Bizarre Records was a record label formed for artists discovered by Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Bizzare was originally formed as a production company. Zappa's label, Verve Records, had missed the deadline to renew their option on Zappa's recording contract after his second album with The Mothers of Invention, Absolutely Free in 1967. This gave Zappa and Cohen the upper hand in negotiating their own production deal with Verve. As the owner of his own production company Zappa now had greatly increased creative control over his work. Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... The Mothers of Invention were a rock and roll band active from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Absolutely Free (1967) is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. ...

The first albums associated with Bizarre were released in early 1968. These included We're Only in It for the Money by the Mothers of Invention and Lumpy Gravy, Zappa's first solo album. Other Zappa related releases were Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968) and Mothermania (1969). The company also produced the late 1968 release Sandy's Album Is Here At Last by singer-songwriter Sandy Hurvitz, now better known as Essra Mohawk. These albums were all released by Verve Records under the "Bizarre Productions" imprint. The Mothers of Invention chronology Alternate cover Zappas intended cover was changed to this portion of the inside sleeve. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... Lumpy Gravy is the first solo album by Frank Zappa, released in 1968. ... Cruising With Ruben And The Jets The Story of Ruben & the Jets. ... Mothermania The Best Of The Mothers (1969) is a compilation album by The Mothers Of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. ... Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on 23 April 1948) is an American singer-songwriter who recorded 8 albums, many receiving critical acclaim, and penned the hits Change of Heart for Cyndi Lauper and Stronger Than the Wind, recorded by Tina Turner. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ...

In 1969 Bizarre became a record label distributed by Warner Bros. Records. This venture was formed at the same time as a companion label, Straight Records. When the Bizarre and Straight labels were created Zappa's intention was to release albums by avant-garde artists on Bizarre, and recordings by more mainstream artists on Straight. However the original concept failed to work out as expected due to issues with distribution and management. This led to some very unusual albums on the Straight label especially those by Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper and The GTOs. Warner Bros. ... Straight Records was formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa. ... Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, USA) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... The GTOs is a groupie group that was formed by young women around Los Angeles in the late 1960s. ...

Zappa released eight of his own albums with and without the Mothers of Invention on Bizarre from 1969 to 1972. The only Zappa project not on Bizarre during this period was the 200 Motels film soundtrack album, released by United Artists Records in 1971. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... The 200 Motels OST is the soundtrack to Frank Zappas 200 Motels. ... United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ...

Bizarre and Straight were both discontinued by 1973. At that time the companies were merged and renamed DiscReet Records also distributed by Warner Bros. The Zappa/Mothers titles on Bizarre were re-issued on Reprise Records between 1973 and 1981. DiscReet Records was founded in 1973 by Frank Zappa as his old label, Bizarre Records, was closed by Warner Bros. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ...

Other Bizarre Records artists were Larry "Wild Man" Fischer and Lenny Bruce. Larry Wild Man Fischer (born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 6 November 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA) has the curious claim to fame of being responsible for Rhino Records first release—Go to Rhino Records (1975). ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• Discography of Zappa related record labels