In celebration of 50 years of Frank Zappa’s widely-acclaimed Over-Nite Sensation, a newly expanded 50th anniversary edition has been released on November 3 via Zappa Records/UMe in a variety of formats, including a five-disc (4CD/1Blu-ray Audio) Super Deluxe Edition that showcases 88 tracks in total, featuring 57 previously unreleased tracks and mixes.
Produced and compiled by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, this new, expanded collection titled Over-Nite Sensation: 50th Anniversary Edition, boasts the 2012 remaster of the original album by Bob Ludwig, along with additional unreleased masters, highlights, and mix outtakes from the original 1973 sessions mastered by John Polito. Also included are two completely unreleased live concert recordings from 1973 showcasing the same band that recorded the classic album — one show captured at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, and the other recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
Disc 1: Over-Nite Sensation
Disc 2: Bonus Session Masters / Bonus Vault Sensations
Disc 3: Live In Hollywood, California, Hollywood Palladium – March 23, 1973
Disc 4: Live In Detroit, Michigan, Cobo Hall – May 12, 1973
- Frank Zappa / guitar, vocals, conductor, arranger & producer
- George Duke / keyboards, synthesizer
- Ian Underwood / flute, clarinet, alto & tenor saxophones
- Bruce Fowler / trombone
- Sal Marquez / trumpet, vocals (6)
- Jean-Luc Ponty / violin & baritone violin
- Tom Fowler /bass
- Ralph Humphrey / drums
- Ruth Underwood / percussion, marimba, vibes
With:
- Ricky Lancelotti / vocals (4,5)
- Kin Vassy / vocals (2,6,7)
- Tina Turner & The Ikettes (uncredited) / backing vocals
Disc 1: Over-Nite Sensation
01. Camarillo Brillo (3:59)
02. I'm The Slime (3:35)
03. Dirty Love (2:59)
04. Fifty-Fifty (6:13)
05. Zomby Woof (5:10)
06. Dinah-Moe Humm (6:04)
07. Montana (6:36)
Disc 2: Bonus Session Masters / Bonus Vault Sensations
01. Wonderful Wino (Complete Edit) (3:15)
02. Inca Roads (1973 Version / 2023 Mix) (3:49)
03. RDNZL (1973 Mix) (4:17)
04. For The Young Sophisticate (Dolby EQ Copy) (3:18)
05. I'm The Slime (Single Version) (3:04)
06. Montana (Single Edit With Intro) (5:29)
07. Inca Roads (Bolic Take-Home Mix) (3:47)
08. RDNZL (Take 2) (4:40)
09. X-Forts (Echidna's Arf (Of You)) (7:21)
10. Camarillo Brillo (Alternate Mix) (3:34)
11. Face Down ("I'm The Slime" Demo) (2:11)
12. I'm The Slime (Basic Track Outtake) (5:56)
13. Dirty Love (Session Rehearsal) (3:53)
14. Dirty Love (With Quad Guitar) (4:13)
15. Fifty-Fifty (Pipe Organ Intro Improvisations) (4:02)
16. Fifty-Fifty (Basic Tracks, Take 7) (6:21)
17. Dinah-Moe Humm (Session Rehearsal) (2:05)
18. Dinah-Moe Humm (Bolic Take-Home Mix) (8:01)
19. Montana (Bolic Take-Home Mix) (7:23)
Disc 3: Live In Hollywood, California, Hollywood Palladium – March 23, 1973
01. Montana (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (7:26)
02. Dupree's Paradise (Intro) (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (8:19)
03. Dupree's Paradise (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (12:39)
04. Cosmik Debris (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (6:32)
05. “The Dynamic Sal Marquez!” (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (2:05)
06. Big Swifty (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (12:46)
07. "…The Successor to Willie The Pimp” (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (0:58)
08. The Curse Of The Zomboids (I’m The Slime) (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (6:10)
09. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (23:26)
10. FZ & The Percussion Section (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (5:17)
11. Palladium Jam, Pt. 1 (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (3:56)
12. Palladium Jam, Pt. 2 (Live In Hollywood, California - Mar. 23, 1973) (9:01)
Disc 4: Live In Detroit, Michigan, Cobo Hall – May 12, 1973
01. Cobo Hall ’73 Band Intros and Sound Check (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (6:08)
02. Exercise #4 (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (2:27)
03. Dog Breath (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (1:16)
04. The Dog Breath Variations (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (1:33)
05. Uncle Meat (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (2:29)
06. Fifty-Fifty (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (7:21)
07. Inca Roads (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (11:47)
08. FZ Introduces the Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow Medley (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (1:20)
09. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (1:17)
10. Nanook Rubs It (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (6:04)
11. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (2:14)
12. Father O’Blivion (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (2:34)
13. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (Reprise) (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (5:25)
14. Join The March (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (0:59)
15. Cosmik Debris (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (7:34)
16. Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Live In Detroit, Michigan - May 12, 1973) (12:35)
