Mystery Disc

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Mystery Disc
Released April 1985
See also: IINK,Patio The Old Masters, Box I The Old Masters, Box II Mystery Disc - Advance CD

Tracks

1985 LP Side Thirteen Theme From "Run Home Slow" (1:25) Original "Duke Of Prunes" (1:18) Opening Night At Studio Z (1:32) The Village Inn (1:18) Steal Away (3:44) I Was A Teenage Malt Shop (1:12) The Birth Of Captain Beefheart (0:16) Metal Man Has Won His Wings (3:08) Power Trio Segment From "The Saints 'n' Sinners" (0:34) Bossa Nova Pervertamento (2:17) Excerpt From "The Uncle Frankie Show" (0:39) Charva (2:01) Side Fourteen Speed Freak Boogie (4:14) Original Mothers At The Broadside (Pomona) (0:56) Party Scene From "Mondo Hollywood" (1:56) Original Mothers Rehearsal (0:22) How Could I Be Such A Fool? (1:49) Band Introductions At The Fillmore West (1:10) Plastic People (1:59) Original Mothers At The Fillmore East (0:46) Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?[1] (2:40) Big Leg Emma[1] (2:32) 1986 LP Side Seventeen Harry, You're A Beast (0:24) Don Interrupts (4:47) Piece One (2:25) Jim/Roy (4:05) Holding The Group Back Holiday In Berlin The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage Piece Two (6:59) The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage Undaunted The Band Plays On Agency Man (3:21) Side Eighteen Agency Man (Studio Version) (3:28) Lecture (0:21) Wedding Dress Song / Handsome Cabin Boy (2:37) Skweezit, Skweezit, Skweezit (2:57) The Story Of Willie The Pimp (1:34) Black Beauty (5:23) Chucha (2:47) Mothers At KPFK (3:26) Harmonica Fun (0:41)

CD[1] Theme From "Run Home Slow" (1:23) Original "Duke Of Prunes" (1:17) Opening Night At Studio Z (1:34) The Village Inn (1:17) Steal Away (3:43) I Was A Teenage Malt Shop (1:10) The Birth Of Captain Beefheart (0:18) Metal Man Has Won His Wings (3:06) Power Trio Segment From "The Saints 'n' Sinners" (0:34) Bossa Nova Pervertamento (2:15) Excerpt From "The Uncle Frankie Show" (0:40) Charva (2:01) Speed Freak Boogie (4:14) Original Mothers At The Broadside (Pomona) (0:55) Party Scene From "Mondo Hollywood" (1:54) Original Mothers Rehearsal (0:22) How Could I Be Such A Fool? (1:49) Band Introductions At The Fillmore West (1:10) Plastic People (1:58) Original Mothers At The Fillmore East (0:50) Harry, You're A Beast (0:30) Don Interrupts (4:39) Piece One (2:26) Jim/Roy (4:04) Holding The Group Back Holiday In Berlin The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage Piece Two (6:59) The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage Undaunted The Band Plays On Agency Man (3:25) Agency Man (Studio Version) (3:27) Lecture (0:21) Wedding Dress Song / Handsome Cabin Boy (2:36) Skweezit, Skweezit, Skweezit (2:57) The Story Of Willie The Pimp (1:33) Black Beauty (5:23) Chucha (2:47) Mothers At KPFK (3:26) Harmonica Fun (0:41)

Alternate Covers

Mystery Disc 2 (1986)

Complete edition (1995 CD)

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
n/a	1 Original Stereo The CD regroups the 2 LPs contents, however 2 non-unique tracks[1] were not kept.	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 7777-6	1985-04-19			Mystery Disc #1, included in The Old Masters, Box I set.
		1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 8888-8	1986-11-25			Mystery Disc #2, included in The Old Masters, Box II set.
68		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10580 ADV	1998?		No insert. Pink printing.	Advance CD (Rykodisc promotion).
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10580	1998-09-15	0014431058028		US edition. Matrix # IFPI 1211 IFPI L033 RCD 10580 MPO 01 @@@ 9 02
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5391	1998-09-23	4988112410626		Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10580 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 9004	2004-02-16	4988112190344	Old masters artwork	Japanese edition, 2 mini-album papersleeves. Matrix # IFPI L223 IFPI 3950 VACK-9004 1MS1 C 3Y

Notes

1. The 1998 CD is a compilation of the 1985 and 1986 LPs, except for Why Don'tcha Do Me Right? and Big Leg Emma (which are on the Absolutely Free CD).

See Also

• The Old Masters, Box I
• The Old Masters, Box II
• Mystery Disc - Advance CD