To commemorate its 50th anniversary, Frank Zappa’s ‘Apostrophe (‘)’ album will feature a super-deluxe edition, according to sources. The musician’s sixth album, which was initially released in 1974, will receive a six-disc re-release featuring 75 tracks. It will be available starting September 13. The reissue will include the original nine songs, including classics like ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’ and ‘Cosmic Debris,’ as well as live Zappa concert material from Colorado and Ohio, new mixes, and more recording information from the album. The album’s photo’s photographer, Sam Emerson, will be featured in a 52-page book included in the box set, along with liner notes and essays by British music journalist Simon Prentis and Zappa archivist Joe Travers.
Travers said of the re-release, “With Apostrophe (‘), Zappa continued to carve out his own genre in music while celebrating ten years in the business. Nobody sounded like Frank Zappa… This album, and specifically ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow,’ brought that unique wonderful sound to the masses in a way that nobody, including Frank, would expect.”
Re-release for Zappa’s ‘Apostrophe (‘)’ album featuring a super-deluxe edition is to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The musician’s sixth album, initially launched in 1974, will receive a six-disc re-release incorporating 75 tracks. Commencing September 13 it will consist of the original nine songs, such as classics like ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’ and ‘Cosmic Debris,’ new mixes from live Zappa concerts from Colorado and Ohio, and more information regarding album recording. Included in the box set will be a 52-page book initiated with archival photographs of the cover’s photographer Sam Emerson, as well as liner notes and essays by British music journalist Simon Prentis and Zappa archivist Joe Travers.
Travers said of the re-release, “With Apostrophe (‘), Zappa continued to carve out his own genre in music while celebrating ten years in the business. Nobody sounded like Frank Zappa… This album, and specifically ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow,’ brought that unique wonderful sound to the masses in a way that nobody, including Frank, would expect.”
The reissue commemoration of Frank Zappa’s ‘Apostrophe (‘)’ album will offer a super-deluxe edition to exhibit its 50th anniversary. The musician’s sixth album, launched initially in 1974, will receive a six-disc re-release with 75 tracks, commencing on September 13 this year. The re-launch features will comprise the original nine tracks, including classics, such as ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’ and ‘Cosmic Debris,’ with new mixes from live Zappa concert recordings in Colorado and Ohio and more information regarding album recording. A 52-page book will be included in the box set containing archival photographs of the cover’s photographer, Sam Emerson, also liner notes and essays by British music journalist Simon Prentis and Zappa archivist Joe Travers.
Travers said of the re-launch commemoration of the album, “With Apostrophe (‘), Zappa continued to carve out his own genre in music while celebrating ten years in the business. Nobody sounded like Frank Zappa… This album, and specifically ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow,’ brought that unique wonderful sound to the masses in a way that nobody, including Frank, would expect.
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