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Zappa ’80 - Munich: Vinyl 3LP Emma Tricca Lee Ranaldo’s back cover photo-collageThis 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 &