Tinseltown Rebellion

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Players

• Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
• Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)
• Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals)
• Steve Vai (rhythm guitar, vocals)
• Warren Cuccurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals)
• Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals)
• Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals)
• Peter Wolf (keyboards)
• Bob Harris (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)
• Ed Mann (percussion)
• Arthur Barrow (bass, vocals)
• Patrick O'Hearn (bass on Dance Contest only)
• Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)
• David Logeman (drums on Fine Girl and Easy Meat)
• Creg Cowan (voice)

Tracks

LP Side One Fine Girl (3:30) Easy Meat (9:17) For The Young Sophisticate (3:13) Side Two Love Of My Life (2:15) I Ain't Got No Heart (2:00) Panty Rap (4:36) Tell Me You Love Me (2:06) Now You See It - Now You Don't (5:03) Side Three Dance Contest (3:01) The Blue Light (5:26) Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:36) Pick Me, I'm Clean (5:37) Side Four Bamboozled By Love (5:46) Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:14) Peaches III (4:56)

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

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

Cover art: the "TTR List!"

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	EAN.UCC-13 (barcode)	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 31^st, 2012.

See Also

• Crush All Boxes
• Clean Cuts from Tinsel Town Rebellion
• Specialized Digital Audio Gratification