Apostrophe (50th Anniversary)

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. LP 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 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow Nanook Rubs It St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast Father O’Blivion Cosmik Debris Side 2 Excentrifugal Forz Apostrophe Uncle Remus Stink-Foot Boxset 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 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow Nanook Rubs It St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast Father O’Blivion Cosmik Debris Excentrifugal Forz Apostrophe Uncle Remus Stink-Foot Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take) Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake) Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake) Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3) Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake) Apostrophe (Mix Outtake) Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake) Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix) Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024) Disc 2 – Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 Show start/Band Intros Village Of The Sun Echidna’s Arf (Of You) Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing Babbette Approximate Cosmik Debris Pygmy Twylyte The Idiot Bastard Son Cheepnis Montana Dupree’s Paradise Intro Disc 3 – Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 (Continued) Dupree’s Paradise Is There Anything Good Inside Of You Florentine Pogen Kung Fu Penguin In Bondage T’Mershi Duween The Dog Breath Variations Uncle Meat RDNZL 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 Inca Roads – Salt Lake City, Utah – 3-18-74 – Terrace Ballroom Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) Stink-Foot RDNZL Village Of The Sun Echidna’s Arf (Of You) Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing Penguin In Bondage T’Mershi Duween The Dog Breath Variations Uncle Meat Building A Girl Disc 5 – Dayton, OH Show (Continued) + Bonus Dinah-Moe Humm Camarillo Brillo Pygmy Twylyte Room Service Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow Nanook Rubs It St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast Father O’Blivion Apostrophe TV Ad Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow- Single Edit Goteborg GTR Approximate -the poodle bites- Blu-Ray Audio Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow Nanook Rubs It St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast Father O’Blivion Cosmik Debris Excentrifugal Forz Apostrophe Uncle Remus Stink-Foot