Frank Zappa et les Mothers of Invention

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		Frank Zappa et les Mothers of Invention Dister, Alain
		Albin Michel, Paris 1975 ISBN: 2-226-00196-4 192 pp, paperback, 16,5 x 13,5 cm French

This is one of the first (and best) books about Frank Zappa. Written by Alain Dister in collaboration with Urban Gwerder. Dister visited Zappa in Los Angeles first time in August 1966 and since then collected the material for this book. Gwerder added a "Gargantuan Appendix" – genealogy, discography, bibliography, filmography. The book (the French edition) contains many interesting and original photos. It is translated into German and Spanish, but not into English.

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Translations of this book:


German	Spanish

In German

Frank Zappa. Der Rebell aus dem Untergrund
Dister, Alain

Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
1980
ISBN: 3-453-80042-7
192 pp, paperback, 18 x 11,5 cm
German

In this German edition (translated by Marion Dill) all the valuable original photos are replaced by more common publicity photos from magazine Music Joker, Hamburg.
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In Spanish

Frank Zappa y the Mothers of Invention
Dister, Alain

Ediciones Jucar
1981
ISBN: 84-334-2038-0
196 pp, paperback, 18 x 11 cm
Spanish

The Spanish edition has other and smaller set of photos, but additional Antologia de canciones (An Anthology Of Songs) in English and Spanish on 38 pages. The book is translated, songs selected and epilogue written by Jesús Ordovás.
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