The Perfect Stranger is a 1984 album featuring the music of Frank Zappa, conducted in part by Pierre Boulez. It was originally issued on vinyl in 1984 and on CD in 1985 by Angel, and then in remixed and resequenced form on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991. Later reissues (of the same master) were by Rykodisc in 1995 and Zappa/Universal in 2012.
Boulez conducted three tracks ("The Perfect Stranger", "Naval Aviation in Art?" and "Dupree's Paradise"), recorded at IRCAM, Paris on January 10 and January 11, 1984, and performed by Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain. The title track was also commissioned by Boulez, and contains references to Zappa's 1971 film, 200 Motels. The remaining four tracks are credited to 'The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort'—in fact, Zappa's Synclavier. "Outside Now Again" is a Synclavier performance based on a transcription of Zappa's guitar solo in the song "Outside Now" from the 1979 Joe's Garage album.
^Couture, F. (2011). "Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^Slaven, Neil (2009-11-17). Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa. ISBN9780857120434.
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boulez, conducts, zappa, perfect, stranger, perfect, stranger, 1984, album, featuring, music, frank, zappa, conducted, part, pierre, boulez, originally, issued, vinyl, 1984, 1985, angel, then, remixed, resequenced, form, barking, pumpkin, 1991, later, reissues. The Perfect Stranger is a 1984 album featuring the music of Frank Zappa conducted in part by Pierre Boulez It was originally issued on vinyl in 1984 and on CD in 1985 by Angel and then in remixed and resequenced form on CD by Barking Pumpkin in 1991 Later reissues of the same master were by Rykodisc in 1995 and Zappa Universal in 2012 The Perfect StrangerStudio album by Frank ZappaReleasedAugust 23 1984RecordedJanuary April 1984StudioIRCAM Paris UMRK Los Angeles GenreElectronic classicalLength38 43LabelAngelProducerFrank ZappaFrank Zappa chronologyLondon Symphony Orchestra Vol 1 1983 The Perfect Stranger 1984 Them or Us 1984 Singles from The Perfect Stranger The Girl in the Magnesium Dress Released 1984Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Boulez conducted three tracks The Perfect Stranger Naval Aviation in Art and Dupree s Paradise recorded at IRCAM Paris on January 10 and January 11 1984 and performed by Boulez s Ensemble InterContemporain The title track was also commissioned by Boulez and contains references to Zappa s 1971 film 200 Motels The remaining four tracks are credited to The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort in fact Zappa s Synclavier Outside Now Again is a Synclavier performance based on a transcription of Zappa s guitar solo in the song Outside Now from the 1979 Joe s Garage album The track Jonestown is a reference to the 1978 Jonestown Massacre where cult leader Jim Jones drove his followers to collective suicide 2 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External linksTrack listing editAll compositions by Frank Zappa Side oneNo TitleLength1 The Perfect Stranger 12 422 Naval Aviation in Art 2 283 The Girl in the Magnesium Dress 3 27 Side twoNo TitleLength4 Outside Now Again 4 065 Love Story 1 006 Dupree s Paradise 7 537 Jonestown 7 07 CD Barking Pumpkin Rykodisc and Zappa Universal editions No TitleLength1 The Perfect Stranger 12 442 Naval Aviation in Art 2 453 The Girl in the Magnesium Dress 3 134 Dupree s Paradise 7 545 Love Story 0 596 Outside Now Again 4 067 Jonestown 5 27 Different track timings are probably due to mislisting There are no reports of tracks being longer or shorter on the original vinyl Personnel editPierre Laurent Aimard Piano Guy Arnaud Clarinet Bass Lawrence Beauregard Flute Pierre Boulez Conductor Direction Daniel Ciampolini Percussion Antoine Cure Trumpet Ensemble InterContemporain Orchestra Peter Eotvos Musical Director Jacques Ghestem Violin Don Hunstein Photography Marie Claire Jamet Harp The London Symphony Orchestra John Matousek Mastering Paul Meyer Clarinet Jerome Naulais Trombone David Ocker Programming Bob Stone Remixing Frank Zappa Synclavier Producer Liner NotesReferences edit Couture F 2011 Boulez Conducts Zappa The Perfect Stranger Frank Zappa AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 21 July 2011 Slaven Neil 2009 11 17 Electric Don Quixote The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa ISBN 9780857120434 External links editAlbum information Release details Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boulez Conducts Zappa The Perfect Stranger amp oldid 1173211913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
