LP SEALED FRANK ZAPPA THE MAN FROM UTOPIA 1983 BARKING PUMPKIN NOT C/O HYPE STKR
  $   160

 


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🎨 The Artwork: Mosquitoes and Italian Riots

The cover of The Man From Utopia is one of Zappa's most storytelling-heavy designs, illustrated by Italian comic artist Tanino Liberatore.

  • The Front: Depicts Zappa on stage in Milan (1982) furiously swatting away a swarm of mosquitoes with a flyswatter. This was a real event—a massive infestation plagued the band during the concert.

  • The Back: Features a illustration of the audience during a concert in Palermo that ended in a tear-gas riot. Look for the banner that reads "3-1 Vaffanculo," a reference to Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory over Germany.

🎵 The Music: "Meltdown" and Impossible Guitars

This album is famous for its diversity, ranging from straightforward rock to avant-garde "speech-song" experiments.

  • "Impossible" Guitar Parts: This album features the young Steve Vai, credited with "Impossible Guitar Parts." Vai spent hundreds of hours overdubbing guitar lines that perfectly mimicked Zappa’s improvised vocal rhythms, note-for-note.

  • The Highlights:

    • "Cocaine Decisions": A scathing takedown of drug-addled white-collar professionals (doctors and lawyers).

    • "The Jazz Discharge Party Hats": A legendary "meltdown" track where the music shifts and bends to follow Zappa's spoken narrative.

    • "Mōggio": An intricate, high-speed instrumental that is a favorite among Zappa "gear-heads" and musicians.

Tracklist (Original LP FW 38403):

Side One Side Two 1. Cocaine Decisions 1. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 2. The Dangerous Kitchen 2. Stick Together 3. Tink Walks Amok 3. SEX 4. The Radio Is Broken 4. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats 5. Mōggio 5. We Are Not Alone


LISTEN   “Cocaine Decisions”



  • 1983 LP Released on Barking Pumpkin Records # FW 38403 (Stereo).    .
  • This is a Sealed Album and will Provide you with Brilliant Sound Quality from your Player. No cut out marks. Round Hype Sticker on front.

 

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