Joe Travers (American drummer, engineer, "vaultmeister"/ archivist & researcher for the Zappa Family Trust)

~ Person

Relationships

member of:Brown M&M's (Industry musicians celebrating Van Halen's music)
Zappa Plays Zappa
Discogs (as John Travers):https://www.discogs.com/artist/423884 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1998A Whiter Shade of Pale (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla5:40
1998Afterburner (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla4:12
1998Cover Me (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla5:21
1998Dreams (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla9:39
1998Hoedown (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla4:28
1998Long Journey Home (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla3:04
1998Nutrocker (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla5:05
1998Tarkus (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla18:55
1998White Noise (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla5:27
AddictionJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes4:27
All Roads Lead to Incadrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:19
Always Worth Itdrums (drum set) [midpoint guitar solo]Bryan Beller6:36
AndymembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Andydrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:48
Angles & Exitsdrums (drum set)Bryan Beller9:39
Army of the Black Rectanglesdrums (drum set)Bryan Beller1:21
As Advertiseddrums (drum set)Bryan Beller3:54
As AdvertisedpercussionBryan Beller3:54
Audio Moviedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:35
Bamboozled By Lovedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:44
Billy the Mountaindrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa27:33
Bitches Crystaldrums (drum set)Eddie Jobson4:40
Black NapkinsmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Black Page #1membranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Black Page #2membranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Blue JadeJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes7:14
Broken Hearts Are For Assholesdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa3:36
Call Any VegetablemembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Camarillo Brillodrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa3:52
Castlevania Rock (live)membranophoneKinuyo Yamashita, Konami Kukeiha Club & Michiru Yamane4:45
CC$drums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa3:48
CheepnismembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Cosmik DebrismembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Cover MeJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes4:52
D45611membranophoneWarren DeMartini3:23
D45611 (reprise)membranophoneWarren DeMartini1:41
Death of MeJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes3:46
Des Plaines EchomembranophoneWarren DeMartini4:45
Dirty Lovedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa2:59
Don't Eat the Yellow SnowmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
DownJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes4:43
Eat That QuestionmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Echidna's Arf (Of You)membranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Father O'blivionmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Fighty Biteydrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa2:35
Florentine PogenmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Hoedowndrums (drum set)Ed Roth & Jeff “Skunk” Baxter6:46
I Don’t Want to Live That Way AgainJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes8:19
I Know YoumembranophoneWarren DeMartini3:59
I'm the SlimemembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
I’m Not Your SlaveJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes3:51
Inca RoadsmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Inca Roadsdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa12:04
Justified ManJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes3:42
King Kongdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa20:54
Love Ridedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa5:18
MadeleineJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes4:48
Magic Fingersdrums (drum set)Rama Duke2:46
Magic Fingersdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa3:29
Middle of a Dream (live, 1998: California)drums (drum set)Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes & Marc Bonilla6:37
MontanamembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Montanadrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:46
Nutrockerdrums (drum set)Philippe Saisse5:26
Oh NomembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Peaches en RegaliamembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Pound for a BrownmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Pygmy Twylytedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa11:06
Regyptian StrutmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Salve-Dependent Scorpionsdrums (drum set)Mike Keneally5:30
ShowtimemembranophoneWarren DeMartini3:36
SofamembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Son of Orange CountymembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
St. Alfonso's Pancake BreakfastmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Still LifemembranophoneWarren DeMartini4:46
Superstition (Throb mix)membranophoneGentlemen's Blues Club4:55
Sweet Waterdrums (drum set)Bryan Beller7:13
Talk About ItJohn Traversdrums (drum set)Glenn Hughes4:50
Tankdrums (drum set)Joe Travers & Brian Auger?:??
Tankdrums (drum set)Joe Travers & Brian Auger7:55
Tell Me You Love MemembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
The Deathless Horsiedrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa6:16
The Grinddrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa4:29
The Inner Boundarydrums (drum set)Bryan Beller3:02
The Torture Never StopsmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
The Torture Never Stopsdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa13:11
Thunder Pimpdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa3:40
Trouble Every DaymembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Village of the SunmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Volunteer Statedrums (drum set)Bryan Beller5:37
Yellow Snowdrums (drum set)Serj Tankian3:41
Zomby WoofmembranophoneZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Zomby Woofdrums (drum set)Dweezil Zappa8:26
mixed
2005-08Groupie Bang BangFrank Zappa3:51
2005-09Who Are the Brain Police? (section b, alternate take)Frank Zappa1:15
2005Vault of Imaginary Diseases (live, 1973-03-24: San Diego, CA, USA)Frank Zappa5:26
2008Lonely Little Girl (original composition - take 24)Frank Zappa3:35
2008Section 8, Take 22Frank Zappa2:39
2008Unit 2, Take 9Frank Zappa1:10
2008Unit 3A, Take 3Frank Zappa2:24
vocals
Andybackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Call Any Vegetablespoken vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Cheepnisbackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Don't Eat the Yellow Snowbackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Father O'blivionbackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Florentine Pogenbackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Punky's Whipsspoken vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
St. Alfonso's Pancake Breakfastbackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Trouble Every Daybackground vocalsZappa Plays Zappa?:??
Wowie Zowiebackground vocalsMathilda Plum Doucette Zappa & The Mothers of Invention2:59
audio engineered
2012Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band
edited
Rollo / Portland ImprovisationFrank Zappa
The Zappa Movie Limited Edition Soundtrack EP! (exclusive backer reward edition)Frank Zappa
engineered
The Yellow SharkFrank Zappa
instruments
AutomaticJohn TraversmembranophoneDweezil Zappa
AutomaticJohn TraverspercussionDweezil Zappa
Longhorn HoneymoonmembranophoneGentlemen's Blues Club
Longhorn HoneymoonpercussionGentlemen's Blues Club
liner notes
2021-09Fillmore East, June 1971 (50th anniversary expanded edition)Frank Zappa / The Mothers
Funky NothingnessFrank Zappa
Over‐Nite Sensation (50th anniversary super deluxe edition) (deluxe edition, 50th anniversary, blu-ray audio, remastered, quadraphonic, multichannel)Frank Zappa
The Roxy PerformancesZappa / Mothers
miscellaneous roles
Fillmore East, June 1971 (50th anniversary expanded edition)task: digital transfersFrank Zappa / The Mothers
One Shot Dealtask: vaultmeistermentFrank Zappa
produced
2017Halloween 77John TraversFrank Zappa
BuffaloFrank Zappa
Chicago ’78Frank Zappa
Fillmore East, June 1971 (50th anniversary expanded edition)task: produced for releaseFrank Zappa / The Mothers
Funky Nothingnesstask: produced for releaseFrank Zappa
Hammersmith OdeonFrank Zappa
One Shot DealFrank Zappa
Over‐Nite Sensation (50th anniversary super deluxe edition) (deluxe edition, 50th anniversary, blu-ray audio, remastered, quadraphonic, multichannel)task: for releaseFrank Zappa
Over‐Nite Sensation (50th anniversary super deluxe edition) (deluxe edition, 50th anniversary, blu-ray audio, remastered, quadraphonic, multichannel)task: BD produced byFrank Zappa
Philly ’76Frank Zappa
Rollo / Portland Improvisationtask: produced for releaseFrank Zappa
Roxy: The MovieJohn Traversco and executiveFrank Zappa & The Mothers
The Hot Rats Sessions (50th anniversary edition)task: release producerFrank Zappa
The Zappa Movie Limited Edition Soundtrack EP! (exclusive backer reward edition)task: produced for releaseFrank Zappa
transferred
Funky NothingnessFrank Zappa