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 Cosmik Debris

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From: Charles Ulrich' forthcoming book Project/Object
  This track was left over from the sessions for Over-Nite Sensation. It features the band that toured March through July, 1973: George Duke (keyboards), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Tom Fowler (bass), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Sal Marquez (trumpet), Jean-Luc Ponty (violin), Ian Underwood (saxophone), Ruth Underwood (percussion), and FZ (guitar). In addition to the lead vocal, FZ sings "The price of meat...", which is slowed down a whole step. Tina Turner and the Ikettes provided backing vocals, including the sped-up vocals in the "I wrapped a newspaper..." section.
  "Cosmik Debris" was introduced on the Petit Wazoo tour in October, 1972. It was performed on all tours 1973-1974 and all tours 1979-1988.
  The lyrics allude back to "The Grand Wazoo" ("the dust of the Grand Wazoo") and "Camarillo Brillo" ("is that a real poncho...?"). The printed lyric sheet is full of imaginative spellings: nervonna (nirvana, a state of blessedness in Hinduism or Buddhism, from the Sanskrit word for 'extinction'), Afro-dytee (Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love), geroo (guru, Sanskrit word for 'teacher'), kristl bol (crystal ball, as used by fortune-tellers), ohm (om, mystic syllable used in yoga mantras), shonty (shanti, Sanskrit word for 'peace').
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But he told me right then
when the top popped open
There was nothin' his box won't do
With the oil of Aphrodite,
and the dust of the Grand Wazoo
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  The 1972 album with the same name. THE LOST EPISODES - 1996 album featuring Capt.Beefheart.
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And I said "Look here brother-who you
Jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
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  See OVERNITE SENSATION. Camarillo Brillo.
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OM SHANTI
From: robert@sybase.com (Robert Garvey)
  The word is ``shanti'' and means peace (in Sanskrit, I think).
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