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==Players==
 
==Players==
  
*[[Frank  Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals)
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*[[Biography|Frank  Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
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*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards, vocals)
 
*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards, vocals)
 
*[[Peter Wolf]] (keyboards)
 
*[[Peter Wolf]] (keyboards)
*[[Bob Harris]] (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)
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*[[Bob Harris II|Bob Harris]] (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)
 
*[[Ed Mann]] (percussion)
 
*[[Ed Mann]] (percussion)
 
*[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass, vocals)
 
*[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass, vocals)
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'''Side Two'''
 
'''Side Two'''
 
#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
 
#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
#[[I Ain't Got No Heart]] (2:00)
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#[[I Ain't Got No Heart - Tinsel Town Rebellion|I Ain't Got No Heart]] (2:00)
 
#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
 
#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
 
#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:06)
 
#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:06)
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#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:46)
 
#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:46)
 
#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:14)
 
#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:14)
#[[Peaches En Regalia|Peaches III]] (4:56)
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#[[Peaches III]] (4:56)
  
 
|valign="top"|<div id="Current CD"><big>'''Current CD'''</big></div>
 
|valign="top"|<div id="Current CD"><big>'''Current CD'''</big></div>
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#[[For The Young Sophisticate]] (2:49)
 
#[[For The Young Sophisticate]] (2:49)
 
#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
 
#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
#[[I Ain't Got No Heart]] (1:59)
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#[[I Ain't Got No Heart - Tinsel Town Rebellion|I Ain't Got No Heart]] (1:59)
 
#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
 
#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
 
#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:07)
 
#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:07)
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#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:47)
 
#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:47)
 
#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:15)
 
#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:15)
#[[Peaches En Regalia|Peaches III]] (5:03)
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#[[Peaches III]] (5:03)
  
 
|}
 
|}
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==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
  
Cover art: the "[[:Category:Tinsel Town Rebellion (The List)|TTR List]]!"
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The people on the cover are:
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*[[Josephine Baker]] (3 June 1906 - 12 April 1975) was an American-born French singer, dancer, and actress.
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*[[Lon Chaney]] (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American film actor.  He is depicted both as Quasimodo from [[wikipedia:The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]] and from [[wikipedia:London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight]].
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Chaney can also be seen on the album cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''.
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*A scene from the 1932 film [[Freaks]] which Zappa cited as one of his [[:Category:Favorite Films|Favorite Films]].
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*[[Harold Lloyd]] (1893-1971) was a silent-film comedian, director, and actor.
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*[[Warner Oland]] was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] film actor who became world famous for his portrayal of detective Charlie Chan in the 1930s.  Zappa's quote, ''"The mind is like a parachute. It cannot function when it's not open."'', was uttered decades earlier by Oland in ''"Charlie Chan at the Circus" (1936).''
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*[[Vincent Price]] (1911-1993) was a British actor, best known for acting in many horror films.
 +
*[[Claude Rains]] (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was an English actor he can be seen in a scene from [[wikipedia:The Invisible Man (1933 film)|The Invisible Man]].
 +
*[[Thelma Todd]] (July 29, 1905 - December 16, 1935) American film actress.
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*[[Rudolph Valentino]] (1895-1926) was an Italian actor.
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
  
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan="19" align="center" | 30
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| rowspan="21" align="center" | 30
 
| rowspan="7" 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" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/Tinsel_PW2_37336.jpg|PW2&nbsp;37336}}
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| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>PW2&nbsp;37336
 
| 1981-05-11
 
| 1981-05-11
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/tinseltown.JPG|CBS&nbsp;88516}}
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| CBS<br>CBS&nbsp;88516
 
| 1981
 
| 1981
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>40AP-2082~3
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| [[Wikipedia:Sony Music|CBS/Sony]]<br>40AP-2082~3
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/tinseltown_SA_CBS_88516.jpg|AGP&nbsp;103/104}}
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| CBS<br>AGP&nbsp;103/104
 
| 1981?
 
| 1981?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| South African edition.
 
| South African edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Not sure
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| rowspan="4" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Stereo<br>with edit on<br>"Easy Meat"
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/tinseltown_UK_emi.jpg|EN&nbsp;5002}}
 
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| EMI<br>TCEN&nbsp;5002
 
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Stereo<br>with edit on<br>"Easy Meat"
 
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK edition. "UK: CD&nbsp;EN&nbsp;5002" also printed on the CD & cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90077&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
 
| UK edition. "UK: CD&nbsp;EN&nbsp;5002" also printed on the CD & cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90077&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| [[EMI]]<br>EN&nbsp;5002
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| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | CS
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| EMI<br>TCEN&nbsp;5002
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| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan="6" align="center" | 1.3<br>[[wikipedia:Crossfading|Crossfading]]<br>Between<br>Tracks,<br>Sound<br>Quality<br>Issues
 
| rowspan="6" align="center" | 1.3<br>[[wikipedia:Crossfading|Crossfading]]<br>Between<br>Tracks,<br>Sound<br>Quality<br>Issues
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
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|-
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1.1a<br>'''2012 Remaster<br>Original [[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|3940795|ZR&nbsp;3862}}
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| 2012-09-25
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| 0824302386224
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[Zappa Family Trust|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>0238622
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| 2012-09-25
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| 0824302386224
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| &nbsp;
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| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3862, manufactured in Germany.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]
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[[Category:1981]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 5 November 2022

Album History
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Tinseltown Rebellion
Released May 1981
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
Crush All Boxes
Clean Cuts from Tinsel Town Rebellion
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Fine Girl (3:30)
  2. Easy Meat (9:17)
  3. For The Young Sophisticate (3:13)

Side Two

  1. Love Of My Life (2:15)
  2. I Ain't Got No Heart (2:00)
  3. Panty Rap (4:36)
  4. Tell Me You Love Me (2:06)
  5. Now You See It - Now You Don't (5:03)

Side Three

  1. Dance Contest (3:01)
  2. The Blue Light (5:26)
  3. Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:36)
  4. Pick Me, I'm Clean (5:37)

Side Four

  1. Bamboozled By Love (5:46)
  2. Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:14)
  3. Peaches III (4:56)
Current CD
  1. Fine Girl (3:31)
  2. Easy Meat (9:19)
  3. For The Young Sophisticate (2:49)
  4. Love Of My Life (2:15)
  5. I Ain't Got No Heart (1:59)
  6. Panty Rap (4:36)
  7. Tell Me You Love Me (2:07)
  8. Now You See It - Now You Don't (4:45)
  9. Dance Contest (2:59)
  10. The Blue Light (5:27)
  11. Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:36)
  12. Pick Me, I'm Clean (5:08)
  13. Bamboozled By Love (5:47)
  14. Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:15)
  15. Peaches III (5:03)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

The people on the cover are:

Chaney can also be seen on the album cover of We're Only In It For The Money.

  • A scene from the 1932 film Freaks which Zappa cited as one of his Favorite Films.
  • Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) was a silent-film comedian, director, and actor.
  • Warner Oland was a Swedish film actor who became world famous for his portrayal of detective Charlie Chan in the 1930s. Zappa's quote, "The mind is like a parachute. It cannot function when it's not open.", was uttered decades earlier by Oland in "Charlie Chan at the Circus" (1936).
  • Vincent Price (1911-1993) was a British actor, best known for acting in many horror films.
  • Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was an English actor he can be seen in a scene from The Invisible Man.
  • Thelma Todd (July 29, 1905 - December 16, 1935) American film actress.
  • Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) was an Italian actor.

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
30 1.1
Original
Stereo
2 LP Barking Pumpkin
PW2 37336
1981-05-11     US edition.
1 CS Barking Pumpkin
WTX 37336
      US edition.
2 LP CBS
S CBS 88516
1981-05[1]     UK edition.
1 CS CBS
CBS 40-88516
1981-05[1]     UK edition.
2 LP CBS
CBS 88516
1981     Dutch edition.
2 LP CBS/Sony
40AP-2082~3
      Japanese edition.
2 LP CBS
AGP 103/104
1981?     South African edition.
1.2
Original
Stereo
with edit on
"Easy Meat"
2 LP EMI
1C 2LP 164 26 0808 3
? 5099926080833   Dutch edition. Digitally remastered.
1 CD EMI
CDP 7 90077 2
1988-04[1] 0077779007721   UK edition. "UK: CD EN 5002" also printed on the CD & cover. Matrix # CDP 7 90077 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
2 LP EMI
EN 5002
1986-02[1]     UK 2nd edition.
2 CS EMI
TCEN 5002
1986-02[1]     UK 2nd edition.
1.3
Crossfading
Between
Tracks,
Sound
Quality
Issues
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40166
1990-05 0014431016622
(not printed)
  US edition, AAD.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 26
1990 5016583602628   UK edition, AAD.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5041
1994-11-25 4988112405820   Japanese edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10532[2]
1995-05-02 0014431053221   US edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5129
1995-10-25 4988112407886   Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5264
1996-05-30 4988112408647   Japanese edition.
1.4
Crossfading
Between
Tracks,
Best
Sound
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10532[2]
1998 0014431053221   US edition. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10532 01
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1241
2002-05-29 4988112413269   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
1.1a
2012 Remaster
Original Stereo
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3862
2012-09-25 0824302386224   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[3].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238622
2012-09-25 0824302386224   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3862, manufactured in Germany.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
  2. 2.0 2.1 According to Zappa Patio, the only way to distinguish the 1995 and 1998 Ryko RCD 10532 is to listen to the discs.
  3. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also