Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (') (LP, Album, SXT Pressing, 1974, Discreet)

Why This Record Matters
Apostrophe (') became Frank Zappa’s highest-charting US album and includes the connected “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” suite, “Cosmik Debris,” and “Uncle Remus.” Zappa’s rock, jazz-fusion, progressive, and avant-garde writing is performed by a wide cast that includes George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Jean-Luc Ponty, Aynsley Dunbar, and Jack Bruce.

Collector Note
This 1974 US Discreet edition is an SXT pressing plated at Columbia’s Santa Maria plant and pressed at its Terre Haute facility. The supplied runouts contain the stamped Artisan Sound Recorders logo, while the solid-yellow labels display an exclamation point after the album title.

Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Condition & Details
Record: Strong VG player copy
Cover: VG with moderate wear

Technical Details
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Label: Discreet
Catalog Number: DS 2175
Country: US
Year: 1974
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

Matrix / Runout
Side A: I DS-2175 31690-1B STX [Artisan logo] B7
Side B: SXT DS-2175 31691-1B [Artisan logo] A4

Tracklist
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow – 2:06
Nanook Rubs It – 4:37
St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast – 1:52
Father O'Blivion – 2:18
Cosmik Debris – 4:10
Excentrifugal Forz – 1:31
Apostrophe' – 5:53
Uncle Remus – 2:54
Stink-Foot – 6:35

Shipping & Handling
Record professionally cleaned before shipment.
Record placed in a protective inner sleeve.
Cover placed in a protective outer sleeve.
Packed securely in a proper record mailer for safe delivery.

About Maple City Music
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