Zappa* – The Man From Utopia

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Avantgarde, Parody
Year:	1983

Tracklist

		Cocaine Decisions	2:56
		The Dangerous Kitchen	2:51
		Tink Walks Amok	3:40
		The Radio Is Broken	5:52
		Mōggio	3:05
		The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (Medley)	3:19
		Stick Together	3:50
		Sex	3:00
		The Jazz Discharge Party Hats	4:30
		We Are Not Alone	3:31

Credits (22)

John Vince
Art Direction
Ike Willis
Baritone Vocals [Bionic Baritone]
Scott Thunes
Bass
Frank Zappa
Composed By, Arranged By
Chad Wackerman
Drums
Bob Stone
Engineer

Notes

Official Release #36

The original LP has 10 tracks.

On later CD releases, 1 additional track, "Luigi & the Wise Guys" was added in for a total of 11 tracks. (Minor variations exist in some original tracks).

On the original vinyl, "Moggio" is written as "Mōggio". However, it is written as "Moggio" (with no line above the first O) on the 1995 CD. Also on the CD reissue, "Sex" is written with all the letters capitalized (as "SEX").

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Pitman Pressing	Barking Pumpkin Records – FW 38403	US	1983	US — 1983
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – SBP 237894	New Zealand	1983	New Zealand — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Stereo	CBS – CBS 25251, CBS – 25251, Barking Pumpkin Records – CBS 25251, Barking Pumpkin Records – 25251	Europe	1983	Europe — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Stereo	Epic – FW 38403, Barking Pumpkin Records – FW 38403, Epic – 38403, Barking Pumpkin Records – 38403	Canada	1983	Canada — 1983
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Repress, Stereo	CBS – 25251	Portugal	1983	Portugal — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Limited Edition	CBS – CBS 25251	Greece	1983	Greece — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – S 25251	Spain	1983	Spain — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – SBP 237894	Australia	1983	Australia — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – 25251	Israel	1983	Israel — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia - El Hombre De Utopia LP, Album	CBS – 20.459	Argentina	1983	Argentina — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album	CBS – 40-25251	Netherlands	1983	Netherlands — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album	Barking Pumpkin Records – FWT 38403	US	1983	US — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia = ユートピアからやってきた男 LP, Album	CBS/Sony – 25AP 2642	Japan	1983	Japan — 1983
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – CBS 25251	Italy	1983	Italy — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album	Barking Pumpkin Records – 40-25251, CBS – 40-25251	Spain	1983	Spain — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album	EMI – TC-EMC 3500	UK	1983	UK — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album, Dolby	Barking Pumpkin Records – FWT 38403	Canada	1983	Canada — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – ASF2868	South Africa	1983	South Africa — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album	CBS – PC 7894	Australia	1983	Australia — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia = El Hombre De Utopia Cassette, Album	CBS – 60.459	Argentina	1983	Argentina — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia - El Hombre De Utopia LP, Album, Promo	CBS – 20.459	Argentina	1983	Argentina — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia - El Hombre De Utopia LP, Album	CBS – 20.459	Argentina	1983	Argentina — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album	CBS – 25251	Portugal	1983	Portugal — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	747 – 8505	Saudi Arabia	1983	Saudi Arabia — 1983	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Stereo	CBS/Sony – 25AP 2642	Hong Kong	1983	Hong Kong — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Promo	CBS – SBP 237894	Australia	1983	Australia — 1983	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered	EMI – EMC 3500	UK	1986	UK — 1986	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered	EMI – EMC 3500	UK	1986	UK — 1986	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered	EMI – 062-2608151	Greece	1987	Greece — 1987	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Fame – FA 3203	UK	1988	UK — 1988	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Fame – TC-FA 3203	UK	1988	UK — 1988	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Zappa Records – CDZAP 53	UK	1993	UK — 1993	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered	SNC Records – SNC—3085	Russia	1993	Russia — 1993	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Barking Pumpkin Records – D2 74245	US	1993	US — 1993	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Barking Pumpkin Records – MSI 80047	Japan	1993	Japan — 1993	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Barking Pumpkin Records – MSI 80047	Japan	1993	Japan — 1993	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo	Barking Pumpkin Records – D2 74245		1993	1993	New Submission
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Rykodisc – RCD 10538	US	1995	US — 1995	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Rykodisc – D31415, Rykodisc – RCD 10538	Australia	1995	Australia — 1995	Recently Edited
	The Man From Utopia CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	Rykodisc – RCD 10538, Rykodisc – VACK 5089	Japan	1995	Japan — 1995	New Submission

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Reviews

Dzubox Jan 6, 2024
referencing The Man From Utopia (LP, Album, Stereo) CBS 25251
Theis is a beautiful Europian (Holland) pressing and sounds great.
eclectiktronik Apr 4, 2023
referencing The Man From Utopia (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) 8505
In what seems a theologically-motivated editorial decision, the track 'Sex' has been replaced with 'The Black Page' (possibly from the release 'FZ in NY'). And, ironically considering the anti drug message of the song, 'Cocaine decisions' has lost it's 'cocaine'. No matter, 'Jazz discharge party hats' - arguably among the most obscene songs in the Zappa catalogue - is still on here. That's the problem with censors. They don't know much about music, but they know what they don't like!
jafiend Apr 1, 2023
referencing The Man From Utopia (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing) FW 38403
The cover art and "alphabet" is by the famous Italian comic book artist tanino Liberatore!
Adam_A Oct 17, 2020
referencing The Man From Utopia (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered) ST 6534
I wouldn't have expected to like a 1980s Zappa record this much, but considering that Zappa is largely performing the vocals on this one, it's quite enjoyable. And a lot of great tracks too! Cocaine Decisions, Dangerous Kitchen, Stick Together. And one of my favourite Zappa songs of all time is "We Are Not Alone". It would have been cool to see Zappa play the ARP 2600. I wonder exactly where it shows up on this album?

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