa)
    • The front page of this issue of KXOA MusicScene announced the first ever Mothers appearance in Sacramento, California.

 

  • hitweek no.40
        (1968/06/21, magazine, the netherlands)
    • This issue of Hitweek included a review of "Lumpy Gravy".

  • life
        (1968/06/28, magazine, usa)
    • The June 28, 1968, issue of Life magazine featured a special on "The New Rock". It included the famous 'Mothers with babies" picture, and Zappa's 'The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out' article.
      Including the pictures, the article counts 9 pages.

  • crawdaddy
        (1968/09, magazine, usa)
    • This August 1968 issue of Crawdaddy has no actual Zappa content. It only features Frank Zappa on the cover.

 

  • guitar player v.2 n.5
        (1968/10, magazine, usa)
    • The october 1968 issue of Guitar Player included a 1-page article on Frank Zappa entitled "Zap!".

  • hitweek
        (1968/10/25, magazine, the netherlands)

  • jazz mag #  161
        (1968/12, magazine, france)
    • The December 1968 issue of French Jazz Mag included a review of the Mothers' concert at the Olympia in Paris - October 26, 1968.

  • san francisco express times vol I # 47
        (1968/12/11, magazine, usa)
    • The December 11 1968 issue of the San Francisco Express Times included an interview with the bandmembers of Ruben & The Jets and also included a picture of Frank Zappa & The Mothers.

     

  • international times #  40
        (1968/12/13, magazine, uk)
    • The December 13 1968 issue of the International Times included a piece by Miles about  Frank Zappa's "Ruben & The Jets" album.

     

  • l.a. star #119
        (1969, magazine, usa)
    • Issue number 119 of the L.A. Star included a 2-page Zappa interview.

  • l.a. free press
        (1969, magazine, usa)
    • This 4-page insert from the Los Angeles Free Press newspaper-style magazine was devoted to FZ and the MOI.

 

  • actuel n°10
        (1969/01, magazine, france)
    • Actuel number 10 included a 5-page article 'Zappa! Hier Aujourd'hui Demain' by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser.

  • cash box
        (1969/02/01, magazine, usa)
    • The Feb 01 1969 issue of CashBox had The Mothers on the cover and icnluded a small news article: "Bizarre Deal Brings Mothers To Reprise".

 

  • teenset
        (1969/03, magazine, usa)
    • The March 1969 edition of Teenset included a 5-page article on Zappa's record company entitled 'Bizarre Isn't The Word' by Dave Swaney. It has a fabulous picture of the GTO's as well.

  • usc daily trojan, vol LX no.81
        (1969/03/03, magazine, usa)
    • The University Of Southern California's Daily Trojan So.Cal magazine featured 3-pages on FZ's visit to the USC campus for an evening lecture.

  • jazz magazin
        (1969/04, magazine, france)

    • The April 1969 edition of Jazz Magazine had a special on the fourth edition of the Boston Globe Festival.
      There is a small article by Alan Heineman about FZ & the MOI jamming together with Roland Kirk with a b/w pic ( known but nice).

 

 

  • downbeat
        (1969/05, magazine, usa)
    • The May 1969 issue of Downbeat magazine included a concert review from the Boston Globe Jazz Festival where Roland Kirk jammed with the MOI. Article by A.Heinman.

  • hej nr.21 
        (1969/05/25, magazine, sweden)
    • This May issue of Hej presented a 1-page Zappa article with mail-in Zappa poster ad plus a review of Tim Buckley's "Happy Sad" album.

  • circus
        (1969/06, magazine, usa)
    • the June 1969 issue of Circus was a Special Zappa Issue.

  • take one
        (1969/06, magazine, canada)
    • the June 1969 issue of Take One included a 1.5 page interview with Frank Zappa by Joe Medjuck, between sets at the Rockpile.

  • zigzag
        (1969/07, magazine, uk)
    • the July 1969 issue of ZigZag magzine included a four page interview with Zappa at the Royal Albert Hall by Dick Lawson.


  • oz
        (1969/07, magazine, uk)
  • The July 1969 edition of British mag OZ, included a 2-page FZ interview with P.Drummond.

  • l.a. free press
        (1969/08/08, magazine, usa)
    • The August 8th issue of the L.A.Free Press had Frank Zappa on the cover of the second section of the magazine. It also included a 2-page zappa interview.
     

     

  • teenset
        (1969/09, magazine, usa)
    • The September 1969 issue of Teenset included a 5-page article by Jerry Hopkins entitled 'That's Funny. You Don't Look Like The Musician Of The Year'.

 

  • jazz magazin
        (1969/09, magazine, france)

    • The September 1969 edition of Jazz Magazine had a special on theNewport ´69 Festival.
      There is a b/w pic of FZ & a paragraph about the concert FZ & the MOI played on Saturday morning on the 5th of July.

 

  • fusion
        (1969/09/05, magazine, usa)
    • This issue of Fusion included a 4-page FZ story / interview from may-69 in London by Miles Associates, plus a full page reprint of the straight records ad for the trout mask replica album originally published in rolling stone.

  • salut les copains no.78
        (1969/10, magazine, france)
    • This issue of Salut Les Copains included an 11-page article on Amougies, with 1 small photo of FZ.

 

  • go wixyo
        (1969/10/17, magazine, usa)
    • 'Go Wixyo' was a weekly mag, issued by local radio stations. Wixyo is out of Cleveland. The December 17 1969 issue of 'Go Wixoyo' included a one-page 'Zappa Interviewed' piece, plus a one page article entitled 'The Mothers: a disassocated & dispassionate retrospective' by Frank Zappa...and which he calls: "Whatever happened to the Mothers of Invention".

 

 

  • go wmca
        (1969/10/17, magazine, usa)
    • 'Go WMCA' is the same mag as the one mentioned above, but it's out of NYC.

 

  • wheel n.12
        (1969, magazine, denmark)
    • This issue of Danish magazine Wheel included a translation of a FZ interview from ZigZag '69 by D.Lawson.
  • best no.17
        (1969/12, magazine, france)
    • The December 1969 issue of Best included a special on the Amougies festival.

 

  • jazz magazin
        (1969/12, magazine, france)

    • The December 1969 edition of Jazz Magazine had a chapter on the Amougies festival.

 

 

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