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Frank Zappa
Thing-Fish

Album GB 1984 on EMI label
Rock (Alternative Rock, Dialogue, Avant-garde, Art Rock, Jazz-Rock, Parody)

cat# on the spine: 24 0294 3 cat# on back of the box: 1A 3LP 198 24 0294 3 cat# on back of the box (UK): EX 24 0294 3 (cat# on back of the box for the cassette: 24 0294 9) Box Spine: FRANK ZAPPA: THING-FISH (Original Cast Recording) (3 Record Set & Libretto) Box Back: ℗©1984 Barking Pumpkin Records, ©1984 Munchkin Music, ASCAP. Marketed, Manufactured and Distributed by EMI [logo] Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden. Box Contains: 20-page 12"x12" 'linen effect' matt paper lyric book, outlining scenes/acts, including 10 black & white photos. (Cover; 4-page 'linen' card with 16-page 'white linen' 2-stapled insert) 3xVinyls in black & white half-tone print paper liner wallets, imprinted on back with 'Barking Pumpkin Records' logo & on fronts with large Zappa 'join-the-dots' logo & 'Warning/Guarantee' stamp. Each wallet is numbered; Record 1, 24 0294 1 (Box 24 0294 3) Record 2, 24 0295 1 (Box 24 0294 3) Record 3, 24 0296 1 (Box 24 0294 3) 2-sided 11"x11" single sheet promo for "Old Masters Box One" issue. Full-color front, black & white half-tone on reverse, with '24 0294 3' printed bottom-left. ----- Since the release of this recording uncredited artists have emerged and have been listed accordingly on track titles. This album was preceeded by the Thing-Fish project coming to visual fruition via a 'Hustler' magazine pictorial spread, April 1984, financed by Larry Flynt. It featured 'Ample Annie', who had an act 'Slutty Suzy' & 'Sluts Are Us' and was selected for the promotional feature by Zappa. An 'On Broadway' Musical poster also appeared. See images.

Musicians

	Frank Zappa voc, g, 1940-1993 US electric guitar, synthesizer, synclavier, music by, arranged by, lyrics by, producer, album production, direction of characterizations & book, album by
	Robert Fletcher artwork, costumier
	Jene Omens assemblage, prosthetics for thing fish & sister ob'dewlla 'x'
	Arthur Barrow g, b, voc, *1952 US bass guitar
	Scott Thunes b, voc, *1960 US bass guitar
	Jay Anderson b, *1955 US double bass
	Chad Wackerman dr, *1960 US drums
	Ray White g, US electric guitar, voice actor, owl- gonkwin- jane cowhoon
	Steve Vai g, *1960 US electric guitar
	Tommy Mars key, *1951 US keyboards
	Ed Mann perc, *1954 US percussion
	Chuck Wild key, syn, US piano, broadway
	David Ocker cl, bcl, *1951 US technician, synclavier programming
	Steve DeFuria technician, synclavier programming
	Johnny Guitar Watson , 1935-1996 US vocals, voice actor, brown moses
	Napoleon M. Brock voc, fl, ts, US voice actor, evil prince
	Bob Harris voc, key, voice actor, harry- as- a- boy, keyboards, trumpet, uncredited
	Terry Bozzio dr, perc, *1950 US voice actor, harry
	Dale Bozzio voc, *1955 US voice actor, rhonda
	Ike Willis voc, g, *1955 US voice actor, thing fish
	Motorhead Sherwood tam, bs, 1942-2011 US tenor saxophone, uncredited
	Denny Walley s-g, voc, g, *1940 slide guitar, uncredited
	Bobby Martin key, voc, FR keyboards, saxophone, uncredited
	Don Van Vliet voc, h, *1941 US harmonica, uncredited
	Ruth Underwood perc, vib, mar, *1946 US synthesizer, uncredited

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