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Frank Zappa
Thing-Fish
2-CD, 2012, Re-Release
| Herstellungsland | Deutschland |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichungs-Jahr | 2012 |
| Orig. Release | 1984 |
| Zeit | 90:51 |
| EAN-Nr. | 824302387122 |
| Label/Labelcode | nicht vorhanden |
| Plattenfirma/Katalog-Nr. | Zappa Family Trust, The / 0238712 |
| Musikrichtung | Rock |
| Sammlungen | Gesucht | Flohmarkt |
|---|---|---|
| 3 (3 privat) | 0 | 0 |
Tracklist
I = Instrumental
L = Live
B = Bonustrack
H = Hidden Track
C = Coversong
| CD 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Titel | Zeit | Besonderheit |
| Gesamtzeit | 54:13 | ||
| 1. | Prologue | 2:56 | |
| 2. | The Mammy Nuns | 3:31 | |
| 3. | Harry & Rhonda | 3:37 | |
| 4. | Galoot Up-Date | 5:27 | |
| 5. | The "Torchum" Never Stops | 10:33 | |
| 6. | That Evil Prince | 1:18 | |
| 7. | You Are What You Is | 4:31 | |
| 8. | Mudd Club | 3:17 | |
| 9. | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing | 3:14 | |
| 10. | Clowns On Velvet | 1:52 | |
| 11. | Harry-As-A-Boy | 2:34 | |
| 12. | He´s So Gay | 2:44 | |
| 13. | The Massive Improve'lence | 5:08 | |
| 14. | Artificial Rhonda | 3:31 | |
| CD 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Titel | Zeit | Besonderheit |
| Gesamtzeit | 36:38 | ||
| 1. | The Grab Grass Baby | 3:48 | |
| 2. | The White Boy Troubles | 3:34 | |
| 3. | No Not Now | 5:51 | |
| 4. | Briefcase Boogie | 4:10 | |
| 5. | Brown Moses | 3:01 | |
| 6. | Wistful Wit A Fist Full | 4:00 | |
| 7. | Drop Dead | 7:56 | |
| 8. | Won Ton On | 4:18 | |
Infos
Wikipedia: Thing-Fish is an album by Frank Zappa, originally released as a triple album box set on Barking Pumpkin Records in 1984. It was billed as a cast recording for a proposed musical of the same name, which was ultimately not produced by Zappa, but later performed in 2003, ten years after his death.
The album's storyline is inspired by Broadway theatre, AIDS, eugenics, conspiracy theories, feminism, homosexuality and African American culture. It involves an evil, racist prince/theater critic who creates a disease intended to eradicate African Americans and homosexuals. The disease is tested on prisoners who are turned into "Mammy Nuns" led by the story's narrator, Thing-Fish. The story within a story is a satire of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant couple, Harry and Rhonda (actually played by Italian-Americans), who attend a play performed by the "Mammy Nuns", and find themselves confronted with their pasts: Harry presented as a homosexual boy, Rhonda presented as a sex doll brought to life.
The story was constructed during the recording sessions, which included producing new overdubs for recordings which previously appeared on Zappa's albums Zoot Allures, Tinseltown Rebellion, You Are What You Is and Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. The release of the album was delayed when Barking Pumpkin Records' previous distributor, MCA, refused to distribute the album. It was instead released by Capitol Records in the United States, accompanied by a "Warning/Guarantee" written by Zappa himself. Thing-Fish was initially received poorly by critics, who criticized the use of previously recorded material, but has since been reappraised for its highly satirical content. This is Official Release #41.
Ike Willis - vocals (Thing-Fish)
Terry Bozzio - vocals (Harry)
Dale Bozzio - vocals (Rhonda)
Napoleon Murphy Brock - vocals (Evil Prince)
Bob Harris - vocals (Harry-as-a-boy)
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - vocals (Brown Moses)
Ray White - guitar,vocals (Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon)
Frank Zappa - guitar,synclavier
Steve Vai - guitar
Tommy Mars - keyboards
Chuck Wild - Broadway piano
Arthur Barrow - bass
Scott Thunes - bass
Jay Anderson - string bass
Ed Mann - percussion
Chad Wackerman - drums
Steve de Furia - synclavier programmer
David Ocker - synclavier programmer
Katalognr. auf Schmalseiten Backcover: 0238712, auf CD 1: 0233462, auf CD2: 0233472
(C) (P) 1984, mmxii Zappa Family Trust. Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
[SID-Code CD-Master: CD1:IFPI LV27, CD2: IFPI LV26 (außen)]
[SID-Code Presswerk: CD1+CD2: IFPI 01** (innen)]
[Presswerk: EDC Germany]
[Tracklängen: Software – Windows Media Player]
[Einfaches Blatt als Cover - Vorder+Rückseite: Bilder # 1+2; dahinter 32-seitiges geheftetes Booklet mit sämtlichen Texten - Vorder+Rückseite: Bilder # 3+4]
The album's storyline is inspired by Broadway theatre, AIDS, eugenics, conspiracy theories, feminism, homosexuality and African American culture. It involves an evil, racist prince/theater critic who creates a disease intended to eradicate African Americans and homosexuals. The disease is tested on prisoners who are turned into "Mammy Nuns" led by the story's narrator, Thing-Fish. The story within a story is a satire of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant couple, Harry and Rhonda (actually played by Italian-Americans), who attend a play performed by the "Mammy Nuns", and find themselves confronted with their pasts: Harry presented as a homosexual boy, Rhonda presented as a sex doll brought to life.
The story was constructed during the recording sessions, which included producing new overdubs for recordings which previously appeared on Zappa's albums Zoot Allures, Tinseltown Rebellion, You Are What You Is and Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. The release of the album was delayed when Barking Pumpkin Records' previous distributor, MCA, refused to distribute the album. It was instead released by Capitol Records in the United States, accompanied by a "Warning/Guarantee" written by Zappa himself. Thing-Fish was initially received poorly by critics, who criticized the use of previously recorded material, but has since been reappraised for its highly satirical content. This is Official Release #41.
Ike Willis - vocals (Thing-Fish)
Terry Bozzio - vocals (Harry)
Dale Bozzio - vocals (Rhonda)
Napoleon Murphy Brock - vocals (Evil Prince)
Bob Harris - vocals (Harry-as-a-boy)
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - vocals (Brown Moses)
Ray White - guitar,vocals (Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon)
Frank Zappa - guitar,synclavier
Steve Vai - guitar
Tommy Mars - keyboards
Chuck Wild - Broadway piano
Arthur Barrow - bass
Scott Thunes - bass
Jay Anderson - string bass
Ed Mann - percussion
Chad Wackerman - drums
Steve de Furia - synclavier programmer
David Ocker - synclavier programmer
Katalognr. auf Schmalseiten Backcover: 0238712, auf CD 1: 0233462, auf CD2: 0233472
(C) (P) 1984, mmxii Zappa Family Trust. Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
[SID-Code CD-Master: CD1:IFPI LV27, CD2: IFPI LV26 (außen)]
[SID-Code Presswerk: CD1+CD2: IFPI 01** (innen)]
[Presswerk: EDC Germany]
[Tracklängen: Software – Windows Media Player]
[Einfaches Blatt als Cover - Vorder+Rückseite: Bilder # 1+2; dahinter 32-seitiges geheftetes Booklet mit sämtlichen Texten - Vorder+Rückseite: Bilder # 3+4]