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Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All 50th Anniversary Edition

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by Mario Calvitti
June 1, 2026

Non si arresta il flusso di pubblicazioni che periodicamente arricchiscono la già strabordante discografia di Frank Zappa. A oltre 30 anni dalla sua prematura scomparsa continuano a emergere dagli apparentemente inesauribili archivi amorevolmente curati dal Vaultmeister Joe Travers materiali inediti di studio e live, a un ritmo di almeno tre-quattro uscite annue. Dopo l'interamente inedito Cheaper Than Cheep tocca ora all'edizione deluxe di uno dei suoi titoli più popolari, One Size Fits All, che riceve il trattamento per ...

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Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Blues Masters: The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson

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by Ed Kopp
September 1, 1999

Johnny “Guitar" Watson was a vastly underappreciated blues and R&B trendsetter whose adventurous guitar style influenced the likes of Bo Diddley, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. The Very Best of Johnny “Guitar" Watson focuses on the years 1952 through 1963, the period when Watson made his best music. Many of these tracks were previously unavailable on CD, so this collection is a must-have for anyone interested in the roots of modern blues, R&B or classic rock.Born in Texas, ...