Frank Zappa’s debut solo album “Lumpy Gravy” is released by Capitol Records. He conducted a group of session musicians, but did not actually perform on any of the tracks. The LP would be quickly withdrawn from circulation due to a lawsuit from MGM Records, who claimed that the album violated Zappa’s contract with their subsidiary, Verve Records. After it was significantly edited, it was re-released on May 13th, 1968, and rose to #159 on the Billboard 200 chart.