Frank Zappa - Thing-Fish Album

Tracklist

1	He's So Gay	2:44
2	Prologue	2:56
3	Won Ton On	4:20
4	The 'Torchum' Never Stops	10:32
5	Harry-As-A-Boy	2:34
6	Drop Dead	7:56
7	No Not Now	5:49
8	You Are What You Is	4:31
9	Galoot Up-Date	5:27
10	Wistful With A Fist-Full	4:00
11	The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing	3:14
12	Harry & Rhonda	3:36
13	Mudd Club	3:17
14	The White Boy Troubles	3:34
15	Artificial Rhonda	3:31
16	The Crab-Grass Baby	3:47
17	Clowns On Velvet	1:51
18	Briefcase Boogie	4:10
19	That Evil Prince	1:17
20	Brown Moses	3:01
21	The Mammy Nuns	3:31
22	The Massive Improve'lence	5:07

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
24 0294 3, 1A 3LP 198 24 0294 3, EX 24 0294 3	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(3xLP, Album + Box)	EMI, EMI, EMI	24 0294 3, 1A 3LP 198 24 0294 3, EX 24 0294 3	UK & Europe	1984
RCD 10544/45	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Rykodisc	RCD 10544/45	Japan	1995
SKCO-74201	Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(3xLP, Album + Box)	Barking Pumpkin Records	SKCO-74201	US	1984
RCD 10020/21	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Rykodisc	RCD 10020/21	US	1986
4XCO-74201	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(Cass, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	4XCO-74201	US	1984

Credits

• Artwork [Costumes] – Robert Fletcher
• Assemblage [Prosthetics For Thing Fish & Sister Ob'dewlla 'x'] – Jene Omens
• Bass – Arthur Barrow, Scott Thunes
• Double Bass – Jay Anderson
• Drums – Chad Wackerman
• Engineer [Recording] – Bob Stone, Mark Pinske
• Guitar – Ray White, Steve Vai
• Guitar, Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Frank Zappa
• Keyboards – Tommy Mars
• Percussion – Ed Mann
• Photography By – Ladi Von Jansky
• Piano [Broadway] – Chuck Wild
• Producer [Album Production, Direction Of Characterizations & Book], Music By, Arranged By, Lyrics By – Frank Zappa
• Technician [Synclavier Programmer] – David Ocker, Steve De Furia
• Voice Actor [Brown Moses] – Johnny Guitar Watson
• Voice Actor [Evil Prince] – Napoleon Murphy Brock
• Voice Actor [Harry- As- A- Boy] – Bob Harris
• Voice Actor [Harry] – Terry Bozzio
• Voice Actor [Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon] – Ray White
• Voice Actor [Rhonda] – Dale Bozzio
• Voice Actor [Thing Fish] – Ike Willis

Notes

Manufactured in Japan.

Mini replica of original box. Includes mini replica of original textured libretto + another 48-page booklet in Japanese + obi.

FZ approved master, 1993

Barcodes

• Barcode (Text, on obi): 4 988112 413559
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): VACK-1256-1 1MS1 C 29
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L223
• Mould SID Code (CD1 variant 1): IFPI 3915
• Mould SID Code (CD1 variant 2): IFPI 39A5
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): VACK-1256-2 1MS1 C 29
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L221
• Mould SID Code (CD2 variant 1): IFPI 3950
• Mould SID Code (CD2 variant 2): IFPI 3917
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (Category on CD1 label): VACK1256-1
• Other (Category on CD2 label): VACK1256-2

Companies

• Manufactured By – Videoarts Music
• Licensed From – Rykodisc USA
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
• Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
• Published By – Zappa Family Trust
• Published By – Munchkin Music

Short intro

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