Zoot Allures

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Zoot Allures
Released October 1976
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box III

Players

• Frank Zappa (guitar, bass, synth, vocals, keyboards)
• Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals)
• Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocals)
• Ruben Ladron de Guevara (vocals)
• Roy Estrada (bass, vocals)
• Andre Lewis (organ, vocals)
• Davey Moire (vocals)
• Lu Ann Neill (harp)
• Sparkie Parker as Sharkie Barker (vocals)
• Dave Parlato (bass)
• Ruth Underwood (synth, marimba)
• Captain Beefheart as Donnie Vliet (harmonica)

Tracks

LP Side One Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station (2:35) Black Napkins (4:18) The Torture Never Stops (9:52) Ms. Pinky (3:49) Side Two Find Her Finer (4:22) Friendly Little Finger (4:19) Wonderful Wino (3:05) Zoot Allures (4:15) Disco Boy (5:28)

CD Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station (2:30) Black Napkins (4:15) The Torture Never Stops (9:46) Ms. Pinky (3:40) Find Her Finer (4:07) Friendly Little Finger (4:17) Wonderful Wino (3:38) Zoot Allures (4:13) Disco Boy (5:10)

Release Notes

This album was first released 29th October, 1976. All selections written by Frank Zappa except Wonderful Wino (written by Frank Zappa and Jeff Simmons). All selections controlled worldwide by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP).

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
22	1.1 Original Stereo	1	LP	Warner Bros. BS 2970	1976-10-29	None		US edition. Matrix # Side 1: BS-1-2970 JW1 #2 0 Side 2: BS-2-2970 JW1 #1 0
		1	8T	Warner Bros. M8 2970		None		US edition.
		1	LP	Warner Bros. K 56298	1976-11[1]	None		UK edition.
		1	CS	Warner Bros. K4 56298	1976-11[1]	None		UK edition.
		1	LP	Warner Bros. WB 56 298		None		German edition.
		1	LP	Warner-Pioneer P-10266W		None		Japanese edition.
	1.2 Poor Quality[2] Remaster, A Few Seconds Shortened	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 9999-8	1987-12-30			Included in The Old Masters, Box III set.
	1.3 Poor Quality[2] Remaster, A Few Seconds Shortened	1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10160	1990-05-14?	0144311016029? 0014431016028?		US edition.
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 22	1990-05-21	5016583602222		UK edition.
		1	CD	Intercord i.r.s. 970722	?			German edition
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5037	1994-11-25	4988112405790		Japanese edition.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10523	1995-05-02	0014431052323		US edition. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8711 DISCTRONICS RCD 10523 02
		1	CD	Gravadora Eldorado/Rykodisc 968002	1995	7897181220104		Brazilian edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5126	1995-10-25	4988112407862		Japanese edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5261	1996-05-30	4988112408616		Japanese edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1222	2001-10-24	4988112412781		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. Matrix # IFPI 1830 VACK-1222 P01 IFPI L715
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1342	2008-09-24	4988112417892		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.

Notes

1. Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
2. "My ears detect the following on the CD: added reverb, noise reduction affecting the frequency spectrum, both of which have effect on the stereo image – the LP sounds wider. It is said that the Old Masters LP has the same problems. "Torture" suffers the most from these processings. All the little subtle details get sadly lost in muddines [sic]." — Thinman, the Zappa Forum, March 15th, 2008.

See Also

• The Old Masters, Box III