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    Cover          = tinseltown_rebellion.jpg |
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    Name          = Tinseltown Rebellion |
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    Released      = May 1981 |
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    Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/Tinsel_Town_Rebellion.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/tinsel-town_rebellion.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/tinsel-town-rebellion}}<br>[[Crush All Boxes]]<br>[[Clean Cuts from Tinsel Town Rebellion]]<br>[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]] |
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==Players==
  
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*[[Biography|Frank  Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals)
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*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
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*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
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*[[Steve Vai]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
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*[[Warren Cuccurullo]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
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*[[Denny Walley]] (slide guitar, vocals)
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*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards, vocals)
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*[[Peter Wolf]] (keyboards)
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*[[Bob Harris II|Bob Harris]] (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)
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*[[Ed Mann]] (percussion)
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*[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass, vocals)
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*[[Patrick O'Hearn]] (bass on [[Dance Contest]] only)
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*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (drums)
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*[[David Logeman]] (drums on [[Fine Girl]] and [[Easy Meat]])
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*[[Creg Cowan]] (voice)
  
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==Tracks==
  
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{| cellspacing="30"
  
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Cover art: the "[[TTR List]]!"
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|valign="top"|<div id="LP"><big>'''LP'''</big></div>
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'''Side One'''
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#[[Fine Girl]] (3:30)
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#[[Easy Meat]] (9:17)
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#[[For The Young Sophisticate]] (3:13)
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'''Side Two'''
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#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
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#[[I Ain't Got No Heart - Tinsel Town Rebellion|I Ain't Got No Heart]] (2:00)
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#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
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#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:06)
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#[[Now You See It - Now You Don't]] (5:03)
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'''Side Three'''
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#[[Dance Contest]] (3:01)
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#[[The Blue Light]] (5:26)
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#[[Tinsel Town Rebellion (The Track)|Tinsel Town Rebellion]] (4:36)
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#[[Pick Me I'm Clean|Pick Me, I'm Clean]] (5:37)
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'''Side Four'''
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#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:46)
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#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:14)
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#[[Peaches III]] (4:56)
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|valign="top"|<div id="Current CD"><big>'''Current CD'''</big></div>
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#[[Fine Girl]] (3:31)
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#[[Easy Meat]] (9:19)
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#[[For The Young Sophisticate]] (2:49)
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#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:15)
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#[[I Ain't Got No Heart - Tinsel Town Rebellion|I Ain't Got No Heart]] (1:59)
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#[[Panty Rap]] (4:36)
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#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:07)
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#[[Now You See It - Now You Don't]] (4:45)
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#[[Dance Contest]] (2:59)
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#[[The Blue Light]] (5:27)
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#[[Tinsel Town Rebellion (The Track)|Tinsel Town Rebellion]] (4:36)
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#[[Pick Me I'm Clean|Pick Me, I'm Clean]] (5:08)
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#[[Bamboozled By Love]] (5:47)
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#[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] (7:15)
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#[[Peaches III]] (5:03)
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|}
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==Release Notes==
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==Liner Notes==
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==Background Information==
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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.
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*[[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]].
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*[[Thelma Todd]] (July 29, 1905 - December 16, 1935) American film actress.
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*[[Rudolph Valentino]] (1895-1926) was an Italian actor.
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==Versions==
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| rowspan="21" align="center" | 30
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| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
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| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>PW2&nbsp;37336
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| 1981-05-11
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition.
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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<br>WTX&nbsp;37336
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1787425|S&nbsp;CBS&nbsp;88516}}
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| 1981-05<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</ref>
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CS
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| CBS<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|397135|CBS&nbsp;40-88516}}
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| 1981-05<ref name="MStrong"/>
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| CBS<br>CBS&nbsp;88516
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| 1981
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| Dutch edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| [[Wikipedia:Sony Music|CBS/Sony]]<br>40AP-2082~3
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| CBS<br>AGP&nbsp;103/104
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| 1981?
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| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
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| South African edition.
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|-
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| rowspan="4" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Stereo<br>with edit on<br>"Easy Meat"
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | LP
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| EMI<br>1C&nbsp;2LP&nbsp;164&nbsp;26&nbsp;0808&nbsp;3
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| ?
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| 5099926080833
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| &nbsp;
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| Dutch edition. Digitally remastered.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
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| EMI<br>CDP 7&nbsp;90077&nbsp;2
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| 1988-04<ref name="MStrong"/>
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| 0077779007721
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| &nbsp;
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| 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
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| 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.
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|-
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| rowspan="6" align="center" | 1.3<br>[[wikipedia:Crossfading|Crossfading]]<br>Between<br>Tracks,<br>Sound<br>Quality<br>Issues
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1380308|RCD&nbsp;40166}}
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| 1990-05
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| 0014431016622<br>(not printed)
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS_code|AAD]].
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1344305|CDZAP&nbsp;26}}
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| 1990
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| 5016583602628
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS_code|AAD]].
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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;5041
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| 1994-11-25
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| 4988112405820
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1003321|RCD&nbsp;10532}}<ref name="Patio">According to [[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]], the only way to distinguish the 1995 and 1998 Ryko RCD 10532 is to listen to the discs.</ref>
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| 1995-05-02
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| 0014431053221
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| &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;5129
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| 1995-10-25
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| 4988112407886
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese 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;5264
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| 1996-05-30
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| 4988112408647
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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|-
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''1.4<br>Crossfading<br>Between<br>Tracks,<br>Best<br>Sound'''
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| Rykodisc<br>RCD&nbsp;10532<ref name="Patio"/>
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| 1998
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| 0014431053221
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10532 01
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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;1241
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| 2002-05-29
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| 4988112413269
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| &nbsp;
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| 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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|}
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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==See Also==
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*[[Crush All Boxes]]
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*[[Clean Cuts from Tinsel Town Rebellion]]
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*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
  
 
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[[Category:Albums]]
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[[Category:1981]]

Latest revision as of 14:55, 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

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