Singer: Frank Zappa
Title: Thing-Fish
Label: EMI ‎– 24 0294 3, EMI ‎– 1C 198 24 0294-95-96 1, EMI ‎– 3LP 198 24 0294 3, EMI ‎– EX 24 0294 3
Type: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album Box Set
Country: Europe
Date of released: 1984
Category: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Dialogue, Avantgarde, Art Rock, Jazz-Rock, Parody
Size MP3 zip: 1621 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1441 mb
Rating: 4.3✭
Format: MP3 VOX ASF MMF TTA AC3 ADX DXD FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Prologue	2:56
A2	The Mammy Nuns	3:50
A3	Harry & Rhonda	3:36
A4	Galoot Up-Date Keyboards, Trumpet [Uncredited] – Bob Harris	5:29
B1	The 'Torchum' Never Stops	10:32
B2	That Evil Prince	1:17
B3	You Are What You Is	4:31
C1	Mudd Club Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Motorhead Sherwood	3:17
C2	The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing Slide Guitar [Uncredited] – Denny Walley	3:14
C3	Clowns On Velvet Keyboards, Saxophone [Uncredited] – Bobby Martin	1:38
C4	Harry-As-A-Boy	2:51
C5	He's So Gay	2:48
D1	The Massive Improve'lence	5:07
D2	Artificial Rhonda Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Roy EstradaHarmonica [Uncredited] – Don Van VlietSynthesizer [Uncredited] – Ruth Underwood	3:30
D3	The Crab-Grass Baby	3:48
D4	The White Boy Troubles	3:35
E1	No Not Now Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Bob Harris, Roy Estrada	5:50
E2	Briefcase Boogie	4:10
E3	Brown Moses	3:02
F1	Wistful With A Fist-Full	3:53
F2	Drop Dead	7:56
F3	Won Ton On Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Bob Harris, Roy Estrada	4:20

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – EMI Records
• Manufactured By – EMI Records
• Distributed By – EMI Records
• Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Copyright (c) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Published By – Munchkin Music
• Copyright (c) – Munchkin Music

Credits

• Artwork [Costumier] – Robert Fletcher
• Assemblage [Prosthetics For Thing Fish & Sister Ob'dewlla 'x'] – Jene Omens
• Bass Guitar – Arthur Barrow, Scott Thunes
• Double Bass – Jay Anderson
• Drums – Chad Wackerman
• Electric Guitar – Ray White, Steve Vai
• Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Frank Zappa
• Engineer – Bob Stone, Mark Pinske
• Keyboards – Tommy Mars
• Percussion – Ed Mann
• Photography By [Cover & Liner Insets] – Ladi Von Jansky
• Piano [Broadway] – Chuck Wild
• Producer [Album Production, Direction Of Characterizations & Book], Music By, Arranged By, Lyrics By – Frank Zappa
• Technician [Synclavier Programming] – David Ocker, Steve De Furia*
• Vocals – Johnny Guitar Watson
• Voice Actor [Brown Moses] – Johnny Guitar Watson
• Voice Actor [Evil Prince] – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
• Voice Actor [Harry- As- A- Boy] – Bob Harris
• Voice Actor [Harry] – Terry Bozzio
• Voice Actor [Owl- Gonkwin- Jane Cowhoon] – Ray White
• Voice Actor [Rhonda] – Dale Bozzio
• Voice Actor [Thing Fish] – Ike Willis

Notes

Category on the spine: 24 0294 3
Category on back of the box: 3LP 198 24 0294 3
Category on back of the box (UK): EX 24 0294 3
Barcode in white square
LC code only on side 5 and 6.
Cat.nr. labelsstarts with 1C

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]
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.

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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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 5099924029438
• Barcode (Text): 5 099924 029438
• Label Code: LC 0542
• Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side 1 Wax): 2402941-A1+C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side 2 Wax): 2402941-B1+C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side 3 Wax): 2402951-A1+C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side 4 Wax): 2402951-B2
• Matrix / Runout (Record 3 Side 5 Wax): 2402961-A1+C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 3 Side 6 Wax): 2402961-B1+C
• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Other (Record 1 Vinyl Wallet ID): 24 0294 1
• Other (Record 2 Vinyl Wallet ID): 24 0295 1
• Other (Record 3 Vinyl Wallet ID): 24 0296 1
• Other (Record 1 Label): 1C 198-24 0294 1
• Other (Record 2 Label): 1C 198-24 0295 1
• Other (Record 3 Label): 1C 198-24 0296 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
24 0294 3, 1A 3LP 198 24 0294 3, EX 24 0294 3	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(3xLP, Album + Box)	EMI, EMI, EMI	24 0294 3, 1A 3LP 198 24 0294 3, EX 24 0294 3	UK & Europe	1984
4XCO-74201	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(Cass, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	4XCO-74201	US	1984
ZR3871	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Zappa Records	ZR3871	US	2012
VACK-1256	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(2xCD, Album, RE + Box)	Rykodisc	VACK-1256	Japan	2002
CDS 7 90081 2	Frank Zappa	Thing-Fish ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	EMI, Barking Pumpkin Records	CDS 7 90081 2	UK & Europe	Unknown