Frank Zappa – Civilization Phaze III

Searching for a mint but preferably sealed copy, please me if you have a sealed copy for sale

There are differing levels of Zappa, basic, intermediate, advanced and for serious converts only,, this is truly the latter... amd he always said he never took drugs..

Does anyone know the story on how Frank made this album ... Was his illness so in the way that he relied on older material that was synclavier and music he made with the orchestra's and combinded them some how with Spencer to make this album... From the interviews and the shape he was in around 1991 and 1992 ( 1993 was sadly a countdown as his last interview disturbingly shows ) When I saw Frank in 1988 and I snuck in for soundcheck I already noticed something was different then the Frank I saw at The Pier in 1984 ..... Some say he was in the beginning stages of it in 1988 but didn't get it checked it till it was so bad he didn't have a chance around 1991... I mean after the 1988 tour he not only stopped playing live because of the band disputes but he stopped recording .... And basically made live compilations of his career and the Beat The Boots series which in retrospect with the internet Zappa didn't even see coming .. And while all that was going on Civilization Phase III was being compiled or made there's no information about that era ... His last phase of heavy recording was IMO was from 1980 to 1986. Frankly I couldn't see this being on vinyl it's definitely a recording made for CD ...

I really love this album, but my one complaint would be on the piano conversations that you'll recall from Lumpy Gravy. Technology had finally managed to keep up with his imagination, which he illustrates by splicing the piano dialogues more fittingly into conversations throughout. Impressive as that is, however, I just don't get the appeal of them, and they really slow the album down for me (one positive being that most of the conversation pieces are their own tracks, so I just omit them from my library). That probably sounds like sacrilege, but they're one-and-dones in my opinion.
What's left, however, are some of his finest compositions. I'm glad he had ditched the psuedo-reggae of his other 80's releases to make this album.

Look dudes at the trust…

It’s 2021 and you haven’t released this on vinyl?
Unforgivable

His greatest achievement to some …
Get this and the other 2 ..88 releases like yesterday

I have finally spent enough time to begin to digest this incredibly complex collection of serial dynamics used in the mix as well. One interesting thing is franks way of comping in some of these songs like opener, but without question the highest peaks are mostly reached at the end of each disc in beat the reaper and n light...interesting that there is nothing but atmosphere in the final track ..the distant gunfire and water soundscapes almost become tonal in places.. you have to wonder..

Hey Zappa estate. Let’s see this on three records..also jazz note and best band...forget about reissues until we get em all out first...

The first posthumous release of this legendary avant-garde artist. This album, which he himself an opera pantomime called it, can be considered the sequel to his legendary album Uncle Meat in 1969. This set consists of two CDs, which are packaged in a beautifully executed digipack with extensive information. A must for the big band Zappa fans.