Formats
SV073 - 2xLPs
857176003737
Details
Residue of The Residents collects outtakes, rare tracks and other experiments from this legendary San Francisco collective. Originally released on Ralph Records in 1983 and spanning The Residents’ career up to that point, this firsttime vinyl reissue has been expanded to a double LP and contains 26 songs from the late ’70s and early ’80s—the group’s most fertile period. Highlights from the first LP include the Morricone-inspired “The Sleeper,” the dreamlike “Whoopy Snort” (initially on the LAFMS compilation Blorp Esette), the intense collage piece “Kamikaze Lady” from the pre-Residents 1971 Baby Sex tapes, and the RAO Studio Orchestra version of “Ups & Downs” (which may be the group’s finest pop moment). The second LP features many insider favorites that have not been available on vinyl for decades: “Loser = Weed” (initially released as the B-side to the Satisfaction single), “Death in Barstow” and “Melon Collie Lassie” (from the Babyfingers EP), as well as The Residents’ contributions to the great Subterranean Modern compilation. Balancing the group’s conceptual impulses with a dark palette of electro-esotericism, Residue of The Residents is an intoxicating collection that serves as an ideal starting point for the uninitiated.
Tracks
1. The Sleeper 2. Whoopy Snorp
3. Kamikazi Lady 4. Boy in Love
5. Shut Up! Shut Up! 6. Anvil Forest
7. Diskomo 8. Jailhouse Rock
9. Ups & Downs 10. Walter Westinghouse
11. Scent of Mint 12. Saint Nix 13. Open Up
14. From the Plains to Mexico 15. Loser = Weed
16. Death in Barstow 17. Melon Collie Lassie
18. In San Francisco 19. Dumbo the Clown
20. Is He Really Bringing Roses?
21. Time?s Up 22. Daydream Believer
23. Safety Is a Cootie Wootie Part 1: Prelude for a
Toddler
24. Safety Is a Cootie Wootie Part 2: Toddler?s
Lullaby
25. Safety Is a Cootie Wootie Part 3: Safety Is a
Cootie Wootie
26. Daydream in Space