{"id":792344,"date":"2019-01-24T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=784049"},"modified":"2019-01-24T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:59:29","slug":"zappa-in-new-york-to-be-reissued-with-unreleased-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/zappa-in-new-york-to-be-reissued-with-unreleased-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Zappa in New York\u2019 to Be Reissued With Unreleased Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frank Zappa<\/a>\u2019s seminal live double album Zappa in New York<\/em> will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an extensive reissue that includes over three hours of previously unreleased performances. The five-disc set will arrive March 29th via Zappa Records and Universal Music.<\/p>\n

The original set was recorded during Zappa\u2019s four-night run at the Palladium in New York between Christmas and New Year\u2019s 1976. Zappa in New York<\/em> compiled the best performances from that run, while additional overdubs were added later in the studio. While the album was supposed to arrive in 1977, it was delayed until 1978 due to censorship issues, primarily over the song \u201cPunky\u2019s Whips\u201d (which is one of several songs to feature narration from late Saturday Night Live<\/em> announcer Don Pardo).<\/p>\n

The 40th anniversary edition of Zappa in New York<\/em> was produced by the late musician\u2019s son, Ahmet Zappa, as well as Zappa \u201cvaultmeister\u201d Joe Travers. The collection will include the original album, remastered by Bob Ludwig, a slew of relevant vault rarities and various unreleased live recording that represent every song played during the Palladium concerts (including some alternate versions of songs that made the original LP). The unreleased live tracks were also newly mixed from the original two-inch 24-track master tapes.<\/p>\n

The Zappa in New York<\/em> reissue will be available in several formats. A five-CD set will include all the aforementioned material, a replica ticket from the show, previously unseen live photos shot by Gail Zappa, liner notes from Zappa band members Ruth Underwood and Ray White, and an essay by Travers with Jen Jewel Brown. The whole collection will be housed in a limited-edition box shaped like an NYC street manhole cover.<\/p>\n

Zappa in New York<\/em> will also be available digitally, and as a three-LP vinyl set, though the latter will include just the original record and an addition LP of select bonus bonus content. All versions are available to pre-order<\/a>, while a digital pre-order comes with an instant download of the unreleased rarity, \u201cThe Purple Lagoon\/Any Kind of Pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zappa in New York\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Track List<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disc One \u2013 The Original 1977 Vinyl Mix<\/em>
1. \u201cTitties and Beer\u201d
2. \u201cI Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth\u201d
3. \u201cBig Leg Emma\u201d
4. \u201cSofa\u201d
5. \u201cManx Needs Women\u201d
6. \u201cThe Black Page Drum Solo\/Black Page #1\u201d
7. \u201cBlack Page #2\u201d
8. \u201cHoney, Don\u2019t You Want A Man Like Me?\u201d
9. \u201cThe Illinois Enema Bandit\u201d
10. \u201cThe Purple Lagoon\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc Two \u2013\u00a0 Bonus Concert Performances, Pt. 1<\/em>
1. \u201cThe Most Important Musical Event Of 1976\u201d
2. \u201cPeaches En Regalia\u201d
3. \u201cThe Torture Never Stops\u201d
4. \u201cThe Black Page #2\u201d
5. \u201cPunky\u2019s Whips Intro\u201d
6. \u201cPunky\u2019s Whips\u201d
7. \u201cI Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth\u201d
8. \u201cHoney, Don\u2019t You Want A Man Like Me?\u201d
9. \u201cThe Illinois Enema Bandit\u201d
10. \u201cTwo For The Price Of One\u201d
11. \u201cPenis Dimension\u201d
12. \u201cMontana\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc Three<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bonus Concert Performances, Pt. 2<\/em>
1. \u201cAmerica Drinks\u201d
2. \u201cIrate Phone Calls\u201d
3. \u201cSofa #2\u201d
4. \u201cThe Moment You\u2019ve All Been Waiting For\u201d
5. \u201cI\u2019m The Slime\u201d
6. \u201cPound For A Brown\u201d
7. \u201cTerry\u2019s Solo\u201d
8. \u201cThe Black Page Drum Solo\/Black Page #1\u201d
9. \u201cBig Leg Emma\u201d
10. \u201cJazz Buffs and Buff-etts\u201d
11. \u201cThe Purple Lagoon\u201d
12. \u201cFind Her Finer\u201d
13. \u201cThe Origin Of Manx\u201d
14. \u201cManx Needs Women\u201d
15. \u201cChrissy Puked Twice\u201d
16. \u201cCruisin\u2019 For Burgers\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc Four \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Bonus Concert Performances, Pt. 3<\/em>
1. \u201cThe Purple Lagoon\/Any Kind Of Pain\u201d
2. \u201cThe Greatest New Undiscovered Group In America\u201d
3. \u201cBlack Napkins\u201d
4. \u201cDinah-Moe Humm\u201d
5. \u201cFinale\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc Five \u2013 Bonus Vault Content<\/em>
1. \u201cThe Black Page #2\u201d (Piano Version)
2. \u201cI Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth\u201d (Alternate Version)
3. \u201cChrissy Puked Twice\u201d
4. \u201cCruisin\u2019 For Burgers\u201d (1977 Mix)
5. \u201cBlack Napkins\u201d
6. \u201cPunky\u2019s Whips\u201d (Unused Version)
7. \u201cThe Black Page #1\u201d (Piano Version)<\/p>\n

Zappa in New York<\/em> Vinyl Version Track List<\/strong><\/p>\n

LP 1 \/ Side 1 \u2013 Original Album Mix Remastered<\/em>
1. \u201cTitties & Beer\u201d
2. \u201cI Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth\u201d
3. \u201cBig Leg Emma\u201d<\/p>\n

LP 1 \/ Side 2 \u2013 Original Album<\/em>
1. \u201cSofa\u201d
2. \u201cManx Needs Women\u201d
3. \u201cThe Black Page Drum Solo\/Black Page #1\u201d
4. \u201cBlack Page #2\u201d<\/p>\n

LP 2 \/ Side 3 \u2013 Original Album<\/em>
1. \u201cHoney, Don\u2019t You Want A Man Like Me?\u201d
2. \u201cThe Illinois Enema Bandit\u201d<\/p>\n

LP 2 \/ Side 4 \u2013 Original Album<\/em>
1. \u201cThe Purple Lagoon\u201d<\/p>\n

LP 3 \/ Side 1 \u2013 Bonus Vault Content<\/em>
1. \u201cBlack Napkins\u201d
2. \u201cCruisin\u2019 For Burgers\u201d (1977 Mix)<\/p>\n

LP 3 \/ Side 2 \u2013 Bonus Vault Content<\/em>
1. \u201cThe Black Page #2\u201d (Piano Version)
2. \u201cI Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth\u201d (Alternate Version)
3. \u201cPunky\u2019s Whips\u201d (Unused Version)
4. \u201cThe Black Page #1\u201d (Piano Version)<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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