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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

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Linn Drum Machine)
Steve Vai ('impossible' guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
Ray White (guitar, vocals)
Roy Estrada (pachuco falsettos etc)
Bob Harris (boy soprano)
Ike Willis (bionic baritone)
Bobby Martin (keyboards, sax, vocals)
Tommy Mars (keyboards)
Arthur Barrow (keyboards, bass, micro-bass, rhythm guitar)
Ed Mann (percussion)
Scott Thunes (bass)
Chad Wackerman (drums)
Vinnie Colaiuta (drums on "The Dangerous Kitchen")
Dick Fegy (mandolin)
Marty Krystall (sax)

Tracks

LP

Side One

Side Two

The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:19)
Stick Together (3:50)
SEX (3:00)
The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:30)
We Are Not Alone (3:31)

Current CD

Cocaine Decisions (3:54)
SEX (3:43)
Tink Walks Amok (3:39)
The Radio Is Broken (5:51)
We Are Not Alone (3:18)
The Dangerous Kitchen (2:51)
The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:22)
Stick Together (3:14)
The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:29)
Luigi & The Wise Guys (3:25)
Moggio (2:36)

1986 CD, coupled with
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

Tracks 1 to 10 : LP tracks list
Tracks 11 to 16 :
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch CD tracks list

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)	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	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	1981	5099926081519	Dutch edition, digitally remastered. Matrix # Side1: 2608151-A1 Side2: 2608151-BB1
		1	LP	EMI EMC 3500	1986-02^[1]		UK 2^nd edition.
		1	CS	EMI TCEMC 3500	1986-02^[1]		UK 2^nd 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 3^rd edition.
		1	CS	Fame TCFA 3203	1988-04^[1]		UK 3^rd 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.

Notes

Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
      Name           = The Man From Utopia |
      Released       = March 1983 |
-     Related        = See also:<br>[[The Man from Utopia Promo]] |
+     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]] |
 }}
 </div>
 ==Players==
 *[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Linn Drum Machine)
 *[[Steve Vai]] ('impossible' guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
@@ Line 70: / Line 71: @@
 ==Release Notes==
 ==Liner Notes==
@@ Line 75: / Line 77: @@
 ==Background Information==
-Title derived from a song by [[Donald Woods]]
+Title derived from a song by [[Donald Woods]].
 ==Conceptual Continuity==
@@ Line 82: / Line 85: @@
 {| {{Versions Table Header}}
-| rowspan=20 align="center" | 36
+| rowspan="26" align="center" | 36
-| rowspan=6 align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
+| rowspan="8" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 | align="center" | 1
-| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
+| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
-| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>FW&nbsp;38403
+| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/man_from_utopia_US_FW38403.jpg|FW&nbsp;38403}}
 | 1983-03-28
 | &nbsp;
@@ Line 102: / Line 105: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | LP
-| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>25251
+| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CSB&nbsp;25251
+| 1983-06<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &nbsp;
+| &nbsp;
+| UK edition.
+|-
+| align="center" | 1
+| align="center" | CS
+| CBS<br>CSB&nbsp;40-25251
+| 1983-06<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &nbsp;
+| &nbsp;
+| UK edition.
+|-
+| align="center" | 1
+| align="center" | LP
+| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia.jpg|CSB&nbsp;25251}}
 | 1983
 | &nbsp;
@@ Line 110: / Line 129: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | LP
-| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>25AP&nbsp;2642
+| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/MFU_Japan_25AP_2642_promo.jpg|25AP&nbsp;2642}}
 | &nbsp;
 | &nbsp;
@@ Line 118: / Line 137: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | LP
-| CBS<br>20459
+| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_arg.jpg|20459}}
 | ?
 | &nbsp;
@@ Line 132: / Line 151: @@
 | 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]]
+| rowspan="4" align="center" | 1.2<br>[[Mõggio]]<br>Track<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remixed]]
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | LP
@@ Line 142: / Line 161: @@
 |-
 | 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<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &nbsp;
+| &nbsp;
+| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
+|-
+| align="center" | 1
+| align="center" | CS
+| EMI<br>TCEMC&nbsp;3500
+| 1986-02<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &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
 | Unknown
 | 0077779007424
 | &nbsp;
-| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP 7 90074 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
+| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
+|-
+| rowspan="3" align="center" | Unknown
+| align="center" | 1
+| align="center" | LP
+| Fame<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/Manfromutopia_EMI_UK_FA_3203.jpg|FA&nbsp;3203}}
+| 1988-04<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &nbsp;
+| &nbsp;
+| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
+|-
+| align="center" | 1
+| align="center" | CS
+| Fame<br>TCFA&nbsp;3203
+| 1988-04<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+| &nbsp;
+| &nbsp;
+| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
 |-
-| align="center" | Unknown
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | LP
-| [[Stas Namin Center Records|SNC]]<br>3085
+| [[Stas Namin Center Records|SNC]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_russian.jpg|3085}}
 | 1993
 | &nbsp;
@@ Line 158: / Line 210: @@
 | 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'''
+| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | CD
@@ Line 169: / Line 221: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | CD
-| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP&nbsp;53
+| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1756936|CDZAP&nbsp;53}}/<br>[[Music For Nations]]<br>i.r.s.&nbsp;970&nbsp;753
 | 1993-01-11
 | 5016583605322
 | &nbsp;
-| UK edition.
+| UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
 |-
 | align="center" | 1
@@ Line 185: / Line 237: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | CD
-| [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD&nbsp;10538
+| [[Rykodisc]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|453286|RCD&nbsp;10538}}
 | 1995-05-02
 | 0014431053825
 | &nbsp;
-| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10538 01
+| US & {{DiscogsPicLink|2506929|EU}} editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10538 01
 |-
 | align="center" | 1
@@ Line 209: / Line 261: @@
 | align="center" | 1
 | align="center" | CD
-| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;1244
+| VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/man-from-utopia-vack-1244|VACK&nbsp;1244}}
 | 2002-05-29
 | 4988112413290
@@ Line 215: / Line 267: @@
 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 |}
+==Notes==
+#<div id="Note1">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</div>
 ==See Also==
+*[[Barking Pumpkin Goes Digital]]
 *[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]
+*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
 [[Category:Discography|Man From Utopia, The]]
 [[Category:Original Albums|Man From Utopia, The]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Man From Utopia, The]]

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