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     Name          = Over-Nite Sensation |
 
     Name          = Over-Nite Sensation |
 
     Released      = September 1973 |
 
     Released      = September 1973 |
     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/Over-Nite_Sensation.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/over-nite_sensation.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/over-nite-sensation}}<br>[[The Old Masters, Box III]] |
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     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/Over-Nite_Sensation.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/over-nite_sensation.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/over-nite-sensation}}<br>[[The Old Masters, Box III]]<br>[[Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation|Apostrophe/Overnite DVD]] |
 
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*[[Ian Underwood]] (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax)
 
*[[Ian Underwood]] (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax)
 
*[[Ruth Underwood]] (percussion)
 
*[[Ruth Underwood]] (percussion)
 +
*[[Kin Vassy]], uncredited (backing vocals)
 +
*[[Ricky Lancelotti]] (backing vocals)
  
 
==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
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|}
 
|}
  
==Release Notes==  
+
==Release Notes==
 +
 
 
Recorded at [[Bolic Sound]], Inglewood, CA; [[Whitney Recording Studio|Whitney]], Glendale, CA; and [[Paramount Recording Studios|Paramount Studios]], LA, CA, March-June, 1973.
 
Recorded at [[Bolic Sound]], Inglewood, CA; [[Whitney Recording Studio|Whitney]], Glendale, CA; and [[Paramount Recording Studios|Paramount Studios]], LA, CA, March-June, 1973.
 
<br>Released September 1973.
 
<br>Released September 1973.
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<br>Engineers: [[Barry Keene]], [[Terry Dunavan]], [[Fred Borkgren]] & [[Steve Desper]].
 
<br>Engineers: [[Barry Keene]], [[Terry Dunavan]], [[Fred Borkgren]] & [[Steve Desper]].
 
<br>Re-mix: [[Kerry McNab]].
 
<br>Re-mix: [[Kerry McNab]].
<br>Technicians: [[Paul Hof]], [[Jay Sloatman|Jay "Dunt" Sloatman]], [[Kanzas J. Canzus]].  
+
<br>Technicians: [[Paul Hof]], [[Jay Sloatman|Jay "Dunt" Sloatman]], [[Kanzas J. Canzus]].
<br>Cover illustration: [[David McMacken|David B. McMacken]].  
+
<br>Cover illustration: [[David McMacken|David B. McMacken]].
 
<br>Graphics: [[Cal Schenkel]].
 
<br>Graphics: [[Cal Schenkel]].
 
<br>Photography: [[Emerson-Loew]].
 
<br>Photography: [[Emerson-Loew]].
  
 +
==Liner Notes==
  
==See also==
+
==Background Information==
[[Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation|Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation Classic Albums DVD]]
+
 
 +
 
 +
Dave McMacken on the cover art content and concept:
 +
 
 +
"I listened to a truly bizarre take of the scene that Zappa imagined. In fantastic detail, he proceeded to tell me the story of Over-Nite Sensation and that the cover painting was to be done in a formal, realistic "Dutch Master" style, with the objects in the painting to be portrayed as visual elements from the story.
 +
 
 +
The painting captures a moment in the life of a band roadie on tour, with "Over-Nite Sensation" being a reference to the horniness of bands on the road. The space we're looking at is in a true perspective, but they're in a mirror and the object on the viewer's side are in reverse. Our focal object is a grapefruit, the symbol of a sexual object, and the grapefruit's been penetrated, with "cum" oozing out of it. The fire extinguisher symbolizes the completion of the act of intercourse, and even the frame is a sexual fantasy, starting off in gold and going to rot. All of the other items - the Holiday Inn, the food, maps and oozing TV - represent the doldrums of being on the road." <ref>http://rockpopgallery.typepad.com/rockpop_gallery_news/2010/04/uncovered-interview-overnite-sensation-by-dave-mcmacken.html</ref>
  
==Liner Notes==  
+
==Conceptual Continuity==
==Background Information==
+
On the far right of the larger canvas of the 200 Motels (triptych)<ref>http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/frank-zappas-200-motels-triptych</ref> by Dave McMacken there is a floating disembodied hand apparently pointing at Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler in bondage gear, he later re-used a similar disembodied hand motif on the Overnite Sensation sleeve <ref>http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/copy-of-frank-zappas-200-motels-2</ref>.
  
==Conceptual Continuity==
 
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
  
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan=23 align="center" | 17
+
| rowspan="35" align="center" | 17
| rowspan=6 align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
+
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
| [[Warner]] [[DiscReet Records|DiscReet]]<br>MS&nbsp;2149
+
| [[Warner]] [[DiscReet Records|DiscReet]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnitesensation_us.jpg|MS&nbsp;2149}}
 
| 1973-09-07
 
| 1973-09-07
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| Warner DiscReet<br>DIS&nbsp;41&nbsp;000
+
| Warner DiscReet<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnite_UK_K_41000.jpg|K&nbsp;41000}}
 +
| ?
 +
| None
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| Warner DiscReet<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnight.JPG|DIS&nbsp;41&nbsp;000}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[Warner-Pioneer]] DiscReet<br>P-8380D
+
| [[Warner-Pioneer]] DiscReet<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnite_Japan_P8389.jpg|P-8380D}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| Warner DiscReet<br>41000&nbsp;B
+
| Warner DiscReet<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnite_France_WB_41000.jpg|41000&nbsp;B}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| None
 
| None
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| French edition. N° 41 000 (31628) & (31629) are printed on the labels, B 41 000 (MS 2149) on the back cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Face A: '''2 upside down''' MS 2149 31628-2 1C =41000 A '''logo''' A<br>Face B: '''2 upside down''' MS 2149 31629-2 1D =41000 B '''logo''' A
+
| French edition. N° 41&nbsp;000 (31628) & (31629) are printed on the labels, B 41 000 (MS&nbsp;2149) on the back cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Face A: '''2 upside down''' MS 2149 31628-2 1C =41000 A '''logo''' A<br>Face B: '''2 upside down''' MS 2149 31629-2 1D =41000 B '''logo''' A
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| Warner DiscReet/[[Music-Hall]]<br>50-14.356
+
| Warner DiscReet/[[Music-Hall]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnitesensation_argentina_5014356.jpg|50-14.356}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| None
 
| None
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| Argentinian edition.
 
| Argentinian edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.2<br>Discrete<br>[[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic|Quadraphonic]]
+
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 1.2<br>Discrete<br>[[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic|Quadraphonic]]
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic sound|Quadradisc LP]]
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic sound|Quadradisc LP]]
| Warner Discreet<br>MS4&nbsp;2149
+
| Warner DiscReet<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnite_quad_MS4_2149.jpg|MS4&nbsp;2149}}
 
| 1973
 
| 1973
 
| None
 
| None
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| US edition.
 
| US edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=1 align="center" | 1.3<br>Censored<br>Version<br>([[Dinah-Moe Humm]]<br>replaced by<br>[[Eat That Question]])
+
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | 7" [[wikipedia:Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|R-R]],<br>7&frac12; IPS
 +
| DiscReet<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|2426862|DISQ&nbsp;2149-QF}}
 +
| 1973?
 +
| None
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1.3a<br>Censored<br>Version
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| Warner [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]<br>HRES&nbsp;291-54
+
| Warner Reprise<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overniteesp_zumby.jpg|HRES&nbsp;291-54}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| None
 
| None
 
| Censored artwork.
 
| Censored artwork.
| Spanish edition.
+
| Spanish edition, [[Dinah-Moe Humm]] replaced by [[Eat That Question]].
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" | '''1.4<br>Remaster<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
+
| align="center" | 1.3b<br>Censored<br>Version
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>BPR&nbsp;9999-3
+
| Warner Reprise<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overniteesp_magdalena.jpg|HRES&nbsp;291-54}}
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| None
 +
| Censored artwork.
 +
| Spanish edition, [[Dinah-Moe Humm]] replaced by [[Magdalena]].
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="14" align="center" | '''1.4<br>Remastered<br>Quadraphonic'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/overnite_US_bpr_9999-3.jpg|BPR&nbsp;9999-3}}
 
| 1987-12-30
 
| 1987-12-30
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Included in [[The Old Masters, Box III]] set.
 
| Included in [[The Old Masters, Box III]] set.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="10" align="center" | 1.2<br>Discrete<br>[[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic|Quadraphonic]]
 
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
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| 0013347422145
 
| 0013347422145
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US edition, [[wikipedia:XDR (audio)|XDR]].
+
| US edition, [[wikipedia:XDR (audio)|XDR]]. Titled Overnight Sensation.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| Rykodisc<br>RCD&nbsp;10518
+
| Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|601741|RCD&nbsp;10518}}
 
| 1995-04-18
 
| 1995-04-18
 
| 0014431051821
 
| 0014431051821
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] IFPI L503 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10518 01
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] IFPI L503 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10518 01
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| [[Warner Music Argentina]]/ Rykodisc<br>1443-10518-2
 +
| 1995?
 +
| 0014431051821
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Argentinian edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| [[BMG Direct Marketing|BMG]]/Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|973326|D108635/RCD&nbsp;10518}}
 +
| 1995?
 +
| D108635<br>(code 39)
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition.
 
| Japanese edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| [[Festival Records|Festival]]/Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|5288438|D31428}}
 +
| 1995
 +
| 9399603142820
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Australian edition = RCD&nbsp;10518.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;1217
+
| VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/over-nite-sensation-vack-1217|VACK&nbsp;1217}}
 
| 2001-10-24
 
| 2001-10-24
 
| 4988112412736
 
| 4988112412736
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| 0014431059025
 
| 0014431059025
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
|  = VideoArts VACK 1217, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed.
+
|  = VideoArts VACK&nbsp;1217, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;1322
+
| VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/over-nite-sensation-vack-1322|VACK&nbsp;1322}}
 
| 2008-05-21
 
| 2008-05-21
 
| 4988112417663
 
| 4988112417663
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| Japanese edition,<br>mini-album papersleeve.
 
| Japanese edition,<br>mini-album papersleeve.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.5<br>Remaster<br>Discrete<br>[[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic|Quadraphonic]]
+
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.5<br>Remixed<br>from<br>Discrete<br>[[Wikipedia:Quadraphonic|Quadraphonic]]
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| align="center" | CS
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Coupled with [[Apostrophe (')]].
 
| Coupled with [[Apostrophe (')]].
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="6" align="center" | '''1.6<br/>Remastered<br>Original [[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4217469|ZR&nbsp;3850}}
 +
| 2012-08-28
 +
| 0824302385029
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.<br>Source: Original 1973 Analog Master. Mastered by [[wikipedia:Bob Ludwig|Bob Ludwig]], Gateway Mastering, 2012.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4126267|0238502}}
 +
| 2012-08-28
 +
| 0824302385029
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3850, manufactured in Germany. Matrix # '''4 x Universal logo''' IFPI L127 08243 023 850-2 01 + 52991194 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0113
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ Universal Music Japan]<br>UICY-75365
 +
| 2012-11-28
 +
| 4988005737632
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Japanese edition, audiophile [[wikipedia:Super High Material CD|SHM-CD]], mini-album papersleeve with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and liner notes in Japanese.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4666013|ZR&nbsp;3850-1}}
 +
| 2013-06-18
 +
| 0824302385012
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition. Source: Original 1973 Analog Master. Mastered by [[Chris Bellman]], [[Bernie Grundman]] Mastering, 2013.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMG&nbsp;Intl<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4657419|0238501}}
 +
| 2013-06-18
 +
| 0824302385012
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3850-1, manufactured in Germany.<br>Matrix # (bold characters are stamped)<br>Side1: '''-27809- P. USA''' FVZ-2013-2-A WWW.ZAPPA.COM [[Bernie Grundman|GB]]<br>Side2: '''-27809- P. USA''' FVZ-2013-2-B WWW.ZAPPA.COM GB
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|11458158|ZR&nbsp;3850-1}}<ref name="NewburyComics">Same gatefold sleeve as the 2013 US edition with same catalog number ZR&nbsp;3850-1 and barcode 824302385012. The upper sticker mentions ZR3850C and the lower sticker ZR3850C&nbsp;ST03</ref>
 +
| 2018-01-19<ref name="NewburyComicsTweet">[https://twitter.com/newburycomics/status/943883019689054209 Twitter announcement] by Newbury Comics on December 21<sup>st</sup>, 2017.</ref>
 +
| 0824302385081<br>(sticker)
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US limited edition (500 copies), orange in clear vinyl, manufactured and distributed by [http://www.newburycomics.com/ Newbury Comics].
 
|}
 
|}
  
 +
==Notes==
 +
 +
<references/>
 +
 +
==See also==
 +
 +
*[[The Old Masters, Box III]]
 +
*[[Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation|Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation Classic Albums DVD]]
 +
 +
[[Category:Discography]]
 +
[[Category:Original Albums]]
 
[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]

Revision as of 11:07, 4 November 2018

Album History
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Over-Nite Sensation
Released September 1973
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
The Old Masters, Box III
Apostrophe/Overnite DVD

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Camarillo Brillo (4:01)
  2. I'm The Slime (3:35)
  3. Dirty Love (3:00)
  4. Fifty-Fifty (6:08)

Side Two

  1. Zomby Woof (5:11)
  2. Dinah-Moe Humm (6:05)
  3. Montana (6:37)
Current CD
  1. Camarillo Brillo (3:59)
  2. I'm The Slime (3:35)
  3. Dirty Love (2:59)
  4. Fifty-Fifty (6:10)
  5. Zomby Woof (5:10)
  6. Dinah-Moe Humm (6:03)
  7. Montana (6:33)
1986 CD,
coupled with Apostrophe (')

Release Notes

Recorded at Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA; Whitney, Glendale, CA; and Paramount Studios, LA, CA, March-June, 1973.
Released September 1973.
Produced, arranged & conducted by Frank Zappa.
Engineers: Barry Keene, Terry Dunavan, Fred Borkgren & Steve Desper.
Re-mix: Kerry McNab.
Technicians: Paul Hof, Jay "Dunt" Sloatman, Kanzas J. Canzus.
Cover illustration: David B. McMacken.
Graphics: Cal Schenkel.
Photography: Emerson-Loew.

Liner Notes

Background Information

Dave McMacken on the cover art content and concept:

"I listened to a truly bizarre take of the scene that Zappa imagined. In fantastic detail, he proceeded to tell me the story of Over-Nite Sensation and that the cover painting was to be done in a formal, realistic "Dutch Master" style, with the objects in the painting to be portrayed as visual elements from the story.

The painting captures a moment in the life of a band roadie on tour, with "Over-Nite Sensation" being a reference to the horniness of bands on the road. The space we're looking at is in a true perspective, but they're in a mirror and the object on the viewer's side are in reverse. Our focal object is a grapefruit, the symbol of a sexual object, and the grapefruit's been penetrated, with "cum" oozing out of it. The fire extinguisher symbolizes the completion of the act of intercourse, and even the frame is a sexual fantasy, starting off in gold and going to rot. All of the other items - the Holiday Inn, the food, maps and oozing TV - represent the doldrums of being on the road." [1]

Conceptual Continuity

On the far right of the larger canvas of the 200 Motels (triptych)[2] by Dave McMacken there is a floating disembodied hand apparently pointing at Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler in bondage gear, he later re-used a similar disembodied hand motif on the Overnite Sensation sleeve [3].

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
17 1.1
Original
Stereo
1 LP Warner DiscReet
MS 2149
1973-09-07 None   US edition.
1 CS Warner DiscReet
CRX 2149
? None   Canadian edition.
1 LP Warner DiscReet
K 41000
? None   UK edition.
1 LP Warner DiscReet
DIS 41 000
  None   Dutch & German editions. (MS-2149) is also printed on the Dutch label.
1 LP Warner-Pioneer DiscReet
P-8380D
  None   Japanese edition.
1 LP Warner DiscReet
41000 B
  None   French edition. N° 41 000 (31628) & (31629) are printed on the labels, B 41 000 (MS 2149) on the back cover. Matrix #
Face A: 2 upside down MS 2149 31628-2 1C =41000 A logo A
Face B: 2 upside down MS 2149 31629-2 1D =41000 B logo A
1 LP Warner DiscReet/Music-Hall
50-14.356
  None   Argentinian edition.
1.2
Discrete
Quadraphonic
1 Quadradisc LP Warner DiscReet
MS4 2149
1973 None   US edition.
1 Quad-8 Tape Reprise
REP L9M 2149
? None   US edition.
1 7" R-R,
7½ IPS
DiscReet
DISQ 2149-QF
1973? None   US edition.
1.3a
Censored
Version
1 LP Warner Reprise
HRES 291-54
  None Censored artwork. Spanish edition, Dinah-Moe Humm replaced by Eat That Question.
1.3b
Censored
Version
1 LP Warner Reprise
HRES 291-54
  None Censored artwork. Spanish edition, Dinah-Moe Humm replaced by Magdalena.
1.4
Remastered
Quadraphonic
1 LP Barking Pumpkin
BPR 9999-3
1987-12-30     Included in The Old Masters, Box III set.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40025
1986-09 0014431002526   US edition, coupled with Apostrophe (').
1 CS Barking Pumpkin
D4 74221
1989-10-11? 0013347422145   US edition, XDR. Titled Overnight Sensation.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5034
1994-10-26 4988112405769   Japanese edition, coupled with Apostrophe (').
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10518
1995-04-18 0014431051821   US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10518 01
1 CD Warner Music Argentina/ Rykodisc
1443-10518-2
1995? 0014431051821   Argentinian edition.
1 CD BMG/Rykodisc
D108635/RCD 10518
1995? D108635
(code 39)
  US edition.
1 CS Rykodisc
RAC 10518
1995-04-18 0014431051845   US edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5107
1995-09-25 4988112407718   Japanese edition.
1 CD Festival/Rykodisc
D31428
1995 9399603142820   Australian edition = RCD 10518.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5242
1996-05-30? 4988112408425   Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1217
2001-10-24 4988112412736   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10590
2005-07-19 0014431059025   = VideoArts VACK 1217, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1322
2008-05-21 4988112417663   Japanese edition,
mini-album papersleeve.
1.5
Remixed
from
Discrete
Quadraphonic
1 CS Zappa
TZAPPA 36
? 5016583603649?   UK edition.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 18
1990-03 5016583601829   UK edition, coupled with Apostrophe ('). U.M.R.K. DIGITAL REMIX.
Unknown 1 MD Rykodisc
RMD 40025
1992 or later 0014431002588   Coupled with Apostrophe (').
1.6
Remastered
Original Stereo
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3850
2012-08-28 0824302385029   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[4].
Source: Original 1973 Analog Master. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering, 2012.
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238502
2012-08-28 0824302385029   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3850, manufactured in Germany. Matrix # 4 x Universal logo IFPI L127 08243 023 850-2 01 + 52991194 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0113
1 CD Zappa/Universal Music Japan
UICY-75365
2012-11-28 4988005737632   Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese.
1 LP
(180 g)
Zappa/UMe
ZR 3850-1
2013-06-18 0824302385012   US edition. Source: Original 1973 Analog Master. Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2013.
1 LP
(180 g)
Zappa/UMG Intl
0238501
2013-06-18 0824302385012   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3850-1, manufactured in Germany.
Matrix # (bold characters are stamped)
Side1: -27809- P. USA FVZ-2013-2-A WWW.ZAPPA.COM GB
Side2: -27809- P. USA FVZ-2013-2-B WWW.ZAPPA.COM GB
1 LP
(180 g)
Zappa/UMe
ZR 3850-1[5]
2018-01-19[6] 0824302385081
(sticker)
  US limited edition (500 copies), orange in clear vinyl, manufactured and distributed by Newbury Comics.

Notes

  1. http://rockpopgallery.typepad.com/rockpop_gallery_news/2010/04/uncovered-interview-overnite-sensation-by-dave-mcmacken.html
  2. http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/frank-zappas-200-motels-triptych
  3. http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/copy-of-frank-zappas-200-motels-2
  4. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
  5. Same gatefold sleeve as the 2013 US edition with same catalog number ZR 3850-1 and barcode 824302385012. The upper sticker mentions ZR3850C and the lower sticker ZR3850C ST03
  6. Twitter announcement by Newbury Comics on December 21st, 2017.

See also