Gallery: For $9 Million You Can Buy Frank Zappa's House (And Fund a Documentary)

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    Frank Zappa in his home studio, the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen.
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    The studio in Frank Zappa's house.
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    A library in the Zappa house.
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    Inside the Zappa home.
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    Inside the Zappa home.
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    Director Alex Winter in front of the Zappa family home.
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    Alex Winter in Frank Zappa's Vault.
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