My bio teacher was in charge of the morning announcements over the school intercom during my last high school year. Every student would hear the intro to Peaches En Regalia before he'd start making any announcements. I have him to thank for eventually making me a Frank Zappa mix CD.

White Tigress

4w↑1

I love this story. My teachers have saved my life -- and the best ones were hip to Zappa.

Ann Cazares

What an awesome teacher you had, great learning experience!

Jens Baranek

11w

Your BIO Teacher? I assume he had a glasshouse ... and a cannabis plantage ... Frank Zappa - the grandmaster of Jazz-Rock!

Lisa Terracina Rosenberg

23w

That is awesome.

Robert Crabtree

33w↑1

Back in the 70's I think we all had a teacher or 3 that we could relate to

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Dracopticon

6y↑335

One of the best songs produced by mankind.

Pete Moore

1,000.000 % ❤

Holy Hex

@Eric Hertenberger I got Joe's Garage triple album vinyl for my birthday 2 years ago. It is a masterpiece. Both songs are fantastic though. Hot Rats is awesome!

Scott Begonias

10w↑1

@IXSOBAKEDXI Imagine where we're all going to be in five years from now. Let's check back and say hi 🙋

Jim Kay

11w

@Stuart Morrow awesome pedantry, my brother

Ann Gullin

12w

And with all of His sence of humor coming through, without one single word...

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Johannes Musch

7y↑360

If you listen to this track you wonder to what extent nowadays music has evolved compared to what these guys were able to provide in 1969. Moreover, Shuggie Otis, who played bass on this track, was only 15 years old at the time...

cherry headache •

my dad said only frank was playing every instrument which is incredible. maybe its wrong

Ann Cazares

Wow, 15 years old, childhood prodigy!

Jay Jimenez

@Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band We're getting there, buddy. Slowly but surely.

Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band

@Jay Jimenez Just wait until you wake up on the day that your life changing songs are almost all 40 years old, lol.

Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band

"Evolved?" No. I literally heard a song by College with two notes and just a keyboard.

I wanted to rip my eyeballs out. It was horrible and required zero skill.

This, by contrast...

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William Henshaw

17w↑26

One of Franks best albums, it never fails to amaze me. I used to have a girlfriend who would get high and put this song on. She'd dance through the whole song and then repeat it one or two times again, it was a sight to see. I miss her, but I miss Frank more. He was the greatest composer of his time, he touched every genre and embraced them all.

Ziggy Zappada

4y↑455

In memory of my mate Peter who died prematurely at 21 ( 1980 ) and LOVED Frank so much he used to bring his LP's over when he visited.

Lou Cat

11w

that's a good mate to have, RIP Peter.

Rene Wimmer

4y↑1

Prostata

cale

4y↑6

why does it hurt when i pee?

Prince Benny

4y↑2

my dick hurts lol

Jake Kay

4y↑4

Sorry for your loss hombre, one love

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ARetroSyntaxEra

6y↑78

If all cars made that honking melody, it would be a happier world :)

jordian me

7y↑305

Thank you Frank, thank you for ever

TarantuLando CalCuLingus

1y↑1

@横田晴臣 you did good kid, you did good

横田晴臣

I like this song too.
I am Japanese so I don't
speak English very much.

MarcSchmidt

2y↑1

Sublime.

Unski Tunkio

3y↑1

Just a perfect song...

TKay Shakur

jordian me 1

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777RockNRollin

6y↑179

This sounds like a song recorded in 1974 and released in 75' ,...it's way beyond anything else from 69' ,.... Zappa was often a minimum of 5 years ahead of everyone else ,... that's just a fact -

Deli 6505

15w

To be fair, this is the 1987 remix which sounds amazing. The original 1969 mix sounded very muddy and a lot of the instruments were buried. This remix brought the track (and Hot Rats album) back to life.

Nicholas Sternon

18w↑1

@Kaministquia Mahackamack sounds like maybe a fender rhodes for the organ part but idk

Kaministquia Mahackamack

38w

Is that a synthesizer of some sort amongst the instrumentals? That really would be ahead of the curve!

Sandro Kovalev

King Crimson released 21st Century Schizoid Man in '69

Ernst Hergenbeck

Well - no. He was just the first to introduce arty bullshit, headstrong arrogance and hierarchy into "popular" and underground music. Five years later, there had been enough pseudointellectual critics hammering everybody into their heads that this guy actually were supposed to be a geniusses. And then, there were enough sexually repressed college kids that further introduced arty crap like that into R'n'R. The punks finally put an end to that two years later. Get into some real music, man!

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J DH87

6y↑140

Sydd Barrett, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, musical geniuses like hs thompson said to weird to live to rare too die.

Ezry Gonzalez

@Architecture Whisperer please tell us more man I’m intrigued

Psychedelic Mind

12w

@Architecture Whisperer Syd was out of his mind during the US tour right?

Architecture Whisperer

12w

My first live concert was the old Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart on vocals, and Blue Cheer.
My younger brother and I saw them in a small ballroom in Los Angeles. Our mother dropped us off and picked us up.

Rob Pattison

13w

don’t forget Lowell

Psychedelic Mind

14w

Yo no front but what's so ingenious about Syd?

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James Bruce

5y↑221

This song just makes me so happy

Gwyn T

31w

James Bruce Me too.

arupian666

3y↑4

Amen brother... takes me back to a very happy, stress free time in my life, when life was truly good...

Federico Mussatti

3y↑2

James Bruce yeah it's pure joy!!!☺☺☺

Paul Halpin

3y↑2

Beautiful

Max Delchambre

4y↑4

It certainly does make me happy!

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Milennial Zero

4y↑159

Frank. Come back. Please.

Holy Hex

@SneakingByTheCensors fortunately the feud ended last year.

Vincent McParland

No one can do it like you use to

djkaossmixer

3y↑1

I WISH

Charles F.

4y↑15

SeaLisa this. Dweezil is the one keeping Franks music alive, he deserves it all.

SeaLisa

4y↑5

Ahmet is no talent match to Dweezil....and giving the talent in the family a hard time. What a waste.

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Agustín Risatti

2w↑3

1:05 Why does that sound like a song from a comedy about a guy who is learning kung-fu?

numen hilmar

6y↑227

1:05 - 1:33 My new ringtone.. Love it..

phil sto

Everybody was kungfu fighting

TarantuLando CalCuLingus

@Jordan Howell im not a musician so what youre talking about whizzes over my head. I just know it sounds grand

Cxzas Cxzas

@Jordan Howell
I'm jealous, I was about 13 before hearing Zappa. But I was exposed to frequently hearing early Floyd in the late 60s as a small kid, and tons of other decent stuff, so can't complain. 👍

Cxzas Cxzas

@Jordan Howell 😀

Cxzas Cxzas

@BeefheartLynch 😁

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Critter

4y↑28

Beautiful composition, Frank (wherever you are in the spirit world)

SneakingByTheCensors

7y↑10

The entire album is great!

K en

4y↑53

Just perfect and after a zillion plays since I first heard it 1973 still fresh and exciting

Michael Dare

1y↑54

Released 50 years ago and still one of the best pieces of music ever written and recorded.

Somee Dude

21w↑1

Unreal that it's been 50 fucking years. Music sucks today.

John Dozois

39w↑1

it rocks it rolls it symphonics

Toughen Up, Fluffy

4w↑2

On the back is a drawing of a sink, with Hot and Rats faucets.

Unski Tunkio

4y↑30

God I love this song.

Paul Martin

8w↑2

Music is like food. When you know what is healthy for you. You lead a good life ;-)

Lucas Mota

7y↑72

1:46 - this part is so beautiful

Jorge Limon

@Athhs ;; you probably enjoy generic catchy pop rythms

cherry headache •

@Jorge Limon whats your problem? that part probably is the worst part of the song, its a cheese grater to everyones ears unless they play ode to joy unironically and say
"i cherish the beautiful country called america that we step in everyday.."

Athhs ;;

real

David Munteanu

27w

Reminds me of something later used in Pokemon on Gameboys... Can't quite remember what I am thinking of...

Edward Verlie

42w↑1

The sparkly part at 2:05 is my favorite

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barry mitchell

7y↑134

I rolled more that few on this album cover. :D

Bluzian74

LMFAO

Lucas Lemonholm

2y↑1

Would like, but I don't want to disturb that perfect 69

Alberto G

2y↑1

Hi boys and girls, i'm jcb and i'm the indian in the group

Chris Maxfield

@C Smith, HOT RATS: Also a Gatefold Cover!

gerthie

2y↑1

Dried my mushrooms

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Peter Oleson

2y↑43

i'm 68, i bought all the Frank Albums when they came out. He never in 50 years has failed to entertain me.
i got the first album from a friend who's mother heard it and told him if he didn't get rid of it, he could move out.

Holy Hex

Freak Out is one of the only Zappa albums that I never understood, making it one of my least favorite. It was way ahead of its time in 1966 though.

OofMan12

28w

YES SIR..

Dino Camella

5y↑14

masterpiece

Seth Shaw

7y↑18

Awesome composition! This song is a great way to start of a Saturday morning.

liamsdad33

Starting my Saturday to it now!

Laredo Lenny

2y↑2

This Album was my introduction to both Zappa and Beefheart.

Roger Michou

5y↑38

Zappa was a genius

ItsaZappathing "The Son Of"

2y↑2

And..an amazing human being.

Jordan Howell

2y↑4

this is the best, coolest produced, ahead of it's time song EVER!

Mister Kingdom

5y↑70

This just makes me so happy :D

Shaun Kelly-Kenyon

1y↑4

Just a stunning masterpiece

Glenn Mcwilliams

5y↑29

saw frank 5 times

Holy Hex

I'm too young to have seen Frank, but I've seen Dweezil 5 times.

J G

29w

am terrified to say i missed what could have been my first and only concert of FZ. In 1989, i think that was, just because I was scared to buy my first tickets concerts and I was 15 yo-ish or something - was such a big price for me... Damn, only if I knew I was making the worst mistake ever... If I had a time-machine

J G

29w

@Bruno Jimmy same

Sanad Daoud

33w↑2

Somiten

2y↑13

Seriously, one of the best songs ever created, pure genius

Jojo Carli

6y↑44

That organ lick always reminds me of the old Final Fantasy games.

Willi Gari

1y↑1

FFS should be the other way around

Muros

2y↑1

Same here but also parts of the theme remind me of "the lick" ;/

Charles F.

3y↑3

Joel Carli ff3 boss music

David Zimmerli

4y↑43

My all-time favorite Frank Zappa instrumental/composition.

David Zimmerli

41w↑1

@Nick Sammons You (we) have good taste, Nick. (LOL). Have a great week!

Nick Sammons

41w↑1

Mine too!!!!

David Zimmerli

'Straight Right Boxing Talk': That is a beautiful instrumental, but it always makes me so sad. I wonder what Frank's thoughts were when he wrote it.

Straight Right Boxing Talk

4y↑3

David Zimmerli - Watermelon in Easter Hay has got to be pretty damn close though...

David Zimmerli

4y↑2

Yes. I agree. Inca Roads is an amazing recording. Frank was a creative/musical genius. I think the live guitar solo he "spliced" into this number is one of the most beautiful solos I've ever heard. It's a shame that Frank passed away at a relatively young age. But what a musical legacy he left behind! There will never be another one like him.

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Julia González

1y↑6

The musical world of Zappa Is incredible: jazz blues rock reggae electronic classical and more

Led Zeppagain

7y↑30

The part at 1:05 might be the greatest piece of music Frank ever recorded.

Mark Norris

Couldn't disagree my friend. What a joy.

louis botsford

6y↑1

always been one of my favorites, but zappa has so many of those moments its hard to chose

artmannify

6w↑1

My all time favorite genious! Zappa "rapped" even before there was a name for it!!

Donald Whittaker

2y↑5

One of the greatest pieces ever written. Hands down.

Jan Knibbeler

2y↑11

The genius

Christopher Hiatt

5y↑3

PEACHES & java---BEST start to a morning !!

Heropsychodream

7y↑3

One of the greatest night driving songs.

Konrad Matych

7y↑6

A genius track makes me feel so awesome, so happy, so beyond the reality...

thenarfkpapaz

26w↑1

Parfaite introduction à l’œuvre du génial et immense moustachu. Très belle playlist. Merci.

Alan Painter

5y↑21

The instrumentalism is enchanting, mesmerizing. Beautiful.

Michael Screen

34w↑5

My art teacher loaned me this album in 1980. It was like an audio acid trip. Mr Thomas was a big influence in my life and set me up for my subsequent degree course at art college. Do you think its too late to return his record?

Eitan Silver

Nope!

Bonnie Biancardi

41w↑2

One of my favorite songs. I've been to his Filmore East concert in 1971 and many others. Brilliant musician.

Sexydiverguy

6y↑1

Hey Dean...Frank has remixed and re-arranged "Peaches" many times. This version is pretty clean compared to the original.

John Dublyoo

3y↑2

My favourite Frank Zappa album, got it when first released on the Warner Reprise label and it plays and sounds just as good as the first time I heard it 49yrs ago, you can't beat vinyl.

Rick Spisak

7y↑8

A superb example of Mr. Zappa's compositions the arrangement the delicate yet wry voicings his selection of voicing - tongue firmly planted in cheek yet - one could hardly imagine better - thanks Frank - one of my composer performer heroes

j sto

2y↑11

we miss you more each passing day

stu

30w↑2

This musical masterpiece makes for the ultimate alarm in the morning, you’ll wake with a smile!

Big D Liquor

23w↑3

As a youngin, I've been discovering more and more Zappa music and finally making it to this album and hearing this song I'm just like, this is one of his most beautiful written ones.

ImaHippyBurning

1y↑6

Started listening to Zappa at age 13, I haven't been the same since... ;-)

Wellson Goodson

11w↑2

Every single time I listen to this song it grows on me even more. Not sure how

c

35w↑2

all this time listening to this song without realizing how dangerously close frank is to giving us the licc in the main theme

leo trotzky

7y↑2

what a strange symphony

tharg Ugh

A bit strange, but brilliantly done IMHO. This is my favorite Zappa track.

Unski Tunkio

7y↑8

Just loving this. Zappa's one of the most genious tracks.

Unski Tunkio

@Tom Adams Yeah, well I don't like Zappa¨s pseudointellectual 5 -minits guitarsolos. I more like the melodies which he was able to create, including this kind of instumental creativiness.

Tom Adams

Yes Master . If that is your bidding .

Brad Zartman

1y↑16

Somehow this isn't quite the same without the other side of the 8-track playing backwards faintly in the background.

georgette gantner

42w↑1

Eight tracks! So genius at the time. You could take your music on the road. I wore out so many visiting a bf between Long Beach and Santa Barbara, 1974/5.

RIXRADvidz

14w↑1

no wonder this always played during intermissions in our school's performances, exactly 6 minutes, time to pee, smoke and get a drink before returning to your seat. Perfect Music Mr. Zappa.

Chris Maxfield

13w

Half of this posted track is silence. The song itself is just over three minutes.

Scott Matheson

5y↑3

One of my favorite early Frank numbers.It's like throwing opening the gates and entering the kingdom of his amazingly beautiful mind.

K Wilcots

7y↑4

Frank, we miss you...!

Shaun Kelly-Kenyon

6y↑3

makes me want to smoke my remaining oz of hash

arturo piñera

3y↑1

Thank you Frank, thank you for ever

mrquizical

5y↑13

don't go where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow!

Sy Borg

I CAN'T SEE !!!!

kip murray

5y↑1

Still fresh after all these years!

housevil2

5y↑1

The two minutes & 23 seconds of complete silence at the end really makes this upload. Good Job, SneakingByTheCensors!

zinstein007

Love it every time I hear it. Just close my eyes and let my feet do the dancing.

jimihd1

5y↑1

This' a masterpiece

Steve Kostelecky

6y↑10

Thanks very much for sharing this.

SneakingByTheCensors

6y↑3

you're welcome ...enjoy!

Scott Stuart

5w↑1

This is one of those things I would play for any potential girlfriend and quietly wait for her reaction. A quick way to eliminate those without imagination.

ewaf88

28w

All the great composers have always managed one great instrumental in their life

jon croft

7y↑2

It's just perfect, perfect :)

Därk Cløud

4y↑2

One of my favorite memories of this song was when I was driving down the highway and ended up racing this dude randomly in his beat up Pontiac going almost 110mph lolol

Daniel Sean Kaiser

2y↑3

Absolutely great, thanks Frank!

Colin Ahearn

2y↑4

Man, I love those minutes of silence at the end!

zerwee

My favorite part of the song is when those sped up, almost electronic sounding tom fills come in at around 2:20, that keyboard at 2:17 is pretty cool too

Mariagrazia Alemanno

7y↑3

meraviglioso, ascoltato allo Stadio comunale a Torino nel 1982

Dboy 1995

Thanks for turning me on to this Dana F........miss you, always will, my one and only true love....JH

hellohellohello

24w

This is the 1st time I've heard this..you guys jealous? Haha

Daniel Arevalo

4w↑2

Happy 80th birthday Frank Zappa!!!!

Joseph Foote

While this is not my favorite Zappa piece, I consider it to be the most representative of who the man was and what he wanted to do.

Oded Fried-Gaon

so good so good, what a genius soul!

George Smiley

38w

Saw the fella, was amazing

J Cloutier

6y↑4

Peaches forever !

Memento Maggioriano

2y↑4

Un Capolavoro che rimarrà nella storia della grande musica.

Mental Health

33w↑1

Podia se chamar: "chegada ao céu ".

SneakingByTheCensors

7y↑1

I'll have to redo it eventually.

HamseyHamster

6y↑2

So many years on...and simply brilliant and timeless...

Pax Maya

34w

Una maravilla de músico, gracias por tú música Zappa 🇲🇽

CRAKFACE

3y↑1

I graduated to just loving music today

Rx Dhs

Friggin' awesome!!! The most sensorial song ever! It takes you to a whole new world of sensory experience, and yet, it makes you feel more alive than ever !!!

Dezrt

5y↑2

This song just makes me think "fuck yeah" in my head the entire way through. Also makes me want to learn every instrument and compose with at least 1/100th of Zappa's ability.

Dezrt

+Stacee Streeter I thought that was a given

Tyler Durden

4y↑2

Why "peaches en regalia"?

Ed Boersema

4y↑4

Wonderful.

PizzaChet

So good having this song stuck in my head! Does listening to it make it go away or embed deeper? Miss you Frank!

Rudi Ohneu

2y↑1

FZ - one of my Greatest

Mag HousinG

perfect...:)

Vincent Van Dell

1y↑3

I always got a Zelda Link To The Past vibe from this song

Elizabeth Hann

4y↑1

Just beautiful. And I was expecting something kinky, from the title. Silly me.

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