The Crux of the Biscuit

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."

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)

Track listing

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

All tracks are written by Frank Zappa except where noted

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.