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The 18 compositions that make up\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZAPPAtite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere compiled by Zappa’s son\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmet Zappa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand encyclopedic Zappa archivist, “Vaultmeister”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Travers\u003c\/strong\u003e. “This isn’t a greatest hits album as Frank didn’t really have ‘hits,’ per se, nor is it a ‘best of’ since that would be an impossibility to fit so much awesome onto one disc,” says Ahmet Zappa. “It’s a veritable smorgasbord of musicality for the curious and a buffet of favorites for the fans,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZAPPAtite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects a cross section of my favorite songs composed by my dad, that lean more towards the rock side of his expansive repertoire. 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