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 '''Beyond The Fringe Of Audience Comprehension:'''<br>
-The Mystery Box version has these liner notes: "Tracks 1-4 [of side 2] are from the film 200 motels. Tracks 5-7 are from Hunchentoot." "'[[Space Boy]]' is the rarest track in this entire box. It was recorded for the Curtis Harrington film, Queen of Blood. Words, music and vocals by [[Florence Marley]]. Orchestration and additional instruments by FZ. Sound effects by Ackerman & Cole." Tracks 14-16 have been said to be the remixed Sleep Dirt versions. The suite on side 1 (often called "The Groupie Opera") has been circulated as either "unknown live 1970/1971" and "Butte, Montana 1970/1971" (they do sing "this is the swingingest place in Butte, Montana"), but sounds more like a studio job without an audible live audience. The title is from one of Zappa's catch-phrases: "Some of us live beyond the fringe of audience comprehension. The air is better here."
+The Mystery Box version has these liner notes: "Tracks 1-4 [of side 2] are from the film 200 motels. Tracks 5-7 are from Hunchentoot." "'[[Space Boy]]' is the rarest track in this entire box. It was recorded for the Curtis Harrington film, Queen of Blood. Words, music and vocals by [[Florence Marly]]. Orchestration and additional instruments by FZ. Sound effects by Ackerman & Cole." Tracks 14-16 have been said to be the remixed Sleep Dirt versions. The suite on side 1 (often called "The Groupie Opera") has been circulated as either "unknown live 1970/1971" and "Butte, Montana 1970/1971" (they do sing "this is the swingingest place in Butte, Montana"), but sounds more like a studio job without an audible live audience. The title is from one of Zappa's catch-phrases: "Some of us live beyond the fringe of audience comprehension. The air is better here."
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 '''Return Of The Son Of Serious Music:'''<br>
-Side 1 is from an orchestral situation with the Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra at Mount Saint Mary's College, Claremont, California in 1963, conducted by Frank Zappa. A small part of this has been officially released on The Lost Episodes, as "[[Mount Saint Mary's Concert Excerpt]]".
+Side 1 is from an orchestral situation with the Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra at Mount Saint Mary's College, Claremont, California in 1963, conducted by Frank Zappa. A small part of this has been officially released on The Lost Episodes, as "Mount Saint Mary's Concert Excerpt".
 According to the liner notes on the Mystery Box, "While You Were Art #1" is the "original, stripped-down version", and the Francesco tracks are out-takes. They sound like different orchestrations of Francesco Zappa album tracks. "Francesco Rock" has a drum track.
 The notes also claim that "Pedro's Dowry" was played by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in June 1981, but it's from "A Zappa Affair", June 16, 1984. Anyway, this release may or may not be related to the bootlegs Serious Music and Son of Serious Music - it's certainly supposed to look that way.

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 . [[The Wild Man Fischer Story]] (Fischer) (03:34)<br>
 . [[I'm The Meany]] (Fischer) (01:34)<br>
-. [[Bacon Fat]] (Andre Williams / Brown) (03:32)<br>
+. [[Bacon Fat]] ([[Andre Williams]] / Brown) (03:32)<br>
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 ''Side Two:''<br>
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 '''Beyond The Fringe Of Audience Comprehension:'''<br>
-The Mystery Box version has these liner notes: "Tracks 1-4 [of side 2] are from the film 200 motels. Tracks 5-7 are from Hunchentoot." "'Space Boy' is the rarest track in this entire box. It was recorded for the Curtis Harrington film, Queen of Blood. Words, music and vocals by Florence Marley. Orchestration and additional instruments by FZ. Sound effects by Ackerman & Cole." Tracks 14-16 have been said to be the remixed Sleep Dirt versions. The suite on side 1 (often called "The Groupie Opera") has been circulated as either "unknown live 1970/1971" and "Butte, Montana 1970/1971" (they do sing "this is the swingingest place in Butte, Montana"), but sounds more like a studio job without an audible live audience. The title is from one of Zappa's catch-phrases: "Some of us live beyond the fringe of audience comprehension. The air is better here."
+The Mystery Box version has these liner notes: "Tracks 1-4 [of side 2] are from the film 200 motels. Tracks 5-7 are from Hunchentoot." "'[[Space Boy]]' is the rarest track in this entire box. It was recorded for the Curtis Harrington film, Queen of Blood. Words, music and vocals by [[Florence Marley]]. Orchestration and additional instruments by FZ. Sound effects by Ackerman & Cole." Tracks 14-16 have been said to be the remixed Sleep Dirt versions. The suite on side 1 (often called "The Groupie Opera") has been circulated as either "unknown live 1970/1971" and "Butte, Montana 1970/1971" (they do sing "this is the swingingest place in Butte, Montana"), but sounds more like a studio job without an audible live audience. The title is from one of Zappa's catch-phrases: "Some of us live beyond the fringe of audience comprehension. The air is better here."
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 '''Crush All Boxes:'''<br>
-Quoth the liner notes: "'Fine Girl' and 'Drafted Again' are outtakes. Tracks 2-5 are studio rehearsals with drum machine. ('Teenage Wind' and 'Harder Than Your Husband' are instrumentals. 'Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit' is a demo for Jimmy Carl Black (FZ: piano & vocal)." Zappa later denied that he ever wrote that last song in an interview published in the fanzine Society Pages. Tracks 2-5 and 7 also appear on Apocrypha.Tracks 9-12 on side two represent the entire side one of the unreleased Crush All Boxes. Bonus track 'Teenage Wind' is an outtake. It does not feature Bob Harris on vocals.
+Quoth the liner notes: "'Fine Girl' and 'Drafted Again' are outtakes. Tracks 2-5 are studio rehearsals with drum machine. ('Teenage Wind' and 'Harder Than Your Husband' are instrumentals. 'Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit' is a demo for [[Jimmy Carl Black]] (FZ: piano & vocal)." Zappa later denied that he ever wrote that last song in an interview published in the fanzine Society Pages. Tracks 2-5 and 7 also appear on Apocrypha.Tracks 9-12 on side two represent the entire side one of the unreleased Crush All Boxes. Bonus track 'Teenage Wind' is an outtake. It does not feature Bob Harris on vocals.
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 '''Return Of The Son Of Serious Music:'''<br>
-Side 1 is from an orchestral situation with the Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra at Mount Saint Mary's College, Claremont, California in 1963, conducted by Frank Zappa. A small part of this has been officially released on The Lost Episodes, as "Mount Saint Mary's Concert Excerpt".
+Side 1 is from an orchestral situation with the Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra at Mount Saint Mary's College, Claremont, California in 1963, conducted by Frank Zappa. A small part of this has been officially released on The Lost Episodes, as "[[Mount Saint Mary's Concert Excerpt]]".
 According to the liner notes on the Mystery Box, "While You Were Art #1" is the "original, stripped-down version", and the Francesco tracks are out-takes. They sound like different orchestrations of Francesco Zappa album tracks. "Francesco Rock" has a drum track.
-The notes also claim that "Pedro's Dowry" was played by the Berkely Symphony Orchestra in June 1981, but it's from "A Zappa Affair", June 16, 1984. Anyway, this release may or may not be related to the bootlegs Serious Music and Son of Serious Music - it's certainly supposed to look that way.
+The notes also claim that "Pedro's Dowry" was played by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in June 1981, but it's from "A Zappa Affair", June 16, 1984. Anyway, this release may or may not be related to the bootlegs Serious Music and Son of Serious Music - it's certainly supposed to look that way.
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 . [[Babbette|No, Babette]] <br>
 . [[Boogers Of Marty Perellis]]<br>
-. [[White Juice on His Beard]]<br>
+. [[The Booger Man|White Juice on His Beard]]<br>
 . [[Smell My Beard]]<br>
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 . [[I'm The Slime]]<br>
 . [[Ruthie-Ruthie]]<br>
-. [[No, Babette]] <br>
+. [[Babbette|No, Babette]] <br>
 . [[Boogers Of Marty Perellis]]<br>
 . [[White Juice on His Beard]]<br>

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 ''Side Two:''<br>
-. [[While You Were Art #1]]<br>
+. [[While You Were Art 1]]<br>
 . [[Opus I - No. 1: 2nd Movement - Allegro Con Brio|Francesco Opus 1, No. 1, 2nd Movement Allegro con Brio]] ([[Francesco Zappa]])<br>
 . [[Opus I - No. 3: 2nd Movement - Presto|Francesco Opus 1, #3, 2nd Movement Presto]]  (Francesco Zappa)<br>

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 . [[Agency Man]]<br>
 . Randomonium<br>
-. [[My Head]]<br>
+. [[My Head?]]<br>
 . [[Studebaker Hoch]]<br>
 . [[Don't Fuck Around]]<br>

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 . [[Harder Than Your Husband]]<br>
 . [[Bamboozled By Love]]<br>
-. [[Drafted Again]]<br>
+. [[I Don't Wanna Get Drafted|Drafted Again]]<br>
 . [[Falling In Love Is A Stupid Habit]]<br>
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 ''Side Two:''<br>
 . [[While You Were Art #1]]<br>
-. [[Francesco Opus 1, No. 1, 2nd Movement Allegro con Brio]] ([[Francesco Zappa]])<br>
+. [[Opus I - No. 1: 2nd Movement - Allegro Con Brio|Francesco Opus 1, No. 1, 2nd Movement Allegro con Brio]] ([[Francesco Zappa]])<br>
-. [[Francesco Opus 1, #3, 2nd Movement Presto]]  (Francesco Zappa)<br>
+. [[Opus I - No. 3: 2nd Movement - Presto|Francesco Opus 1, #3, 2nd Movement Presto]]  (Francesco Zappa)<br>
-. [[Francesco Opus 1, #6, 2nd Movement Minuet]]  (Francesco Zappa)<br>
+. [[Opus I - No. 6: 2nd Movement - Minuet|Francesco Opus 1, #6, 2nd Movement Minuet]]  (Francesco Zappa)<br>
-. [[Francesco Rock, Opus 1, #1, 1st Movement Andante]] (Francesco Zappa)<br>
+. [[Opus I - No. 1: 1st Movement - Andante|Francesco Rock, Opus 1, #1, 1st Movement Andante]] (Francesco Zappa)<br>
 . [[Pedro's Dowry]]<br>
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