The Yellow Shark

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The Yellow Shark
Released November 1993
See also: IINK,Patio,KUR EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely) Zappa Box (Later Works) 92/09/17-19 concerts in Frankfurt 92/09/22-23 concerts in Berlin 92/09/26-28 concerts in Wien

Players

• Ensemble Modern

Tracks

CD

1. Intro (1:44)
2. Dog Breath Variations (2:06)
3. Uncle Meat (3:24)
4. Outrage At Valdez (3:27)
5. Times Beach II (7:31)
6. III Revisited (1:45)
7. The Girl In The Magnesium Dress (4:33)
8. Be-Bop Tango (3:43)
9. Ruth Is Sleeping (5:56)
10. None Of The Above (2:17)
11. Pentagon Afternoon (2:28)
12. Questi Cazzi Di Piccioni (3:02)
13. Times Beach III (4:26)
14. Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992 (2:49)
15. Welcome To The United States (6:41)
16. Pound For A Brown (2:13)
17. Exercise #4 (1:37)
18. Get Whitey (7:01)
19. G-Spot Tornado (5:17)

Release Notes

Produced by Frank Zappa
Spencer Chrislu: recording engineer & CD mixer
Harry Andronis: concert audio engineer
Dave Dondorf: stage monitor engineer, technical coordination
Todd Yvega: Synclavier assistant

Front cover photo: Fritz Brinckmann, HERZ
Art direction & design: Brian Johnson & Jesse di Franco for Command A Studios, Inc.
Original yellow shark created by Mark Beam

Background Information

Frank Zappa rehearsing with Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt, September 1992

The CD was recorded at following concerts in September, 1992:
17-19: 92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper, Alte Oper Frankfurt
22, 23: 92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie, Philharmonie Berlin
26, 27: 92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus, Wiener Konzerthaus

Sept. 17: Track 14
Sept. 19: Track 1 and 15

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
62	1 Original Stereo	1	CD	Barking Pumpkin Records/Rhino R2 71600	1993-11-02	0081227160029		US edition, Digipak　with slipcase & booklet.
		1	CS	Barking Pumpkin/Rhino R4 71600	1993-11-02	0081227160043		US edition.
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 57	1993	5016583605728		UK edition, Digipak　with slipcase & booklet.
		1	CS	Zappa TZAPPA 57	?	5016583605742?		UK edition.
		1	CD	Music For Nations/Intercord IRSCD 970.757	1993	5016583605728		German edition, Digipak.
		1	CD	MSI MSI 80071				Japanese mail-order edition (= UK edition with Japanese booklet).
		1	CD	Atlantic/Rhino AM-CY656	1994-03-25	4988029065643		Japanese edition (= US edition with Japanese booklet and obi strip).
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 40560	1995-05-30	0014431056024		US edition, Digipak. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 40560 01
		1	CS	Rykodisc RAC 40560	1995-05-30	0014431056048?		US edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5100	1995-07-26	4988112406940		Japanese edition, Digipak?
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5235	1996-05-30	4988112408357		Japanese edition, Digipak = Rykodisc RCD 40560 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5918	2007-09-05	?		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve, included in the Zappa Box (Later Works) set.
	2012 Remaster Stereo	1	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 3888	2012-11-19	0824302388822		US edition, mini-album papersleeve, manufactured and distributed by UMe.
		1	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238882	2012-11-19	0824302388822		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3888, manufactured in Germany.

See Also

• EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)
• Zappa Box (Later Works)
• 92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper
• 92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie
• 92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus