Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa (Limited Edition Japanese Mini LP Sleeve CD)

Artist: Frank Zappa
Label: Rykodisc
Category: Music

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Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 014431090721
EAN: 0014431090721
ASIN: B0009YA3TU

Release Date: 2005-07-19

Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa (Limited Edition Japanese Mini LP Sleeve CD)

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Tracks:

Peaches en Regalia
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow [Single Version]
Dancin' Fool [12" Dance Mix]
San Ber'dino
Let's Make the Water Turn Black
Dirty Love
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
Cosmik Debris
Trouble Every Day
Disco Boy

Tracks:

Bobby Brown Goes Down
I'm the Slime
Joe's Garage [Single Version]
Fine Girl
Planet of the Baritone Women
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Tell Me You Love Me
Montana [Single Version]
Valley Girl
Be in My Video
Muffin Man

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Album Description

Imported from Japan by Rykodisc. <P>Packaged in deluxe mini-album jacket sleeves, these 10 classic albums by rock legend FRANK ZAPPA are now available as limited edition Japanese Imports! These packages re-create the original vinyl packaging in miniaturized form!

Customer Reviews:

The Best Version of the Album That's Out There Today!.......2006-08-05

This Japanese mini-lp sleeve version of this best of compilation of Frank Zappa's best ever "commercial" hits is the one to get. The packaging is a work of art and the remastered sound quality of the 2 discs is extremely well done. I also have the older Rykodisc version and I can tell you that as good as the sound quality was for that version, this version is even better. We also get 2 tracks that are not on the Rykodisc version: "Bobby Brown Goes Down" and "Planet of the Baritone Women". All the lyrics are included in both English and Japanese on an insert as well as an interesting essay on Frank on another insert too.

The clown prince of rock guitar never fails to bring a smile to my face each time I put this album on and his pure comic genius is evident for all to hear. It takes a great talent to be so confident in his own ability to make a joke and laugh about it. Frank never seems to take himself and rock music in general too seriously but clearly seems to be having a lot of fun doing it. He reminds me of Mozart who although being a prodigious talent, still found the time to compose "Ein musikalicher Witz" or "A musical joke" where he attempts to play "poorly" to poke fun at provincial musicians and composers and yet, the "joke" is so well done, it's actually quite good.

Frank is so good that even his "jokes" rank very highly in terms of quality musicianship. Anyone looking for the best of the more accessible material that Frank has done over his career need look no further. Highly recommended.

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