Assorted Secrets

Assorted Secrets
Assorted Secrets
Compilation album by The Residents
Released	1984
Recorded	Fall 1981 - May 5, 1983
Genre	Avant-garde, Art rock
Length	58:40 (1984); 1:09:36 (2000)
Label	Ralph
Producer	Scott Fraser, the Cryptic Corporation
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Assorted Secrets is a compilation of live and studio reharsals released by the Residents in 1984, originally as a cassette-only release due to the recording and performance quality not meeting the group's standards at the time. Not originally meant to be heard by the public, the cassette was eventually produced and released for much-needed profit following the financial difficulties of the Mole Show tour.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by The Residents.

Side one (recorded in Santa Monica, April 10 1982)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mark of the Mole"	33:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Letter"	2:13
2.	"Ship's a'Goin' Down"	2:32
3.	"Bach is Dead"	1:20
4.	"Birthday Boy"	3:41
5.	"Constantinople"	2:10
6.	"Die in Terror"	2:17
7.	"Give it to Someone Else"	0:58
8.	"Smack Your Lips"	4:03
9.	"Song of the Wild"	3:32
10.	"Happy Home"	2:14
Total length:		58:40

Tracks 1-7 were recorded in fall of 1981.
Tracks 8-10 were recorded on May 5, 1983.^[2]

2000 CD reissue[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"God Song"	1:33
2.	"The Letter"	2:13
3.	"Ship's a'Goin' Down"	2:32
4.	"Bach is Dead"	1:20
5.	"Birthday Boy"	3:41
6.	"Constantinople"	2:10
7.	"Die in Terror"	2:17
8.	"Give it to Someone Else"	0:58
9.	"The Festival of Death"	9:23
10.	"Smack Your Lips"	4:03
11.	"Song of the Wild"	3:32
12.	"Happy Home"	2:14
13.	"Mark of the Mole, part 1"	14:43
14.	"Mark of the Mole, part 2"	10:44
15.	"Mark of the Mole, part 3"	8:13
Total length:		1:09:36

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ "The Residents - Assorted Secrets". Discogs.

External links[]

Assorted Secrets at Discogs (list of releases)

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[AllMusic-1] Allmusic review

[2] "The Residents - Assorted Secrets". Discogs.

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