The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute - 3xLP Vinyl - Tri-Fold Sleeve US 1st Pressing
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The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute - 3xLP + S/Sided Etch Vinyl - Tri-Fold Sleeve US 1st Pressing

CONDITION
One owner, very rarely played, excellent copy. VG+ / NM- condition vinyl and sleeves, incredible audio quality pressing.

Label: Gold Standard Laboratories – GSL 96
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Special Cut
Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Special Cut
All Media, Album
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Rock, Latin
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Math Rock

TRACKLISTING
        Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus    (13:02)
A1.a        Sarcophagi    
A1.b        Umbilical Syllables    
A1.c        Facilis Descenus Averni    
A1.d        Con Safo    
A2        The Widow    5:51
B1        L'Via L'Viaquez    12:22
        Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore    (13:10)
C1.a        Vade Mecum    
C1.b        Pour Another Icepick    
C1.c        Pisacis (Phra-Men-Ma)    
C1.d        Con Safo    
        Cassandra Gemini    (32:32)
D1.a        Tarantism    
D1.b        Plant A Nail In The Navel Stream    
D1.c        Faminepulse    
E1.a        Faminepulse (Continued)    
E1.b        Multiple Spouse Wounds    
E1.c        Sarcophagi    

CREDITS
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Mars Volta
    Copyright © – The Mars Volta
    Published By – Hija De Lola
    Published By – Amputekthure
    Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
    Mixed At – Avatar Studios
    Mastered At – Masterdisk

    A&R – Gary Gersh
    Arranged By [Strings And Horns], Conductor [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell
    Bass Trombone – William Reichenbach
    Cello – Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama
    Composed By [Vocals Written By], Lyrics By – Cedric Bixler Zavala
    Coordinator [Caretaker of Monkey Island] – Kristen Elizabeth Welsh
    Cover – Dan Abbott (2), Peter Curzon, Storm Thorgerson
    Cover [Proofing], Product Manager – Sonny Kay
    Cover [With] – Bill Thorgerson
    Engineer – Andrew Scheps, Dave Schiffman*, Jon Debaun, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
    Engineer [Assisted By] – Claudius Mittendorfer, Paul Pilsneniks, Ross Peterson
    Management – SAM
    Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
    Mastered By [Assisted By] – Roger Lian
    Mastered By [For Vinyl] – Peter Lyman*
    Mixed By – Rich Costey
    Percussion [Added] – Lenny Castro
    Performer – The Coqui Of Puerto Rico
    Performer [On This Recording The Mars Volta Is] – Cedric Bixler Zavala, Isaiah Ikey Owens*, Jon Theodore, Juan Alderete de la Peña*, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez
    Photography By – Peter Curzon, Rupert Truman, Storm Thorgerson
    Piano – Roger Manning*
    Piano, Clavinet [Treated] – Larry Harlow (tracks: B1, D1 to E1)
    Producer, Music By, Leader [Music Directed By] – Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
    Soloist [First 2 Gtr Solos], Guitar – John Frusciante (tracks: B1)
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Adrian Terrazas (tracks: D1 to E1)
    Trombone – Nicolas Lane
    Trumpet – Salvador (Chava) Hernandez*, Wayne Bergeron
    Trumpet, Soloist – Flea (tracks: A2, C2)
    Tuba – Randy Jones (2)
    Violin – Diego Casillas, Erick Hernandez, Ernesto Molina, Fernando Moreno, Joel Derouin, Josefina Vergara, Mario De Leon*, Peter Kent (2), Roberto Cani
    Written-By [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*

Artwork etched on the F-side of the vinyl.
All sides end in locked grooves, meant to keep the album's segues and "Cassandra Gemini" intact.

Runouts are etched.

Published by: Hija de Lola (ASCAP), Amputekthure (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc
Engineered at the following locations:
373 Ewingsdale, Byron Bay, Australia
6540 Matilija, Van Nuys, California
291 South Lake Street, Burbank, California
3400 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los 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 City, New York
Mixed at: Avatar Studios, New York City

Flea and John Frusciante appear courtesy of Warner Brothers Records.


    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Barcode: 6 13505 00961 6
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): GSL·96-1
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): GSL96-2
    Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): GSL96-3
    Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): GSL 96-4
    Matrix / Runout (Side E runout): GSL-96-5


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