Frank Zappa: Quaudiophiliac

Frank Zappa - QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) [DVD-A] {ZFT}
DVD-9 (iso+.mds) -> 6.10 Gb | 5.1 MLP 24/96 / 5.1 DTS 24/96 / 2.0 LPCM 24/96
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 81 Mb
© 2004 ZFT / DTS Entertainment | 69286-01125-9-9
Rock / Experimental Rock

DVD-Audio may not be your preferred format, but here's a release that actually needs its special capabilities. There have been a number of high-profile albums that have been remixed to take advantage of Surround Sound, a case of retooling the recordings to take advantage of a new consumer format. Music consumers who began their music purchases during the digital era may not be aware that an attempt was made at "more than stereo" recordings back in the '70s, utilizing a four-channel system known as quadraphonic.

This new deluxe reissue covering Frank Zappa’s 1972 ‘electric orchestra’ period features amazing new 5.1 Surround & Dolby Atmos remixes of the studio albums Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.

Frank Zappa - One Shot Deal (2008) {Zappa Records ZR 20007 rec 1972-1981}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 360 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 122 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 41 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1972-81, 2008 Zappa Records / ZFT | ZR 20007
Rock / Experimental Rock / Avant-Garde / Art Rock / Jazz Rock

Official Release #83. At the time of Frank Zappa's passing in late 1993, he left a number of projects in varying stages of completeness. Some of these had gotten no further than the so-called "build-reel" stage. It was at this preliminary phase that the artist had done little more than set aside various and sundry audio on the back-burner in his Utility Muffin Research Kitchen home studio. One Shot Deal (2008) is a single-CD compilation taken from a number of disparate sources – including a pair of tunes from Zappa's "build reels." As the set's co-producer Gail Zappa explains in her inimitable style in the brief liner notes essay "…the guitar was the main element for me…." With that as an unofficial mandate, the 5-plus minutes – which cover the meaty nine-year span of 1972 to 1981 – is undeniably fret-centric.