HW: how many is there

Paul Mather paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU
Wed Oct 24 19:08:58 EDT 2001


On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Dan Witt wrote:

=> hmm, I think the live stuff should count, the stuff the band was behind.  So
=> voiceprint stuff and Live Chronicles, 1999 party and such.  That's at least
=> 47 then.  The official Compilations like roadhawks, I guess are really
=> greatest hits of sorts, and should count, but maybe not, I suppose the label
=> could do that with 0 input from the band.  It does get confusing.
=>
=> I knew it was a ton.  Question is, what other band has more releases than
=> this?  The only thing close I could think of would be the stones or zappa,
=> and I don't think they do.

I just did a quick count of my CD racks and noted 51 Zappa albums
there---and I don't even have all of his *official* releases.  (I know,
a shocking revelation!:)

BTW, I only counted official releases.  Last time I looked in Hot Wacks
(many years ago), Zappa bootlegs occupied several pages...

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
 deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
        --- Frank Vincent Zappa



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