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==Players== | ==Players== | ||
− | *[[Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals) | + | *[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals) |
*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums) | *[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums) | ||
*[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals) | *[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals) | ||
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*[[Bunk Gardner]] (tenor & alto sax) | *[[Bunk Gardner]] (tenor & alto sax) | ||
*[[Don Preston]] (keyboards) | *[[Don Preston]] (keyboards) | ||
− | *[[Motorhead Sherwood]] (baritone sax, tambourine) | + | *[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (baritone sax, tambourine) |
*[[Arthur Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] (drums) | *[[Arthur Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] (drums) | ||
*[[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, tenor & alto sax) | *[[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, tenor & alto sax) | ||
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<div align=right>Frank Zappa interviewed by [[Barry Miles]] for [[wikipedia:International Times|International Times]] (issue 63), 1969</div> | <div align=right>Frank Zappa interviewed by [[Barry Miles]] for [[wikipedia:International Times|International Times]] (issue 63), 1969</div> | ||
− | Zappa described this album as an homage to the | + | Zappa described this album as an homage to the doowop music that he loved:<ref>[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19759/m1/ Early rock 'n' roll vocal groups & Frank Zappa]</ref> Frank Zappa interviewed by John Gilliland for the [[Pop Chronicles]], 1969.<ref>[http://archive.is/dlXw T-Z interview index]</ref> |
==Conceptual Continuity== | ==Conceptual Continuity== | ||
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− | | [[MGM]] [[Verve Records|Verve]]<br> | + | | [[MGM Records|MGM]] [[Verve Records|Verve]]<br>V6 5055-X |
| 1968-11 or<ref name="Release"/> 1968-12-02 | | 1968-11 or<ref name="Release"/> 1968-12-02 | ||
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− | | [ | + | | [https://www.discogs.com/label/142118-Ampex Ampex]/[[Verve Records|Verve]]<br>VCB 85055 |
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− | | MGM Verve<br> | + | | MGM Verve<br>SVLP 9237 |
| 1969-02<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1720.</ref> | | 1969-02<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1720.</ref> | ||
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− | | MGM Verve/[[Polydor]]<br> | + | | MGM Verve/[[Wikipedia:Polydor Records|Polydor]]<br>2317 069 |
| 1973-07<ref name="MStrong"/> | | 1973-07<ref name="MStrong"/> | ||
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| align="center" | LP | | align="center" | LP | ||
− | | [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br> | + | | [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>BPR 7777-5 |
| 1985-04-19 | | 1985-04-19 | ||
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| align="center" | CD | | align="center" | CD | ||
− | | [ | + | | [https://www.discogs.com/label/19911-Eldorado Gravadora Eldorado]/Rykodisc<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|2131750|968028}} |
| 1995 | | 1995 | ||
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| align="center" | CD | | align="center" | CD | ||
− | | Zappa/[[ | + | | Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|3839957|ZR 3838}} |
| 2012-07-31 | | 2012-07-31 | ||
| 0824302383827 | | 0824302383827 | ||
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− | | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.<br>Source: 1987 [[wikipedia:U-matic|1630]] Digital Master. | + | | 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: 1987 [[wikipedia:U-matic|1630]] Digital Master. |
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| align="center" | CD | | align="center" | CD | ||
− | | Zappa/[[ | + | | Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMG Intl]]<br>0238382 |
| 2012-07-31 | | 2012-07-31 | ||
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| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|9486305|ZR 3838-1}} | | Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|9486305|ZR 3838-1}} | ||
− | | 2016-12-09 | + | | 2016-12-09<ref name="ZFTAnnouncement">[https://www.zappa.com/five-monumental-frank-zappa-mothers-invention-albums-be-reissued-vinyl/#/ Official announcement at zappa.com]</ref> |
| 0824302383810 | | 0824302383810 | ||
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− | | US edition, pressed in Germany by [http://pallasusa.com Pallas-USA]. Source: Original 1968 Analog Master. Mastered by | + | | US edition, pressed in Germany by [http://pallasusa.com Pallas-USA]. Source: Original 1968 Analog Master. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016. |
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
[[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)]] | [[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)]] | ||
+ | [[Category:1968]] |
Latest revision as of 14:54, 16 December 2022
Album History | |
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Released November or[1] December 1968 | |
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box I Greasy Love Songs |
Players
- Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
- Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
- Ray Collins (lead vocals)
- Roy Estrada (electric bass, vocals)
- Bunk Gardner (tenor & alto sax)
- Don Preston (keyboards)
- Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (baritone sax, tambourine)
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III (drums)
- Ian Underwood (keyboards, tenor & alto sax)
- Jay Anderson (string bass)
- Arthur Barrow (bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
Tracks
LP with Deseri
Side One
Side Two
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CD
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Release Notes
Released November or December[1] 1968.
Recorded: Apostolic Studios, NYC, December, 1967-February, 1968.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Engineered by Dick Kunc.
Cover by Cal Schenkel.
Liner Notes
Background Information
The songs on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets are
...more than recreations, they're careful conglomerates of archetypal cliches.
Frank Zappa interviewed by Barry Miles for International Times (issue 63), 1969
Zappa described this album as an homage to the doowop music that he loved:[2] Frank Zappa interviewed by John Gilliland for the Pop Chronicles, 1969.[3]
Conceptual Continuity
Versions
ZFT # | Version # | # discs | Format | Catalog # | Release (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Barcode (EAN-13) |
Artwork | Comment |
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5 | 1.1 Original Stereo |
1 | LP | MGM Verve V6 5055-X |
1968-11 or[1] 1968-12-02 | None | US edition. Matrix # Side 1: V6-5055-X SIDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12 Side 2: V6 5055-X Side 2 MGS1533 sign 11 | |
1 | 8T | Ampex/Verve VCB 85055 |
1968 | None | US edition. | |||
1 | LP | MGM Verve SVLP 9237 |
1969-02[4] | None | UK edition. Flipback sleeve (non gatefold) Matrix # Side 1: V6 5055 A-1 Side 2: V6 5055 B-1 | |||
1.2 Original Mono |
1 | LP | MGM Verve VLP 9237 |
1969-02[4] | None | UK edition. | ||
1.3 Original Stereo without Deseri |
1 | LP | MGM Verve 710 020 |
German edition. Deseri listed on the sleeve. | ||||
1 | LP | MGM Metro 2356 068 |
French edition. Deseri listed on the sleeve. | |||||
1.1 Original Stereo |
1 | LP | MGM Verve/Polydor 2317 069 |
1973-07[4] | None | UK 2nd edition. | ||
2.1 Important remix |
1 | LP | Barking Pumpkin BPR 7777-5 |
1985-04-19 | Included in The Old Masters, Box I set. | |||
2.2 Important remix Track 13 is an alternate mix |
1 | CS | Barking Pumpkin D4 74209 |
1985? | US edition, XDR. | |||
1 | CS | Zappa TZAPPA 4 |
1985 | 5016583600440 | UK edition. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10063 |
1987-10 | 0014431006326 | US edition. | |||
1 | CD | Zappa CDZAP 4 |
1987-10[4] | 5016583600426? (not printed) |
UK edition, ADD. Matrix # CD ZAP 4 MPO 01 @@ | |||
1 | CD | Zappa CDZAP 4 |
1987-10 | 5016583600426? (not printed) |
French edition, ADD. Matrix # CD ZAP 4 MPO 03 @@@ | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5024 |
1994-10-26 | 4988112405271 | Japanese edition. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10505 |
1995-05-16 | 0014431050527 | US edition. | |||
1 | CD | Rykodisc RCD 10505 |
1995-05-16 | 0014431050527 | EU edition. Matrix # DISCTRONICS RCD 10505 01 IFPI L501 IFPI 8724 | |||
1 | CD | Gravadora Eldorado/Rykodisc 968028 |
1995 | 7897181221897 | Brazilian edition. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5118 |
1995-10-25 | 4988112407787 | Japanese edition. | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 5253 |
1996-06-01 | 4988112408531 | Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10505 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese | |||
1 | CD | VideoArts VACK 1207 |
2001-09-21 | 4988112412637 | Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve. | |||
1.1 Original Stereo |
1 | CD | Zappa ZR 20010 |
2010-04-17 | 0824302001028 | US edition, included in Greasy Love Songs. | ||
2.2 Important remix Track 13 is an alternate mix |
1 | CD | Zappa/UMe ZR 3838 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302383827 | US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[5]. Source: 1987 1630 Digital Master. | ||
1 | CD | Zappa/UMG Intl 0238382 |
2012-07-31 | 0824302383827 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3838, manufactured in Germany. | |||
1 | CD | Zappa/Universal Music Japan UICY-75354 |
2012-11-28 | 4988005737533 | Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD, mini-album papersleeve with an obi strip and liner notes in Japanese. | |||
Unknown | 1 | LP (180 g) |
Zappa/UMe ZR 3838-1 |
2016-12-09[6] | 0824302383810 | US edition, pressed in Germany by Pallas-USA. Source: Original 1968 Analog Master. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016. | ||
1 | LP (180 g?) |
Zappa/UMG Intl ZR 3838-1 |
2016-12-09 | 0824302383810 | EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3838-1. |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Depending on the source, released November 1968 (zappa.com - The Official Frank Zappa Website, Zappa Patio and Michael Gray) or December 2 1968 (IINK).
- ↑ Early rock 'n' roll vocal groups & Frank Zappa
- ↑ T-Z interview index
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1720.
- ↑ Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
- ↑ Official announcement at zappa.com