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Black Napkins

First released 1975Instrumental78 recordingson 131 releases

Written by

Frank ZappaComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:22
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:57
Pink NapkinsFrank Zappa4:38
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa4:15
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:43
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa18:06
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa4:33
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa3:59
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa3:59
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:09
Zoot Allures / Black NapkinsThe Ed Palermo Big Band
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:11
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa16:54
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:44
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:26
Black Napkins (The Deathless Horsie)Frank Zappa17:14
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa10:40
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa & Captain Beefheart0:38
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:01
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa4:36
Black NapkinsZappa Plays Zappa4:14
Black NapkinsYahozna Band4:29
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa18:57
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:05
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:16
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black Napkins · videoZappa Plays Zappa4:14
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa10:39
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa8:12
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:16
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:07
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsAlexei Aigui and Dietmar Bonnen8:39
Black NapkinsBonnen5:23
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa8:01
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:34
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa9:19
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:55
Black Napkins (The Deathless Horsie) (5.1 mix)Frank Zappa17:14
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:58
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention9:01
Black Napkins · videoFrank Zappa4:00
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa10:56
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa28:33
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa10:53
Black Napkins (live at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney/1976)Frank Zappa11:57
Black NapkinsTinsel Town Rebellion Band8:28
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:30
Black Napkins (1978‐10‐13, Passaic)Frank Zappa14:58
Black NapkinsDave Hartl3:24
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:17
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:09
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black Napkins (vault bonus version / live)Frank Zappa10:57
black napkinsClaudio Nuñez12:10
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa4:34
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:12
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:54
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa8:04
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:00
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa17:24
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa18:56
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa13:44
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa9:33
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa4:01
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa8:41
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:22
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa9:52
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa5:19
Black NapkinsFrank Zappa6:48
Black Napkins (super extended version)Frank Zappa16:30

On these albums

10/24/75 Providence, RI
10/24/75 Providence, RIFrank Zappa · 1975
Zoot Allures
Zoot AlluresFrank Zappa · 1976
Zappa in New York
Zappa in New YorkFrank Zappa · 1977
Orchestral Favorites
Orchestral FavoritesFrank Zappa · 1979
Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar
Shut Up ’n Play Yer GuitarFrank Zappa · 1981
Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar Some More
Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar Some MoreFrank Zappa · 1981
Live at Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, October 22, 1981
Live at Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, October 22, 1981Frank Zappa · 1981
Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar Sampler
Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar SamplerFrank Zappa · 1982
Baby Snakes
Baby SnakesFrank Zappa · 1983Soundtrack
Mystery Box
Mystery BoxFrank Zappa · 1986
Mystery Box: 10‐Record Monstrosity * A Really Spiffy Collection
Mystery Box: 10‐Record Monstrosity * A Really Spiffy CollectionFrank Zappa · 1986
Miami Matinée, Vol. II
Miami Matinée, Vol. IIFrank Zappa · 1987
The Old Masters, Box Three
The Old Masters, Box ThreeFrank Zappa · 1987
1988‐02‐23: Live Poughkeepsie
1988‐02‐23: Live PoughkeepsieFrank Zappa · 1988
1988‐05‐17 – Palau Dels Esports – Barcelona, Spain
1988‐05‐17 – Palau Dels Esports – Barcelona, SpainFrank Zappa · 1988
The Godfather Meets the Untouchables
The Godfather Meets the UntouchablesFrank Zappa · 1988
Make a Jazz Noise Here
Make a Jazz Noise HereFrank Zappa · 1991
Beat the Boots!
Beat the Boots!Frank Zappa · 1991
As An Am
As An AmFrank Zappa · 1991
Donna You Wanna
Donna You WannaFrank Zappa · 1992
You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6Frank Zappa · 1992
Apocrypha: Thirty Years Of Frank Zappa
Apocrypha: Thirty Years Of Frank ZappaFrank Zappa · 1994
Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial TributeFrank Zappa · 1996
Bonnen Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Bonnen Plays the Music of Frank ZappaBonnen · 1997
Absolutely Live: Tinseltown Rebellion Band Plays Frank Zappa
Absolutely Live: Tinseltown Rebellion Band Plays Frank ZappaTinsel Town Rebellion Band · 1998
The Sheik's Rehearsals
The Sheik's RehearsalsFrank Zappa · 2001
FZ:OZ
FZ:OZFrank Zappa · 2002
Wanna Buy Some Acid?
Wanna Buy Some Acid?Frank Zappa · 2002
Happy Halloween 1978
Happy Halloween 1978Frank Zappa · 2002
Halloween
HalloweenFrank Zappa · 2003
Black Water
Black WaterAlexei Aigui and Dietmar Bonnen · 2003
Zappanale 16
Zappanale 16Various Artists · 2006
Zappa in Barcelona
Zappa in BarcelonaFrank Zappa · 2007
Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Plays ZappaZappa Plays Zappa · 2008
An Evening With Frank Zappa During Which… The Torture Never Stops
An Evening With Frank Zappa During Which… The Torture Never StopsFrank Zappa · 2008
Beat the Boots! III: Disc One
Beat the Boots! III: Disc OneFrank Zappa · 2009
Philly ’76
Philly ’76Frank Zappa · 2009
Hammersmith Odeon
Hammersmith OdeonFrank Zappa · 2010
20 small cigars (the music of frank zappa)
20 small cigars (the music of frank zappa)Claudio Nuñez · 2012
Halloween 1981
Halloween 1981Frank Zappa · 2012
Joe’s Camouflage
Joe’s CamouflageFrank Zappa · 2014
Halloween in the Big Apple (live)
Halloween in the Big Apple (live)Frank Zappa · 2015
Chicago ’78
Chicago ’78Frank Zappa · 2016
Halloween 77
Halloween 77Frank Zappa · 2017
Nasty Rats – Live at the Palladium, New York 1981
Nasty Rats – Live at the Palladium, New York 1981Frank Zappa · 2017
Solid Gold: Live on Air
Solid Gold: Live on AirFrank Zappa · 2017
Scrapings From the Vault
Scrapings From the VaultFrank Zappa · 2017
Where the Shark Bubbles Blow
Where the Shark Bubbles BlowFrank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention · 2018
1977-10-31: The Palladium, New York, NY, USA
1977-10-31: The Palladium, New York, NY, USAFrank Zappa · 2018
Pianist Dementia: Music of Frank Zappa
Pianist Dementia: Music of Frank ZappaDave Hartl · 2019
Halloween 81
Halloween 81Frank Zappa · 2020
The Michigan Muffin Man (Detroit broadcast 1976)
The Michigan Muffin Man (Detroit broadcast 1976)Frank Zappa · 2021
Zappa/Erie
Zappa/ErieFrank Zappa · 2022
Zappa ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana
Zappa ’75: Zagreb/LjubljanaFrank Zappa · 2022
The Best Days
The Best DaysFrank Zappa · 2022
Greatest Hits Broadcast Collection
Greatest Hits Broadcast CollectionFrank Zappa · 2024
1978-09-21: Mid Hudson Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
1978-09-21: Mid Hudson Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USAFrank Zappa
1978-09-21: Mid Hudson Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
1978-09-21: Mid Hudson Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, USAFrank Zappa
1980-11-26: Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
1980-11-26: Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USAFrank Zappa
1976-10-24: Boston Tea Party: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
1976-10-24: Boston Tea Party: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USAFrank Zappa

Source: MusicBrainz work dd5ce1ba-c8e1-3b80-b1f1-560daa7b4e14 (CC0).