Thing-Fish

Rare original 1984 US Barking Pumpkin Records 22-track 3LP box set featuring Zappa's experimental, proggish, jazz-comedy-rock 'original cast recording' of a never-produced baroquely crazy and - off course - offensive Broadway show. 'Thing-Fish' features new recordings and a handfull of songs from 'Zoot Allures', 'You Are What You Is', 'Tinsel-Town Rebellion', and 'Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch'.
The 3-LP vinyl box set is complete with textured 16-page 12" x 12" lyric and artwork booklet and company mail order insert - in a hard card picture box.

Condition: Condition: 3 x Perfect/Perfect (vinyl/labels/sleeves)/ 2 x Perfect (inserts)/ Close To Near Perfect (box)

Vinyls and labels appear unused - as new. Inner sleeves, insert and libretto mint as well.
Box has light edge and shelfwear - but is in great close to near perfect condition as front is close to perfect with light top and bottom shelf wear. Back has more pronounced edge wear and a 1" lower left crease .

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Prologue (2:56)
2 The Mammy Nuns (3:50)
3 Harry & Rhonda (3:36)
4 Galoot Up-Date (5:29)

Side 2:
5 The 'Torchum' Never Stops (10:32)
6 That Evil Prince (1:17)
7 You Are What You Is (4:31)

Side 3:
8 The Mudd Club (3:17)
9 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:14)
10 Clowns On Velvet (1:38)
11 Harry-As-A-Boy (2:51)
12 He's So Gay (2:48)

Side 4:

13 The Massive Improve'lence (5:07)
14 Artificial Rhonda (3:30)
15 The Crabb-Grass Baby (3:48)
16 The White Boy Troubles (3:35)

Side 5:
17 No Not Now (5:50)
18 Briefcase Boogie (4:10)
19 Brown Moses (3:02)

Side 6:
20 Wistful Wit A Fist-Full (3:53)
21 Drop Dead (7:56)
22 Won Ton On (4:20)

Line up:
Frank Zappa - guitar, synclavier
Steve Vai - guitar
Ray White - guitar
Tommy Mars - keyboards
Chuck Wild - broadway piano
Arthur Barrow - bass
Scott Thunes - bass
Jay Anderson - string bass
Ed Mann - percussion
Chad Wackerman - drums
Steve De Furia - synclavier programmer
David Ocker - synclavier programmer