Apostrophe (')

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Apostrophe (')
Released March 1974
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box III Apostrophe (') - Au20 Apostrophe/Overnite DVD 50th Anniversary Edition

Players

FZ (guitars, bass, lead vocals) Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, back-up vocals) Jack Bruce (bass on Apostrophe') Robert "Frog" Camarena (back-up vocals) Ray Collins (back-up vocals) Debbie (back-up vocals) Ruben Ladron de Guevara (back-up vocals) Alex Dmochowski as Erroneous (bass) George Duke (keyboards, back-up vocals) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) Tony Duran (rhythm guitar on Apostrophe') Bruce Fowler (trombone)

Tom Fowler (bass) Susie Glover (back-up vocals) Jim Gordon (drums) Johnny Guerin (drums) Sugar Cane Harris (violin) Ralph Humphrey (drums) Lynn (back-up vocals) Sal Marquez (trumpet) Kerry McNabb (back-up vocals) Jean-Luc Ponty (violin) Ian Underwood (saxophone) Ruth Underwood (percussion)

Tracks

LP Side One Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (2:06) Nanook Rubs It (4:37) St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (1:52) Father O'Blivion (2:18) Cosmik Debris (4:10) Side Two Excentrifugal Forz (1:31) Apostrophe' (5:53) Uncle Remus (2:54) Stink-Foot (6:35)	Current CD Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (2:05) Nanook Rubs It (4:37) St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (1:50) Father O'Blivion (2:18) Cosmik Debris (4:18) Excentrifugal Forz (1:33) Apostrophe' (5:50) Uncle Remus (2:50) Stink-Foot (6:38)
1986 CD, coupled with Over-Nite Sensation Tracks 1 to 9 : Current CD tracks list Tracks 10 to 16 : Over-Nite Sensation Current CD tracks list	Tape Side One Excentrifugal Forz (1:33) Apostrophe' (5:50) Uncle Remus (2:50) Stink-Foot (6:38) Side Two Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (2:05) Nanook Rubs It (4:37) St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (1:50) Father O'Blivion (2:18) Cosmik Debris (4:18)

Release Notes

Recording Studios: Electric Lady Studios, NYC, Bolic, Inglewood, Paramount, Hollywood.
Released: March 1974.
Engineers: Steve Desper, Terry Dunavan, Barry Keene, Bob Hughes, Kerry McNabb.
Produced, Arranged & Struggled with Frank Zappa.
Graphics: Cal Schenkel.
Front Photo: Emerson-Loew.
Technical: Paul Hof, Oscar Kergalvis, Kansas & sometimes Dunt, Brian Krokus, Bob Ludwig, Unity.

Alternate Cover

Unissued alternate cover design

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
18	1.1 Original Stereo	1	LP	Warner DiscReet DS 2175	1974-03-22	None		US edition. Matrix # Side 1: SIDE 1 D1S 2175 (31690-1) #1 0 Side 2: SIDE 2 D1S 2175 (31690-1) #1 0
		1	CS	Warner DiscReet M5D 2175	1974?	None		US edition. Misprinted cassette: Side numbers are flipped on this 1st issue, the tracks listed are as the tape duplication. Black plastic slipcase, also labelled with same error. (For '1' read '2' & vice-versa. Error corrected on reissue D4 74222).
		1	8T	Warner DiscReet DIS M8D 2175	1974	None		US edition.
		1	8T	Warner DiscReet 8RM-2175	1974	None		Canadian edition.
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet K 59201	1974-05	None		UK edition.
		1	CS	Warner DiscReet K4 59201	1974-05	None		UK edition.
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet DIS 59 201 Y		None		Dutch & German editions. (DS-2175) is also printed on the Dutch label.
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet 59201 Y		None		French edition. N° 59201 (31690) & (31691) are printed on the labels, 59201 (DS 2175) Y on the back cover. Matrix # Face A: MPO 59201 A Face B: MPO 59201 B
		1	LP	Warner-Pioneer DiscReet P-8467D		None		Japanese edition.
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet/Music-Hall 50-14.113		None		Argentinian edition.
	2.1 Discrete Quadraphonic	1	CD-4 LP	Warner DiscReet DS4 2175	1974?	None		Not playable on a regular system.
		1	Quad-8 Tape	Warner DiscReet DIS L9D 2175	1974?	None		Not playable on a regular system.
	2.3 Remix from Quadraphonic	1 in 9	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 9999-4	1987-12-30			Included in The Old Masters, Box III set.
	2.2 Remastered from Quadraphonic	1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 40025	1986-09	0014431002526		US edition, coupled with Over-Nite Sensation.
	Unknown	1	CS	Barking Pumpkin D4 74222	1989?	?		US edition.
	2.4 Remix from Quadraphonic	1	CS	Zappa TZAPPA 18	?	5016583601843?		UK edition.
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 18	1990-03	5016583601829		UK edition, coupled with Over-Nite Sensation.
	unknown	1	MD	Rykodisc RMD 40025	1992 or later	0014431002588		US edition, coupled with Over-Nite Sensation.
	2.2 Remastered from Quadraphonic	1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5034	1994-10-26	4988112405769		Japanese edition, coupled with Over-Nite Sensation.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10519	1995-04-18	0014431051920		US & EU editions.
		1	CD	BMG/Rykodisc D108636/RCD 10519	1995?	None		US edition.
		1	CS	Rykodisc RAC 10519	1995-04-18	0014431051944		US edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5108	1995-09-25	4988112407725		Japanese edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5243	1996-05-30?	4988112408432		Japanese edition.
	1.1 Original Stereo	1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 80519	1996-07-02	0014431851926		US edition, Au20 (20 bit master / 24K gold CD). Matrix # IFPI8102 DADR 0RR32<910>RCD80519 IFPI L482
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5285	1996-07-23	4988112404762		Japanese edition, Au20 (20 bit master / 24K gold CD) = RCD 80519 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10519	1998?	0014431051920		US & EU editions.
	2.2 Remastered from Quadraphonic	1	CD		2001?			US & EU editions. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8736 DISCTRONICS RCD 10519 01
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1218	2001-10-24	4988112412743		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10589	2005-07-19	0014431058929		= VideoArts VACK 1218, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed.
	Unknown	1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1323	2008-05-21	4988112417670		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
	1.1 Original Stereo	1	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 3851	2012-08-28	0824302385128		US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe. Source: Original 1974 Analog Master. Mastered by Doug Sax with Robert Hadley & Sangwook "Sunny" Nam at The Mastering Lab, Inc., 2012.
		1	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238512	2012-08-28	0824302385128		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3851, manufactured in Germany.
		1	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMe ZR 3851-1	2014-09-03 or 2014-09-30	0824302385111		US edition. Source: Original ¼" Stereo Analog Master Tapes. Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2013.
		1	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMG Intl 0824302385111	2014-09-03 or 2014-09-30	0824302385111		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3851-1, pressed by Pallas, Germany.
		1	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMe ZR 3851-1	2018-01-19	0824302385180 (sticker)		US limited edition (500 copies), 'yellow snow' in clear vinyl, manufactured and distributed by Newbury Comics.

See Also

• The Old Masters, Box III
  Apostrophe (') - Au20
• Apostrophe (') - Au20
• Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation Classic Albums DVD
• Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition