Tracklist

CD-1	Cygnus.... Vismund Cygnus	13:02
CD-1a	Sarcophagi
CD-1b	Umbilical Syllables
CD-1c	Facilis Descenus Averni
CD-1d	Con Safo
CD-2	The Widow	5:50
CD-3	L' Via L' Viaquez	12:21
CD-4	Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore	13:09
CD-4a	Vade Mecum
CD-4b	Pour Another Icepick
CD-4c	Pisacis (Phra-Men-Ma)
CD-4d	Con Safo
Cassandra Gemini
CD-5	I	4:45
CD-6	II	6:40
CD-7	II	2:55
CD-8	IV	7:41
CD-9	V	4:59
CD-10	VI	3:48
CD-11	VII	0:46
CD-12	VIII	0:53
DVD
DVD-1	Drunkenship Of Lanterns (Live)
DVD-2	Cicatriz Esp (Live)
DVD-3	Televators (Live)
DVD-4	Frances The Mute (Audio)

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Universal Records
• Marketed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Distributed By – Universal Music K.K.

Credits

• A&R – Gary Gersh
• Arranged By [Strings And Horns], Conductor [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell
• Bass Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , The Coqui Of Puerto Rico
• Cello – Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama
• Conductor [Strings & Horns] – David Campbell
• Cover – Bill Thorgerson, Dan Abbott , Peter Curzon, Thorgerson*, Storm*
• Engineer – Andrew Scheps, David Schiffman, Jon Debaun, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Claudius Mittendorfer, Paul Pilsneniks
• Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Adrian Terrazas (tracks: 8 to 12)
• Guitar – John Frusciante (tracks: 3)
• Management – sam*
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mastered By [Assistant] – Roger Lian
• Mixed By – Rich Costey
• Music By, Directed By – Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Percussion – Lenny Castro
• Performer [On This Record The Mars Volta Is:] – Cedric Bixler Zavala*, Ikey Isaiah Owens*, Jon Theodore, Juan Alderte De La Peña*, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Photography By – Peter Curzon, Rupert Truman, Storm Thorgerson
• Piano – Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
• Piano, Clavinet – Larry Harlow (tracks: 3, 8 to 12)
• Producer – Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*
• Trombone – Nicholas Lane*
• Trumpet – Flea (tracks: 2, 4 to 7), Salvador "Chava" Hernandez, Wayne Bergeron
• Tuba – Randy Jones
• Violin – Diego Casillas, Erick Hernandez, Ernesto Molina, Fernando Moreno, Joel Derouin, Josefina Vergara, Mario DeLeon, Peter Kent , Roberto Cani
• Vocals, Lyrics By – Cedric Bixler Zavala*
• Written-By [Strings And Horns] – David Campbell, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez*

Notes

The CD packaging specifies the fifth track name as Cassandra Geminni. However, the artist website and the vinyl release of this album specify its name as Cassandra 'Gemini'. The movements of this track are Tarantism / Plant a Nail in the Navel Stream / Faminepulse / Multiple Spouse Wounds / Sarcophagi, listed here as they do not align with the track splits (5-12).

Engineered at:-
373 Ewingsdale, Byron Bay, Australia.
6540 Matilija, Van Nuys, California.
291 South Lake Street, Burbank, California.
3400 Eagle Rock Blvd, Loa 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 Ciry, New York.
Mixed at Avatar Studios in New York City.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 988005 383174
• Barcode (Scanned): 4988005383174
• Matrix / Runout (CD): UICX-1088 1Y V
• Mastering SID Code (CD): IFPI L244
• Mould SID Code (CD): IFPI 4011
• Matrix / Runout (DVD): UIBX-1065-0-1 1P 11
• Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI L234
• Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 40D0
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
B0004129-02	The Mars Volta	Frances The Mute ‎(CD, Album)	Universal Records, Strummer Recordings, Gold Standard Laboratories	B0004129-02	US	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