Frank Zappa - apostrophe (50th Anniversary)
Frank Zappa - apostrophe (50th Anniversary)
Frank Zappa - apostrophe (50th Anniversary)
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Frank Zappa - apostrophe (50th Anniversary)

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Release Date 13th September

Limited Edition Golden Nugget LP Available Initially

apostrophe (‘) Turns 50! 

Arguably the most popular album in the Frank Zappa catalog, apostrophe (‘) has consistently been a best-seller. It was Zappa’s first Gold Record Award in the U.S., peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” single also made the Billboard Top 100 Hits chart, peaking at #87. The success of apostrophe(‘) brought along a new awareness for Zappa and through the years, the album has been a go-to for most when discovering his music. 

For the 50th Anniversary, Zappa Records and UMe have created a 1-LP metallic gold vinyl version which is newly remastered by Bernie Grundman.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

  1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
  2. Nanook Rubs It
  3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
  4. Father O’Blivion
  5. Cosmik Debris

Side 2

  1. Excentrifugal Forz
  2. Apostrophe
  3. Uncle Remus
  4. Stink-Foot

5CD + BluRay Audio

apostrophe (‘) Turns 50! 

Arguably the most popular album in the Frank Zappa catalog, apostrophe (‘) has consistently been a best-seller. It was Zappa’s first Gold Record Award in the U.S., peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” single also made the Billboard Top 100 Hits chart, peaking at #87. The success of Apostrophe(‘) brought along a new awareness for Zappa and through the years, the album has been a go-to for most when discovering his music. 

For the 50th Anniversary, Zappa Records and UMe have compiled a 5-CD + Blu-ray Audio set featuring 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, brand-new Dolby Atmos remixes by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel and FZ’s 1974 Quadraphonic mix, back in print for the first time in 50 years. The package features new historical essays by Simon Prentis & Vaultmeister Joe Travers, along with never-before-seen images from the archive of Sam Emerson, who shot the now iconic front cover photo.

Tracklisting:

Disc 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)

Disc 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

Disc 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

Disc 4 - Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974

  1. Inca Roads - Salt Lake City, Utah - 3-18-74 - Terrace Ballroom
  2. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
  3. Stink-Foot
  4. RDNZL
  5. Village Of The Sun
  6. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
  7. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
  8. Penguin In Bondage
  9. T’Mershi Duween
  10. The Dog Breath Variations
  11. Uncle Meat
  12. Building A Girl

Disc 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

  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