THE RESIDENTS - 'RESIDUE OF THE RESIDENTS'

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• SV073 - 2xLPs

  857176003737

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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

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JOHNNY NOISE - 'THE DAY IS COMING'

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• SB166 - LP

  655030116612

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For the discerning pinetoppers of contemporary, post-everything aggro grit, the name Johnny Noise should be synonymous with the sound of grizzled, sonic élan. One of the principal constructors of Los Llamarada’s estimable creepy crawl, Noise’s guitar howls and snarls went deep in guiding that band’s portent vision of bleak, psychedelic ache. And now he’s cast all his brut-moderne madrigals— drums, strings, vocals, the whole shebang—into a solo cauldron of hairy, distempered muzz for your consumption. Sounding like a lurching composite of Randy Holden, Bruce Gilbert, Steve Hall and Eric Hysteric, The Day Is Coming is the out-of-nowhere masterpiece of 2014 no one saw coming. Seriously, this is some virtual goat-killin’, blood-suckin’, Chupacabra-damaged, splayed-out shit! The man is back and armed to the gills. You have been hipped.

Tracks

1. I?m Sorry Babe
2. Psychedelic Bitch
3. My Decision
4. Empty Words
5. The Day Is Coming
6. Beautiful Eyes
7. Help Me God
8. Dirty Witch
9. Come On
10. We Don?t Care the Political Forces
11. Dream In With Her
12. Faster
13. Your Mom & Dad (Do Not Care)
14. Man vs. Umbrella
15. Nothing Is Forever
16. Rock & Roll in Jail
17. Sun Light
18. Three Souls
19. Walk On Me To Night
20. Take My Hand
21. Hug Strong

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BURNT ONES - 'GIFT'

Formats

• CF037 - LP

  819162014912

• CF037CD - CD

  819162014905

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Burnt Ones have been Castle Face favorites for years, and last year’s You’ll Never Walk Alone on Burger was the one for which they kicked themelves repeatedly for not getting to first. The label is very honored to present their third record, Gift. Far more psychedelic than their previous work, the album may be a bit of a surprise to fans on first listen. A potent blend of wide-eyed strummers on shifting sands is punctuated by blinking oscillators, left turns into wispy sound collage and tape manipulations, drug-rug-wrapped lushness and telephone whispers from a supremely stoned sounding Mark Tester, the guide through this cultish and vaguely sinister headphone-scape. It’s a woozy and a woolly one.

Tracks

1. Pulse
2. Money Man
3. Submarine
4. Bye Bye Floating Charm
5. Spell Breakers
6. Is It Over
7. Airplane Ride
8. Caterpillar
9. New Heroes of Subscription Services
10. Mirror Too / You & Me
11. Sleeping Inn
12. Pineapple Program No. 31
13. US Wheels
14. Morning Drum

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SPIES - 'THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH TERRACE'

Formats

• SB164 - LP

  655030116414

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The Spies bear the unique distinction of one of New Zealand’s true missing pieces in the Underground puzzle. With no audio documentation ever seeing the light of day in their time (1978-79, Wellington), the band really did exist in a you-had-to-be-there bubble. Historically (as in, now) known as hatching both George Henderson (later of The Puddle) and Christopher Plummer (who also thumped heads in Shoes This High), The Spies possessed a lithe but keen awareness of both the Canterbury and DIY movements that were taking place back in Old Blighty. The Battle of Bosworth Terrance imagines a bridge connecting Kevin Ayers and The Desperate Bicycles—a much-needed safe passage over a mysterious chasm you never knew was there. The fact that these recordings exist at all is nothing short of miraculous serendipity; the story is beautifully retold by Mr. Henderson in the liner notes. If you’re thinking forgery, theft, drugs and distinctive footwear (Alpaca boots perhaps?), congrats, the sniffer is working just fine. Besides the heretofore unknown music, also included are photographs, lyrics and text. It’s only taken 30+ years, but the larcenous abandon that was The Spies is finally willing and able to be heard, read about and seen for the first time. Pressed in a one-time edition of 500 copies, The Battle of Bosworth Terrace includes a digital download card.

Tracks

1. Egyptian Bird Song
2. Collided and Collected
3. Wait Don?t Wait
4. Teenage Lightning
5. Lose Dat Beat
6. Star
7. No Mercy for a Cop
8. Nausea
9. Lonely Lost Island
10. All Full of Crap
11. The King of China?s Daughter
12. Vintage Moth
13. Keeper of the Flame
14. Skating
15. A Half Is Twice as Strong
16. Father of Thousands
17. Electro!
18. Surfin!
19. Laughing
20. Keeper of the Flame (Electric)
21. The Star and Us

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