Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (') 5CD+Blu-ray Box Set

Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (') 

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.

Tracklist:
Original 1974 Album (2024 Remaster)
CD1-1 Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 2:06
CD1-2 Nanook Rubs It 4:38
CD1-3 St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast 1:51
CD1-4 Father Oblivion 2:18
CD1-5 Cosmik Debris 4:16
CD1-6 Excentrifugal Forz 1:34
CD1-7 Apostrophe (') 5:50
CD1-8 Uncle Remus 2:50
CD1-9 Stink-Foot 6:39
Album Session Bonus Tracks
CD1-10 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take) 22:12
CD1-11 Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake) 0:43
CD1-12 Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake) 0:49
CD1-13 Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks - Take 3) 5:10
CD1-14 Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake) 1:34
CD1-15 Apostrophe (') (Mix Outtake) 9:07
CD1-16 Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake) 3:59
CD1-17 Apostrophe' (Unedited Master/2024 Mix) 11:07
CD1-18 Uncle Remus (Piano And Vocal Mix 2024) 3:20

Bonus Concert #1: Colorado Springs, Colorado - 21 March 1974
CD2-1 Colorado Springs '74 Show Start 2:05
CD2-2 Village Of The Sun 5:15
CD2-3 Echidna’s Arf (Of You) 3:52
CD2-4 Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 8:53
CD2-5 Babbette 5:03
CD2-6 Approximate 4:13
CD2-7 Cosmik Debris 10:28
CD2-8 Pygmy Twylyte 6:24
CD2-9 The Idiot Bastard Son 2:14
CD2-10 Cheepnis 5:20
CD2-11 Montana 6:17
CD2-12 Dupree’s Paradise Intro 8:03

Colorado Springs, Colorado Continued
CD3-1 Dupree’s Paradise 19:05
CD3-2 Is There Anything Good Inside Of You? 11:03
CD3-3 Florentine Pogen 4:19
CD3-4 Kung Fu 1:08
CD3-5 Penguin In Bondage 6:38
CD3-6 T’Mershi Duween 1:51
CD3-7 The Dog Breath Variations 1:41
CD3-8 Uncle Meat 4:51
CD3-9 RDNZL 4:49
CD3-10 Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes 9:16

Early 1974 Bonus Live Track
CD4-1 Inca Roads (Salt Lake City, Utah - 3-18-74 - Terrace Ballroom) 14:00
Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio - 20 November, 1974
CD4-2 Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) 1:28
CD4-3 Stink-Foot 6:45
CD4-4 RDNZL 10:28
CD4-5 Village Of The Sun 4:44
CD4-6 Echidna’s Arf (Of You) 3:22
CD4-7 Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 6:25
CD4-8 Penguin In Bondage 9:31
CD4-9 T’Mershi Duween 3:46
CD4-10 The Dog Breath Variations 1:36
CD4-11 Uncle Meat 2:18
CD4-12 Building A Girl 2:56

Dayton, Ohio Continued
CD5-1 Dinah-Moe Humm 9:04
CD5-2 Camarillo Brillo 4:08
CD5-3 Pygmy Twylyte 9:56
CD5-4 Room Service 3:15
CD5-5 Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) 1:30
CD5-6 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow 2:52
CD5-7 Nanook Rubs It 6:25
CD5-8 St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 2:09
CD5-9 Father O’Blivion 3:14
More Bonus Swill
CD5-10 Apostrophe (') TV Ad 0:27
CD5-11 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Single Edit) 3:37
CD5-12 Goteborg GTR 5:10
CD5-13 Approximate - Bale 2:23
CD5-14 …the Poodle Bites… 1:16

Blu-ray Audio
BD-1 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow 2:06
BD-2 Nanook Rubs It 4:38
BD-3 St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 1:51
BD-4 Father O’Blivion 2:18
BD-5 Cosmik Debris 4:16
BD-6 Excentrifugal Forz 1:34
BD-7 Apostrophe (') 5:50
BD-8 Uncle Remus 2:50
BD-9 Stink-Foot 6:39
FZ’s 1974 Quadraphonic Mix
BD-10 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
BD-11 Nanook Rubs It
BD-12 St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
BD-13 Father O’Blivion
BD-14 Cosmik Debris
BD-15 Excentrifugal Forz
BD-16 Apostrophe (')
BD-17 Uncle Remus
BD-18 Stink-Foot
1974 Stereo Mix
BD-19 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
BD-20 Nanook Rubs It
BD-21 St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
BD-22 Father O’Blivion
BD-23 Cosmik Debris
BD-24 Excentrifugal Forz
BD-25 Apostrophe (')
BD-26 Uncle Remus
BD-27 Stink-Foot

Label: Zappa Records
Released: 1974/2024