52-year-old Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his wife and children. His family publicly announced: “Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm on Saturday.” At a private ceremony the following day, Zappa was interred in an unmarked grave at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles.

    • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldOPM
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      23 days ago

      I’ve been a vinyl collector for years after inheriting my collection from my parents, finally got my hands on my first Zappa vinyl this past year, Apostrophe.

      His music was difficult to get into when I was younger but as I got older I began kicking myself for taking so long to come around to it. Talk about “game changer” Zappa blew the doors off convention and his contributions to the world of music are beyond incredible!

      • Optional@lemmy.world
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        23 days ago

        So true!

        Apostrophe / Overnite Sensation are definitely great records to start with. I also really dug Hot Rats right out of the gate. A little later on Joe’s Garage was fantastic, and now I’m in the Uncle Meat period :)

        • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
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          22 days ago

          For me the first albums were an instant match - Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We’re Only In It for the Money. Apostrophe is another good starting point of course, and Hot Rats was also love at first sight.

          I bought Uncle Meat on vinyl at some point, and I’m gradually getting into it with each listen. Still have some way to go before I’m entirely sold on it.