Hi GRGPNKers ... Frank Zappa was also certainly involved with some of the releases on the U.S. Donna label  which was a subsiduary of Del-Fi. I also have an Rhino LP called 'Rare Meat'  which features Frank's DONNA releases as highlighted below in the list. & also some Aertuan releases that feature Frank's 'surf' guitar (but again can't remember of the top of my head which ones as everthing is still in a real mess here...)

anyway I was wondering - Does anyone know of any other early 45's from this list or other labels prior to the Mothers of Invention that he played on? ...or of any others that he may have either produced or written for on this label? (or possibly Del-Fi)

I have few 45's on the DONNA label, although of the top of my head - I can't can't remember which ones aside from some by Ron Holden, and also the crazy 'Hully Gully Trumpets' by Don Markham & the Marksmen ( and possibly other 45's kickin around somewhere too...) My interest in Frank Zappa's earlier stuff is in the way that he played guitar as I also play guitar myself.

Found this excellent DONNA list as copied below at www.globaldogproductions.com

It's a fab site full of tons stuff & info about zillions of labels etc...  well worth a visit ; )

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Discography for Donna Records

Try "Lost Episodes" or "Mystery Disc" for more Zappa garage sounds like "Speed Freak Boogie" and "Charva".  Music is the best!

Yeah, I love Zappa's early '60s stuff. I'm not a big 45 collector so I don't have any of those you list above, but I do have the "Cucamonga" CD on Del-Fi which is a collection of some of this Zappa stuff. It has his Bob Guy "Letter to Jeepers" and some other goofy stuff like the Rotations, Baby Ray & the Ferns, Mr. Clean, etc. I especially like the Rotations' surf stuff. Pretty cool! Good luck in your quest.