Dopo i primi 12 titoli pubblicati in data 31 luglio dalla Universal prosegue la ristampa del catalogo di Frank Vincent Zappa con altre dodici perle (beh non proprio tutte perle!) della sua produzione:
13) Waka/Jawaka (1972)
14) The Grand Wazoo (1972)
15) Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
16) Apostrophe (‘) (1974)
17) Roxy & Elesewhere (1974)
18) One Size Fits All (1975)
19) Bongo Fury (with Captain Beefheart) (1975)
20) Zoot Allures (1976)
21) In New York (1978) 2 CD
22) Studio Tan (1978)
23) Sleep Dirt (1979)
24) Sheik Yerbouti (1979)
Come vedete anche in questa seconda serie di ristampe dedicate soprattutto agli anni ’70 ci sono molti capisaldi dell’opera Zappiana e alcuni dei suoi dischi di maggiore successo commerciale (per la verità uno, l’ultimo). Comunque tanta buona musica e alcuni brani celeberrimi, cito a caso: Camarillo Brillo, Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow, Apostrophe (con Jack Bruce al basso), I’m The Slime, Dinah-Moe Humm, Stink-Foot, Inca Roads, Debra Kadabra, Cucamonga, Black Napkins, The Torture Never Stops, Zoot Allures, Titties and Beer, The Illinois Enema Bandit, I Have Been In You, Baby Snakes e tantissimi altri. Se per caso non li avete acquistati nelle precedenti edizioni qualche pensierino dovreste farlo per questo nuovo giro.
Ci risentiamo, presumo alla fine del prossimo mese, per la terza tranche di ripubblicazioni. Sono tutti gli album originali, come li aveva intesi Zappa, senza bonus e solo alcuni di loro hanno subito una ulteriore rimasterizzazione dopo quelle effettuate dalla Rykodisc negli anni ’90.
Per i “maniaci sessuali” di Zappa questo è il risultato di una ricerca svolta da alcuni fans assatanati per i primi 24 titoli (la lista degli altri 12 la trovate in questo Post) musica.%20bruno%20conti.%20discoclub.%20frank%20zappa :
Freak Out!: Same as the old CDs. The vinyl mix is on MoFo (either version).
Absolutely Free: A huge upgrade and a new transfer; the tape shows its age, but whatever. No more reverb!
We’re Only In It For the Money: Same as the 1995 CD.
Lumpy Gravy: Same as the 1995 CD (with the mono glitch, unfortunately).
Cruising with Ruben and the Jets: Same as the old CDs. The vinyl mix is on Greasy Love Songs.
Uncle Meat: Same as the old CDs (exception: those with the old Zappa Records disc will find this to be a slight upgrade, but any old Ryko would be the same upgrade). The vinyl version has not been on CD.
Hot Rats: Reverts to the original vinyl mix for the first time–essential. But keep your old disc for the remix.
Burnt Weeny Sandwich: New remaster; eliminates the reverb and restores the “Little House” intro. Get it!
Weasels Ripped My Flesh: New remaster, fixing (among other things) the bad right channel. Your old disc (any) is essential for some slightly extended versions.
Chungas’s Revenge: New remaster. Removes the digital reverb and fixes the right channel. Great!
Fillmore East, 1971: New remaster. Removes reverb and echo and restores “Willie the Pimp Pt. 2.”
Just Another Band from LA: New remaster. Removes reverb and fixes the stereo spectrum.
200 Motels: N/A; not yet available (nor obviously planned for release).
Over-Nite Sensation: We’re not sure yet.
Apostrophe: Reverts to the original stereo mix (all non-Au20 CDs are made from the quad mix with added processing). May be the Au20 transfer or may be a new digital transfer.
Roxy and Elsewhere: Same as the old CDs. Find a first-version Barking Pumpkin or a Zappa Records CD for the original mix of “Cheepnis,” which is replaced here by a remix.
One Size Fits All: Probably reverts to the original vinyl version (no added reverb), but we’re not sure yet; this may be the Au20 master.
Bongo Fury: Not sure yet, but probably reverts to the LP version (no added reverb, fixed right channel).
Zoot Allures: New remaster, probably; no more reverb and with the intro to “Disco Boy” restored.
Zappa In New York: iTunes samples suggest that this is the same as the previous CDs.
Studio Tan: We’re not sure yet, but scuttlebutt suggests a new master.
Sleep Dirt: New remaster. NO VOCALS, nor any Chad Wackerman. Keep your old disc for the “Hutchentoot” vocal tracks and the Regyptian remix.
Sheik Yerbouti: New remaster (we think) that fixes right-channel problems and restores I’m So Cute.
Mi è venuta voglia di risentirne qualcuno, alla prossima!
Bruno Conti