All tracks have been edited to mimic the CD version of the album without the locked grooves, and in some instances a short sample of the actual CD pressing was needed to patch in a missing gap of audio. Obviously this needed to be removed for my reconstruction. On the record, the locked grooves contained short samples of the songs themselves, so that as the needle moves into the locked groove, the song will play endlessly. The first task in this reconstruction was to edit out the locked grooves in the vinyl version. The vinyl side divisions are ignored here, as one would have to break up “Cassandra Gemini” ten minutes into the song, defeating one of the purposes of this reconstruction. My Frances The Mute reconstruction is thus divided into two 45-minute discs, hence its subtitle. The main source used for my reconstruction was a high quality vinyl rip to secure the dynamics that were lost on the overly compressed and brickwalled CD version. This is a reconstruction of what The Mars Volta’s 2005 album Frances The Mute was supposed to be, notably with the addition of the title track crossfaded into “Cygnus…” to open the album, as well as the closing 30-minute epic “Cassandra Gemini” reunited as one track, instead of split into eight pieces. In honor of the announcement today that The Mars Volta are breaking up, I thought I’d share this album reconstruction I created recently. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
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