The Crux of the Biscuit

The Crux of the Biscuit
Compilation album by Frank Zappa
Released	July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Recorded	May 24, 1972– June 24, 1973[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	68:59
Label	Zappa Records Catalog Number: ZR20020
Producer	Gail Zappa, Joe Travers
Frank Zappa chronology
Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016) The Crux of the Biscuit (2016) Frank Zappa For President (2016)

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 (').[2] 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."

Track listing

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

References

1. "globalia". globalia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "Frank Zappa Vault Opens for Two New Releases in July". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 August 2016.