Thing-Fish

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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