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     Name          = The Man From Utopia |
 
     Name          = The Man From Utopia |
 
     Released      = March 1983 |
 
     Released      = March 1983 |
     Related        = See also:<br>[[The Man from Utopia Sampler]]<br>[[The Man from Utopia Promo]] |
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     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/The_Man_From_Utopia.html}},{{ZPLink|vinylvscds/man_from_utopia.html}},{{KURLink|fz-discography/the-man-from-utopia}}<br>[[Barking Pumpkin Goes Digital]]<br>[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]<br>[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]] |
 
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==Players==
 
==Players==
*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Lynn Drum Machine)
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*[[Steve Vai]] (impossible guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
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*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, [[wikipedia:ARP 2600|ARP 2600]], Linn Drum Machine)
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*[[Steve Vai]] ('impossible' guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
 
*[[Ray White]] (guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Roy Estrada]] (pachuco falsettos etc)
 
*[[Roy Estrada]] (pachuco falsettos etc)
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*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (drums on "[[The Dangerous Kitchen]]")
 
*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (drums on "[[The Dangerous Kitchen]]")
 
*[[Dick Fegy]] (mandolin)
 
*[[Dick Fegy]] (mandolin)
*[[Marty Krystall]] (sax)  
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*[[Marty Krystall]] (sax)
  
 
==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
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==Release Notes==
 
==Release Notes==
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==Liner Notes==
 
==Liner Notes==
==Background Information==
 
  
[[Tink Walks Amok]] is titled after [[Arthur Barrow]]’s childhood nickname, which Frank learned of from easy-pop singer Christopher Cross and found hilarious.  The main lick of the first section used to be called [[Atomic Paginini]]. Barrows described the session: “[Frank] would point to different strings and frets on my bass and tell me where to take the lick next. He was writing it as we were recording!” Also interpolated, toward the end, is an early 1980s piece called [[13]].
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[[Tanino Liberatore|Liberatore]] - The cover art
  
The title of [[Moggio]] came from Frank’s daughter [[Diva Zappa|Diva]]; she crawled into bed with her parents and dreamt that she had a tiny father named [[Moggio]] who lived under her pillow.
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==Background Information==
 
 
The opening song on the original side 2 is a studio medley of two R&B oldies, [[The Man From Utopia]] by [[Donald Woods]] and the Vel-Aires (1955) and [[Mary Lou]] by Young Jessie from around the same time.
 
 
 
[[Stick Together]] is a slogan used with some sarcasm, since it’s usually a pro-union motto.
 
 
 
The songs are heard in a different order on the 1995 CD than on the original album, and [[Luigi and the Wise Guys]] is added.
 
  
The cover art was made by [[Tanino Liberatore|Liberatore]], a famous italian comics author and illustrator. The painted character is half [[Wikipedia:RanXerox|RanXerox]], half [[Frank Zappa]].
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Title derived from a song by [[Donald Woods]].
  
 
==Conceptual Continuity==
 
==Conceptual Continuity==
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan=19 align="center" | 36
+
| rowspan="29" align="center" | 36
| rowspan=5 align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
+
| rowspan="9" 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]]
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>FW 38403
+
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/man_from_utopia_US_FW38403.jpg|FW&nbsp;38403}}
 
| 1983-03-28
 
| 1983-03-28
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side1: FW-38403-<s>A5</s>B5-Re1 (2) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Dinkum /\<br>Side2: FW-38403-<s>B5</s>A5-Re1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> (2) Dinkum.
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side1: FW-38403-<s>A5</s>B5-Re1 (2) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Dinkum /\<br>Side2: FW-38403-<s>B5</s>A5-Re1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> (2) Dinkum.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact audio cassette|CS]]
 +
| Barking Pumpkin<br>FWT&nbsp;38403
 +
| 1983-03-28
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CSB&nbsp;25251
 +
| 1983-06<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</ref>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| CBS<br>CSB&nbsp;40-25251
 +
| 1983-06<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK edition.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>25251
+
| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia.jpg|CSB&nbsp;25251}}
 +
| 1983
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Dutch edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| CBS<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|6868021|CSB&nbsp;40-25251}}
 
| 1983
 
| 1983
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>25AP 2642
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| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/MFU_Japan_25AP_2642_promo.jpg|25AP&nbsp;2642}}
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| CBS<br>20459
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| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_arg.jpg|20459}}
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact audio cassette|CS]]
+
| align="center" | CS
 
| CBS<br>60459
 
| CBS<br>60459
 
| ?
 
| ?
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| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
 
| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 1.2<br>[[Mõggio]]<br>Track<br>[[Wikipedia:Remix|Remixed]]
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| rowspan="4" align="center" | 1.2<br>[[Mõggio]]<br>Track<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remixed]]
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>1C 064 26 0815 1
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| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>1C&nbsp;064&nbsp;26&nbsp;0815&nbsp;1
| 1981
+
| 1986
 
| 5099926081519
 
| 5099926081519
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
+
| align="center" | LP
 +
| EMI<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_UK_EMC3500.jpg|EMC&nbsp;3500}}
 +
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| EMI<br>TCEMC&nbsp;3500
 +
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
 
| EMI<br>CDP 7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2
 
| EMI<br>CDP 7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2
 
| Unknown
 
| Unknown
 
| 0077779007424
 
| 0077779007424
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP 7 90074 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
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| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" | Unknown
+
| rowspan="3" align="center" | Unknown
 +
 
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[Stas Namin Center Records|SNC]] 3085
+
| Fame<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/Manfromutopia_EMI_UK_FA_3203.jpg|FA&nbsp;3203}}
 +
| 1988-04<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| Fame<br>TCFA&nbsp;3203
 +
| 1988-04<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| [[Stas Namin Center Records|SNC]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_russian.jpg|3085}}
 
| 1993
 
| 1993
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from [[Frank Zappa|FZ]].
 
| Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from [[Frank Zappa|FZ]].
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=7 align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[Wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
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| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>D2 74245
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| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>D2&nbsp;74245
 
| 1993
 
| 1993
 
| 0013347424521
 
| 0013347424521
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP 53
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| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1756936|CDZAP&nbsp;53}}/<br>[[Music For Nations]]<br>i.r.s.&nbsp;970&nbsp;753
 
| 1993-01-11
 
| 1993-01-11
 
| 5016583605322
 
| 5016583605322
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| UK edition.
+
| UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| Barking Pumpkin/[[Music Scene Incorporated|MSI]]<br>MSI 80047
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| Barking Pumpkin/[[Music Scene Incorporated|MSI]]<br>MSI&nbsp;80047
 
| 1993?
 
| 1993?
| &nbsp;
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| 4938167001331
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition.
 
| Japanese edition.
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD 10538
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|453286|RCD&nbsp;10538}}
 
| 1995-05-02
 
| 1995-05-02
 
| 0014431053825
 
| 0014431053825
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10538 01
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| US & {{DiscogsPicLink|2506929|EU}} editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10538 01
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK 5089
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK&nbsp;5089
 
| 1995-06-25
 
| 1995-06-25
 
| 4988112406865
 
| 4988112406865
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK 5224
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5224
 
| 1996-05-24?
 
| 1996-05-24?
 
| 4988112408241
 
| 4988112408241
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| Japanese edition.
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| Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10538 repackaged with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and extra liner notes in Japanese
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK 1244
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| VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/man-from-utopia-vack-1244|VACK&nbsp;1244}}
 
| 2002-05-29
 
| 2002-05-29
 
| 4988112413290
 
| 4988112413290
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4091133|ZR&nbsp;3866}}
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386620
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|6376986|0238662}}
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386620
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3866, manufactured in Germany.<br>Matrix # '''4 x Universal logo''' IFPI LV26 08243 023 866-2 01 * 53115311 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0126
 
|}
 
|}
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==Notes==
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 +
<references/>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[The Man from Utopia Sampler]]
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 +
*[[Barking Pumpkin Goes Digital]]
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]
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*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
  
 
[[Category:Discography|Man From Utopia, The]]
 
[[Category:Discography|Man From Utopia, The]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums|Man From Utopia, The]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums|Man From Utopia, The]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Man From Utopia, The]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Man From Utopia, The]]

Revision as of 08:25, 4 November 2018

Album History
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The Man From Utopia
Released March 1983
See also:
IINK,Patio,KUR
Barking Pumpkin Goes Digital
The Man from Utopia Promo
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Cocaine Decisions (2:56)
  2. The Dangerous Kitchen (2:51)
  3. Tink Walks Amok (3:40)
  4. The Radio Is Broken (5:52)
  5. Mõggio (3:05)

Side Two

  1. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:19)
  2. Stick Together (3:50)
  3. SEX (3:00)
  4. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:30)
  5. We Are Not Alone (3:31)
Current CD
  1. Cocaine Decisions (3:54)
  2. SEX (3:43)
  3. Tink Walks Amok (3:39)
  4. The Radio Is Broken (5:51)
  5. We Are Not Alone (3:18)
  6. The Dangerous Kitchen (2:51)
  7. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:22)
  8. Stick Together (3:14)
  9. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:29)
  10. Luigi & The Wise Guys (3:25)
  11. Moggio (2:36)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Liberatore - The cover art

Background Information

Title derived from a song by Donald Woods.

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
36 1.1
Original
Stereo
1 LP Barking Pumpkin
FW 38403
1983-03-28     US edition. Matrix #
Side1: FW-38403-A5B5-Re1 (2) | Dinkum /\
Side2: FW-38403-B5A5-Re1 | (2) Dinkum.
1 CS Barking Pumpkin
FWT 38403
1983-03-28     US edition.
1 LP CBS
CSB 25251
1983-06[1]     UK edition.
1 CS CBS
CSB 40-25251
1983-06[1]     UK edition.
1 LP CBS
CSB 25251
1983     Dutch edition.
1 CS CBS
CSB 40-25251
1983     Dutch edition.
1 LP CBS/Sony
25AP 2642
      Japanese edition.
1 LP CBS
20459
?     Argentinian edition,
titled El Hombre De Utopia.
1 CS CBS
60459
?     Argentinian edition,
titled El Hombre De Utopia.
1.2
Mõggio
Track
Remixed
1 LP EMI
1C 064 26 0815 1
1986 5099926081519   Dutch edition, digitally remastered.
Matrix #
Side1: 2608151-A1
Side2: 2608151-BB1
1 LP EMI
EMC 3500
1986-02[1]     UK 2nd edition.
1 CS EMI
TCEMC 3500
1986-02[1]     UK 2nd edition.
1 CD EMI
CDP 7 90074 2
Unknown 0077779007424   UK edition, coupled with Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. Matrix # CDP 7 90074 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
Unknown 1 LP Fame
FA 3203
1988-04[1]     UK 3rd edition.
1 CS Fame
TCFA 3203
1988-04[1]     UK 3rd edition.
1 LP SNC
3085
1993     Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from FZ.
2
Important
Remix,
1 Bonus
Track
1 CD Barking Pumpkin
D2 74245
1993 0013347424521   US edition.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 53/
Music For Nations
i.r.s. 970 753
1993-01-11 5016583605322   UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
1 CD Barking Pumpkin/MSI
MSI 80047
1993? 4938167001331   Japanese edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10538
1995-05-02 0014431053825   US & EU editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10538 01
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5089
1995-06-25 4988112406865   Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5224
1996-05-24? 4988112408241   Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10538 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1244
2002-05-29 4988112413290   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
2
Important
Remix,
1 Bonus
Track
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3866
2012-09-25 0824302386620   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[2].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238662
2012-09-25 0824302386620   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3866, manufactured in Germany.
Matrix # 4 x Universal logo IFPI LV26 08243 023 866-2 01 * 53115311 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0126

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
  2. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also