1995 FRANK ZAPPA RYKODISC INTERNAL USE CATALOG 32 PAGES BEEFHEART STEVE VAI

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1995 - THE FRANK ZAPPA CATALOG - RYKODISC - INTERNAL USE ONLY CATALOG / REFERENCE GUIDE - AN ORIGINAL THAT I PURCHASED FROM SOMEBODY FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY RYKODISC, THESE WERE NEVER SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY - 32 PAGES - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS
After Frank died, his estate sold his catalog to Rykodisc (per Frank’s wishes, and as part of a negotiation that was begun before he passed).  This deal was completed with a goal to release the full catalog, using Frank's personal re-masters, in 1995.  The label suddenly had a huge new priority and a catalog of 60+ records, many of which the staff were not familiar with.
One employee was given the full-time job of overseeing the release and marketing of the Zappa catalog in conjunction with the Estate. In order to get the label staff up to speed on the many albums and phases of Zappa’s career, she wrote this thick booklet which addresses every album chronologically, including the running changes (all perpetrated by Zappa, not Ryko, BTW) from previously existing CDs.
It also includes important bits of Frank’s history and context so the reader can appreciate the depth and breadth of the entirety of Frank’s oeuvre.
There were likely 100 or less of these booklets made – and they were never sold or distributed outside the Rykodisc organization.
Besides the historical facts presented herein, it’s a fascinating document of a label’s commitment to an incredibly unique artist.
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CHECK THIS OUT: A LITTLE WHILE BACK I RAN INTO PUP-TENTACLE. YEAH, HE'S STILL FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE. SO IF YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM YESTERDAY, DON'T SEE HIM NOW, YOU JUST MIGHT BE SEEING HIM SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE'S BEEN.
FRANK MUSTA' SEEN HIM TOO AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. SO SINCE HE WAS JUST HANGING AROUND I ASKED HIM: HEY PUP, YEAH YOU MR. TENTACLE, THAT'S RIGHT, I SEE YOU AND SINCE IT APPEARS YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE, TELL ME HOW THE FUTURE IS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. WHERE-UPON MR. TENTACLE HAD THE UNMITIGATED AUDACITY TO ANSWER: "WELL REVERED, IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW, IT'S KINDA' LIKE THE PAST, THE PRICE OF MEAT IS STILL GOING UP AND YOUR OLD LADY IS STILL GOING DOWN".
I'M TELLING YA', HE REALLY MADE ME ANGRY. SO I TRIED GRABBING ONE OF HIS TENTACLES, BUT IT OOZED OUT OF MY HAND AND DISAPPEARED. HE MUSTA' SLIPPED ACROSS THE TIMELINE FROM LATER ON TO WAY BACK WHEN OR SOMETHIN?. DAMM, I SHOULDA' PUSHED IN HIS CHIN WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE. THAT'S OK THOUGH, I'LL CATCH UP WITH HIM AGAIN ONE DAY AND WHEN I DO I'M GONNA SMACK HIM RIGHT UPSIDE THAT HIDEOUS OCTOPUS LOOKING HEAD OF HIS. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE HIM HANGING AROUND WHEN YOU GET THE SQUINTS FROM YOUR DOWNERS AND YOUR WINE, TELL HIM REV. A. WEST IS LOOKING FOR HIM. OK LARRY?
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HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL SINCE YOU'RE HERE ANYWAY CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART { DON VALN VLIET R.I.P. 2010 } AND HIS MAGIC BAND, TIM BUCKLEY, LARRY  "WILD MAN" FISCHER { CROAKED TOO I HEARD }, STEVE VAI AND PLENTY OF FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS PLUS I
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