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Thing-Fish
Released November 1984
See also:
IINK,Patio,KUR
Thing-Fish Demos
Thing-Fish/Them or Us Promo
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Prologue (2:56)
  2. The Mammy Nuns (3:50)
  3. Harry & Rhonda (3:36)
  4. Galoot Up-Date (5:29)

Side Two

  1. The 'Torchum' Never Stops (10:32)
  2. That Evil Prince (1:17)
  3. You Are What You Is (4:31)

Side Three

  1. Mudd Club (3:17)
  2. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:14)
  3. Clowns On Velvet (1:38)
  4. Harry-As-A-Boy (2:51)
  5. He's So Gay (2:48)

Side Four

  1. The Massive Improve'lence (5:07)
  2. Artificial Rhonda (3:30)
  3. The Crab-Grass Baby (3:48)
  4. The White Boy Troubles (3:35)

Side Five

  1. No Not Now (5:50)
  2. Briefcase Boogie (4:10)
  3. Brown Moses (3:02)

Side Six

  1. Wistful Wit A Fist-Full (3:53)
  2. Drop Dead (7:56)
  3. Won Ton On (4:20)
1986 CD

Disc One

  1. Prologue (2:56)
  2. The Mammy Nuns (3:31)
  3. Harry & Rhonda (3:37)
  4. Galoot Up-Date (5:27)
  5. The 'Torchum' Never Stops (10:33)
  6. That Evil Prince (1:18)
  7. You Are What You Is (4:31)
  8. Mudd Club (3:17)
  9. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:15)
  10. Clowns On Velvet (1:39)
  11. Harry-As-A-Boy (2:51)
  12. He's So Gay (2:48)

Disc Two

  1. The Massive Improve'lence (5:08)
  2. Artificial Rhonda (3:34)
  3. The Crab-Grass Baby (3:48)
  4. The White Boy Troubles (3:33)
  5. No Not Now (5:50)
  6. Briefcase Boogie (4:10)
  7. Brown Moses (3:02)
  8. Wistful Wit A Fist-Full (4:02)
  9. Drop Dead (7:56)
  10. Won Ton On (4:18)
1995 CD

Disc One

  1. Prologue (2:56)
  2. The Mammy Nuns (3:31)
  3. Harry & Rhonda (3:37)
  4. Galoot Up-Date (5:27)
  5. The 'Torchum' Never Stops (10:33)
  6. That Evil Prince (1:18)
  7. You Are What You Is (4:31)
  8. Mudd Club (3:17)
  9. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:14)
  10. Clowns On Velvet (1:52)
  11. Harry-As-A-Boy (2:34)
  12. He's So Gay (2:44)
  13. The Massive Improve'lence (5:08)
  14. Artificial Rhonda (3:31)

Disc Two

  1. The Crab-Grass Baby (3:47)
  2. The White Boy Troubles (3:34)
  3. No Not Now (5:50)
  4. Briefcase Boogie (4:10)
  5. Brown Moses (3:01)
  6. Wistful Wit A Fist-Full (4:00)
  7. Drop Dead (7:56)
  8. Won Ton On (4:18)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

Articles

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
41 1.1
Original
Stereo 		3 LP Barking Pumpkin
SKCO-74201 		1984-11-21 0013347420110
(not printed) 		  US edition. Matrix #

Side1: AL-SP SKCO-1-74201-Z6
(1) BPR-23865-Z6 jm
Δ8309 1-2 0-1 818-PUMPKIN
Side2: AL-SP SKCO-2-74201-Z5
jm SLM Δ8309-X SP 1-4 0-1 818-PUMPKIN
Side3: AL-SP SKCO-3-74201-Z5
jm SLM Δ8310 SP 1-4 0-1 818-PUMPKIN
Side4: AL-SP SKCO-4-74201-Z6
() B-23868-Z6 jm
Δ8310-X SP 1-2 0-1 818-PUMPKIN
Side5: AL-SP SKCO-SKOC-5-74201-Z5
jm SLM Δ8311 SP 1-4 0-1 818-PUMPKIN
Side6: AL-SP SKCO-6-74201-Z6
() B-23870-Z6 jm
Δ8311-X SP 1-2 0-1 818-PUMPKIN

3 LP EMI
EX 2402943 		1985-03[1]     UK edition.
1 CS EMI
EX 2402949 		1985-03[1]     UK edition.
1.2
Original
Stereo
with Alternate version 		1 CS Barking Pumpkin
4XCO-74201 		1984? 0013347420141
(not printed) 		  US edition, XDR.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10020/1[2] 		1986 0014431002021
(not printed) 		  US edition, DDD. Matrix #
CD1: CI05053 -0- 12345 RCD 10020 818-PUMPKIN 10005 MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY LASERVIDEO INC.
CD2: CI05054 -0- 12345 RCD 10021 10004 MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY LASERVIDEO INC.
CD 2:Track 8 is alternate version.
1.1
Original
Stereo 		2 CD EMI
CDS 7 90081 2 		1988-04[1] 0077779008124   UK edition. "UK: CD FZ 3" also printed on the CD & cover. Matrix #
CD1: CDP 7 90082 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
CD2: CDP 7 90083 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
1.3
Remaster
Stereo
(Re-edit CD 1:Track 12 &
CD 2:Track 8 are alternate version.
CD 1:Track 1 & 11 are short edit.
CD 2:Track 9 is reversed stereo.) 		2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10020/1[2] 		? 0014431002021
(not printed) 		  US edition. Disc 1 is 12 tracks, Disc 2 is 10 tracks.
2 CD Zappa
CDDZAP 21 		1990-02[1] 5016583602123   UK & French editions, DDD. Disc 1 is 14 tracks, Disc 2 is 8 tracks. Matrix # CD1: CDD ZAP 21 CD 1 MPO 05 @ ; CD2: ?
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5047/8 		1994-11-25 4988112405875   Japanese edition = RCD 10020/1 with japanese booklet.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10544/45 		1995-05-02 0014431002021   US edition. Matrix #
CD1: IFPI 2U3W WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L903 Y13341 A4 P2 310544-2.1 02 M1S?
CD2: IFPI 2U3W WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L90? Y13338 A4 P2 310544-2.2 01 M1S2
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5132/3 		1995-10-25 4988112407916   Japanese edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5267/8 		1996-05-30? 4988112408678   Japanese edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 1256 		2002-10-23 4988112413559   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
1.3
Remaster
Stereo
(Re-edit CD 1:Track 12 &
CD 2:Track 6 are alternate version.
CD 1:Track 1 & 11 are short edit.
CD 2:Track 7 is reversed stereo.) 		1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3871 		2012-09-25 0824302387122   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[3].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238712 		2012-09-25 0824302387122   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3871, manufactured in Germany.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1723.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 According to the Zappa Patio, the matrix numbers might be the only way to visually distinguish the 2 versions of RCD 10020/1.
  3. ↑ Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also

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