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Hear Frank Zappa tell the complete story of how he came to collaborate with Sting at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre on March 3, 1988.

In honor of Frank Zappa, watch the legendary musician and his ensemble perform in Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle in May 1988.

As Travers writes in the liner notes, “Start with the fulcrum of the 1981-1984 touring bands (Robert, Scott & Chad), bring back Ike Willis, add the Synclavier digital workstation, a 5-piece horn section with multi-instrumentalist Mike Keneally and you have what FZ famously described as “The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life.” While saying “never heard” might have been a bit of hyperbole, it wasn’t far off as the short-lived band (four months of rehearsal in 1987/1988, followed ...

Frank Zappa, as he led his 11-strong band through a celebratory version of " America The Beautiful" to close out his show at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on March 25, 1988, that it would be the last time hed ever play in the United States. Days later, the 88 band would trek to Europe for a multi-country tour, only to implode on the road before they could make it back to the States for another round of scheduled shows. Despite the growing tensions in the band, the ensemble was conside...