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Frank Zappa

Apostrophe (')

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Released: 13th September 2024. 'Apostrophe (')' turns 50! Arguably the most popular album in the Frank Zappa catalog, 'Apostrophe (')' has consistently been a best-seller. It was Zappa's first Gold Record Award in the U.S., peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The 'Don't Eat The Yellow Snow' single also made the Billboard Top 100 Hits chart, peaking at #87. The success of 'Apostrophe (')' brought along a new awareness for Zappa and through the years, the album has been a go-to for most when discovering his music. For the 50th Anniversary, Zappa Records and UMe have compiled a 5-CD + Blu-ray Audio set featuring the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from the Vault and two bonus concerts spanning the year of 1974. The Blu-ray contains the new remaster in hi-res formats, brand-new Dolby Atmos remixes by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel and FZ's 1974 Quadraphonic mix, back in print for the first time in 50 years. The package features new historical essays by Simon Prentis & Vaultmeister Joe Travers, along with never-before-seen images from the archive of Sam Emerson, who shot the now iconic front cover photo.

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  • Details

    Released:
    13th September 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD/Blu-ray Album
    Barcode:
    602465639902
  • Description

    'Apostrophe (')' turns 50! Arguably the most popular album in the Frank Zappa catalog, 'Apostrophe (')' has consistently been a best-seller. It was Zappa's first Gold Record Award in the U.S., peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The 'Don't Eat The Yellow Snow' single also made the Billboard Top 100 Hits chart, peaking at #87. The success of 'Apostrophe (')' brought along a new awareness for Zappa and through the years, the album has been a go-to for most when discovering his music. For the 50th Anniversary, Zappa Records and UMe have compiled a 5-CD + Blu-ray Audio set featuring the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from the Vault and two bonus concerts spanning the year of 1974. The Blu-ray contains the new remaster in hi-res formats, brand-new Dolby Atmos remixes by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel and FZ's 1974 Quadraphonic mix, back in print for the first time in 50 years. The package features new historical essays by Simon Prentis & Vaultmeister Joe Travers, along with never-before-seen images from the archive of Sam Emerson, who shot the now iconic front cover photo.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Don't Eat Yellow Snow
    Frank Zappa
    2.Nanook Rubs It
    Frank Zappa
    3.St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
    Frank Zappa
    4.Father O'Blivion
    Frank Zappa
    5.Cosmik Debris
    Frank Zappa
    6.Excentrifugal Forz
    Frank Zappa
    7.Apostrophe
    Frank Zappa
    8.Uncle Remus
    Frank Zappa
    9.Stink-foot
    Frank Zappa
    10.Don't Eat Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks) [alternate Take]
    Frank Zappa
    11.Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks) [outtake]
    Frank Zappa
    12.Nanook Rubs It (Sessions Outtake)
    Frank Zappa
    13.Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks) [take 3]
    Frank Zappa
    14.Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
    Frank Zappa
    15.Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
    Frank Zappa
    16.Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
    Frank Zappa
    17.Apostrophe (Unedited Master) [2024 Mix]
    Frank Zappa
    18.Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
    Frank Zappa

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Show Start/Band Intros (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    2.Village of the Sun (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    3.Echidna's Arf (Of You) [live at Colorado Springs, 1974]
    Frank Zappa
    4.Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    5.Babbette (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    6.Approximate (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    7.Cosmik Debris (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    8.Pygmy Twylyte (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    9.The Idiot Bastard Son (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    10.Cheepnis (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    11.Montana (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    12.Dupree's Paradise Intro (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Dupree's Paradise (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    2.Is There Anything Good Inside of You? (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    3.Florentine Pogen (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    4.Kung Fu (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    5.Penguin in Bondage (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    6.T'mershi Duween (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    7.The Dog Breath Variations (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    8.Uncle Meat (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    9.RDNZL (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    10.Medley: King Kong/Chunga's Revenge/Son of Mr. Green Genes (Live at Colorado Springs, 1974)
    Frank Zappa

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Inca Roads (Live at the Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah, 18th March 1973)
    Frank Zappa
    2.Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme) [live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974]
    Frank Zappa
    3.Stink-foot (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    4.RDNZL (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    5.Village of the Sun (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    6.Echidna's Arf (Of You) [live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974]
    Frank Zappa
    7.Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    8.Penguin in Bondage (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    9.T'mershi Duween (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    10.The Dog Breath Variations (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    11.Uncle Meat (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    12.Building a Girl (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa

    Disc 5

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Dinah-moe Humm (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    2.Camarillo Brillo (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    3.Pygmy Twylyte (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    4.Room Service (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    5.Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) [live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974]
    Frank Zappa
    6.Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    7.Nanook Rubs It (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    8.St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    9.Father O'blivion (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    10.Apostrophe TV Add (Live at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 20th November 1974)
    Frank Zappa
    11.Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Single Edit)
    Frank Zappa
    12.Goteburg GTR
    Frank Zappa
    13.Approximate
    Frank Zappa
    14....the Poodle Bites...
    Frank Zappa

    Disc 6

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
    Frank Zappa
    2.Nanook Rubs It
    Frank Zappa
    3.St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
    Frank Zappa
    4.Father O'Blivion
    Frank Zappa
    5.Cosmik Debris
    Frank Zappa
    6.Excentrifugal Forz
    Frank Zappa
    7.Apostrophe
    Frank Zappa
    8.Uncle Remus
    Frank Zappa
    9.Stink-foot
    Frank Zappa
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