Frank Zappa Tinsel Town Rebellion
1981 2x Vinyl
Jazz-Rock
Avantgarde
Prog Rock

Main image
CBS, CBS
bass, vocals Arthur Barrow
cover [cover art], artwork [cover art] Cal Schenkel
crew [everything remote] Thomas Nordegg
drums Vinnie Colaiuta
engineer Allen Sides
engineer George Douglas
engineer Joe Chiccarelli
engineer Mark Pinske
engineer Tommy Fly
graphics John Williams
keyboards Peter Wolf
keyboards, trumpet, vocals [high] Bob Harris
keyboards, vocals Tommy Mars
lacquer cut by Jo Hansch
lead guitar, vocals Frank Zappa
management Glotzer Management
mastered by [disc mastering] Jo Hansch
mixed by [re-mix], engineer Bob Stone
percussion Ed Mann
performer, featuring [featured in the role of eccentric well-to-do oregonian party giver] Greg Cowan
producer, composed by, arranged by, conductor Frank Zappa
rhythm guitar, vocals Ike Willis
rhythm guitar, vocals Ray White
rhythm guitar, vocals Steve Vai
rhythm guitar, vocals Warren Cuccurullo
slide guitar, vocals Denny Walley
Record Company Barking Pumpkin Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Frank Zappa
Copyright (c) Frank Zappa
Copyright (c) Munchkin Music
Copyright (c) Frank Zappa Music
Published By Munchkin Music
Published By Frank Zappa Music
Mastered At K Disc Mastering
Lacquer Cut At K Disc Mastering
Pressed By CBS, Haarlem
Recorded By Rolling Stones Mobile
Recorded By UMRK Mobile
Recorded At UMRK
Recorded At Tower Theater
Recorded At Hammersmith Odeon
Recorded At Berkeley Community Theatre
Recorded At Carbondale College
Recorded At The Palladium, NYC
Recorded At Dallas Convention Center
Catalog no. '88516' appears on rear cover and inside gatefold.
Catalog no. 'CBS 88516' appears on spine and labels.

Special assistance: Fender Guitars, Maxima Guitar Strings, AKG Microphones, Acoustic Amps, Synare Percussion
Remote truck: Rolling Stones Mobile, London & UMRK Portable Studio
Studio UMRK Central
For further information contact Glotzer Management […]
For information concerning limited edition prints of the cover write Cal Schenkel […]
℗ © 1981 Frank Zappa
Printed in Holland
All selections […] published by Munchkin Music ASCAP, except [B1, B2, D2 & D3] which are published by Frank Zappa Music BMI

℗ 1981 Frank Zappa
Made in Holland

Gatefold sleeve with all lyrics and dialogue transcription on inside.

All text on runout is hand etched, except for 'kdisc', which is machine stamped. 'ƒ' represents a ligature, combining J and H - see images at Jo Hansch.
Label Code: LC 0149 (On back cover)
Label Code: LC-0149 (On labels)
Price Code: CB 252
Price Code: 62
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: CBS 88516-1 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 88516-2 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 88516-3 (Label side C)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 88516-4 (Label side D)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-7A1-Re 1 USLH ② kdisc ƒ A (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-3B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1-Re 1 ① kdisc ƒ A (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-4B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2C1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-3D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1-Re 1 ⑤ kdisc B ƒ w (Runout side A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-6B-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-6A1-Re 1 ② kdisc ƒ B (Runout side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-6B-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1-Re 1 ⑤ kdisc B ƒ w (Runout side A, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-4B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-C kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-D kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2A1-Re 1 USLH ⑥ kdisc ƒ A (Runout side A, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2B-1 kdisc ƒ C (Runout side B, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-1C-1 kdisc ƒ B (Runout side C, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2A-Re 1 ⑥ kdisc A ƒ USLH (Runout side A, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-B-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-7D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-3A1-Re 1 ⓷ kdisc ƒ B (Runout side A, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-B kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-²C kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-4D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1- Re 1 ② kdisc A ƒ-1 USLH (Runout side A, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-3B-1 kdisc ƒ-1 B (Runout side B, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8C-1 kdisc ƒ-1 A (Runout side C, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-8D-1 kdisc ƒ-1 A (Runout side D, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-2A1- Re 1 ⑥ kdisc ƒ A (Runout side A, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - B kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - & C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 2 D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1- Re 1 ① kdisc A ƒ (Runout side A, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 -4B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 -4C1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 -4D1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - A - Re 1 ⑤ kdisc B ƒ w (Runout side A, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 3B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 8C-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 4D-1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: 88516-5A1- Re 1 ① kdisc A ƒ USLH (Runout side A, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 -4B1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side B, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 3C - 1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side C, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: 88516 - 6D - 1 kdisc ƒ A (Runout side D, variant 13)



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