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For the front cover, Calvin designed a spoof on cheesy horror-movie ads, featuring cartoony wording and a photo that turned out not to be Frank screaming, as at first glance, but yawning (“Chunga’s Revenge” therefore being revealed as a funny Zappa term for weariness).
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{{Album Release Infobox |
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    Home          = [[Album History (by Cover)|Album History]] |
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    Previous album = [[Weasels Ripped My Flesh|Previous]] |
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    Next album    = [[Fillmore East, June 1971|Next]] |
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    Cover          = chungas_revenge.jpg |
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    Name          = Chunga's Revenge |
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    Released      = October 1970 |
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    Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/Chunga's_Revenge.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/chunga.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/chungas-revenge}}<br>[[Rock Age]]<br>[[Double Dynamite]]<br>[[The Old Masters, Box II]] |
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Each second song on the original side 1 and side 2 has to do with women performing "favors" of a sexual nature; the implication is that military men are at least as “dirty” as stereotypical rock musicians. The line “What the road ladies do to you” from “Road Ladies” is a twist on “Ooh, what it do to you” from “WPLJ” on Burnt Weeny Sandwich; the wine makes you horny, but the girl gives you venereal disease. The names “Freddie and Joe” heard in “Would You Go All the Way?” are send-ups of “Eddie and Flo.”
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==Players==
  
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“Twenty Small Cigars” (a pack of cigarettes) is an outtake from the Hot Rats sessions and features Max Bennett on stand-up bass. Both the guitar and overdubbed harpsichord are played by Frank.
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, Condor, harpsichord, drum set, wood blocks, temple blocks, boobams, tom-toms, etc.)
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*[[Max Bennett]] (bass)
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*[[George Duke]] (electric piano, vocal drum imitations, organ, trombone)
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*[[Aynsley Dunbar]] (drums, tambourine)
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*[[John Guerin]] (drums)
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*[[Don "Sugarcane" Harris]] (organ)
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*[[Flo & Eddie|Mark Volman]] as The Phlorescent Leech (vocals)
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*[[Jeff Simmons]] (bass, vocals)
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*[[Ian Underwood]] (rhythm guitar, alto sax, electric piano, electric alto sax with wah-wah pedal, grand piano, tenor sax, organ, piano, pipe organ)
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*[[Flo & Eddie|Howard Kaylan]] as Eddie (vocals, rhythm guitar)
  
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“The Nancy & Mary Music” comes from a concert at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota and features George Duke doing vocal drum imitations.
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==Tracks==
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{| cellspacing="30"
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|valign="top"|<div id="LP"><big>'''LP'''</big></div>
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'''Side One'''
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#[[Transylvania Boogie]] (5:01)
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#[[Road Ladies]] (4:11)
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#[[Twenty Small Cigars]] (2:17)
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#[[The Nancy & Mary Music]]<br>part 1 (2:42)<br>part 2 (4:11)<br>part 3 (2:37)
 +
 
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'''Side Two'''
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#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:43)
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#[[Would You Go All The Way?]] (2:30)
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#[[Chunga's Revenge (The Track)|Chunga's Revenge]] (6:16)
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#[[The Clap]] (1:24)
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#[[Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink]] (2:45)
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#[[Sharleena]] (4:07)
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|valign="top"|<div id="CD"><big>'''CD'''</big></div>
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#[[Transylvania Boogie]] (5:02)
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#[[Road Ladies]] (4:10)
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#[[Twenty Small Cigars]] (2:17)
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#[[The Nancy & Mary Music]] (9:28)
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#[[Tell Me You Love Me]] (2:34)
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#[[Would You Go All The Way?]] (2:30)
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#[[Chunga's Revenge (The Track)|Chunga's Revenge]] (6:15)
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#[[The Clap]] (1:23)
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#[[Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink]] (2:44)
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#[[Sharleena]] (4:05)
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 +
|}
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==Release Notes==
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Produced by Frank Zappa
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<br>Special help on production: [[Dick Barber]]
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<br>Engineers: [[Dick Kunc]], [[Stan Agol]], [[Roy Barker]]
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<br>Cover design & illustration: [[Cal Schenkel]]
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<br>Front cover photo: [[Phil Franks]]
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<br>Back cover photo: [[John Williams]]
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<br>CD layout: [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1858417-Amy-R-Bernstein Amy R. Bernstein]
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<br>Design Consultant: [[Cal Schenkel]]
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<br>CD repackage: [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1489308-Ferenc-Dobronyi Ferenc Dobronyi]
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==Liner Notes==
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*"A gypsy mutant industrial vacuum cleaner dances about a mysterious night time camp fire. Festoons. Dozens of imported castanets, clutched by the horrible suction of its heavy duty [[Hose|hose]], waving with marginal erotic abondon in the midnight autumn air." - Written in small print on the album cover concerning the insert art, and supposedly [[Transylvania Boogie]] the opening track.
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*"All the vocals in this album are (the word '''are''' is drawn above and replaces a crossed out - '''were''') a preview of the story of [[200 Motels|200 MOTELS]]. Coming. Soon. Near. You."
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==Background Information==
 +
 
 +
For the front cover, [[Cal Schenkel|Calvin Schenkel]] designed a spoof on cheesy horror-movie ads, featuring cartoony wording and a photo that turned out not to be Frank screaming, as at first glance, but yawning (“Chunga’s Revenge” therefore being revealed as a funny Zappa term for weariness).
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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*[[Actuel Festival]]
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==Alternate Cover==
 +
 
 +
[[Image:RSLP_2030.jpg|none|thumb|150px|Chunga's Revenge olive sleeve, with same color panel on reverse. Used on UK 1st issue vinyl.]]
 +
 
 +
==Versions==
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 +
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| rowspan="24" align="center" | 11
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| rowspan="8" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
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| [[Warner Brothers|Warner]] [[Bizarre Records|Bizarre]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]<br>MS&nbsp;2030
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| 1970-10-23
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| None
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| align="center" | Red sleeve
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| US edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Bizarre/Reprise<br>RSLP&nbsp;2030
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| 1970-11<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1721.</ref>
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| None
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| align="center" | Olive sleeve
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| UK edition, olive sleeve, with same color back tracklist panel. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] (stamped)<br>Side 1: RSLP 2030 A1<br>Side 2: RSLP 2030 B1
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Reprise/[https://www.discogs.com/label/41766-Music-Hall Music-Hall]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|6824551|112.976}}
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| 1970
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| None
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| rowspan="18" align="center" | Red sleeve
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| Argentinian edition, titled [[Chunga's Revenge|La Revancha De Chunga]].
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Bizarre/Reprise<br>RSLP&nbsp;2030
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| ?
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| None
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| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition, red sleeve. Matrix# (stamped)<br>Side 1: RSLP 2030 A1<br>Side 2: RSLP 2030 B1
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Bizarre/Reprise<br>MS&nbsp;2030
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| 1970?
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| None
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| Australian edition. Matrix #<br>Side 1: A MX163715 MS2030-1<br>Side 2: A MX163716 MS2030-2
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| [[Warner Brothers|Warner-Pioneer]] Bizarre/Reprise<br>P-8045R
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| &nbsp;
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| None
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| Japanese edition with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]], part of the [[Rock Age]] series.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Bizarre/Reprise<br>K44020
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| 1971-07<ref name="MStrong"/>
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| None
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| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| Warner Bizarre/Reprise<br>HRES&nbsp;291-40
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| 1972
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| None
 +
| Spanish edition, titled [[Chunga's Revenge|La Venganza de Chunga]].
 +
|-
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| align="center" | '''1.2<br>Remaster<br>Stereo'''
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP
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| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>BPR&nbsp;8888-5
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| 1986-11-25
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| &nbsp;
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| Included in [[The Old Masters, Box II]] set.
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|-
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| rowspan="9" align="center" | '''1.3<br>Poor<br>Quality<br>[[wikipedia:Remastering|Remaster]]'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|2455142|RCD&nbsp;10164}}
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| 1990-05
 +
| 0144311016425?<br>0014431016424?
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| US edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS Code|AAD]].
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP&nbsp;23
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| 1990-05
 +
| 5016583602321
 +
| UK edition.
 +
|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK&nbsp;5029
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| 1994-10-26
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| 4988112405714
 +
| Japanese edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1003179|RCD&nbsp;10511}}
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| 1995-05-02
 +
| 0014431051128
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| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10511 02
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| [[Warner Brothers|Warner Music Argentina]]/ Rykodisc<br>1443-10511-2
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| 1995?
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| 0014431051128
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| Argentinian edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5120
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| 1995-10-25
 +
| 4988112407800
 +
| Japanese edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5255
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| 1996-05-30
 +
| 4988112408555
 +
| Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD&nbsp;10511 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| VideoArts<br>{{MLPLink|zappa-frank/chunga-s-revenge-vack-1212|VACK&nbsp;1212}}
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| 2001-09-21
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| 4988112412682
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| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeves.
 +
|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|2714920|VACK&nbsp;1333}}
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| 2008-06-18
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| 4988112417755
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| Japanese edition,<br>mini-album papersleeve.
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|-
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| rowspan="6" align="center" | '''1.4<br>Remastered<br>Original Stereo
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
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| Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4217493|ZR&nbsp;3844}}
 +
| 2012-07-31
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| 0824302384428
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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>.<br>Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by [[wikipedia:Bob Ludwig|Bob Ludwig]], Gateway Mastering 2012.<br>Matrix # IFPI L328 DIDX-816877 1 ZAPPA.COM A01 IFPI 50A5
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>0238442
 +
| 2012-07-31
 +
| 0824302384428
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3844, manufactured in Germany.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ Universal Music Japan]<br>UICY-75360
 +
| 2012-11-28
 +
| 4988005737588
 +
| align="center" | Unknown
 +
| Japanese edition, audiophile [[wikipedia:Compact_disc#SHM-CD|SHM-CD]], mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMe<br>ZR&nbsp;3844-1
 +
| 2018-07-20
 +
| 0824302384411
 +
| rowspan="3" align="center" | Red sleeve
 +
| US edition. Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2017.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMG&nbsp;Intl<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|12277398|ZR&nbsp;3844-1}}
 +
| 2018-07-20
 +
| 0824302384411
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3844-1
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|12297235|ZR&nbsp;3844-1}}<ref name="NewburyComics">Same gatefold sleeve as the 2018 US edition with same catalog number ZR&nbsp;3844-1 and barcode 0824302384411. The lower sticker mentions ZR38441C</ref>
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| 2018-07-20<ref name="NewburyComicsTweet">[https://twitter.com/newburycomics/status/1019236317111123973 Twitter announcement] by Newbury Comics on July 17<sup>th</sup>, 2018.</ref>
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| 0602567701705<br>(sticker)
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| US limited edition (500 copies), lime green marbled vinyl, manufactured and distributed by [http://www.newburycomics.com/ Newbury Comics].
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|}
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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==See Also==
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*[[Rock Age]]
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*[[Double Dynamite]]
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*[[The Old Masters, Box II]]
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[[Category:Discography]]
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[[Category:1970]]
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[[Category:Original Albums]]
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 25 June 2026

Album History
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Chunga's Revenge
Released October 1970
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
Rock Age
Double Dynamite
The Old Masters, Box II

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Transylvania Boogie (5:01)
  2. Road Ladies (4:11)
  3. Twenty Small Cigars (2:17)
  4. The Nancy & Mary Music
    part 1 (2:42)
    part 2 (4:11)
    part 3 (2:37)

Side Two

  1. Tell Me You Love Me (2:43)
  2. Would You Go All The Way? (2:30)
  3. Chunga's Revenge (6:16)
  4. The Clap (1:24)
  5. Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink (2:45)
  6. Sharleena (4:07)
CD
  1. Transylvania Boogie (5:02)
  2. Road Ladies (4:10)
  3. Twenty Small Cigars (2:17)
  4. The Nancy & Mary Music (9:28)
  5. Tell Me You Love Me (2:34)
  6. Would You Go All The Way? (2:30)
  7. Chunga's Revenge (6:15)
  8. The Clap (1:23)
  9. Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink (2:44)
  10. Sharleena (4:05)

Release Notes

Produced by Frank Zappa
Special help on production: Dick Barber
Engineers: Dick Kunc, Stan Agol, Roy Barker
Cover design & illustration: Cal Schenkel
Front cover photo: Phil Franks
Back cover photo: John Williams
CD layout: Amy R. Bernstein
Design Consultant: Cal Schenkel
CD repackage: Ferenc Dobronyi

Liner Notes

  • "A gypsy mutant industrial vacuum cleaner dances about a mysterious night time camp fire. Festoons. Dozens of imported castanets, clutched by the horrible suction of its heavy duty hose, waving with marginal erotic abondon in the midnight autumn air." - Written in small print on the album cover concerning the insert art, and supposedly Transylvania Boogie the opening track.
  • "All the vocals in this album are (the word are is drawn above and replaces a crossed out - were) a preview of the story of 200 MOTELS. Coming. Soon. Near. You."

Background Information

For the front cover, Calvin Schenkel designed a spoof on cheesy horror-movie ads, featuring cartoony wording and a photo that turned out not to be Frank screaming, as at first glance, but yawning (“Chunga’s Revenge” therefore being revealed as a funny Zappa term for weariness).

Conceptual Continuity

Alternate Cover

Chunga's Revenge olive sleeve, with same color panel on reverse. Used on UK 1st issue vinyl.

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
11 1.1
Original
Stereo 		1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
MS 2030 		1970-10-23 None Red sleeve US edition.
1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
RSLP 2030 		1970-11[1] None Olive sleeve UK edition, olive sleeve, with same color back tracklist panel. Matrix # (stamped)
Side 1: RSLP 2030 A1
Side 2: RSLP 2030 B1
1 LP Warner Reprise/Music-Hall
112.976 		1970 None Red sleeve Argentinian edition, titled La Revancha De Chunga.
1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
RSLP 2030 		? None UK 2nd edition, red sleeve. Matrix# (stamped)
Side 1: RSLP 2030 A1
Side 2: RSLP 2030 B1
1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
MS 2030 		1970? None Australian edition. Matrix #
Side 1: A MX163715 MS2030-1
Side 2: A MX163716 MS2030-2
1 LP Warner-Pioneer Bizarre/Reprise
P-8045R 		  None Japanese edition with an obi strip, part of the Rock Age series.
1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
K44020 		1971-07[1] None UK 3rd edition.
1 LP Warner Bizarre/Reprise
HRES 291-40 		1972 None Spanish edition, titled La Venganza de Chunga.
1.2
Remaster
Stereo 		1 LP Barking Pumpkin
BPR 8888-5 		1986-11-25   Included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
1.3
Poor
Quality
Remaster 		1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10164 		1990-05 0144311016425?
0014431016424? 		US edition, AAD.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 23 		1990-05 5016583602321 UK edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5029 		1994-10-26 4988112405714 Japanese edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10511 		1995-05-02 0014431051128 US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8724 DISCTRONICS RCD 10511 02
1 CD Warner Music Argentina/ Rykodisc
1443-10511-2 		1995? 0014431051128 Argentinian edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5120 		1995-10-25 4988112407800 Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5255 		1996-05-30 4988112408555 Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10511 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1212 		2001-09-21 4988112412682 Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeves.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1333 		2008-06-18 4988112417755 Japanese edition,
mini-album papersleeve.
1.4
Remastered
Original Stereo 		1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3844 		2012-07-31 0824302384428 US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[2].
Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering 2012.
Matrix # IFPI L328 DIDX-816877 1 ZAPPA.COM A01 IFPI 50A5
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238442 		2012-07-31 0824302384428 EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3844, manufactured in Germany.
1 CD Zappa/Universal Music Japan
UICY-75360 		2012-11-28 4988005737588 Unknown Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese.
1 LP
(180 g) 		Zappa/UMe
ZR 3844-1 		2018-07-20 0824302384411 Red sleeve US edition. Source: Original 1970 Analog Master. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2017.
1 LP
(180 g) 		Zappa/UMG Intl
ZR 3844-1 		2018-07-20 0824302384411 EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3844-1
1 LP
(180 g) 		Zappa/UMe
ZR 3844-1[3] 		2018-07-20[4] 0602567701705
(sticker) 		US limited edition (500 copies), lime green marbled vinyl, manufactured and distributed by Newbury Comics.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1721.
  2. ↑ Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
  3. ↑ Same gatefold sleeve as the 2018 US edition with same catalog number ZR 3844-1 and barcode 0824302384411. The lower sticker mentions ZR38441C
  4. ↑ Twitter announcement by Newbury Comics on July 17th, 2018.

See Also

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