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FRANK ZAPPA
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Guitarist, composer, acid commentator on the state of America, and the former leader of the Mothers Of Invention. He died of cancer on December 4, 1993.

Albums

GUITAR (Zappa/Music For Nations ZAPPA 6)

3

6

30/4/88

ZEITGEIST

Cornwall-based band with a penchant for ultra-abreviated names: Jaf (vocals), Zaz Detroit (bass), Chris (percussion) and Dynamite (drums). (vocals), Tex (guitar), T.C. (sax)

Singles

BALL OF CONFUSION (Jammingl CREATE 2)

13

6

23/1/82

STOP (Jamming! CREATE 4)

32

4

26/6/82

OVER AGAIN (Jamming! CREATE 6)

30

2

13/11/82

JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS

Australian New Wave rockers comprising Joe Camilleri (vocals), Wayne Bun (guitar & vocals), Jeff Burstin (guitar), Tony Faehse (guitar), Wilbur Wilde (sax), John Power (bass) and Gary Young (drtrns).

Singles

SOON YOULL SE GONE (Rockburgh ROCS 216)

35

2

16/2/80

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

A British Rastafarian reggae poet.

Albums

BASTA (Upright OPLP 2)

22

1

6/8/83

ZERRA I

Quartet comprising Paul Bell (vocals & keyboards), Andreas Grimminger (guitar). Adrian Wyatt (bass) and Korda Marshall (drums). Marshall later became a top industry A&R man and now runs Infectious Records.

Singles

THE BANNER OF LOVE (Second Vision SV 002)

33

6

26/11/83

ZODIAC MINDWARP & THE LOVE REACTION

A tongue-in-cheek and cartoonish, but nonetheless hard-rocking, heavy glam-punk-metal quartet with names their mothers never thought of Zodiac Mindwarp (vocals). Cobalt Stargazer (guitar), Kid Chaos (bass) and Slam Thunderhide (drums).

Singles

WILD CHILD (Food SNAK 4)

9

19

31/5/86

Albums

HIGH PRIEST or LOVE (Food WARP I)

1

15

9/8/86

ZOOT & THE ROOTS

A horns-driven soul/R&B band from the North of England.

Albums

GUARDIAN ANGEL OF THE GROOVE (Honeybee BEE 002)

9

4

24/12/88

ZOS KIA

RAPE (At The Madmen MAD S)

15

10

22/9/84

BE LIKE ME (Temple TORY 5)

41

5

28/12/85

ZOUNDS

One of the more cerebral yet fun of the third wave UK anarcho-punk bands.

CANT CHEAT KARMA/WAR/SUBVERT (Crass 421984/3)

1

17

6/9/80

DEMYSTIFCATION (Rough Trade RT 069)

16

6

27/6/81

DANCING Rough Trade RT 094)

11

8

13/3/82

LA VACHE QUI RIT (EP (Not So Brave NSB 1)

30

6

19/6/82

MORE TROUBLE COMING EVERY DAY (Rough Trade RT 098)

41

6

21/8/82

Albums

THE CURSE OF ZOUNDS (Rough Trade ROUGH 28)

12

5

16/10/81

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