Release History
Zappa in New York was first released in early 1977 with Zappa's original intended track listing. A small number of LP copies reached stores in England before the album was quickly withdrawn. In 1978 some original cassette copies also appeared in the United States, though, apparently this was by mistake. Before re-issuing the album Warner removed one of the longest songs, Punky's Whips. This reduced the playing time of side one to a mere ten minutes. Warner also re-sequenced some of the remaining songs and edited Titties & Beer. This also violated Zappa's contract, which gave him complete artistic control over album content.
When Zappa's distribution agreement with Warner ended in 1982 all release rights reverted to him. Zappa re-issued Zappa in New York as a double CD in 1991 with the addition of 4 bonus tracks. The CD reissue was remixed to feature guitar overdubs that were recorded at the time of the album's issue but not included on the original vinyl, and contained a different recording of Punky's Whips and the full-length Titties & Beer.
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