Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		5.0
Video		4.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		5.0

Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman November 29, 2025

With the glut of films offering supposed histories of iconic rock musicians that have been hitting the big screen over the past several years which may or may not have offered "the truth and nothing but", maybe it's a good thing that Frank Zappa was such an iconoclast that his exploits probably would never fit into anything even approaching a traditional biopic. In that regard, there's the appealing recent documentary Zappa (unreviewed as of the writing of this review) for those who may be interested, along with the really sweet Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily (the link will get you to my review), but for "purists" who simply want to revel in the totally sui generis genius of Zappa, this Zappa Store exclusive would certainly make a fine starting point. As incredibly complex as some of the music on this album undeniably is, it's also so remarkably instantly "accessible" (not a word I like to use, frankly or zappaly) that One Size Fits All may indeed live up to its very title.

The album's track list can be seen in screenshot 9.

Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

One Size Fits All actually has two video components, an animated menu, and a couple of bonus videos (see the supplements section, below, for more information). Screenshot 10 shows the main menu the disc boots to. Once Play or an individual track is chosen, though, the menu then has a series of really fun images that will keep those inclined on their toes trying to read all of the perhaps questionable "data", for example, not to mention the bizarre array of other images that accrue (along with a few photos of the band members). The menu is basically as slideshow that loops, but it's varied enough that it actually takes a while to get back to where it begins. All of the material on the menus is great looking. The bonus videos offered on the Blu-ray are obviously sourced from older videotapes and have a number of "usual suspect" anomalies like banding and combing artifacts, but also in this case a bit of ghosting. The score above is an average for the entirety of the video content, menus and bonus material.

Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

One Size Fits All is an aural phantasmagoria that attains even more insane heights (literally, in this instance) courtesy of an incredibly fun Dolby Atmos track, offered along with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and two LPCM 2.0 offerings (see specs above for details). The Atmos and 5.1 mixes were done by Erich Gobel and Karma Auger in 2025. Those with Atmos setups are definitely going to want to stick with that option, though, as it announces its almost gonzo ping ponging proclivities from the get go in Inca Roads, with both instruments and sound effects zinging around the soundstage with abandon. There's more "stationary" surround activity in any number of other songs, though, where, for example massed vocals are offered in the front and rear channels simultaneously. Even some of George Duke's amazing synth solos can emanate from multiple directions at once. From a purely sonic standpoint one of the interesting things about the album is its combination of "traditional" acoustic and electric instruments with a battery of synthesized percussion and other synth effects. Both the Atmos track and the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 tracks in particular offer really sterling brightness without brashness for some of the high frequency material, and both surround tracks offer powerful midranges and low end.

Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The Blu-ray disc offers both audio and video bonus material (see screenshot 8 for more information).
Bonus Audio

• Sofa No. 1 - 1975 Quad Mix (HD; 2:40) plays to more animation and is presented in Dolby TrueHD 5.1


• San Ber'dino - 1993 6 Channel Mix (HD; 6:18) plays to more animation and is presented in Dolby Atmos.

Bonus Video

• Inca Roads (HD; 9:48)


• Florentine Pogen (HD; 11:12)

The Zappa Store website touts the fact that 75% of the material in this set is previously unreleased, and that of course is offered on some of the CDs listed below.

CD 1:

• 1. Inca Roads
• 2. Can't Afford No Shoes
• 3. Sofa No. 1
• 4. Po-Jama People
• 5. Florentine Pogen
• 6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog
• 7. San Ber'dino
• 8. Andy
• 9. Sofa No. 2
• 10. Inca Roads – Rough Mix
• 11. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – "Token" Outtake
• 12. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Basic Tracks, Take 5
• 13. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Instrumental Mix, Master Take
• 14. Can't Afford No Shoes – Rough Mix
• 15. Sofa No. 1 – Basic Tracks, Take 6
• 16. Sofa No. 1 – Master Take, Early Mix

CD 2:

• 1. Po-Jama People – Old Mix
• 2. Florentine Pogen – Rough Mix
• 3. Florentine Pogen – Alternate Solo
• 4. Evelyn, A Modified Dog – Session Outtakes
• 5. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch – In Rehearsal
• 6. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch – Basic Tracks, Take 1
• 7. San Ber'dino – Rough Mix I
• 8. San Ber'dino – Rough Mix II
• 9. San Ber'dino – Rough Mix III
• 10. Something/Anything – Rough Mix
• 11. Andy – Rough Mix
• 12. Sofa No. 2 – Rough Mix

CD 3: Live In Rotterdam, Netherlands 9/28/1974

• 1. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
• 2. Stink-Foot
• 3. Inca Roads
• 4. Approximate
• 5. Cosmik Debris
• 6. Florentine Pogen
• 7. Montana
• 8. RDNZL

CD 4: Live In Rotterdam, Netherlands 9/28/1974 continued + Bonus Live Tracks

• 1. Dupree's Paradise Intro
• 2. Blind Mice Blues
• 3. Dupree's Paradise – Part 1
• 4. Dupree's Paradise – Part 2
• 5. Pygmy Twylyte
• 6. Room Service
• 7. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
• 8. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Live in Gothenburg, Sweden, 9/25/1974
• 9. Po-Jama People – Live in Gothenburg, Sweden, 9/25/1974

All of the CDs and the Blu-ray are housed in mini-LP jackets. A really nicely appointed booklet has production information, essays and a ton of photos. Everything is housed in a fliptop box measuring approximately 5" square by about 1" deep. The inside of the box reproduces the original gatefold album's interior with lyrics.

Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

As I've unabashedly disclosed in other reviews of Zappa material, I am an unrepentant admirer of Zappa's very unique talents, all of which are massively on display on this album and the assorted extras. I'll only add that this album (and some of the bonus material, including the incredible live video performances) made me newly aware of just how lucky Frank was to have such a stellar band, probably none more so than the absolutely gobsmacking George Duke. Highly recommended.