One of the most popular albums 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 5CD + Blu-ray Audio box 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.
1. CD 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)
2. CD 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
3. CD 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
4. CD 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
5. CD 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 – Bale
- …the poodle bites…
6. Blu-ray Audio
- New hi-res remaster
- Dolby Atmos remixes
- 1974 Quadraphonic mix
| Utgivelseår | 2024 |
| Produksjonsår | 1974 |
| Format | 5CD + Blu-ray |
| Sjanger | Rock |
| Bestillingsnummer | 0602465639902 |
| Se alt av | Frank Zappa |
