The drum intro is the same as Stink-foot from Apostrophe (').
Recorded live at the Hordern Pavillion; Sydney, Australia 6/24/73
Engineer: Steve Desper
Original Recording Source: 1/2" 4-Track Analog Tape Master
MIxed by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Court Studios 5/2/14 to 96K 24B WAV
| Apostrophe (') (1974) | The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) |
|---|---|
| 0:00-1:33 | 0:00-1:32 |
| 1:32-1:34 |
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, NYC, 11/8/72
Original Recording Format: 2" 16-Track Analog Tape
Original Recording Engineer: Dave Whitman
Mixed by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Court Studios 2014 to 96K 24B WAVPLAYERS:
FZ—Guitar
Jack Bruce—Bass
Jim Gordon—Drums
Tony Duran—Guitar
Dave Parlato—Acoustic Bass
Unknown—flute
I tried to track down who would have been [the flute player], but nobody knows! Maybe the fans somehow can get that information—because they're so hard core. I was unable to determine it because there were no session sheets, and so it's hard for me to know. And I had a conversation with Dave Parlato. [...] But, Dave didn't know who played flute either. And first thing I thought of was it had to have been maybe somebody who was touring with Frank at the time. But in the Petite Wazoo the only person that maybe could have done that was Earl Dumler, and we're not really sure he was him or not. And I didn't get a chance to get in touch with Earl before the release of the record. So—maybe it's him, maybe it's not. Who knows!
Dave Parlato told Joe [Travers] that on the Energy Frontier takes from Electric Lady included on the Crux CD, Jack Bruce played cello (before switching to bass for the Apostrophe track), Parlato played bass and the previously unidentified flute player was Charles Lloyd.
I recorded with Jack Bruce with Frank Zappa. I was playing at the Village Vanguard one night and he was recording at the studio down there. That stuff never saw the light of day. But we were just improvising. Frank Zappa was a very smart, special guy.
Informants: Bill Flynn (Zappateers, October 25, 2024), Andrew Greenaway.
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, NYC, 11/8/72
Original Recording Source: 2" 16-Track Analog Tape
Original Recording Engineer: Dave Whitman
Overdub Engineer: Kerry McNabb at Paramount Studios, 1973
Mixed by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Court Studios 2014 to 96K 24B WAVPLAYERS:
FZ—Guitar/Overdubs
Jack Bruce—Bass
Jim Gordon—Drums
Tony Duran—Guitar
Unknown—flute
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, NYC, 11/8/72
Original Recording Source: 1/4" 2-Track Stereo Analog TapePLAYERS:
FZ—Guitar
Jack Bruce—Bass
Jim Gordon—Drums
Tony Duran—Guitar
Research, compilation and maintenance by Román García Albertos