Understanding America

Understanding America
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2012
RecordedMarch 9, 1966 – February 26, 1988[1]
GenreRock, avant-garde
Length142:13
LabelZappa
Catalog Number: ZR 3892[2]
ProducerFrank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Road Tapes, Venue #1
(2012)
Understanding America
(2012)
Finer Moments
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Critics At Large(very favourable)[4]

Understanding America is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa before his death in 1993 and released posthumously in 2012. Despite being released after UMe/Zappa Records had issued most of the albums in remastered form, all of the tracks included are sourced from the original 1986-1992 digital masterings.

  1. ^ Ulrich, Charles (May 13, 2018). The Big Note: A Guide to the Recordings of Frank Zappa. New Star Books. ISBN 1-554201-46-2.
  2. ^ "Zappa.com - FZ Official Discography - Understanding America (2012)". zappa.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. Understanding America at AllMusic
  4. ^ Courrier, Kevin (10 March 2013). "Critics At Large: American Composer: Frank Zappa's Understanding America". criticsatlarge.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2013.