Description
Frank Zappa - The Crux Of The Biscuit / Zappa Records Audio CD / ZR20020
UPC 824302002025
The Crux of the Biscuit is a compilation album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in July 2016, originally intended to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album Apostrophe ('). It is the fourth project in a series of 40th Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries, following MOFO (2006), Lumpy Money (2009) and Greasy Love Songs (2010). The name is based on the same lyric from "Stink-Foot" that Apostrophe (') is based on—"the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe."
| Label: | Zappa Records – ZR20020 |
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| Series: | Anniversary FZ Audio Documentaries |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
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| Genre: | Jazz, Rock |
| Style: | Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Prog Rock |
Tracklist:
All tracks are written by Frank Zappa except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cosmik Debris" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)" (Zappa, George Duke) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Down in de Dew (Alternate Mix)" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Apostrophe' (Mix Outtake)" (Zappa, Jim Gordon, Jack Bruce) | 9:07 |
| 5. | "The Story of Don't Eat the Yellow Snow/St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow/St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (Live)" | 19:26 |
| 7. | "Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)" | 1:34 |
| 8. | "Energy Frontier (Take 4)" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Energy Frontier (Take 6 with Overdubs)" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Energy Frontier (Bridge)" | 8:23 |
| 11. | "Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks - Take 3)" | 5:11 |
| 12. | "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks - Alternate Take)" | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks - Outtake)" | 0:42 |
| 14. | "Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)" | 0:48 |
| 15. | "Frank's Last Words..." | 0:16 |
| Total length: | 1:08:59 | |
| FZ Early Sequence For Apostrophe' Side 1, Dated 6/30/73 | |||
| 1 |
Cosmik Debris |
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4:21
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| 2 | Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake) |
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3:59
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| 3 | Down In De Dew (Alternate Mix) |
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3:16
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| 4 | Apostrophe' (Mix Outtake) |
| 9:07 | |||
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End Of Early Sequence |
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| 5 | The Story Of "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow / St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast" | 2:25 | |
| 6 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow / St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (Live) |
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19:26
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| 7 | Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake) |
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1:34
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| 8 | Energy Frontier (Take 4) |
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3:04
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| 9 | Energy Frontier (Take 6 With Overdubs) |
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4:15
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| 10 | Energy Frontier (Bridge) |
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8:23
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| 11 | Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks - Take 3) |
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5:11
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| 12 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks - Alternate Take) |
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2:12
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| 13 | Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks - Outtake) |
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0:42
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| 14 | Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake) |
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0:48
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| 15 | Frank's Last Words..... | 0:16 |
- Art Direction – Ahmet Zappa
- Design [Package Design], Photography By [Gold Record Photo] – Michael Mesker
- Illustration [FZ Illustration: Fantoons] – Cristian Garcia, David Calcano
- Liner Notes – Simon Prentis
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Mark Aalyson
- Photography By [WB March Photos] – Jeffrey Mayer
- Producer – Gail Zappa, Joe Travers
- Producer [All Master Recordings Produced By], Performer, Composed By – Frank Zappa
- Production Manager [Production Management] – Melanie Starks
- Research [Vaultmeisterment], Transferred By [Audio Transfers] – Joe Travers
