Maxi-Singles
(12"ers)
And here we go with the twelve-inchers, in all their glory.
If you know any further details, or do have anything not listed here,
please
e-mail
me!
Sheik
Yerbouti (Clean Cuts Edition)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#SheikYerbouti
]
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Year
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Zappa Records
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Maxi-Single
|
MK-78
|
T1 MK-78-A-1
T1 MK-78-B-2
Side 1 also has
"Masterdisk RL" included
|
USA
|
1979
|
|
Side 1:
- Baby Snakes
(1:50)
- Tryin' To Grow A Chin
(3:32)
- City Of Tiny Lights
(5:30)
Side 2:
- Dancin' Fool
(3:43)
- Flakes (6:41)
- What Ever Happened To All The Fun In
The
World
(0:33)
- Rat Tomago
(5:15)
This is a promo item given away to radio
stations.
Bobby
Brown #1
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#BobbyBrown1
]
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Year
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CBS Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
12.7485
|
12-7485-1A-1
12-7485-1B-1
|
The Netherlands
|
1979
|
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Side 1:
- Bobby Brown (2:43)
[both
taken from Sheik Yerbouti]
Side 2:
- Baby Snakes (1:50)
[EDITOR'S NOTE]:
This is a funny one, because the record runs on 33 1/3 rpm and has only
two very short tracks included. Most of the disc space is occupied by
the
run-out grooves, which would make a title like "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer
Run-Out
Groove" b/w "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Run-Out Groove Some More" more
appropiate.
Dancin'
Fool #1
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#DancinFool1
]
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Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
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MK-83
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1979
|
promo copy
|
Side 1:
- Dancin' Fool [long version]
Side 2:
- Dancin' Fool [short version]
Being probably the disco and album mixes. Both versions are stereo
mixes.
Dancin'
Fool #2
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#DancinFool2
]
Record Company
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Ordering Number
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Year
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Comments
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Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
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MK-83
|
unknown
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USA
|
April 1979
|
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
Z-10
|
unknown
|
USA
|
April 1979 (?)
|
promo copy
|
CBS Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
12.7261
|
unknown
|
UK
|
1979
|
pressed in Holland
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
CBS Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
12.7261
|
11-7261-1A-1
11-7261-1B-1
|
The Netherlands
|
1979
|
promo copy
picture sleeve
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Side 1:
- Dancin' Fool (6:21, but listed as
6:15)
[disco mix]
Side 2:
- Baby Snakes (1:45)
From Mikael Agardsson: The 12" version
of "Dancin' Fool" was a unique disco mix (06:21 long, listed as 06:15),
which was re-released on the vinyl and Japanese CD versions of the
Strictly
Commercial compilation. It has a longer intro, with some sound effects.
The cover has the back cover picture from Sheik Yerbouti.
There's no mention on the Holland promo copy Dancin' Fool being a
disco mix, but it sure is the longer version.
[EDITOR'S NOTE]:
I don't know if the UK copies are completely the same as the Holland
(Netherland)
ones, or if there's something mentioned on the sleeve being
UK-specific.
I think those copies sold in the UK may be just imports from the land
of
cheese and tulips.
Joe's
Garage (Promo)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#JoesGarage
]
Record Company
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Ordering Number
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Year
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Comments
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Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
MK-107
|
PRC-R
MK-107 A2 -1
-1
PRC-R MK 107 B2 -1
-1
both sides including handwritten
"PRC" and "SR"
|
USA
|
1979
|
promo copy
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Side 1:
- Joe's Garage
(6:10) [both
taken from Joe's Garage Act 1]
Side 2:
- Central Scrutinizer (3:27)
A picture of the label can be seen here.
I
Don't Wanna Get Drafted
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#IDontWannaGetDrafted
]
Record Company
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Format
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Ordering Number
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Year
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Comments
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Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
Z-1001
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1980
|
|
Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
ZR 1001
|
ZR-1001-AS
ZR-1001-BS
both sides include
"GNB H"
|
Canada
|
1980
|
Limited Edition
|
CBS
Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
CBS 12.8625
|
ST 12.8625-A2
CBS 12.8625-B
|
Germany
|
1980
|
|
Side 1:
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted
(3:10)
[non-LP track]
Side 2:
- Ancient Armaments
(4:10) [non-LP
track, recorded live at the Palladium, NYC, Halloween 1978]
There's also a single
release available, and a Maxi-CD
with the title song and the same cover art, but not including the
B-side.
Pictures can be found here.
Tinsel
Town Rebellion (Clean Cuts Edition)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#TinselTownRebellion
]
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1981
|
|
Side 1:
- Fine Girl (3:31)
- Love Of My Life (2:26)
- Peaches III (4:48)
Side 2:
- Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:49)
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It (7:34)
The printed text on the front reads like this: "In this Tinsel Town
Rebellion clean cuts sampler, we have two potential smash singles: FINE
GIRL and LOVE OF MY LIFE, as well as exciting live re-creations
of two Zappa classics from the past, BROWN SHOES DON'T MAKE IT and
PEACHES
EN REGALIA.
In spite of Zappa's usual inclusion of some of those mysterious
words that drive hypocrites to foaming distraction, this clean cuts
album
is REMARKABLY FREE OF LINGUISTIC NAUGHTINESS, with these tracks being
perfectly
suitable for radio play.
On side two, we have included a specially "bleeped" version of
TINSEL
TOWN REBELLION for those of you who may not be able to play the
unexpurgated
version from the album.
A bigger picture of the sleeve can be found here.
[EDITOR'S NOTE]:
I first thought to not including it here, since this item is placed
somewhat
between a maxi single and an album, but hey - since no one cares about
this promo....
Goblin
Girl
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#GoblinGirl
]
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Ordering Number
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Year
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Comments
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
02616
|
unknown
|
USA
|
October 1981
|
|
Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
BPRP 114
|
BPRP-114-A-1
L7255
BPRP-114-B-1 L7255
also on both sides: kdisc
|
USA
|
1981
|
picture disc
|
Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
W 99 02616
|
unknown
|
USA
|
October 1981
|
picture disc
|
Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
1172
|
unknown
|
USA
|
October 1981
|
picture disc
|
Side 1:
- Goblin Girl [from You Are
What
You Is]
Side 2:
- Pink Napkins [from Shut Up
'N'
Play Yer
Guitar]
[EDITOR'S NOTE]:
Curios that one and the same record company releases the same item
under
so many ordering numbers at the same time. Here is help urgent. Mail
me! In the meantime you can divert yourself and looking at the disc
in all its glory here.
See also the next
item, the same picture on the disc, but different tracklist, from
Europe.
The BPRP 114
version has a different sticker attached on the front. Instead of
white, this is lilac, and looks a bit different.
You
Are What You Is - Picture Disc
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#YouAreWhatYouIs
]
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Year
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CBS Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
A11 1622
|
CBS+A+11+1622+A
CBS+A11+1622+B
both sides have additionally
"ORLAKE" written on it
|
UK
|
1981 or 1982
|
picture disc
|
Side 1:
- You Are What You Is [taken from You
Are
What You Is]
- Pink Napkins [taken from Shut
Up
'N' Play
Yer Guitar]
Side 2:
- Harder Than Your Husband [taken
from You
Are What You Is]
- Soup'n Old Clothes [taken from Shut
Up 'N'
Play Yer Guitar]
[EDITOR'S NOTE]:
I found the single here in Germany, where it was also normaly sold. The
golden sticker you see on the sleeve lists the german 1982 tour dates,
beginning from 05/12/82. But it sure is an english pressing, with the
copyrighted
1981 note.
Please also note the item
above, which is the same picture disc, but with different
tracklist,
from the US.
Valley
Girl #1
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#ValleyGirl1
]
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
02972
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1982
|
picture sleeve
|
Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
02972
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1982
|
DJ-copy
|
Barking Pumpkin Records |
Maxi-Single |
AS 1485 |
T1 AS-1485-1A-T2
T1 AS-1485-B-T2
both sides have additional "Dinkum" |
USA |
1982 |
promo copy
picture sleeve
|
CBS Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
CBS AS 1485
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
1982
|
picture sleeve
|
Side 1:
- Valley Girl (4:59)
[both
from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch, long
version]
Side 2:
- Valley Girl (3:47)
[short
version]
The Barking Pumpkin AS 1485 one has the lyrics to Valley Girl
printed
on both sides of the inner sleeve.
The CBS pressing has a different back cover, with "Frank's
hilarious
'suggestions' for marketing the record"). That's probably the
same
as on the back of the Barking Pumpkin one:
This Buyways Wrap
Up Copy
Was Personally Written By FRANK ZAPPA Whose Unique Humor We Hope You
Enjoy
Marketing
Overview
Dateline Los Angeles California, 1982...
Zappa
delivers yet another album for Barking Pumpkin, creating no excitement
whatsoever in a Reaganomically, reacnionally seven-ninety-eight sort of
freeze-dried aesthetic decision made by accountants from New Jersey
kind
of industry. Zappa opened no appearance at the Abrams Convention nor
did
3,000 screaming teenagers give him a standing ovation. In the tradition
of Aerosmith and Van Halen, which this album is not, excitement does
not
exist, nor will it mysteriously appear, sice who cares if there's
another
Zappa album anyway.
Advertising
Because of the incredible lack of
interest
in this sort of thing , there will maybe be some time-buys... who
knows...
nobody wants to spend any money on that kind of crap anyway.
TRADE
2-3 weeks after release, the absence of
any
full-page advertising in Billboard
will highlight the futility of making any advertising claims whatsoever
about any album that is not in the current tradition of Formula - poot
- kiss - the - hiney - hole - of - some - guy - who - gets - your -
record
- on - the - radio - if - it - sounds - like - Styx - to - a - half -
deaf
- donkey.
R&R
A teaser campaign will not be run nor
will
it be walked for any tune in this album since who can afford it anymore?
MUSIC
There's only 6 songs on the album, and
you
probably won't enjoy any of them, so if anybody says listen to: No
Not Now, Valley Girl, I Come From Nowhere, Drowning Witch, Envelopes
and Teenage Prostitude,
just tell them that you're not into that sort of thing and make them go
away.
|
DEMOGRAPHICS
In line with Van Halen, Aerosmith and
Loverboy,
you can look for tonnage among the 14 - 21-year-old audience, with a
slight
lean toward the males. Since this album is not in line with any of the
above - mentioned artists, there seems to be no reason to release it in
today's America, but maybe somebody made a mistake.
SINGLE RELEASE
Because of getting any of Zappa's stuff
on
the radio in America, now that programmers have choosen to go with
concepts
prevalent in the industry 20 years ago, the release of a single would
seem
to be a waste of money... and that's all we really care about (it's the
thing that sort of sets us apart from the Communists).
Selling Points
- Zappa has some kind of following
somewhere and
maybe they will buy it... who knows.
- Because they do not follow the
same
demographics
as Loverboy and Van Halen, expect no support on the West Coast.
- The band is going on the road in
Europe May thru
August... this won't help much in the States.
- A pre-release mailing didn't
work
the last time,
so there probably won't be one this time.
|
Valley
Girl #2
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#ValleyGirl2
]
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
4W9-03069
|
unknown
|
USA
|
1982
|
picture sleeve
|
Side 1:
- Valley Girl [taken from Ship
Arriving Too
Late To Save A Drowning Witch]
Side 2:
- You Are What You Is [taken from You
Are
What You Is]
Shut
Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar Sampler (Promo)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#ShutUpNPlayYerGuitarSampler
]
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
AS 1569
|
AS-1569-AS
AS-1569-BS
both sides have additional "Dinkum"
|
USA
|
October 1982
|
promo copy
|
Tracklist:
- Pink Napkins [all tracks taken
from Shut
Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar]
- Why Johnny Can't Read
- Stucco Homes
From an unknown soul over at ebay:
"October 1982... Frank writes: Dear Radio Station Person: This is a
special
12-inch version of three selections from my new three record box set
"SHUT
UP 'N' PLAY YER GUITAR". Since Barking Pumpkin is just another one of
those
miniscule sleazoid marginally desperate independent small record
companies
facing extinction... can't afford to press up any more of these things.
Yours Truly, FZ" is a "signed" letter from Frank which, in it's
entirety,
is printed on the front of this limited edition, very rare collector's
item. The WHITE COVER front is near-mint, BACK COVER is black with
white
lettering.
The
Man From Utopia Sampler (Promo)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#TheManFromUtopiaSampler
]
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Year
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
AS 1594
|
AS-1594-AS
AS-1594-BS
both sides have additional "Dinkum"
|
USA
|
1983
|
promo copy
|
Side 1:
- The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (medley)
(3:19)
[all tracks taken from The Man From Utopia album]
- We Are Not Alone (3:31)
Side 2:
- Cocaine Decisions (2:56)
- Moggio (3:05)
As always, a picture of the label can be found here.
Barking
Pumpkin Goes Digital (Promo)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#BarkingPumpkinGoesDigital
]
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Year
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
AS 1670
|
P AS 1670 RE1 AS2
P AS 1670 RE1-BS1
|
USA
|
1983
|
promo copy
|
Side 1:
- The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (medley)
(3:19)
[Digital mix from The Man From Utopia album]
- Cocaine Decision
(2:56) [Digital
mix from The Man From Utopia album]
Side 2:
- Mo 'N Herb's Vacation (Third Movement)
(12:56)
[taken from London Symphony Orchestra - Vol.1]
Pictures of this item can be seen here.
This promo item introduces the media the forthcoming switch to
digital
releases. The note on the back of the sleeve says:
BARKING PUMPKIN is proud to announce that ALL FUTURE PRODUCTS WILL BE
DIGITAL,
with special releases on CD FORMAT as that technology becomes more
available
at the consumer level.
This special disc will serve as an introduction to the quality
improvements
made possible by the new digital equipment recently installed at the
UTILITY
MUFFIN RESEARCH KITCHEN (U.M.R.K.). Side One includes two selections
from
"THE MAN FROM UTOPIA" LP (recently serviced to you in the analog
format).
These two songs have been re-tweezed with the digital machinery.
Side Two gives a preview of the "LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA" LP
which
ships June 9th. We think you'll agree that the change to digital at
BARKING
PUMPKIN marks the beginning of an exciting new era in experimental
audio
entertainment.
True
Glove
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#TrueGlove
]
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EMI
Electrola
GmbH
|
Maxi-Single
|
1C K 062 20 0387 6
|
2003876-A1+C
2003876-B1+C
|
Germany
|
1984
|
picture sleeve
|
Side 1:
- In France (3:30) [both
taken
from Them Or Us]
- Be In My Video (3:40)
Side2:
- He's So Gay (2:45)
[taken
from Ting-Fish]
- Won Ton On (5:48) [non
LP
track]
Tracks 1-3 are the album versions from Them Or Us and Thing-Fish LP,
but track 4 is a totally different version - like a whole new song:
1.It's longer (05:48, compared to 04:17 on the 1995
Thing-Fish CD);
2.Zappa has removed all the non-backwards vocals from
Thing-Fish, except some of the weeping;
3.Johnny "Guitar" Watson's voiceover from the
Thing-Fish
CD version of "He's So Gay" (not on the LP) has been added instead!
And as if that weren't enough, it's a different edit of the
Watson
track:
WON TON ON (TRUE
GLOVE)
|
HE'S SO GAY
(THING-FISH
CD)
|
Yes, he is.
I guess he likes it.
Yeah.
Uh-huh?
Into ... into RUBBER?
The boy's into rubber EV'RY NIGHT?
Oh, my GOODNESS!
Whoo!
Yeah ... that's what they say.
Aw, look, have you ever SMELLED
rubber?
I guess it's OK, l-look at his
woman, yeah, I-I guess it's all right.
Mm-hmm.
Uh-huh.
Don't tell me that. |
Yes, he is.
I guess he likes it.
Yeah.
Uh-huh?
Into ... into RUBBER?
The boy's into rubber EV'RY NIGHT?
Oh, my GOODNESS!
Whoo!
Yeah ... that's what they say.
Aw, look, have you ever SMELLED
rubber?
I guess it's OK, l-look at his
woman, yeah, I-I guess it's all right.
Mm-hmm.
Uh-huh.
Don't tell me that. |
Mm-hmm.
Yeah. |
Uh, a spanking?
[unintelligeble] chain ... |
Uh-huh.
Wait a minute ... |
Uh-huh.
Wait a minute ... |
["Won Ton On" has
nothing here] |
Wh...?
Make it into rai...? Oh, NO ... |
(Eh!) What is the
problem?
Uh-oh ... UH-OH.
Yeah; that's what it is.
Oh, boy.
Wh-what could you say?
I agree.
Uh ... least the boy ain't gonna
reproduce hisself again.
Uh-huh.
Hey, hey hey.
WHOO, that's shockin'!
Um-m-m-m-m-m-m, whoo!
I'm tellin' you.
Uh, what I'm a borrow?
NO WAY!
Don't you tell me this!
I said: don't you tell me this!
No! No! No!
Oh, gay ... |
(Eh!) What is the
problem?
Uh-oh ... UH-OH.
Yeah; that's what it is.
Oh, boy.
Wh-what could you say?
I agree.
Uh ... least the boy ain't
gonna reproduce hisself again.
Uh-huh.
Hey, hey hey.
WHOO, that's shockin'!
Um-m-m-m-m-m-m, whoo!
I'm tellin' you.
Uh, what I'm a borrow?
NO WAY!
Don't you tell me this!
I said: don't you tell me
this!
No! No! No!
Oh, gay ... |
["Won Ton On" has already
faded out
here] |
You just did! |
The cover is a picture from the same photo shoot as the back
cover
of Them Or Us. The thing is "Printed in Germany by 4P Nicolaus GmbH,
Köln".
The
Girl In The Magnesium Dress
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#TheGirlInTheMagnesiumDress
]
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Angel Records / EMI
|
Maxi-Single
|
SPRO-9207
SPRO-9208
no catalogue number
on sleeve
|
SPRO-9207
F-1 (600840)
SPRO-9208 F-2
(600841)
both sides have additionallly
"Mastered by Capitol" and
handwritten "Wally"
|
USA
|
1984
|
promo copy
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Side 1:
- The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
(3:27)
[both taken from Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]
Side 2:
- Outside Now Again (4:06)
This is a promotional record for the Pierre Boulez album "The
Perfect
Stranger". Picture of cover and label here.
Side A has the ordering number 9207 on the label, whereas the B-side
shows
9208. The sleeve shows no ordering number.
From an affz threat in May 2002 (Subject = "Anyone Ever Notice
?")
, discussing differences between the original Angel album release with
the later Barking Pumpkin (and european EMI-only?) output:
Chris Maxfield: "Besides
me,
does anyone else out find that the Syclavier cuts from Perfect
Stranger sound very different on the BP re-release as contrasted
with the ANGEL
version? There seems to be a lot more depth (and bass!) on
the later release,
at least to my ears. In particular, OUTSIDE NOW AGAIN seems
strikingly
different."
Román García: "I
haven't
heard the Angel version (send me one) but in my Barking Pumpkin
1992 version it says: "UMRK 1992 Re-mix & EQ / Mixage: Spencer
Chrislu", so
probably what you're hearing is just the benefit you got from
Spence's
re-mix of the original master.
By the way, I've noticed there's an asterisk (*) after "The
Girl
In The
Magnesium Dress" and "Jonestown" and then another one after
"Engineer
/
Mixage: Bob Stone". Does that mean that those two cuts weren't
re-mixed
by
Spencer Chrislu? Do you hear any difference there?"
Scott Morrison: "I've always
thought
that there were major differences on the
Synclavier pieces. The earlier Angel release uses the old
FM-Synthesis Syncalvier sounds, but, to my ears, the 1992 re-mix
uses
many sampled sounds. This is most obvious on "The Girl in
the
Magnesium Dress" there the marimba part is obviously sampled in
the
new version. You can also hear a major difference in the
bass
part of
"Outside Now, Again." Back when this was first recorded,
Zappa
did not yet have sampling capabilities on his Synclavier.
Am I nuts, or were these pieces re-recorded, not just
re-mixed?
Try
an A/B comparison on "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress", and see
what
you think."
The original european EMI album credits Bob Stone for remixing, with
Spencer Crislu not being involved.
Thing-Fish
/ Them Or Us Promo (Promo)
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#ThingFishPromo
]
Record Company
|
Format
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Ordering Number
|
Matrix Numbers
|
Country
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Year
|
Comments
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Barking Pumpkin Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
SPRO-9261
SPRO-9262
|
SPRO-9261
SPRO-9262
and the following:
SLM [triangle]7207
SLM [triangle]7207-X
both sides have additionally
"818-PUMPKIN"
striked out information:
BPR 9498BS'
BPR 9498AS'
|
USA
|
1984
|
promo copy
runs on 33 1/3 rpm
|
Side 1:
- Be In My Video
(3:39) [from Them
Or Us]
- He's So Gay (2:47)
[from Thing
Fish]
- Won Ton On (5:53) [from
Thing
Fish]
Side 2:
- The Closer You Are
(2:58) [from Them
Or Us]
- Whipping Post
(7:32) [from Them
Or Us]
- Planet Of My Dreams
(1:40) [from Them
Or Us]
This record promotes both releases "Thing-Fish" and "Them Or Us".
The
funny things are those striked ordering numbers visible between the
run-out
grooves. It seems that the record was intended to be released with
switched
A- and B-sides.
Pictures of the labels can be seen here.
Stairway
To Heaven
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#StairwayToHeaven
]
Record Company
|
Format
|
Ordering Number
|
Matrix Numbers
|
Country
|
Year
|
Comments
|
Zappa Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
12 FRANK 101
|
12 FRANK 101 A-
12 FRANK 101-B
Side A has also "COPYMASTERS - B.J." and
"WOT A ZAPPER!";
Side AA only "COPYMASTERS - B.J." included
|
UK
|
1991
|
blue labels
|
Side 1:
- Stairway To Heaven
(9:20) [both
tracks from The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]
Side 2:
- Bolero (5:40)
From "The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life", but this "Bolero"
track has seven extra seconds of applause that are edited out from the
album version. :) Also available as a CD
single.
("Bolero" is on the American and Japanese versions of The Best
Band
You Never Heard in Your Life, but was deleted from the European version
for copyright reasons. It only appears on some of the European copies.)
Bobby
Brown #2
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#BobbyBrown2
]
Record Company
|
Format
|
Ordering Number
|
Matrix Numbers
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Country
|
Year
|
Comments
|
Zappa Records / Intercord
|
Maxi-Single
|
INT 128.510
|
104 DMF-2655 A-I
104 DMF-2655 B-I
|
Germany
|
April 1991
|
green labels
|
Reel Records
|
Maxi-Single
|
REALMA1
|
unknown
|
Sweden
|
1991
|
states 33 1/3rpm, but is 45rpm
|
Side 1:
- Bobby Brown Goes Down (2:50)
Side 2:
- I Have Been In You (3:34)
- Dancin' Fool (3:44)
There's also a CD version
available.
The Swedish version of the vinyl seems to have a different cover
variant, as Eelco Janzen
reports this:
"The
cover is plain white with in blue letters "BOBBY BROWN" on top and
bottom of the cover and "FRANK ZAPPA" on left and right of the cover.
The other side of the cover is the same but the colors have changed
(blue cover with the words in blue on a white part). The label
is: Reel records (REALMA 1A and 1B) with on (side) 1A:
FRANK ZAPPA "BOBBY BROWN"
1. BOBBY BROWN GOES DOWN 2.49 (in bold)
Composed/Arranged by Frank Zappa,
Published by Munchkin Music ASCAP Manufactured & Marketed by Reel
Reords under exclusive license from Today Croydon Ltd. 1979 Barking
Pumpkin Records.
On (side) 1B:
FRANK ZAPPA "BOBBY BROWN"
1. I HAVE BEEN IN YOU 3.53
2. DANCIN' FOOL 3.43 (both in bold)
plus the same data "Composed/arranged
etc." as on the other side.
Also mentioned: 33 1/3 Stereo (but it
is 45 RPM!) BIEM/ncb."
Pictures of the German release can be found here.
Bobby
Brown #3
[
http://fzsinglesfaq.w-i-s.net/Maxi_Singles.html#BobbyBrown3
]
Record Company
|
Format
|
Ordering Number
|
Matrix Numbers
|
Country
|
Year
|
Comments
|
Rykodisc
/
Rough
Trade
Records
GmbH
|
Maxi-Single
|
159.3094.0 18
|
RTD-159.3094.0 A
RTD-159.3094.0 B
Both sides have additionally
D~~~~ G.P.
|
Germany
|
1995
|
Glossy black hole cover
with sticker attached
black labels with no info
Promo copy?
|

Side 1:
- Bobby Brown Goes Down
(2:49)
[taken from Sheik Yerbouti / Strictly Commercial]
- Valley Girl
(4:50)
[taken from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch /
Strictly
Commercial]
Side 2:
- The Torture Never Stops
(12:34) [taken from Zappa In New York]
This item looks somewhat like all the DJ vinyl
for those mix and scratch masters. Simple sleeve with sticker attached,
or just scribblings on the cover or label, with not much info. I don't
know if stock copies of this hit the stores, however, Ryko / Rough
Trade
(now Zomba) sold a CD version
of it the very same year. Seems strange that the German record company
used those bootleggish labels instead of company ones.
Those who contributed:
- Mikael Agardsson
- Eelco Janzen
Created:
05.02.2001
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