Zappa ’80 - Munich: Vinyl 3LP Emma Tricca something about this curiously optimistic

something about this curiously optimistic album began to really resonate

Lee Ranaldo’s back cover photo-collage and Catherine Ceresole’s crumpled-xeroxed images that adorned the inside are dark

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Zappa ’80 - Munich: Vinyl 3LP Emma Tricca something about this curiously optimisticThis historic 1980 Munich concert has the distinction of being the first ever live direct to digital stereo recording of Zappa. The show was the last of the Spring Summer tour with the group playing at peak performance. The entire concert is featured on three 180g audiophile vinyl LPs and mastered by Bernie Grundman in 2022. The package features photography and memoir from George Alper, who worked for FZ, along with liner notes from Arthur Barrow &