Tracklist

Cygnus.... Vismund Cygnus	13:02
1A	Sarcophagi
1B	Umbilical Syllables
1C	Facilis Descenus Averni
1D	Con Safo
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2	The Widow	5:50
3	L' Via L' Viaquez	12:21
Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore	13:09
4A	Vade Mecum
4B	Pour Another Icepick
4C	Pisacis (Phra-Men-Ma)
4D	Con Safo
Cassandra Gemini
5	I	4:45
6	II	6:40
7	II	2:55
8	IV	7:41
9	V	4:59
10	VI	3:48
11	VII	0:46
12	VIII	0:53

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Record Company – USM Japan
• Licensed To – Universal Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Mars Volta
• Copyright (c) – The Mars Volta
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
• Published By – Hija De Lola
• Published By – Amputekthure
• Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
• Mixed At – Avatar Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• A&R – Gary Gersh
• Arranged By [Strings And Horns], Conductor [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell
• Bass Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , The Coqui Of Puerto Rico
• Cello – Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama
• Design [Cover By] – Bill Thorgerson, Dan Abbott , Peter Curzon, Storm Thorgerson
• Engineer – Andrew Scheps, David Schiffman, Jon Debaun, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Claudius Mittendorfer, Paul Pilsneniks
• Guitar – John Frusciante (tracks: 3)
• Management – sam*
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Roger Lian
• Mixed By – Rich Costey
• Music By, Directed By – Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Percussion – Lenny Castro
• Performer [On This Record The Mars Volta Is] – Cedric Bixler Zavala*, Ikey Isaiah Owens*, Jon Theodore, Juan Alderte De La Peña*, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Photography By – Peter Curzon, Rupert Truman, Storm Thorgerson
• Piano – Roger Manning*
• Piano, Clavinet – Larry Harlow (tracks: 3, 5 to 12)
• Producer – Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Adrian Terrazas (tracks: 5 to 12)
• Trombone – Nicholas Lane*
• Trumpet – Flea (tracks: 2, 4A to 4D), Salvador "Chava" Hernandez, Wayne Bergeron
• Tuba – Randy Jones
• Violin – Diego Casillas, Erick Hernandez, Ernesto Molina, Fernando Moreno, Joel Derouin, Josefina Vergara, Mario DeLeon, Peter Kent , Roberto Cani
• Vocals, Lyrics By – Cedric Bixler Zavala*
• Written-By [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*

Notes

The CD packaging specifies the fifth track name as Cassandra Geminni. However, the artist website and the vinyl release of this album specify its name as Cassandra Gemini. The movements of this track (Tarantism / Plant A Nail In The Navel Stream / Faminepulse / Multiple Spouse Wounds / Sarcophagi) listed here do not align with the track splits on CD (tracks 5-12).

Engineered at:
373 Ewingsdale, Byron Bay, Australia.
6540 Matilija, Van Nuys, California.
291 South Lake Street, Burbank, California.
3400 Eagle Rock Blvd, Loa Angeles, California.
453 Mario Julia Industrial Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
5161 North Cartwright Ave, N Hollywood, California.
3222 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, California.
441 W. 53rd Street, New York Ciry, New York.

Mixed at Avatar Studios in New York City.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988005700148
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other: Made in Japan
• ASIN: B006WQJJZ8

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
075021039773	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Strummer Recordings, Universal Records	075021039773	Europe	2005
UICU-9009	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album, Promo + DVD-V, NTSC)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Universal Records	UICU-9009	Japan	2005
075021039773	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Strummer Recordings, Universal Records	075021039773	Brazil	2005
UICU-9009	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album + DVD-V, NTSC)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Universal Records	UICU-9009	Japan	2005
B000412902	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Strummer Recordings, Universal Records	B000412902	Canada	2005

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