Singer: Frank Zappa
Title: One Size Fits All
Label: Rykodisc ‎– RCD 80521
Series: Au20 –
Type: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, 24kt Gold Plated Disc
Country: US
Date of released: 1997
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Hard Rock, Avantgarde
Size MP3 zip: 1666 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1871 mb
Rating: 4.1✭
Format: MP3 MOD ADX AAC WMA AIFF VQF MIDI FLAC

Tracklist

1	Inca Roads	8:45
2	Can't Afford No Shoes	2:38
3	Sofa No. 1	2:39
4	Po-Jama People	7:39
5	Florentine Pogen	5:27
6	Evelyn, A Modified Dog	1:04
7	San Ber'dino	5:57
8	Andy	6:04
9	Sofa No. 2	2:41

Companies, etc.

• Recorded By – Wally Heider Recording
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
• Copyright (c) – Rykodisc
• Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
• Made By – Disque Americ – 0SC81
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
• Recorded At – Paramount Studios
• Recorded At – KCET TV
• Recorded At – Finnlevy Studios
• Remastered At – UMRK

Credits

• Artwork [Sofa Upholstery] – Lynn Lascaro*
• Bass – James "Bird Legs" Youman* (tracks: 2)
• Bass [When Left Hand Is Not Broken] – Tom Fowler
• Design [Cd Package Design] – Ferenc Dobronyi
• Design [Design & Fresco, Cd Design Consultant] – Cal Schenkel
• Drums, Other [Gorilla Victim] – Chester Thompson
• Engineer – Gary O, Jukka
• Engineer [Digital Remastering] – Spencer Chrislu
• Engineer [Transfer Engineer - Au20 Edition] – Dave Dondorf
• Engineer [Transfer Engineer - Au20 Edition], Engineer [Mastering - Au20 Edition] – Spencer Chrislu
• Engineer, Remix – Kerry McNab*
• Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
• Guitar [All Guitars], Backing Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Harmonica [When Present] – Bloodshot Rollin' Red
• Keyboards [All], Synthesizer [All], Backing Vocals – George Duke
• Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa (tracks: 4, 6, 9), George Duke (tracks: 1, 8, 9), Napoleon Murphy Brock* (tracks: 5, 8)
• Other [Abuse - Unwarranted] – Marty Perellis
• Producer – Frank Zappa
• Recorded By [Recordist] – Mike Braunstein*
• Technician [Assistance] – Bill Romero, Coy Featherstone*, Dick Barber, Matti Laipio, Paul Hof, Richard "Tex" Abel, Unity
• Technician [Audio Cards Upgraded By - Au20 Edition] – John Musgrave*
• Translated By [German Translation] – Lu Paschotta
• Typography [Original Archaic Typography - Composition Arts] – Vernon Simpson
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Percussion – Ruth Underwood
• Vocals [Flambe Vocals On The Out - Choruses] – Johnny "Guitar" Watson* (tracks: 7, 8)
• Written-By, Composed By – Frank Zappa

Notes

Studios - The Record Plant L.A.; Caribou; Paramount; KCET TV; Finnlevy Studiot, Helsinki; Wally Heider Remote Truck.
Special Electronics - Musitronics; 360 Systems.

Digitally remastered 1987 UMRK.
FZ approved master, 1993.

Limited Numbered Edition Au20 20 Bit Master/24K Gold CD.

"Frank Zappa One Size Fits All

Au20 is a select series of the "sonic bests" from the Rykodisc and Hannibal catalogues.
The Au20 trademark distinguishes audiophile editions of 20-bit digital masters, "noise shaped" from 20-bit to 16-bit, and replicated on 24k gold CDs. To insure the most accurate reproduction of the music, all analog to 20-bit digital conversion in the Au20 series is from the original analog master tapes.

One Size Fits All Au20 Edition Number: XXXX

Technical Notes
Mastering

Transfer Engineers: David Dondorf, Spencer Chrislu • Mastering Engineer: Spencer Chhslu • Mastering Facility: The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen

This Au20 CD was mastered from the original Dolby A master tapes. Playback was through a specially-enhanced Ampex ATR-102 using audio cards upgraded by John Musgrave and courtesy of The Complex recording studios. No equalization, compression, limiting or other "enhancement" of any kind was added during the transfer.

The analog-to-digital conversion was done through a dB Technologies™ AD122 converter in the 20-bit mode, directly to the hard disk of the Sonic Solutions digital mastering workstation.

Once edited into the final form, the program was transferred through the Sony SuperBitmapping process integrated into the Sonic System.

This "noise-shaping" process allow the music to be captured in 16-bits while maintaining the optimal signal-to-noise equivalent of 20-bits. This 16-bit "Super Bit Mapped" PCM 1630 master was then used in the production of the Au20 CD.

SBM™
Super Bit Mapping

In recent years, new research has led to the development of several technologies that dramatically improve digital recording. Among the most notable is the ability to record with 20-bit resolution which provides unprecedented dynamic range and clarity. But these 20-bit master recordings must still be transferred back to 16-bit in order to be used for producing Compact Discs.

During this transfer process, distortion can increase through the practice of cutting-off, or truncating the recording's four least significant bits. Or, in some cases engineers will add "white noise" (called redithering) during this stage, which impairs the music's signal-to-noise.

Super Bit Mapping (SBM) is a sophisticated psycho-acoustic-based system that redistributes transfer noise within the portion of the audio spectrum that is virtually inaudible. With SBM, audiophiles can appreciate the benefits of 20-bit sound on Compact Discs that retain full compatibility with all CD players.

(For more information on the Super Bit Mapping process, please write Sony Software, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022)

© 1996 Rykodisc
RCD 80521"

With Au20 Edition Insert.

℗ 1975, 1988 Rykodisc. © 1975, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.
The green-tinted CD jewel box and the Au20 logo are registered trademarks of Rykodisc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 14431 85212 1
• Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DADR 0SC81RCD80521
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L481
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 8102

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DS 2216	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention* - One Size Fits All ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Discreet	DS 2216	US	1975
TZAPPA 11	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention* - One Size Fits All ‎(Cass, Album, RM)	Barking Pumpkin Records, Zappa Records	TZAPPA 11	UK	1988
F-20	Frank Zappa	One Size Fits All ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	F&R	F-20	Poland	Unknown
LP-S-65-5	Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention* - One Size Fits All ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Discreet	LP-S-65-5	Portugal	1976
0238532	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention* - One Size Fits All ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Zappa Records	0238532	UK & Europe	2012

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