Understanding America is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa before his death in 1993 and released posthumously in 2012. Despite being released after UMe/Zappa Records had issued most of the albums in remastered form, all of the tracks included are sourced from the original 1986-1992 digital masterings.
^Lymangrover, Jason. Understanding America at AllMusic
^Courrier, Kevin (10 March 2013). "Critics At Large: American Composer: Frank Zappa's Understanding America". criticsatlarge.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
External links[edit]
Official page for the album on the Zappa website
Indepth look at what's really on this album
vteFrank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention album discography
Studio and live albums (1966–1993)
1960s
Freak Out!
Absolutely Free
Lumpy Gravy
We're Only in It for the Money
Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Uncle Meat
Hot Rats
1970s
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Chunga's Revenge
Fillmore East – June 1971
Just Another Band from L.A.
Waka/Jawaka
The Grand Wazoo
Over-Nite Sensation
Apostrophe (')
Roxy & Elsewhere
One Size Fits All
Bongo Fury
Zoot Allures
Zappa in New York
Studio Tan
Sleep Dirt
Sheik Yerbouti
Orchestral Favorites
Joe's Garage
1980s
Tinsel Town Rebellion
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More
Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
You Are What You Is
Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
The Man from Utopia
London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I
Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger
Them or Us
Francesco Zappa
Thing-Fish
The Old Masters, Box I
Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
Does Humor Belong in Music?
Jazz from Hell
London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II
Guitar
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
Broadway the Hard Way
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
1990s
The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
Make a Jazz Noise Here
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
Playground Psychotics
Ahead of Their Time
The Yellow Shark
Posthumousalbums ofunreleasedworks and liveperformances
1990s
Civilization Phaze III
The Lost Episodes
Läther
Mystery Disc
Everything Is Healing Nicely
2000s
FZ:OZ
Halloween
Joe's Corsage
Joe's Domage
QuAUDIOPHILIAc
Joe's XMASage
Imaginary Diseases
Trance-Fusion
Buffalo
Wazoo
One Shot Deal
Joe's Menage
Philly '76
2010s
Congress Shall Make No Law...
Hammersmith Odeon
Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison
Carnegie Hall
Road Tapes, Venue #1
Road Tapes, Venue #2
Joe's Camouflage
Roxy by Proxy
Dance Me This
Road Tapes, Venue #3
Frank Zappa for President
Chicago '78
Little Dots
Halloween 77
The Roxy Performances
Halloween 73
2020s
The Mothers 1970
Halloween 81
Soundtracks
200 Motels
Baby Snakes
The Compleat Soundtrack
The Dub Room Special!
A Token of His Extreme
Roxy the Soundtrack
Zappa
Miscellaneouscompilations
Mothermania
The **** of the Mothers
The Old Masters
The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa
Beat the Boots
Beat the Boots II
Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute