Blu-ray, 5x CD (50th Anniversary Edition)

Apostrophe (’)

Album by Frank Zappa

Released 22 April 1974

Tracklist

CD 1: Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster + Album Session Bonus Tracks
1
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
2:05
3.9 ★
2
Nanook Rubs It
4:37
3.2 ★
3
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
1:50
3.5 ★
4
Father O’Blivion
2:17
3.5 ★
5
Cosmik Debris
4:15
4.0 ★
6
Excentrifugal Forz
1:33
3.0 ★
7
Apostrophe
5:50
4.8 ★
8
Uncle Remus
2:49
4.0 ★
9
Stink‐Foot
6:39
4.0 ★
10
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/alternate take)
2:12
11
Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake)
0:42
12
Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
0:48
13
Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3
5:11
14
Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
1:34
2.0 ★
15
Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
9:07
2.0 ★
16
Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
3:59
2.0 ★
17
Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
11:06
18
Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
3:19
CD 2: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974
1
Show Start/Band Intros
2:05
2
Village of the Sun
5:14
3
Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
3:51
4
Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
8:53
5
Babbette
5:03
6
Approximate
4:12
7
Cosmik Debris
10:28
8
Pygmy Twylyte
6:24
9
The Idiot Bastard Son
2:14
10
Cheepnis
5:19
11
Montana
6:16
12
Dupree’s Paradise Intro
8:03
CD 3: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 (Continued)
1
Dupree’s Paradise
19:05
2
Is There Anything Good Inside of You?
11:02
3
Florentine Pogen
4:19
4
Kung Fu
1:08
5
Penguin in Bondage
6:37
6
T’Mershi Duween
1:50
7
The Dog Breath Variations
1:41
8
Uncle Meat
4:51
9
RDNZL
4:49
10
Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son of Mr. Green Genes
9:16
CD 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
12:46
2
Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme)
1:28
3
Stink‐Foot
6:44
4
RDNZL
10:28
5
Village of the Sun
4:43
6
Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
3:21
7
Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
6:25
8
Penguin in Bondage
9:31
9
T’Mershi Duween
3:46
10
The Dog Breath Variations
1:35
11
Uncle Meat
2:18
12
Building a Girl
2:55
CD 5: Dayton, OH Show (Continued) + Bonus
1
Dinah‐Moe Humm
9:04
2
Camarillo Brillo
4:07
3
Pygmy Twylyte
9:56
4
Room Service
3:15
5
Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
1:30
6
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
2:51
7
Nanook Rubs It
6:24
8
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
2:09
9
Father O’Blivion
3:13
10
Apostrophe TV Ad
0:26
11
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow- Single Edit
3:36
3.0 ★
12
Goteborg GTR
5:09
13
Approximate – Bale
2:22
1.0 ★
14
…the poodle bites…
1:16
Blu-ray 6: 2024 mixes – 1974 quad mix
1
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (2024 stereo mix)
2:05
2
Nanook Rubs It (2024 stereo mix)
4:38
3
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (2024 stereo mix)
1:51
4
Father O’Blivion (2024 stereo mix)
2:18
5
Cosmik Debris (2024 stereo mix)
4:16
6
Excentrifugal Forz (2024 stereo mix)
1:33
7
Apostrophe (2024 stereo mix)
5:50
8
Uncle Remus (2024 stereo mix)
2:50
9
Stink‐Foot (2024 stereo mix)
6:39
10
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (2024 Atmos mix)
2:05
11
Nanook Rubs It (2024 Atmos mix)
4:38
12
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (2024 Atmos mix)
1:51
13
Father O’Blivion (2024 Atmos mix)
2:18
14
Cosmik Debris (2024 Atmos mix)
4:16
15
Excentrifugal Forz (2024 Atmos mix)
1:33
16
Apostrophe (2024 Atmos mix)
5:50
17
Uncle Remus (2024 Atmos mix)
2:50
18
Stink‐Foot (2024 Atmos mix)
6:39
19
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (2024 5.1 mix)
2:05
20
Nanook Rubs It (2024 5.1 mix)
4:38
21
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (2024 5.1 mix)
1:51
22
Father O’Blivion (2024 5.1 mix)
2:18
23
Cosmik Debris (2024 5.1 mix)
4:16
24
Excentrifugal Forz (2024 5.1 mix)
1:33
25
Apostrophe (2024 5.1 mix)
5:50
26
Uncle Remus (2024 5.1 mix)
2:50
27
Stink‐Foot (2024 5.1 mix)
6:39
28
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (1974 Quad mix)
2:05
29
Nanook Rubs It (1974 Quad mix)
4:38
30
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (1974 Quad mix)
1:51
31
Father O’Blivion (1974 Quad mix)
2:18
32
Cosmik Debris (1974 Quad mix)
4:16
33
Excentrifugal Forz (1974 Quad mix)
1:33
34
Apostrophe (1974 Quad mix)
5:50
35
Uncle Remus (1974 Quad mix)
2:50
36
Stink‐Foot (1974 Quad mix)
6:39

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Release credits

Alex Dmochowski
electric bass guitar [8]
Aynsley Dunbar
drums (drum set) [8]
Barry Keene
engineer [8]
Frank Zappa
arranger [1-9], electric guitar [1-9], lead vocals [1-6, 8-9], producer [1.1-9, 5.11]
George Duke
electronic organ [8], piano [8]
Kerry McNabb
engineer [8], mix [15]
The Ikettes
background vocals [8]
Tony Duran
electric guitar [7]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Apostrophe (’)
12" Vinyl
22 April 1974
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Apostrophe (’)
12" Vinyl
1974
A
Apostrophe (’)
12" Vinyl
1977
A
Apostrophe (’)
CD
18 April 1995
A
Apostrophe (’)
CD
1995
A
Apostrophe (’)
CD
2 July 1996
A
Apostrophe (’)
CD
28 August 2012
A
Apostrophe (’)
CD
28 August 2012
A
Apostrophe (’)
12" Vinyl
30 September 2014
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Apostrophe (’)
Digital Media
26 March 2021
A
Apostrophe (’)
3x Digital Media (50th anniversary super deluxe)
12 July 2024
A
Apostrophe (’)
Blu-ray, 5x CD (50th Anniversary Edition)
13 September 2024
A
Apostrophe (’)
12" Vinyl (50th anniversary, gold vinyl)
13 September 2024
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Apostrophe (')
CD