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     Name          = You Are What You Is |
 
     Name          = You Are What You Is |
 
     Released      = September 1981 |
 
     Released      = September 1981 |
     Related        = See also:<br>[[Crush All Boxes]]<br>[[Clean Cuts from You Are What You Is]] |
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     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/You_Are_What_You_Is.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/you_are_what_you_is.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/you-are-what-you-is}}<br>[[Crush All Boxes]]<br>[[Clean Cuts from You Are What You Is]]<br>[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]] |
  
 
}}
 
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==Players==
 
==Players==
  
*[[Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals)
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar, vocals)
 
*[[Bob Harris]] (boy soprano, trumpet)
 
*[[Bob Harris]] (boy soprano, trumpet)
*[[Steve Vai]] (guitar)
+
*[[Steve Vai]] ("strat abuse")
 
*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards)
 
*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards)
 
*[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass)
 
*[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass)
 
*[[Ed Mann]] (percussion)
 
*[[Ed Mann]] (percussion)
 
*[[David Ocker]] (clarinet, bass clarinet)
 
*[[David Ocker]] (clarinet, bass clarinet)
*[[Motorhead Sherwood]] (tenor saxophone, vocals)
+
*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (tenor saxophone)
*[[Denny Walley]] (slide guitar, vocals)
+
*[[Denny Walley]] (slide guitar)
 
*[[David Logeman]] (drums)
 
*[[David Logeman]] (drums)
 
*[[Craig Steward]] (harmonica)
 
*[[Craig Steward]] (harmonica)
 +
Guest Vocalists:
 
*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (vocals)
 
*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (vocals)
 +
*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (vocals)
 
*[[Ahmet Zappa]] (vocals)
 
*[[Ahmet Zappa]] (vocals)
 
*[[Moon Zappa]] (vocals)
 
*[[Moon Zappa]] (vocals)
 +
*[[Denny Walley]] (vocals)
  
 
==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
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|}
 
|}
  
== Release Notes ==
+
==Release Notes==
== Liner Notes ==
+
 
== Background Information ==
+
*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - Producer
The girl-hitting incident heard in [[Jumbo Go Away]] represented yet another case of Frank reporting on real events and letting listeners come to their own conclusions (rather than force-feeding them any “message songs”); Zappa guitarist [[Denny Walley]] had slapped a woman.  
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*[[John Livzey]] - Cover Photo
 +
*[[John Vince]] - Graphics
 +
*[[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]] Studio
 +
*[[Amy R. Bernstein]] - CD Layout
 +
 
 +
==Liner Notes==
 +
 
 +
*[[Say Cheese...]]
 +
 
 +
==Background Information==
 +
 
 +
The girl-hitting incident heard in [[Jumbo Go Away]] represented yet another case of Frank reporting on real events and letting listeners come to their own conclusions (rather than force-feeding them any “message songs”); Zappa guitarist [[Denny Walley]] had slapped a woman.
 +
 
 +
==Conceptual Continuity==
  
 
[[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]]’s line “Leave my nose alone, please” from the end of [[I Don't Wanna Get Drafted|Drafted Again]] was originally heard at the end of [[Flower Punk]] on the [[We're Only In It For The Money|Money album]].
 
[[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]]’s line “Leave my nose alone, please” from the end of [[I Don't Wanna Get Drafted|Drafted Again]] was originally heard at the end of [[Flower Punk]] on the [[We're Only In It For The Money|Money album]].
== Conceptual Continuity ==
+
 
== Versions ==
+
==Versions==
  
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan=20 align="center" | 34
+
| rowspan="27" align="center" | 34
| rowspan=3 align="center" | 1.1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
+
| rowspan="8" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
+
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>PW2 37537
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| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/yawyi_barking_PW2-37537.jpg|PW2&nbsp;37537}}
 
| 1981-09-23
 
| 1981-09-23
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CBS 88560
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| [[CBS Records|CBS]]<br>CBS&nbsp;88560
| 1981-10
+
| 1981-10<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1722.</ref>
 +
| None
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK edition. "LC 0149" on the back cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side 1: CBS-88560-A1 Side 1 '''hand-etched''' Kdisc '''stamped'''<br>Side 2: CBS-88560-B1 Side 2 '''hand-etched''' Kdisc '''stamped'''<br>Side 3: CBS-88560-C1 Side 3 '''hand-etched''' Kdisc '''stamped'''<br>Side 4: CBS-88560 D2 Side 4 '''hand-etched''' Kdisc '''stamped'''
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact audio cassette|CS]]
 +
| CBS<br>CBS&nbsp;40-88560
 +
| 1981-10<ref name="MStrong"/>
 
| None
 
| None
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact audio cassette|CS]]
+
| align="center" | LP
| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>68415/6
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| [[CBS/Sony Records|CBS/Sony]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/youarewhatyouis_japan.jpg|40AP&nbsp;2217~8}}
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| None
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Japanese edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| [[EMI Records|EMI]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/youarewhatyouis_argentina.jpg|58415/6}}
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
| None
 
| None
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| Argentinian edition.
 
| Argentinian edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=1 align="center" | 1.2<br>Medium<br>quality<br>[[Wikipedia:Remaster|master]]<br>with<br>complete<br>[[Dumb All Over]]<br>solo<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
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| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | LP
 +
| EMI<br>EN&nbsp;5000
 +
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| 5099926081236
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition. "RB8601HP" on the back cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]]<br>Side 1: E&nbsp;50001 A-1-1-1-3<br>Side 2: E&nbsp;50001 B-3C-1-1-3<br>Side 3: E&nbsp;50002 A-1-1-2-<br>Side 4: E&nbsp;50002 B-1-1-2-
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | CS
 +
| EMI<br>TCEN&nbsp;5000
 +
| 1986-02<ref name="MStrong"/>
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| UK 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.
 +
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
+
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
| EMI<br>CDP 7&nbsp;90075&nbsp;2
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| EMI<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|382114|CDP&nbsp;7&nbsp;90075&nbsp;2}}
 
| 1986
 
| 1986
 
| 0077779007523
 
| 0077779007523
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| UK edition. "UK: CD EN 5000" also printed on the CD & cover. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] CDP 7 90075 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
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| UK edition. "UK: CD EN 5000" also printed on the CD & cover. Matrix # CDP 7 90075 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=6 align="center" | 1.3<br>Lower<br>quality<br>[[Wikipedia:Remaster|master]]<br>with<br>incomplete<br>[[Dumb All Over]]<br>solo<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>
+
| rowspan="6" align="center" | 1.2<br>Lower<br>quality<br>[[wikipedia:Remaster|master]]<br>with<br>incomplete<br>[[Dumb All Over]]<br>solo<ref name="Patio">According to the [[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]].</ref>
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Rykodisc]]<br>RCD 40165
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| [[Rykodisc]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1380297|RCD&nbsp;40165}}
 
| 1990-05-14
 
| 1990-05-14
| 0014431016523
+
| 0014431016523<br>(not printed)
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US edition.
+
| US edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS Code|AAD]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>CDZAP 27
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| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1406827|CDZAP&nbsp;27}}
 
| 1990-05?
 
| 1990-05?
| 0501658360275?
+
| 5016583602727
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| UK edition.
+
| UK edition, [[wikipedia:SPARS Code|AAD]]. Matrix # CD&nbsp;ZAP&nbsp;27 MPO 01 @
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK 5044
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VACK&nbsp;5044
 
| 1994-11-25
 
| 1994-11-25
 
| 4988112405844
 
| 4988112405844
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| Rykodisc<br>RCD 10536<sup>[[#Note2|[2]]]</sup>
+
| Rykodisc<br>RCD&nbsp;10536<ref name="1998Booklet">The 1998 booklet mentions "digitally [[wikipedia:Remaster|remastered]] for CD in 1998 at [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen|UMRK]] by [[Spencer Chrislu]]".</ref>
 
| 1995-05-02
 
| 1995-05-02
 
| 0014431053627
 
| 0014431053627
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK 5130
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5130
 
| 1995-10-25
 
| 1995-10-25
 
| 4988112407893
 
| 4988112407893
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK 5265
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;5265
 
| 1996-05-30
 
| 1996-05-30
 
| 4988112408654
 
| 4988112408654
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| Japanese edition.
 
| Japanese edition.
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center" | '''1.4<br>Higher<br>quality<br>[[Wikipedia:Remaster|master]]<br>with<br>incomplete<br>[[Dumb All Over]]<br>solo<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>'''
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| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''1.3<br>Higher<br>quality<br>[[wikipedia:Remaster|master]]<br>with<br>incomplete<br>[[Dumb All Over]]<br>solo<ref name="Patio"/>'''
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| Rykodisc<br>RCD 10536<sup>[[#Note2|[2]]]</sup>
+
| Rykodisc<br>RCD&nbsp;10536<ref name="1998Booklet"/>
 
| 1998
 
| 1998
 
| 0014431053627
 
| 0014431053627
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8725 DISCTRONICS RCD 10536 01
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| US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8725 DISCTRONICS RCD&nbsp;10536 01
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | CD
 
| align="center" | CD
| VideoArts<br>VACK 1242
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| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;1242
 
| 2002-05-29
 
| 2002-05-29
 
| 4988112413276
 
| 4988112413276
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 
| Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| VideoArts<br>VACK&nbsp;1335
 +
| 2008-06-18
 +
| 4988112417779
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Japanese edition,<br>mini-album papersleeve.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''2012 Remaster<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|3940890|ZR&nbsp;3864}}
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386422
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe<ref name="ZFTEmail">Email announcement by the [[ZFT]] on July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</ref>.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 1
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>0238642
 +
| 2012-09-25
 +
| 0824302386422
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR&nbsp;3864, manufactured in Germany.
 
|}
 
|}
  
== Notes ==
+
==Notes==
#<div id="Note1">According to the [[External Links#Tour/Trading Related|Zappa Patio]].</div>
+
 
#<div id="Note2">The 1998 booklet mentions "digitally [[Wikipedia:Remaster|remastered]] for CD in 1998 at [[UMRK]] by [[Spencer Chrislu]]".</div>
+
<references/>
  
== See Also ==
+
==See Also==
 +
*[[You Are What You Is (The Music Video)]]
 +
*[[Crush All Boxes]]
 
*[[Clean Cuts from You Are What You Is]]
 
*[[Clean Cuts from You Are What You Is]]
 +
*[[Specialized Digital Audio Gratification]]
  
 
[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Discography]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]
 
[[Category:Original Albums]]
 +
[[Category:1981]]

Revision as of 18:45, 19 July 2021

Album History
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You Are What You Is
Released September 1981
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
Crush All Boxes
Clean Cuts from You Are What You Is
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification

Players

Guest Vocalists:

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Teen-age Wind (3:01)
  2. Harder Than Your Husband (2:29)
  3. Doreen (4:43)
  4. Goblin Girl (4:07)
  5. Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear (3:34)

Side Two

  1. Society Pages (2:27)
  2. I'm A Beautiful Guy (1:56)
  3. Beauty Knows No Pain (3:01)
  4. Charlie's Enormous Mouth (3:36)
  5. Any Downers? (2:09)
  6. Conehead (4:20)

Side Three

  1. You Are What You Is (4:22)
  2. Mudd Club (3:11)
  3. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:10)
  4. Dumb All Over (5:50)

Side Four

  1. Heavenly Bank Account (4:03)
  2. Suicide Chump (2:50)
  3. Jumbo Go Away (3:42)
  4. If Only She Woulda (3:47)
  5. Drafted Again (3:05)
Current CD
  1. Teen-age Wind (3:01)
  2. Harder Than Your Husband (2:29)
  3. Doreen (4:44)
  4. Goblin Girl (4:07)
  5. Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear (3:34)
  6. Society Pages (2:27)
  7. I'm A Beautiful Guy (1:56)
  8. Beauty Knows No Pain (3:02)
  9. Charlie's Enormous Mouth (3:36)
  10. Any Downers? (2:08)
  11. Conehead (4:25)
  12. You Are What You Is (4:23)
  13. Mudd Club (3:11)
  14. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:10)
  15. Dumb All Over (5:45)
  16. Heavenly Bank Account (3:45)
  17. Suicide Chump (2:49)
  18. Jumbo Go Away (3:43)
  19. If Only She Woulda (3:48)
  20. Drafted Again (3:05)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

The girl-hitting incident heard in Jumbo Go Away represented yet another case of Frank reporting on real events and letting listeners come to their own conclusions (rather than force-feeding them any “message songs”); Zappa guitarist Denny Walley had slapped a woman.

Conceptual Continuity

Dweezil’s line “Leave my nose alone, please” from the end of Drafted Again was originally heard at the end of Flower Punk on the Money album.

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
34 1.1
Original
Stereo
2 LP Barking Pumpkin
PW2 37537
1981-09-23 None   US edition.
2 LP CBS
CBS 88560
1981-10[1] None   UK edition. "LC 0149" on the back cover. Matrix #
Side 1: CBS-88560-A1 Side 1 hand-etched Kdisc stamped
Side 2: CBS-88560-B1 Side 2 hand-etched Kdisc stamped
Side 3: CBS-88560-C1 Side 3 hand-etched Kdisc stamped
Side 4: CBS-88560 D2 Side 4 hand-etched Kdisc stamped
2 CS CBS
CBS 40-88560
1981-10[1] None   UK edition.
2 LP CBS/Sony
40AP 2217~8
  None   Japanese edition.
2 LP EMI
58415/6
? None   Argentinian edition.
2 LP EMI
EN 5000
1986-02[1] 5099926081236   UK 2nd edition. "RB8601HP" on the back cover. Matrix #
Side 1: E 50001 A-1-1-1-3
Side 2: E 50001 B-3C-1-1-3
Side 3: E 50002 A-1-1-2-
Side 4: E 50002 B-1-1-2-
2 CS EMI
TCEN 5000
1986-02[1]     UK 2nd edition.
1 CD EMI
CDP 7 90075 2
1986 0077779007523   UK edition. "UK: CD EN 5000" also printed on the CD & cover. Matrix # CDP 7 90075 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
1.2
Lower
quality
master
with
incomplete
Dumb All Over
solo[2]
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 40165
1990-05-14 0014431016523
(not printed)
  US edition, AAD.
1 CD Zappa
CDZAP 27
1990-05? 5016583602727   UK edition, AAD. Matrix # CD ZAP 27 MPO 01 @
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5044
1994-11-25 4988112405844   Japanese edition.
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10536[3]
1995-05-02 0014431053627   US edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5130
1995-10-25 4988112407893   Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5265
1996-05-30 4988112408654   Japanese edition.
1.3
Higher
quality
master
with
incomplete
Dumb All Over
solo[2]
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10536[3]
1998 0014431053627   US edition. Matrix # IFPI L503 IFPI 8725 DISCTRONICS RCD 10536 01
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1242
2002-05-29 4988112413276   Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 1335
2008-06-18 4988112417779   Japanese edition,
mini-album papersleeve.
2012 Remaster
Stereo
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3864
2012-09-25 0824302386422   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[4].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238642
2012-09-25 0824302386422   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3864, manufactured in Germany.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
  2. 2.0 2.1 According to the Zappa Patio.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The 1998 booklet mentions "digitally remastered for CD in 1998 at UMRK by Spencer Chrislu".
  4. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also