Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (‘) (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) (1974/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 05:23:43 minutes | 6,57 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Frank Zappa Catalog
Aapostrophe (‘) 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.”
Tracklist:
1-1. Frank Zappa – Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (02:05)
1-2. Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It (04:37)
1-3. Frank Zappa – St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (01:50)
1-4. Frank Zappa – Father O’Blivion (02:17)
1-5. Frank Zappa – Cosmik Debris (04:15)
1-6. Frank Zappa – Excentrifugal Forz (01:33)
1-7. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe’ (05:50)
1-8. Frank Zappa – Uncle Remus (02:49)
1-9. Frank Zappa – Stink-Foot (06:39)
1-10. Frank Zappa – Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks / Alternate Take) (02:12)
1-11. Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks / Outtake) (00:42)
1-12. Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake) (00:48)
1-13. Frank Zappa – Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks / Take 3) (05:11)
1-14. Frank Zappa – Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake) (01:34)
1-15. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe’ (Mix Outtake) (09:07)
1-16. Frank Zappa – Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake) (03:59)
1-17. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe’ (Unedited Master/ 2024 Mix) (11:06)
1-18. Frank Zappa – Uncle Remus (Piano And Vocal Mix 2024) (03:19)
2-1. Frank Zappa – Colorado Springs ’74 Show Start (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (02:05)
2-2. Frank Zappa – Village Of The Sun (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (05:14)
2-3. Frank Zappa – Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (03:51)
2-4. Frank Zappa – Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (08:53)
2-5. Frank Zappa – Babbette (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (05:03)
2-6. Frank Zappa – Approximate (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (04:12)
2-7. Frank Zappa – Cosmik Debris (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (10:28)
2-8. Frank Zappa – Pygmy Twylyte (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (06:24)
2-9. Frank Zappa – The Idiot Bastard Son (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (02:14)
2-10. Frank Zappa – Cheepnis (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (05:19)
2-11. Frank Zappa – Montana (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (06:16)
2-12. Frank Zappa – Dupree’s Paradise Intro (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (07:57)
2-13. Frank Zappa – Dupree’s Paradise (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (19:05)
2-14. Frank Zappa – Is There Anything Good Inside Of You? (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (11:02)
2-15. Frank Zappa – Florentine Pogen (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (04:19)
2-16. Frank Zappa – Kung Fu (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (01:08)
2-17. Frank Zappa – Penguin In Bondage (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (06:37)
2-18. Frank Zappa – T’Mershi Duween (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (01:50)
2-19. Frank Zappa – The Dog Breath Variations (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (01:41)
2-20. Frank Zappa – Uncle Meat (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (04:51)
2-21. Frank Zappa – RDNZL (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (04:49)
2-22. Frank Zappa – Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Live In Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 21, 1974) (09:16)
2-23. Frank Zappa – Inca Roads (Live In Salt Lake City, Utah / March 18, 1974) (12:46)
3-1. Frank Zappa – Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (01:28)
3-2. Frank Zappa – Stink-Foot (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (06:44)
3-3. Frank Zappa – RDNZL (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (10:28)
3-4. Frank Zappa – Village Of The Sun (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (04:43)
3-5. Frank Zappa – Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (03:21)
3-6. Frank Zappa – Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (06:25)
3-7. Frank Zappa – Penguin In Bondage (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (09:31)
3-8. Frank Zappa – T’Mershi Duween (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (03:46)
3-9. Frank Zappa – The Dog Breath Variations (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (01:35)
3-10. Frank Zappa – Uncle Meat (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (02:18)
3-11. Frank Zappa – Building A Girl (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (02:57)
3-12. Frank Zappa – Dinah-Moe Humm (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (09:00)
3-13. Frank Zappa – Camarillo Brillo (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (04:07)
3-14. Frank Zappa – Pygmy Twylyte (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (09:56)
3-15. Frank Zappa – Room Service (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (03:15)
3-16. Frank Zappa – Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (01:30)
3-17. Frank Zappa – Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (02:51)
3-18. Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (06:24)
3-19. Frank Zappa – St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (02:09)
3-20. Frank Zappa – Father O’Blivion (Live In Dayton, Ohio / November 20, 1974) (03:13)
3-21. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe’ (TV AD) (00:26)
3-22. Frank Zappa – Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Single Edit) (03:36)
3-23. Frank Zappa – Goteborg GTR (Live In Gothenburg, Sweden / September 25, 1974) (05:09)
3-24. Frank Zappa – Approximate-Bale (Live In Basel, Switzerland / October 1, 1974) (02:22)
3-25. Frank Zappa – …the poodle bites… (01:16)
