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== Release Info ==
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Released November 1993
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{{Album Release Infobox |
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    Home          = [[Album History (by Cover)|Album History]] |
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    Previous album = [[Ahead Of Their Time|Previous]] |
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    Next album    = [[Civilization Phaze III|Next]] |
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    Cover          = TheYellowShark.jpg |
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    Name          = The Yellow Shark |
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    Released       = November 1993 |
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    Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/The_Yellow_Shark.html}},{{ZPLink|vinylvscds/yellow_shark.html}},{{KURLink|fz-discography/the-yellow-shark}}<br>[[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]]<br>[[Zappa Box (Later Works)]]<br>[[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper|92/09/17-19 concerts in Frankfurt]]<br>[[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie|92/09/22-23 concerts in Berlin]]<br>[[92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus|92/09/26-28 concerts in Wien]]
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== Tracks ==
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==Players==
# [[Intro|Intro]] (01:44)
 
# [[Dog Breath|Dog Breath Variations]] (02:06)
 
# [[Uncle Meat (The Track)|Uncle Meat]] (03:24)
 
# [[Outrage At Valdez|Outrage At Valdez]] (03:27)
 
# [[Times Beach|Times Beach II]] (07:31)
 
# [[III Revisited|III Revisited]] (01:45)
 
# [[The Girl In The Magnesium Dress|The Girl In The Magnesium Dress]] (04:33)
 
# [[Be-Bop Tango|Be-Bop Tango]] (03:43)
 
# [[Ruth Is Sleeping|Ruth Is Sleeping]] (05:56)
 
# [[None Of The Above|None Of The Above]] (02:17)
 
# [[Pentagon Afternoon|Pentagon Afternoon]] (02:28)
 
# [[Questi Cazzi Di Piccioni|Questi Cazzi Di Piccioni]] (03:02)
 
# [[Times Beach|Times Beach III]] (04:26)
 
# [[Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America|Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992]] (02:49)
 
# [[Welcome To The United States|Welcome To The United States]] (06:41)
 
# [[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus|Pound For A Brown]] (02:13)
 
# [[Exercise No 4|Exercise #4]] (01:37)
 
# [[Get Whitey|Get Whitey]] (07:01)
 
# [[G-Spot Tornado|G-Spot Tornado]] (05:17)
 
  
== Players ==
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*[[Ensemble Modern]]
[[The Ensemble Modern]]
 
  
== Background ==
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==Tracks==
See also: "[[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]]".
 
== Conceptual Continuity ==
 
  
== Versions ==
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<big>'''CD'''</big>
  
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
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#[[Intro - The Yellow Shark|Intro]] (1:44)
|-
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#[[Dog Breath|Dog Breath Variations]] (2:06)
! ZFT #
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#[[Uncle Meat (The Track)|Uncle Meat]] (3:24)
! Mix
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#[[Outrage At Valdez]] (3:27)
! # discs
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#[[Times Beach|Times Beach II]] (7:31)
! Format
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#[[III Revisited]] (1:45)
! Catalog #
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#[[The Girl In The Magnesium Dress]] (4:33)
! Release
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#[[Be-Bop Tango]] (3:43)
! [[Wikipedia:EAN-13|EAN.UCC-13 (barcode)]]
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#[[Ruth Is Sleeping]] (5:56)
! Artwork
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#[[None Of The Above]] (2:17)
! Comment
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#[[Pentagon Afternoon]] (2:28)
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#[[Questi Cazzi Di Piccioni]] (3:02)
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#[[Times Beach|Times Beach III]] (4:26)
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#[[Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America|Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992]] (2:49)
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#[[Welcome To The United States]] (6:41)
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#[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus|Pound For A Brown]] (2:13)
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#[[Exercise No 4|Exercise #4]] (1:37)
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#[[Get Whitey]] (7:01)
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#[[G-Spot Tornado]] (5:17)
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==Release Notes==
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Produced by [[Frank Zappa]]<br>
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[[Spencer Chrislu]]: recording engineer & CD mixer<br>
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[[Harry Andronis]]: concert audio engineer<br>
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[[Dave Dondorf]]: stage monitor engineer, technical cooordination<br>
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[[Todd Yvega]]: Synclavier assistant<br>
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<br>
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Front cover photo: Fritz Brinckmann, HERZ<br>
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Art direction & design: Brian Johnson & Jesse di Franco for Command A Studios, Inc.<br>
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Original yellow shark created by Mark Beam <br>
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==Liner Notes==
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==Background Information==
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[[Image:Zappa yshark.jpg|250px|frame|right|Frank Zappa rehearsing with Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt, September 1992]]
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The CD was recorded at following concerts in September, 1992:<br>
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17-19: [[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]], [[Alte Oper Frankfurt]]<br>
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22, 23: [[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]], [[Philharmonie Berlin]]<br>
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26, 27: [[92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus]], [[Wiener Konzerthaus]]<br>
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Sept. 17: Track 14<br>
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Sept. 19: Track 1 and 15<br>
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<br clear=all>
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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==Versions==
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| rowspan="14" align="center" | 62
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| rowspan="12" align="center" | '''1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
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| [[Barking Pumpkin]]/[[Rhino Records|Rhino]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1135686|R2&nbsp;71600}}
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| 1993-11-02
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| 0081227160029
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition, [[wikipedia:Digipak|Digipak]] with slipcase & booklet.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact audio cassette|CS]]
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| Barking Pumpkin/Rhino<br>R4&nbsp;71600
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| 1993-11-02
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| 0081227160043
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| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=8 align="center" | 62
 
| rowspan=8 | &nbsp;
 
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]/[[Rhino Records|Rhino]] R2 71600
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| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP&nbsp;57
| November 2 1993
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| 1993
| 0081227160029
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| 5016583605728
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition, [[wikipedia:Digipak|Digipak]] with slipcase & booklet.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CS
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| Zappa<br>TZAPPA&nbsp;57
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| ?
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| 5016583605742?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US edition, digipack?
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| UK edition.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]] CDZAP 57
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| [[Music For Nations]]/[[Intercord Record Service|Intercord]]<br>IRSCD&nbsp;970.757
 
| 1993
 
| 1993
 
| 5016583605728
 
| 5016583605728
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| UK edition, digipack?
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| German edition, Digipak.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Music For Nations]]? [[International Records Syndicate|IRS]]CD 970.757
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| [[Music Scene Incorporated]]<br>MSI&nbsp;80071
| 1993
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| German edition, digipack?
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| Japanese mail-order edition (= UK edition with Japanese booklet).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]/Rhino AM-CY656
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| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]/Rhino<br>AM-CY656
| March 25 1994
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| 1994-03-25
 
| 4988029065643
 
| 4988029065643
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| Japanese digipack
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| Japanese edition (= US edition with Japanese booklet and [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]]).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Rykodisc]] RCD 40560
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD&nbsp;40560
| May 30 1995
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| 1995-05-30
 
| 0014431056024
 
| 0014431056024
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US digipack. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 40560 01
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| US edition, Digipak. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] IFPI L502 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 40560 01
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| align="center" | CS
| Rykodisc RAC 40560
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| Rykodisc<br>RAC&nbsp;40560
| May 30 1995
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| 1995-05-30
 
| 0014431056048?
 
| 0014431056048?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| US edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK&nbsp;5100
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| 1995-07-26
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| 4988112406940
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition, Digipak?
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[VideoArts]] VACK 5100
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5235
| July 26 1995
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| 1996-05-30
| 4988112406940
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| 4988112408357
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition, Digipak = Rykodisc RCD&nbsp;40560 repackaged with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and extra liner notes in Japanese.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5918
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| 2007-09-05
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| ?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve, included in the [[Zappa Box (Later Works)]] set.
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''2012 Remaster<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts VACK 5235
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| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>ZR&nbsp;3888
| May 30 1996
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| 2012-11-19
| 4988112408357
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| 0824302388822
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| US edition, mini-album papersleeve, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>0238882
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| 2012-11-19
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| 0824302388822
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3888, manufactured in Germany.
 
|}
 
|}
  
[[Category:Discography]]
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==Notes==
[[Category:Zappa Per Album]]
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[[Category:Original Albums]]
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<references/>
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==See Also==
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*[[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]]
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*[[Zappa Box (Later Works)]]
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*[[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]]
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*[[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]]
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*[[92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus]]
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[[Category:Discography|Yellow Shark, The]]
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[[Category:Original Albums|Yellow Shark, The]]

Revision as of 15:57, 3 January 2015

Album History
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The Yellow Shark
Released November 1993
See also:
IINK,Patio,KUR
EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)
Zappa Box (Later Works)
92/09/17-19 concerts in Frankfurt
92/09/22-23 concerts in Berlin
92/09/26-28 concerts in Wien

Players

Tracks

CD

  1. Intro (1:44)
  2. Dog Breath Variations (2:06)
  3. Uncle Meat (3:24)
  4. Outrage At Valdez (3:27)
  5. Times Beach II (7:31)
  6. III Revisited (1:45)
  7. The Girl In The Magnesium Dress (4:33)
  8. Be-Bop Tango (3:43)
  9. Ruth Is Sleeping (5:56)
  10. None Of The Above (2:17)
  11. Pentagon Afternoon (2:28)
  12. Questi Cazzi Di Piccioni (3:02)
  13. Times Beach III (4:26)
  14. Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992 (2:49)
  15. Welcome To The United States (6:41)
  16. Pound For A Brown (2:13)
  17. Exercise #4 (1:37)
  18. Get Whitey (7:01)
  19. G-Spot Tornado (5:17)

Release Notes

Produced by Frank Zappa
Spencer Chrislu: recording engineer & CD mixer
Harry Andronis: concert audio engineer
Dave Dondorf: stage monitor engineer, technical cooordination
Todd Yvega: Synclavier assistant

Front cover photo: Fritz Brinckmann, HERZ
Art direction & design: Brian Johnson & Jesse di Franco for Command A Studios, Inc.
Original yellow shark created by Mark Beam

Liner Notes

Background Information

Frank Zappa rehearsing with Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt, September 1992

The CD was recorded at following concerts in September, 1992:
17-19: 92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper, Alte Oper Frankfurt
22, 23: 92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie, Philharmonie Berlin
26, 27: 92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus, Wiener Konzerthaus

Sept. 17: Track 14
Sept. 19: Track 1 and 15

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
62 1
Original
Stereo
1 CD Barking Pumpkin/Rhino
R2 71600
1993-11-02 0081227160029   US edition, Digipak with slipcase & booklet.
1 CS Barking Pumpkin/Rhino
R4 71600
1993-11-02 0081227160043   US edition.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 57
1993 5016583605728   UK edition, Digipak with slipcase & booklet.
1 CS Zappa
TZAPPA 57
? 5016583605742?   UK edition.
1 CD Music For Nations/Intercord
IRSCD 970.757
1993 5016583605728   German edition, Digipak.
1 CD Music Scene Incorporated
MSI 80071
      Japanese mail-order edition (= UK edition with Japanese booklet).
1 CD Atlantic/Rhino
AM-CY656
1994-03-25 4988029065643   Japanese edition (= US edition with Japanese booklet and obi strip).
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40560
1995-05-30 0014431056024   US edition, Digipak. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 40560 01
1 CS Rykodisc
RAC 40560
1995-05-30 0014431056048?   US edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5100
1995-07-26 4988112406940   Japanese edition, Digipak?
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5235
1996-05-30 4988112408357   Japanese edition, Digipak = Rykodisc RCD 40560 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5918
2007-09-05 ?   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve, included in the Zappa Box (Later Works) set.
2012 Remaster
Stereo
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3888
2012-11-19 0824302388822   US edition, mini-album papersleeve, manufactured and distributed by UMe[1].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238882
2012-11-19 0824302388822   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3888, manufactured in Germany.

Notes

  1. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also