Qobuz Gets Exclusive Access to 9 Zappa Albums in Hi-Res Re-Issue

April 1, 2021 |Hi-Res Audio

Universal Music Group and Zappa Records launched a hi-res reissue campaign for 29 Frank Zappa albums Wednesday, with nine exclusive to Qobuz in native 24-bit hi-res FLAC format beginning Friday, said Qobuz. On Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT, Zappa’s son, Ahmet, and Joe Travers, “vaultmeister” of the Zappa recordings archive, will be part of a livestream discussion with Qobuz Chief Hi-Res Evangelist David Solomon at the StreamingMusicMatters & Qobuz (USA) fan page on Facebook. The 29 albums, available for download and streaming, will drop between Friday and May 7, Qobuz said.