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Disco Expres

Spain

This was a legendary musical newspaper for Spanish youth of the seventies which included international musical news & releases. It was part of the Spanish underground voice together with Star & Vibraciones. In the eighties Disco Expres was related much more with hard rock & heavy metal groups. The first issue was in 1968 & probably last one in 1984. (J.Marcote)
 
  # 44
1969 October 26
Volume 2
 

On the cover: Frank Zappa despedida - Frank Zappa farewell.

Page 12: Why FZ disbanded MOI. " I'm bored of playing for people who applause for wrong reasons".
"The embarrassment of the last tour". "Staging"." The Future".

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 53
1970 January 4
Volume 3
  A drawing page by Juan Jose Aquerreta and Pedro Oses

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 77
1970 June 28
Volume 3
  A page about guitarists

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 

# 93
1970 October 25
Volume 3

Grabaran juntos? Beck Y Zappa
1 pp


" Beck & Zappa. Will they record together?"
 
There is some speculation in the British press about the possibility that Beck will be the Zappa's guest guitar player in his four gigs in England. 
 
Beck wanted to appear in those four gigs and then continue with a possible continental leg of this tour.
 
A Zappa's friend said that Zappa will take the same band as the last Bath Festival and he knew the possibility that a famous English guitar player get together with the group though he does not mention the name because was in America busy with several contracts.
 
Through other Zappa's friend has been known that the wanted & chosen candidate to this time was the ex-Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, he is considered one of the most fabulous guitarist in progressive music in United Kingdom.
 
The Beck's manager, Mickie Most says he was not been informed yet but it is possible due to both are very good friends.
 
Frank Zappa will arrive on November 24th from America and he will perform his four recitals on 26th in Mountford Hall of Liverpool to continue on 27th in Free Trade Hall of Manchester. He will play twice at the Coliseum in London on 28th & 29th. This little tour will finish in a farewell concert at Leicester Montford Hall in London.
 
Without doubt this will be the greater musical event for English next month." (Translation by J.Marcote)

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 99
1970 December 6
Volume 3
 
Page 8: "A grotesque music against an absurd society"
Page 9: "Chunga´s Revenge" is parody & cowbells made in Zappa"

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 110
1971 February 19
Volume 4
  Black/white Zappa poster

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 131
1971 July 23
Volume 4
 
2 page article:
"Frank Zappa or the eternal contradiction "
"Behind a moustache and long hair, it hides something more than a musical genius, it might hide a whole of feelings towards present society".
"He has released an invasion of HOT RATS ... that will renovate the vibrating music."

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 293
1974 September 27
Volume 7
 

Title on cover: Concierto de Barcelona ZAPPA ¡ & The Mothers of Invention. LA VISITA DEL (anti)MITO

Page 6: Double advertising (poster) with inverted images in black & white presenting Frank Zappa & MOI for next show at Nuevo Pabellón Club Juventud Badalona, October 4th ( Friday at 10:15 pm),1974

Page 9: La visita del anti-mito. Zappa & The Mothers of Invention. LA REVOLUCIÓN DEL ROCK EN ESPAÑA.
Article by Antonio Gómez. Two pics of FZ in b/w.
Article continued in page 14 by Adrian Vogel.
B/W comic drawing by Alvaro Caballero titled:
"De como Frank Zappa fue sorprendido meditando placenteramente en su cuarto de baño y otras historias extraordinarias".
 

 

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 297
1974 October 25
Volume 7
 

Los diez anos de una madre
2 pp

Besides the picture of Frank Zappa on the cover, the magazine has inside 6 black & white pictures of the 1974/10/04 Badalona show.

 

 

 
  # 313
1975 February 21
Volume 8
 
  La degeneracion premeditada de "Roxy & Elsewhere"
Jesus Ordovas, 2 pp

 

 

 
  # 342
1975 September 19
Volume 8
 
  Title on cover: "El Esotérico Jerry. FRANK TALLA ÚNICA…¡

Page 9: "ONE SIZE FITS ALL", O DE CÓMO ESTIRAR EL CONCEPTO PARA LLEGAR A TODAS LAS IDEOLOGÍAS.
Article by Job.
Picture of FZ in b/w.
 

 

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 
  # 366
1976 March 12
Volume 9
 
  Title on cover: ZAPPA …( sniff) NO VIENE!

Page 5: Zappa. "Iba a ser demasiado". Exclusive & article by John Ajuriah.
B/W pic of FZ.

(FZ cancelled two Badalona & Bilbao shows in mid March in Spain due to consequences of a recent transport strike already finished that's the title on cover: "Zappa isn't coming!").

Curiously on page 6 still is the b/w poster ad of three shows: March 15th &16th in Badalona & 17th in Bilbao.

Page 13: Two b/w comic drawings by Ceesepe. (See cover)
 

 

Many thanks to Javier Marcote for this entry.

 

# 497
1979 March
Volume 12

Zappa de madre a abuela
Job, 3 pp


Back cover: FZ advertising Barcelona & Madrid shows in March '79.

Front cover: picture of Elton John & just Zappa's name with others below.

Photos from Madrid show