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Frank Zappa / Apostrophe (‘) 50th anniversary

5CD+blu-ray super deluxe + vinyl formats

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Frank Zappa / Apostrophe 50th anniversary reissue

Frank Zappa’s 1974 album Apostrophe (‘) is being reissued in September for its 50th anniversary.

Zappa’s first Gold-selling record in the US features the songs ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’, ‘Cosmik Debris’, ‘Uncle Remus’ and ‘Stink-Foot’.

The key format so far as this reissue campaign is concerned is a 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition. This features the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from the vault and two bonus concerts spanning the year of 1974. The Blu-ray contains the new remaster in hi-res formats, a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix (by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel) and Zappa’s 1974 Quadraphonic mix, which has never been reissued. In total, there’s 75 tracks.

The 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe of Apostrophe

Also included is a 52-page booklet with essays by Simon Prentis and Joe Travers, and never-before-seen images from the archive of Sam Emerson, who shot the now iconic front cover photo.

Additionally there’ll be two vinyl versions: a single LP ‘Gold Nugget’ vinyl pressing and a D2C 2LP+7″ version which sees both records pressed on white vinyl with yellow-snow splatter (cut from the original analog tape by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2024). The seven-inch is a reprodution of Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (glow-in-the-dark vinyl with yellow splatter).

Apostrophe (‘) will be released on 13 September 2024 via UMR.

Tracklisting

Frank Zappa / Apostrophe 50th anniversary reissue

Apostrophe Frank Zappa / 50th anniversary

    • CD 1: Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster + Album Session Bonus Tracks
      1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      2. Nanook Rubs It
      3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      4. Father O’Blivion
      5. Cosmik Debris
      6. Excentrifugal Forz
      7. Apostrophe
      8. Uncle Remus
      9. Stink-Foot
      10. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
      11. Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake)
      12. Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
      13. Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3)
      14. Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
      15. Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
      16. Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
      17. Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
      18. Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
    • CD 2: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974
      1. Show start/Band Intros
      2. Village Of The Sun
      3. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
      4. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
      5. Babbette
      6. Approximate
      7. Cosmik Debris
      8. Pygmy Twylyte
      9. The Idiot Bastard Son
      10. Cheepnis
      11. Montana
      12. Dupree’s Paradise Intro
    • CD 3 – Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 (Continued)
      1. Dupree’s Paradise
      2. Is There Anything Good Inside Of You?
      3. Florentine Pogen
      4. Kung Fu
      5. Penguin In Bondage
      6. T’Mershi Duween
      7. The Dog Breath Variations
      8. Uncle Meat
      9. RDNZL
      10. Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes
    • CD 4: Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974
      1. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
      2. Stink-Foot
      3. RDNZL
      4. Village Of The Sun
      5. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
      6. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
      7. Penguin In Bondage
      8. T’Mershi Duween
      9. The Dog Breath Variations
      10. Uncle Meat
      11. Building A Girl
    • CD 5: Dayton, OH Show (Continued) + Bonus
      1. Dinah-Moe Humm
      2. Camarillo Brillo
      3. Pygmy Twylyte
      4. Room Service
      5. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
      6. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      7. Nanook Rubs It
      8. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      9. Father O’Blivion
      10. Apostrophe TV Ad
      11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow- Single Edit
      12. Goteborg GTR
      13. Approximate
      14. …the poodle bites…
    • Blu-ray Audio
      2024 Stereo Remaster + Dolby Atmos Mix + 1974 Quad Mix
      1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      2. Nanook Rubs It
      3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      4. Father O’Blivion
      5. Cosmik Debris
      6. Excentrifugal Forz
      7. Apostrophe
      8. Uncle Remus
      9. Stink-Foot

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