Frank Zappa - Zappa In New York

Rock

Rock & Roll, Avantgarde

1977

In 1977 a quantity of copies of this double album were released on both vinyl & cassette with the track "Punky's Whips" included on both the Side 1 & 2 sleeve listing, label & recording, as follows:
Side One: 1. Titties & Beer; 2. I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth; 3. Punky's Whips.
Side Two: 1. Sofa; 2. Manx Needs Women; 3. The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1; 4. Big Leg Emma; 5. Black Page #2.
This issue was withdrawn by Warner Brothers, who considered its homoerotic reference to Angel guitarist Punky Meadows in "Punky's Whips" & "Titties And Beer" to be potentially litigious.
In March 1978 the album was officially released in censored form, with "Punky's Whips" deleted from the Side 1 & 2 recordings as follows:
Side One: 1. Titties & Beer ["Punky" references edited out]; 2. I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth; 3. Big Leg Emma.
Side Two: 1. Sofa; 2. Manx Needs Women; 3. The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1; 4. Black Page #2.
However, the original sleeve was initially used until being replaced by a reprint showing the revised track order. The first revised pressing had "RE-1" etched on the run-out.

Effectively, these issues can be identified as:
Version A. Uncensored recording & sleeve
Version B. Censored recording in uncensored sleeve.
Version C. Censored recording & sleeve.

Distributed by Reprise in the USA on their 2000 series.
Distributed by Warner Elektra Atlantic (WEA) in the UK on their "K" series.

Uncensored versions also exist as test-pressings & gold-stamped promos.
The later CD issue, controlled by Zappa, contains all the material as Zappa intended, remixed, plus bonus tracks.

The original "Punky's Whips" appears on "Läther".
Track C1 references singer Helen Reddy.