Why This CD Matters
Zoot Allures is one of Zappa’s more guitar-centered 1970s albums, moving between hard rock, blues, and atmospheric extended pieces. “Black Napkins,” recorded live in Osaka in February 1976, brings a concert feel to the set, while “The Torture Never Stops” unfolds as a dark, slow-burning centerpiece. “Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station” and “Disco Boy” add the offbeat humor and groove heard elsewhere across the nine tracks.
Collector Note
This US and Canada Rykodisc repress uses catalog number RCD 10523 and was released in 1995, with the FZ-approved master remastered at UMRK. The glass-master code is X13372, and Cinram pressed the disc in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. The green-tinted jewel case was a Rykodisc trademark; some copies had a separate “Wowie Zowie!” catalog insert, but its inclusion with this copy is unconfirmed.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: NM
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
Label: Rykodisc – RCD 10523
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station 2:29
Black Napkins 4:15
The Torture Never Stops 9:45
Ms. Pinky 3:40
Find Her Finer 4:07
Friendly Little Finger 4:17
Wonderful Wino 3:38
Zoot Allures 4:12
Disco Boy 5:09
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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