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== Players ==
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==Players==
 
*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Lynn Drum Machine)
 
*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Lynn Drum Machine)
 
*[[Steve Vai]] (impossible guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
 
*[[Steve Vai]] (impossible guitar parts on strat and acoustic)
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*[[Marty Krystall]] (sax)  
 
*[[Marty Krystall]] (sax)  
  
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== Tracks ==
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==Tracks==
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#[[Cocaine Decisions|Cocaine Decisions]] (03:53)
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#[[SEX|SEX]] (03:44)
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{| cellspacing="30"
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#[[Tink Walks Amok|Tink Walks Amok]] (03:39)
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#[[The Radio Is Broken|The Radio Is Broken]] (05:51)
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|valign="top"|<div id="LP"><big>'''LP'''</big></div>
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#[[We Are Not Alone|We Are Not Alone]] (03:18)
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#[[The Dangerous Kitchen|The Dangerous Kitchen]] (02:51)
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#[[Cocaine Decisions]] (2:56)
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#[[The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley]] (03:23)
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#[[The Dangerous Kitchen]] (2:51)
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#[[Stick Together|Stick Together]] (03:13)
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#[[Tink Walks Amok]] (3:40)
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#[[The Jazz Discharge Party Hats|The Jazz Discharge Party Hats]] (04:29)
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#[[The Radio Is Broken]] (5:52)
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#[[Mõggio|Mõggio]] (02:36)
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#[[Mõggio]] (3:05)
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#[[Luigi & The Wise Guys|Luigi & The Wise Guys]] (03:25)
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#[[The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley]] (3:19)
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#[[Stick Together]] (3:50)
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#[[SEX]] (3:00)
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#[[The Jazz Discharge Party Hats]] (4:30)
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#[[We Are Not Alone]] (3:31)
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|valign="top"|<div id="Current CD"><big>'''Current CD'''</big></div>
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#[[Cocaine Decisions]] (03:53)
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#[[SEX]] (03:43)
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#[[Tink Walks Amok]] (03:38)
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#[[The Radio Is Broken]] (05:51)
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#[[We Are Not Alone]] (03:18)
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#[[The Dangerous Kitchen]] (02:51)
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#[[The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley]] (03:22)
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#[[Stick Together]] (03:18)
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#[[The Jazz Discharge Party Hats]] (04:28)
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#[[Luigi & The Wise Guys]] (03:24)
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#[[Mõggio|Moggio]] (02:35)
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|}
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==Release Notes==
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==Liner Notes==
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==Background Information==
  
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== Release Notes ==
 
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== Liner Notes ==
 
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== Background Information ==
 
 
[[Tink Walks Amok]] is titled after [[Arthur Barrow]]’s childhood nickname, which Frank learned of from easy-pop singer Christopher Cross and found hilarious.  The main lick of the first section used to be called [[Atomic Paginini]]. Barrows described the session: “[Frank] would point to different strings and frets on my bass and tell me where to take the lick next. He was writing it as we were recording!” Also interpolated, toward the end, is an early 1980s piece called [[13]].  
 
[[Tink Walks Amok]] is titled after [[Arthur Barrow]]’s childhood nickname, which Frank learned of from easy-pop singer Christopher Cross and found hilarious.  The main lick of the first section used to be called [[Atomic Paginini]]. Barrows described the session: “[Frank] would point to different strings and frets on my bass and tell me where to take the lick next. He was writing it as we were recording!” Also interpolated, toward the end, is an early 1980s piece called [[13]].  
  
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The cover art was made by [[Tanino Liberatore|Liberatore]], a famous italian comics author and illustrator. The painted character is half [[Wikipedia:RanXerox|RanXerox]], half [[Frank Zappa]].
 
The cover art was made by [[Tanino Liberatore|Liberatore]], a famous italian comics author and illustrator. The painted character is half [[Wikipedia:RanXerox|RanXerox]], half [[Frank Zappa]].
  
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== Conceptual Continuity ==
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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== Versions ==
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==Versions==
  
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Tracks order for 1983 Release:
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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#[[Cocaine Decisions|Cocaine Decisions]] (2:56)
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| rowspan=14 align="center" | 36
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#[[The Dangerous Kitchen|The Dangerous Kitchen]] (2:51)
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| align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
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#[[Tink Walks Amok|Tink Walks Amok]] (3:40)
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| align="center" | 1
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#[[The Radio Is Broken|The Radio Is Broken]] (5:52)
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
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#[[Moggio|Moggio]] (3:05)
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| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>FW 38403
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#[[The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley]] (3:19)
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| 1983
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#[[Stick Together|Stick Together]] (3:50)
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| &nbsp;
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#[[SEX|SEX]] (3:00)
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| &nbsp;
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#[[The Jazz Discharge Party Hats|The Jazz Discharge Party Hats]] (4:30)
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| US edition. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side1: FW-38403-'''A5 struck through'''B5-Re1 (2) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Dinkum /\<br>Side2: FW-38403-'''B5 struck through'''A5-Re1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> (2) Dinkum.
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#[[We Are Not Alone|We Are Not Alone]] (3:31)
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|-
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| rowspan=2 align="center" | 1.2<br>[[Mõggio]]<br>Track<br>[[Wikipedia:Remix|Remixed]]
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | LP
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| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>1C 064 26 0815 1
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| 1981
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| 5099926081519
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| &nbsp;
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| Dutch edition, digitally remastered.<br>Matrix #<br>Side1: 2608151-A1<br>Side2: 2608151-'''incomplete B struck through'''B1
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
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| EMI<br>CDP 7-90074-2
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| Unknown
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| 0724379007421?
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition, coupled with [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]].
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|-
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| rowspan=6 align="center" | '''2<br>Important<br>[[Wikipedia:Remix|Remix]],<br>1 Bonus<br>Track'''
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>D2 74245
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| 1993
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| 0013347424521
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP 53
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| 1993-01-11
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| 5016583605322
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| &nbsp;
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| UK edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD 10538
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| 1995-05-02
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| 0014431053825
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L501 IFPI 8732 DISCTRONICS RCD 10538 01
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK 5089
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| 1995-06-25
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| 4988112406865
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>VACK 5224
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| 1996-05-24?
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| 4988112408241
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | CD
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| VideoArts<br>VACK 1244
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| 2002-05-29
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| 4988112413290
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
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|}
  
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== See Also ==
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==See Also==
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Sampler]]
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Sampler]]
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]
 
*[[The Man from Utopia Promo]]

Revision as of 14:44, 13 September 2006

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Players

Tracks

LP
  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)
  6. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley (3:19)
  7. Stick Together (3:50)
  8. SEX (3:00)
  9. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (4:30)
  10. We Are Not Alone (3:31)
Current CD
  1. Cocaine Decisions (03:53)
  2. SEX (03:43)
  3. Tink Walks Amok (03:38)
  4. The Radio Is Broken (05:51)
  5. We Are Not Alone (03:18)
  6. The Dangerous Kitchen (02:51)
  7. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou Medley (03:22)
  8. Stick Together (03:18)
  9. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats (04:28)
  10. Luigi & The Wise Guys (03:24)
  11. Moggio (02:35)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

Tink Walks Amok is titled after Arthur Barrow’s childhood nickname, which Frank learned of from easy-pop singer Christopher Cross and found hilarious. The main lick of the first section used to be called Atomic Paginini. Barrows described the session: “[Frank] would point to different strings and frets on my bass and tell me where to take the lick next. He was writing it as we were recording!” Also interpolated, toward the end, is an early 1980s piece called 13.

The title of Moggio came from Frank’s daughter Diva; she crawled into bed with her parents and dreamt that she had a tiny father named Moggio who lived under her pillow.

The opening song on the original side 2 is a studio medley of two R&B oldies, The Man From Utopia by Donald Woods and the Vel-Aires (1955) and Mary Lou by Young Jessie from around the same time.

Stick Together is a slogan used with some sarcasm, since it’s usually a pro-union motto.

The songs are heard in a different order on the 1995 CD than on the original album, and Luigi and the Wise Guys is added.

The cover art was made by Liberatore, a famous italian comics author and illustrator. The painted character is half RanXerox, half Frank Zappa.

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     US edition. Matrix #
Side1: FW-38403-A5 struck throughB5-Re1 (2) | Dinkum /\
Side2: FW-38403-B5 struck throughA5-Re1 | (2) Dinkum.
1.2
Mõggio
Track
Remixed 		1 LP EMI
1C 064 26 0815 1 		1981 5099926081519   Dutch edition, digitally remastered.
Matrix #
Side1: 2608151-A1
Side2: 2608151-incomplete B struck throughB1
1 CD EMI
CDP 7-90074-2 		Unknown 0724379007421?   UK edition, coupled with Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch.
2
Important
Remix,
1 Bonus
Track 		1 CD Barking Pumpkin
D2 74245 		1993 0013347424521   US edition.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 53 		1993-01-11 5016583605322   UK edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10538 		1995-05-02 0014431053825   US edition. 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.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1244 		2002-05-29 4988112413290   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.

See Also

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