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1	Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus	13:02
2	The Widow Trumpet – Flea	5:50
3	L' Via L' Viaquez Guitar [Solos] – John Frusciante	12:21
4	Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore Trumpet – Flea	13:09
5	Cassandra Gemini [I]	4:45
6	Cassandra Gemini [II]	6:40
7	Cassandra Gemini [III]	2:55
8	Cassandra Gemini [IV]	7:41
9	Cassandra Gemini [V]	4:59
10	Cassandra Gemini [VI]	3:48
11	Cassandra Gemini [VII]	0:46
12	Cassandra Gemini [VIII]	0:53

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Mars Volta
• Copyright (c) – The Mars Volta
• Licensed To – Universal Records
• Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.

Credits

• Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – David Campbell
• Bass Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , The Coqui Of Puerto Rico
• Cello – Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama
• Engineer – Andrew Scheps, Dave Schiffman*, Jon Debaun, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
• Engineer [Assistant] – Claudius Mittendorfer, Paul Pilsneniks
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Roger Lian
• Mixed By – Rich Costey
• Percussion [Additional] – Lenny Castro
• Performer [Band Member] – Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Ikey*, Jon Theodore, Juan Alderte De La Peña*, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
• Piano – Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
• Piano, Clavinet – Larry Harlow (tracks: 3, 8 to 12)
• Producer – Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Adrian Terrazas (tracks: 8 to 12)
• Trombone – Nicholas Lane*
• Trumpet – Salvador "Chava" Hernandez, Wayne Bergeron
• Tuba – Randy Jones
• Violin – Diego Casillas, Erick Hernandez, Ernesto Molina, Fernando Moreno, Joel Derouin, Josefina Vergara, Mario De Leon*, Peter Kent , Roberto Cani

Notes

Cassandra Gemini is misprinted on CD as "Cassandra Geminni" (spelling correct according to the vinyl and band's official website). The song is also divided into eight arbitrary divisions (having little to do with the divisions shown on the packaging) in order to designate it as an album. Their original idea to make it five tracks - corresponding to the five characters in the story - would have designated it as an EP and they would have been paid as such. If purchasing the album via iTunes, the number of songs is five with "Cassandra Gemini" as one track totaling 32:32

(They really wanted to do six acts and started the album with "Frances the Mute" but it would have made it a double CD, of which Universal disapproved. The lyrics to "Frances the Mute" appears in the CD tray and the actual song was released as a UK CD and US vinyl single).

On the back of the CD is an outline of each character's song. This is not correspond to the number of tracks on the actual CD. The outline [with appropriate track numbers] is reprinted here:

I. Cygnus.... Vismund Cygnus
A. Sarcophagi
B. Umbilical Syllables
C. Facilis Descenus Averni
D. Con Safo
II. The Widow
III. L' Via L' Viaquez
IV. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
A. Vade Mecum
B. Pour Another Icepick
C. Pisacis (PHRA-MEN-MA)
D. Con Safo
V. Cassandra Gemini
A. Tarantism
B. Plant a Nail in the Naval Stream
C. Faminepulse
D. Multiple Spouse Wounds
E. Sarcophagi

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 75021 03977 3
• Mastering SID Code (Variants 1-4): IFPI L009
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): UNIVERSAL B00 041 2902 03$ BF
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [Universal logo] B00 041 2902 02$ G
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [Universal logo] B00 041 2902 02$ O
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): [Universal logo] B00 041 2902 02$ I
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1, 2): IFPI 0395
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0320
• Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0333
• Other (Mould Ring Variant 1, 2): MADE IN USA
• Other (Mould Ring Variant 3, 4): MADE IN USA BY UML
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): [Universal logo] B00 041 2902 01$ D
• Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 0393

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
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
075021039773	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album)	Gold Standard Laboratories, Strummer Recordings, Universal Records	075021039773	Europe	2005