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==Players==
 
==Players==
  
*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Linn Drum Machine)
+
*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, [[wikipedia:ARP 2600|ARP 2600]], Linn Drum Machine)
 
*[[Steve Vai]] ('impossible' guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
 
*[[Steve Vai]] ('impossible' guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
 
*[[Ray White]] (guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Roy Estrada]] (pachuco falsettos etc)
 
*[[Roy Estrada]] (pachuco falsettos etc)
*[[Bob Harris]] (boy soprano)
+
*[[Bob Harris II|Bob Harris]] (boy soprano)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (bionic baritone)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (bionic baritone)
 
*[[Bobby Martin]] (keyboards, sax, vocals)
 
*[[Bobby Martin]] (keyboards, sax, vocals)
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*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums)
 
*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums)
 
*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (drums on "[[The Dangerous Kitchen]]")
 
*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (drums on "[[The Dangerous Kitchen]]")
*[[Dick Fegy]] (mandolin)
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*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/864743-Dick-Fegy Dick Fegy] (mandolin)
*[[Marty Krystall]] (sax)
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*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/327549-Marty-Krystall Marty Krystall] (sax)
  
 
==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan="26" align="center" | 36
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| rowspan="29" align="center" | 36
| rowspan="8" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
+
| rowspan="9" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/man_from_utopia_US_FW38403.jpg|FW&nbsp;38403}}
+
| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>FW&nbsp;38403
 
| 1983-03-28
 
| 1983-03-28
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
+
| rowspan="29" | [[Tanino Liberatore]]
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side1: FW-38403-<s>A5</s>B5-Re1 (2) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Dinkum /\<br>Side2: FW-38403-<s>B5</s>A5-Re1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> (2) Dinkum.
 
| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side1: FW-38403-<s>A5</s>B5-Re1 (2) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Dinkum /\<br>Side2: FW-38403-<s>B5</s>A5-Re1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> (2) Dinkum.
 
|-
 
|-
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| Barking Pumpkin<br>FWT&nbsp;38403
 
| Barking Pumpkin<br>FWT&nbsp;38403
 
| 1983-03-28
 
| 1983-03-28
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| US edition.
 
| US edition.
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| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CSB&nbsp;25251
 
| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CSB&nbsp;25251
| 1983-06<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1983-06<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</ref>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK edition.
 
| UK edition.
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| align="center" | CS
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| CBS<br>CSB&nbsp;40-25251
 
| CBS<br>CSB&nbsp;40-25251
| 1983-06<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1983-06<ref name="MStrong"/>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK edition.
 
| UK edition.
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia.jpg|CSB&nbsp;25251}}
+
| CBS<br>CSB&nbsp;25251
 
| 1983
 
| 1983
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 +
| Dutch edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| CBS<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|6868021|CSB&nbsp;40-25251}}
 +
| 1983
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Dutch edition.
 
| Dutch edition.
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[CBS/Sony]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/MFU_Japan_25AP_2642_promo.jpg|25AP&nbsp;2642}}
+
| [[wikipedia:Sony Music Entertainment Japan|CBS/Sony]]<br>25AP&nbsp;2642
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| CBS<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_arg.jpg|20459}}
+
| CBS<br>20459
 
| ?
 
| ?
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
 
| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
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| CBS<br>60459
 
| CBS<br>60459
 
| ?
 
| ?
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
 
| Argentinian edition,<br>titled [[The Man From Utopia|El Hombre De Utopia]].
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>1C&nbsp;064&nbsp;26&nbsp;0815&nbsp;1
+
| [[EMI]]<br>1C&nbsp;064&nbsp;26&nbsp;0815&nbsp;1
| 1981
+
| 1986
 
| 5099926081519
 
| 5099926081519
| &nbsp;
 
 
| Dutch edition, digitally remastered.<br>Matrix #<br>Side1: 2608151-A1<br>Side2: 2608151-<s>B</s>B1
 
| Dutch edition, digitally remastered.<br>Matrix #<br>Side1: 2608151-A1<br>Side2: 2608151-<s>B</s>B1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| EMI<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_UK_EMC3500.jpg|EMC&nbsp;3500}}
+
| EMI<br>EMC&nbsp;3500
| 1986-02<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
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| align="center" | CS
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| EMI<br>TCEMC&nbsp;3500
 
| EMI<br>TCEMC&nbsp;3500
| 1986-02<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
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| Unknown
 
| Unknown
 
| 0077779007424
 
| 0077779007424
| &nbsp;
 
 
| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
 
| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]. Matrix # CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90074&nbsp;2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| Fame<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/Manfromutopia_EMI_UK_FA_3203.jpg|FA&nbsp;3203}}
+
| Fame<br>FA&nbsp;3203
| 1988-04<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1988-04<ref name="MStrong"/>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
 
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
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| align="center" | CS
 
| align="center" | CS
 
| Fame<br>TCFA&nbsp;3203
 
| Fame<br>TCFA&nbsp;3203
| 1988-04<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| 1988-04<ref name="MStrong"/>
| &nbsp;
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
 
| UK 3<sup>rd</sup> edition.
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[Stas Namin Center Records|SNC]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/manfromutopia_russian.jpg|3085}}
+
| [https://www.discogs.com/label/49890-SNC-Records SNC]<br>3085
 
| 1993
 
| 1993
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
+
| Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from [[Biography|FZ]].
| Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from [[Frank Zappa|FZ]].
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>D2&nbsp;74245
+
| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>D2&nbsp;74245
 
| 1993
 
| 1993
 
| 0013347424521
 
| 0013347424521
| &nbsp;
 
 
| US edition.
 
| US edition.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1756936|CDZAP&nbsp;53}}/<br>[[Music For Nations]]<br>i.r.s.&nbsp;970&nbsp;753
+
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1756936|CDZAP&nbsp;53}}/<br>[https://www.discogs.com/label/16279-Music-For-Nations Music For Nations]<br>i.r.s.&nbsp;970&nbsp;753
 
| 1993-01-11
 
| 1993-01-11
 
| 5016583605322
 
| 5016583605322
| &nbsp;
 
 
| UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
 
| UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| Barking Pumpkin/[[Music Scene Incorporated|MSI]]<br>MSI&nbsp;80047
+
| Barking Pumpkin/[https://www.discogs.com/label/734889-MSI-2 MSI]<br>MSI&nbsp;80047
 
| 1993?
 
| 1993?
 
| 4938167001331
 
| 4938167001331
| &nbsp;
 
 
| Japanese edition.
 
| Japanese edition.
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1995-05-02
 
| 1995-05-02
 
| 0014431053825
 
| 0014431053825
| &nbsp;
 
 
| US & {{DiscogsPicLink|2506929|EU}} editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10538 01
 
| US & {{DiscogsPicLink|2506929|EU}} editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10538 01
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1995-06-25
 
| 1995-06-25
 
| 4988112406865
 
| 4988112406865
| &nbsp;
 
 
| Japanese edition.
 
| Japanese edition.
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1996-05-24?
 
| 1996-05-24?
 
| 4988112408241
 
| 4988112408241
| &nbsp;
 
 
| Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10538 repackaged with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and extra liner notes in Japanese
 
| Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10538 repackaged with an [[wikipedia:obi strip|obi strip]] and extra liner notes in Japanese
 
|-
 
|-
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| 2002-05-29
 
| 2002-05-29
 
| 4988112413290
 
| 4988112413290
| &nbsp;
 
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|4091133|ZR&nbsp;3866}}
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386620
 +
| 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>.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|6376986|0238662}}
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386620
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3866, manufactured in Germany.<br>Matrix # '''4 x Universal logo''' IFPI LV26 08243 023 866-2 01 * 53115311 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0126
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
  
#<div id="Note1">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</div>
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<references/>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
 
*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
  
[[Category:Discography|Man From Utopia, The]]
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[[Category:Discography|Man From Utopia]]
[[Category:Original Albums|Man From Utopia, The]]
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[[Category:1983|Man From Utopia]]
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Man From Utopia, The]]
+
[[Category:Original Albums|Man From Utopia]]
 +
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Man From Utopia]]

Latest revision as of 15:31, 7 November 2022

Album History
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The Man From Utopia
Released March 1983
See also:
IINK,Patio,KUR
Barking Pumpkin Goes Digital
The Man from Utopia Promo
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Cocaine Decisions (2:56)
  2. The Dangerous Kitchen (2:51)
  3. Tink Walks Amok (3:40)
  4. The Radio Is Broken (5:52)
  5. Mõggio (3:05)

Side Two

  1. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:19)
  2. Stick Together (3:50)
  3. SEX (3:00)
  4. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:30)
  5. We Are Not Alone (3:31)
Current CD
  1. Cocaine Decisions (3:54)
  2. SEX (3:43)
  3. Tink Walks Amok (3:39)
  4. The Radio Is Broken (5:51)
  5. We Are Not Alone (3:18)
  6. The Dangerous Kitchen (2:51)
  7. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley) (3:22)
  8. Stick Together (3:14)
  9. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:29)
  10. Luigi & The Wise Guys (3:25)
  11. Moggio (2:36)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Liberatore - The cover art

Background Information

Title derived from a song by Donald Woods.

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
36 1.1
Original
Stereo
1 LP Barking Pumpkin
FW 38403
1983-03-28   Tanino Liberatore US edition. Matrix #
Side1: FW-38403-A5B5-Re1 (2) | Dinkum /\
Side2: FW-38403-B5A5-Re1 | (2) Dinkum.
1 CS Barking Pumpkin
FWT 38403
1983-03-28   US edition.
1 LP CBS
CSB 25251
1983-06[1]   UK edition.
1 CS CBS
CSB 40-25251
1983-06[1]   UK edition.
1 LP CBS
CSB 25251
1983   Dutch edition.
1 CS CBS
CSB 40-25251
1983   Dutch edition.
1 LP CBS/Sony
25AP 2642
    Japanese edition.
1 LP CBS
20459
?   Argentinian edition,
titled El Hombre De Utopia.
1 CS CBS
60459
?   Argentinian edition,
titled El Hombre De Utopia.
1.2
Mõggio
Track
Remixed
1 LP EMI
1C 064 26 0815 1
1986 5099926081519 Dutch edition, digitally remastered.
Matrix #
Side1: 2608151-A1
Side2: 2608151-BB1
1 LP EMI
EMC 3500
1986-02[1]   UK 2nd edition.
1 CS EMI
TCEMC 3500
1986-02[1]   UK 2nd edition.
1 CD EMI
CDP 7 90074 2
Unknown 0077779007424 UK edition, coupled with Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. Matrix # CDP 7 90074 2 · ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
Unknown 1 LP Fame
FA 3203
1988-04[1]   UK 3rd edition.
1 CS Fame
TCFA 3203
1988-04[1]   UK 3rd edition.
1 LP SNC
3085
1993   Russian limited edition of 5000 copies, released under license from FZ.
2
Important
Remix,
1 Bonus
Track
1 CD Barking Pumpkin
D2 74245
1993 0013347424521 US edition.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 53/
Music For Nations
i.r.s. 970 753
1993-01-11 5016583605322 UK edition. Matrix # MAYKING RECORDS CDZAP53 10216381 01 %
1 CD Barking Pumpkin/MSI
MSI 80047
1993? 4938167001331 Japanese edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10538
1995-05-02 0014431053825 US & EU editions. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10538 01
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5089
1995-06-25 4988112406865 Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5224
1996-05-24? 4988112408241 Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10538 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1244
2002-05-29 4988112413290 Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
2
Important
Remix,
1 Bonus
Track
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3866
2012-09-25 0824302386620 US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[2].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238662
2012-09-25 0824302386620 EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3866, manufactured in Germany.
Matrix # 4 x Universal logo IFPI LV26 08243 023 866-2 01 * 53115311 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A IFPI 0126

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
  2. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also