Frank Zappa – Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar (1981/2021) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, a project consisting of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More and Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, is a series of albums by Frank Zappa. Released as separate albums in May 1981 on Barking Pumpkin Records, it was subsequently reissued as a triple album box set in 1982.

As the title implies, the album consists solely of instrumentals and improvised solos, largely performed on electric guitar. The album series was conceived after Zappa shelved a proposed live album, Warts and All, and three tracks intended for that album appear on this series.

The individual Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar albums and box set have been well received by critics, and Zappa subsequently produced two more albums focusing solely on guitar-oriented music: Guitar (1988) and Trance-Fusion (posthumously released in 2006).

Tracklist:

1. Frank Zappa – Five-Five-Five
2. Frank Zappa – Hog Heaven
3. Frank Zappa – Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar
4. Frank Zappa – While You Were Out
5. Frank Zappa – Treacherous Cretins
6. Frank Zappa – Heavy Duty Judy
7. Frank Zappa – Soup ‘N Old Clothes
8. Frank Zappa – Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
9. Frank Zappa – Gee, I Like Your Pants
10. Frank Zappa – Canarsie
11. Frank Zappa – Ship Ahoy
12. Frank Zappa – The Deathless Horsie
13. Frank Zappa – Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar Some More
14. Frank Zappa – Pink Napkins
15. Frank Zappa – Beat It With Your Fist
16. Frank Zappa – Return Of The Son Of Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar
17. Frank Zappa – Pinocchio’s Furniture
18. Frank Zappa – Why Johnny Can’t Read
19. Frank Zappa – Stucco Homes
20. Frank Zappa – Canard Du Jour