Funky Nothingness

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Funky Nothingness
Released June 2023
See also: Hot Rats

Players

• Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
• Max Bennett (bass)
• Aynsley Dunbar (drums)
• Don "Sugarcane" Harris (electric violin, vocals, organ)
• Ian Underwood (keyboard, saxophone, rhythm guitar)

Tracks

LP Side A Funky Nothingness Tommy/Vincent Duo I Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild I'm A Rollin' Stone Side B Chunga's Revenge (Basement Version) Basement Jam Side C Work With Me Annie / Annie Had A Baby Tommy/Vincent Duo II Sharleena (1970 Record Plant Mix) Side D Khaki Sack Twinkle Tits

CD and Digital Disc 1 Funky Nothingness – The Album Funky Nothingness Tommy/Vincent Duo I Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild I'm A Rollin' Stone Chunga's Revenge (Basement Version) Basement Jam Work With Me Annie / Annie Had A Baby Tommy/Vincent Duo II Sharleena (1970 Record Plant Mix) Khaki Sack Twinkle Tits Disc 2 Zappa/Hot Rats '70 Session Masters and Bonus Nothingness Chunga's Revenge (Take 5) Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild (Take 4) Transylvania Boogie (Unedited Master) Sharleena (Unedited Master) Work With Me Annie/Annie Had A Baby (Alternate Edit) Twinkle Tits (Take 1, False Start) Twinkle Tits (Take 2) Disc 3 Zappa/Hot Rats '70 Session Masters and Bonus Nothingness The Clap (Unedited Master-Part I) The Clap (Unedited Master-Part II) Tommy/Vincent Duo (Unedited Master) Chunga's Revenge (Take 8) Halos and Arrows Moldred Fast Funky Nothingness

Release Notes

Booklet includes photographs by John Williams taken during the recording sessions.

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
126	1.1 Original Stereo, 11 tracks	2	LP (180g)	Zappa/UMe ZR 20043-1	2023-06-30	0602455270801	Michael Mesker	US edition, pressed by Optimal Media. Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2023.
		2	LP (180g)	Zappa/UMe ZR 20043-1B	2023-06-30	0602455279743		US limited edition, pink vinyl with guitar pick, pressed by Optimal Media. Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2023.
	1.2 Original Stereo, 25 tracks	3	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 20043	2023-06-30	0602455270504		US deluxe edition with 28-page booklet.
		3	CD	Zappa/Universal Music Japan UICY-16160/2	2023-06-30	4988031572856		Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip, 28-page booklet in English and 20-page booklet in Japanese.
		n/a	Hi-res 96 kHz/24-bit lossless codecs	Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc. No catalog number	2023-06-30	None		Digital download available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (ALAC), Qobuz and Tidal (lossy MQA).
		n/a	CD-quality 44.1 kHz/16-bit lossless and lossy codecs	Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc. No catalog number	2023-06-30	None		Digital download available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (AAC), Deezer, Qobuz and Tidal.

See Also

• Hot Rats

Official announcement at zappa.com

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