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One of Ahmet Zappa’s favorite memories of Captain Beefheart is the time he called the Zappa household to relate a particularly memorable dream. “The fucking greatest [call] that ever happened to me was when he called and said, ‘Hell-ooooo, is your mo-other there?’” Zappa tells Rolling Stone, imitating Don Van …

In tandem with the arrival of the long-awaited authorized Frank Zappa documentary, UMe and Zappa Records have released the official soundtrack for Zappa, featuring highlights from the composer’s catalog, live recordings, interview clips and a dozen unreleased tracks from Zappa’s vaults. The 3CD/5-LP version of Zappa Original Motion Picture Soundtrack …