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Frank Zappa’s Strictly Commercial Breakthrough Album ‘Apostrophe (‘)’ Is Getting Even Bigger
Frank Zappa's 1974 album 'Apostrophe (')' will be supersized into a box set this September for its 50th anniversary.
Available in a variety of formats on Sept. 13, the reissue in its most extravagant form, a super deluxe edition, will feature a remastered edition of the original album with bonus tracks, live recordings from Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and Dayton from 1974, and a Blu-ray that includes the album in 5.1 surround sound and its original quadrophonic mix in addition to high-res audio. The super deluxe edition includes a 52-page booklet containing previously unseen photos by the photographer who shot the cover, Sam Emerson, alongside liner notes and essays by journalist Simon Prentis and the Zappa estate’s “vaultmeister” Joe Travers. Highlights from the Colorado Springs show include the rarely played “Babbette,” which connects to “Approximate,” while the Dayton concert features Zappa with a somewhat different lineup of musicians.
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