Strictly Commercial

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Strictly Commercial
Released August 1995
See also:
The Best Of Frank Zappa
Advance CD
Strictly Halloween
Specially Banded For Radio
Is This Phase One Of The Best Of Frank Zappa?
Sound Reasoning: Zappa the genius or Zappa the village idiot?

Players

Tracks

LP and mini-LP

Disc One

  1. Peaches En Regalia (03:37) - from Hot Rats
  2. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (03:34) - single version
  3. Dancin' Fool (06:15) - 12" dance mix
  4. San Ber'dino (05:57) - from One Size Fits All
  5. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (02:01) - from We're Only In It For The Money
  6. Dirty Love (02:57) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  7. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (03:31) - from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  8. Cosmik Debris (04:14) - from Apostrophe (')
  9. Trouble Every Day (05:49) - from Freak Out!
  10. Disco Boy (05:08) - from Zoot Allures

Disc Two

  1. Bobby Brown Goes Down (02:49) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  2. I'm The Slime (03:34) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  3. Joe's Garage (04:08) - single version
  4. Fine Girl (03:29) - from Tinseltown Rebellion
  5. Planet Of The Baritone Women (02:48) - from Broadway The Hard Way
  6. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (03:42) - from Guitar
  7. Tell Me You Love Me (02:33) - from Chunga's Revenge
  8. Montana (04:47) - single version
  9. Valley Girl (04:50) - from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  10. Be In My Video (03:39) - from Them Or Us
  11. Muffin Man (05:32) - from Bongo Fury


US CD

  1. Peaches En Regalia (03:37) - from Hot Rats
  2. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (03:34) - single version
  3. Dancin' Fool (03:43) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  4. San Ber'dino (05:57) - from One Size Fits All
  5. Dirty Love (02:57) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  6. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (03:31) - from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  7. Cosmik Debris (04:14) - from Apostrophe (')
  8. Disco Boy (05:08) - from Zoot Allures
  9. Fine Girl (03:29) - from Tinseltown Rebellion
  10. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (03:42) - from Guitar
  11. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (02:01) - from We're Only In It For The Money
  12. I'm The Slime (03:34) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  13. Joe's Garage (04:08) - single version
  14. Tell Me You Love Me (02:33) - from Chunga's Revenge
  15. Montana (04:47) - single version
  16. Valley Girl (04:50) - from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  17. Be In My Video (03:39) - from Them Or Us
  18. Muffin Man (05:32) - from Bongo Fury


UK CD

  1. Peaches En Regalia (03:37) - from Hot Rats
  2. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (03:34) - single version
  3. Dancin' Fool (03:43) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  4. San Ber'dino (05:57) - from One Size Fits All
  5. Dirty Love (02:57) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  6. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (03:31) - from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  7. Cosmik Debris (04:14) - from Apostrophe (')
  8. Disco Boy (05:08) - from Zoot Allures
  9. Fine Girl (03:29) - from Tinseltown Rebellion
  10. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (03:42) - from Guitar
  11. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (02:01) - from We're Only In It For The Money
  12. I'm The Slime (03:34) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  13. Joe's Garage (04:08) - single version
  14. Bobby Brown Goes Down (02:49) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  15. Montana (04:47) - single version
  16. Valley Girl (04:50) - from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  17. Be In My Video (03:39) - from Them Or Us
  18. Muffin Man (05:32) - from Bongo Fury


Japanese CD

  1. Peaches En Regalia (03:37) - from Hot Rats
  2. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (03:34) - single version
  3. San Ber'dino (05:57) - from One Size Fits All
  4. Dirty Love (02:57) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  5. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (03:31) - from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  6. Who Are The Brain Police? (04:14) - from Freak Out!
  7. Trouble Every Day (05:49) - from Freak Out!
  8. Disco Boy (05:08) - from Zoot Allures
  9. Fine Girl (03:29) - from Tinseltown Rebellion
  10. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (03:42) - from Guitar
  11. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (02:01) - from We're Only In It For The Money
  12. I'm The Slime (03:34) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  13. Joe's Garage (04:08) - single version
  14. Tell Me You Love Me (02:33) - from Chunga's Revenge
  15. Montana (04:47) - single version
  16. Valley Girl (04:50) - from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  17. Be In My Video (03:39) - from Them Or Us
  18. Muffin Man (05:32) - from Bongo Fury
  19. Dancin' Fool (06:15) - 12" dance mix


The Best Of Frank Zappa

  1. Peaches En Regalia (03:37) - from Hot Rats
  2. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (03:34) - single version
  3. Dancin' Fool (03:43) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  4. San Ber'dino (05:57) - from One Size Fits All
  5. Dirty Love (02:57) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  6. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (03:31) - from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  7. Cosmik Debris (04:14) - from Apostrophe (')
  8. Disco Boy (05:08) - from Zoot Allures
  9. Fine Girl (03:29) - from Tinseltown Rebellion
  10. I'm The Slime (03:34) - from Over-Nite Sensation
  11. Joe's Garage (04:08) - single version
  12. Bobby Brown Goes Down (02:49) - from Sheik Yerbouti
  13. Montana (04:47) - single version
  14. Valley Girl (04:50) - from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  15. Muffin Man (05:32) - from Bongo Fury

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

The CD has a foreword written by Terry Gilliam.

Conceptual Continuity

Alternate Cover

UK edition (1995)

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
n/a 1.1
Original
Stereo
US
Tracklist
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40500 ADV
1995     US promotion, Advance CD.
1 CD Rykodisc
VRCD 10500
1995     US promotion, Specially Banded For Radio.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40500
1995-08-22 0014431050022 Steven Jurgensmeyer US edition.
1 CS Rykodisc
RAC 40500
1995-08-22 0014431050046 US edition.
1.2
Original
Stereo
UK
Tracklist
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40600 ADV
1995     UK promotion, Advance CD.
1 CD Rykodisc
VRCD 10600
1995     UK promotion, Specially Banded For Radio.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40600
1995-08-22 0014431060021 Steven Jurgensmeyer UK edition. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8728 DISCTRONICS S RCD 40600 01
1 CS Rykodisc
RAC 40600
1995-08-22 0014431060045 UK edition.
1.3
Original
Stereo
Most
Complete
Tracklist
2 LP Rykodisc
RALP 40500
1995-08-22 0014431050015 US edition.
1.4
Original
Stereo
Japanese
Tracklist
1 CD Rykodisc
DCI-7026
1995? None   Japanese promotion.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 2013
1995-09-25 4988112405417 Steven Jurgensmeyer Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1104
1996-04-15 4988112403468 Japanese edition.
1.3
Original
Stereo
Most
Complete
Tracklist
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 1261
2002-11-27 4988112413603 Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. Matrix # CD1: VACK-1261-1 1MS1 C 2Y IFPI L223 IFPI 3912 ; CD2: VACK-1261-2 2MS1 C 2Y IFPI L222 IFPI 3950
1.5
Original
Stereo
Shortest
Tracklist
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10588
2004-10-30 0014431058820   UK shortened edition. Renamed
The Best Of Frank Zappa
1.3
Original
Stereo
Most
Complete
Tracklist
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10907
2005-07-19 0014431090721 Steven Jurgensmeyer = VideoArts VACK 1261, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 1336/37
2008-06-18 4988112417786 Japanese edition,
mini-album papersleeve.

See Also