projects frank zappa contributed to

• run home slow
      1959
  zappa wrote the music
  

• the world's greatest sinner
      1961
  zappa wrote the music; performed by the pomona valley symphony orchestra (cond. fred e. graff)
  

• mondo hollywood
     (1965)
  
• bobby jameson: gotta find my roogalator
     (1966, 7", usa, penthouse) written by frank zappa
  
• in 1966 zappa produced a couple of tracks for lowell george & the factory.
  lowell george & the factory: lightning-rod man (1)
     (1993, cd, fr, edsel records)- including 2 tracks from fall 1966; produced by zappa; feat.frank zappa on piano and vocals
  
• animals: animalism (5)
      (1966, lp, us, mgm se 4414) - frank zappa arranged two tracks
  
• eric burdon & the animals: it’s all meat / he other side of this life
     (1967, 7", usa, mgm) a-side arranged by zappa
  
• burt ward: boy wonder I love you / orange coloured sky
     (1967, 7", usa, mgm) produced by tom wilson, arranged & conducted by frank zappa; a-side written by frank zappa
  
• in 1968 frank zappa contributed to a movie by the monkees.
  the monkees: head
     (1968)
     (1994, cd, usa, rhino) feat. a spoken frank zappa contribution from the 1968 monkees movie
  
• lenny bruce: the berkeley concert
      (1968, 2lp, usa, reprise 2xs 6329) - produced by frank zappa and herb cohen  
  
• wild man fischer: the circle / merry-go-round
     (1968, 7", usa, bizarre) produced by zappa; zappa played overdubs
  
• wild man fischer: an evening with wild man fischer (1)
     (1968, lp, usa, bizarre) produced by zappa; zappa played overdubs
  
• in 1968 zappa recorded a track with grace slick (written by frank zappa & grace slick, recorded june 5,1968; feat. the mothers of invention)
  • jefferson airplane: loves you
        (1992, 3cd, usa, rca 07863 61110-2) - incl.'would you like a snack' (zappa, slick)
    
  • jefferson airplane: crown of creation
        (2003, cd, eu, rca / bmg 82876 53226 2) - incl.'would you like a snack' (zappa, slick)
    
• in 1968 the mothers of invention played with a section (14 members) of the bbc orchestra at the festival hall.
  
• October 1969, Frank Zappa hosted the Amougies festival in Belgium, where he jammed with various bands, including Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation, Pink Floyd, Caravan, Blossom Toes, Sam Apple Pie, and others.
  
  • pink floyd: on stage with zappa
        (2006, cd, ??, ??) - feat. frank zappa
    
• captain beefheart: trout mask replica (3)
     (1969, 2lp, usa, reprise) produced by frank zappa; feat. frank zappa on guitar & vocal
  
• lord buckley: a most immaculately hip aristocrat
     (1969, lp, usa, straight) edited by frank zappa
  
• g.t.o.’s: circular circulation / mercy’s tune
     (1969, 7", usa, straight) produced by frank zappa
  
• g.t.o.'s: permanent damage (1)
     (1969, lp, usa, straight) produced by frank zappa; feat. frank zappa on guitar
  
• jeff simmons: lucille has messed my mind up (2)
     (1969, lp, usa, straight) produced by lamarr bruister (frank zappa); feat.frank zappa on guitar
  
• jean-luc ponty: king kong  (5)
      (1970, lp, usa, world pacific jazz st 20172) – incl. various frank zappa compositions; feat.zappa
  
• may 1970, the mothers and the los angeles philharmonic orchestra, cond. zubin metha, performed music of 200 motels at UCLA as part of the contempo '70 festival.
  
• februari 1971, zappa & the mothers went to london to record "200 motels".  the planned concert with the royal philharmonic in the royal hall was cancelled at the last minute. the recordings with the royal philharmonic, the top score singers and the classical guitar ensemble, however, proceeded as scheduled.
  
• john & yoko / plastic ono band: sometime in new york city
      (1972, 2lp, uk, apple) - feat. zappa & mothers
  
• ruben & the jets: for real (1)
     (1973, lp, usa, mercury) - produced, featuring, parts written & arranged by frank zappa
  
• ruben and the jets: if i could be your love again / wedding bells
     (1973, 7", usa, mercury) produced by frank zappa; a-side written and arranged by frank zappa
  
• ruben and the jets: all nite long / spider woman
     (1973, 7", usa, mercury) produced by frank zappa
  
• ruben and the jets: charlena / mah man flash
     (1973, 7", usa, mercury) produced by frank zappa; b-side arranged by frank zappa
  
• george duke: feel (5)
     (1974, lp, ger, mps) feat. obdewl'x (frank zappa) on guitar
  
• urban gwerder: im zeichen des magischen affen
     (1999, book + cd, suisse) includes fragment from frank zappa & the mothers, live in basel 1974
  
• tom waits: tales from the underground 4
      (1999, cd-bootleg, pms records cid 310199) includes tom waits as a special guest during a frank zappa & the mothers concert at the orpheum theatre in boston, november 9, 1974.
  
• september 1975, the abnuceals emuukha electric symphony orchestra, cond.michael zearott, performed various compositions by frank zappa.
  
• in 1976 frank zappa recorded with grand funk railroad. he produced the album grand funk railroad: good singin', good playin' and he played guitar on it.  several singles and compilation albums were extracted from this album.
  
• black sabbath: archangel rides again
      (??, cd-bootleg, ??, arf 1-01) - feat. frank zappa
          zappa introduces the band at a 1976/12/06 concert
  
• robert charlebois: petroleum
     (1977, 7", fr, rca) features zappa on guitar
  
• robert charlebois: swing charlebois swing
      (1977, lp, fr, rca) - feat. frank zappa on guitar (on 1 track)
  
• flint: flint
     (1978, lp, usa, cbs) feat.frank zappa on guitar
  
• captain beefheart: bat chain pullar
     (1978, unreleased album) produced by frank zappa
  
• l. shankar: touch me there (1)
     (1979; lp, usa, zappa records)  - produced by, co-written by & feat. frank zappa
  
• l. shankar: dead girls of london (stereo/stereo)
      (1979, 12"-promo, usa, zappa records mk-114) - produced by, co-written by & feat. frank zappa
  
• l. shankar: dead girls of london
     (1979, 7", usa, zappa) - produced by, co-written by & feat. frank zappa
  
• var.art.: the nova convention
     (1979, lp, giorno poetry systems) frank zappa reads 'the talking asshole'
  
• var.art.: music from the 21^st century
     (1981, lp usa, gnp) features frank zappa on one track
  
• in 1982, Zappa participated in an episode of the "Faerie Tale Theatre" series entitled "The Boy Who Left Home To Find Out About The Shivers".
  
• januari 1983, the london symphony orchestra performed works by frank zappa.
  
• february 9, 1983, zappa conducted the san francisco contemporary music players performing 'ionisation' and 'integrales' (varese) at 'the war memorial opera house' in san francisco.
  
• januari 1984, l'ensemble intercontemporain, cond.pierre boulez, performed zappa pieces in paris, france.
  
• april 1984, frank zappa attended the annuel conference of the american societey of university composers at ohio state university in columbus ohio.  three ensembles played compostitions by frank zappa.
  
• may 18 & 19, 1984, the chamber symphony of san francisco performed the american premiere of  'dupree's paradise' (frank zappa).  frank zappa attended the performance.
  
• may 20, 1984, frank zappa gave a lecture "speaking of music", presented by the exploratorium at the 'palace of fine arts theatre' in san francisco, usa.
  
• june 1984, the berkeley symphony orchestra played "a zappa affair".  zappa attended the show.
  
• in 1984, frank zappa was commisioned to write a piece of music for the kronos string quartet.  this resulted in 'none of the above'
  
• in 1985, frank zappa was commisioned (by the naumburg foundation) to write a piece for the aspen wind quintet.  this resulted in 'time's beach'.
  
• dweezil zappa: havin' a bad day (1)
     (1986, lp, usa, barking pumpkin) produced by frank zappa & bob stone
  
• dweezil zappa: let's talk about it / electric hoedown
     (1986, 7", usa, barking pumpkin) produced by frank zappa
  
• frank zappa: the guitar world according to frank zappa
     (1987, k7, usa, guitar world) guitar solos by frank zappa
  
• In 1989, Frank Zappa wrote the music for a Cousteau documentary entitled "Alaska - Outrage At Valdez".
  
• frank zappa: the supplement tape
     (1990, k7, nl, stemra) compilation tape from the dutch radio special, incl. int. & music
  
• frank zappa: the interview
     (1999, cdr, ger, arf-society) 1990/07/30 interview with frank zappa
  
• prazsky vyber: adieu c.a.
     (1991, cd, csfr, ap) feat.frank zappa playing a guitar solo on one track
  
• var.art.: mediamix interaktiv volume 1 - issue 1
     (1993, cdr, ger) = a digital magazine; feat.an interview with frank zappa
  
• var.art.: funny - the movie
     (1993, cdr, usa) = a movie; feat. a joke told by frank zappa
  
• var.art.: a chance operation – the john cage tribute
     (1993, 2cd, usa, koch) feat. one track by frank zappa
  
• various artists: sonora 4/94
      (1994, book + cd, i, materiali sonori cd 0593)
          – incl.various artists playing various frank zappa and frank zappa inspired compositions
  
• captain beefheart: grow fins – rarities (1965-1982)
     (1999, 5cd, usa, revenant) features zappa on one track
  
• don preston: io landscapes
      (2001, cdr, usa, brain records) - feat. frank zappa on one track