Residue of the Residents

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Residue of the Residents
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Compilation album by
The Residents
Released1983
Recorded1971-1982
GenreAvant-garde, Art rock
Length38:22
ProducerThe Residents
The Residents chronology
The Mole Show
(1983) 		Residue of the Residents
(1983) 		Assorted Secrets
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

Residue of the Residents is an outtakes compilation released by The Residents in 1983, collecting miscellaneous recordings from the band's career from 1971 to 1983.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by The Residents, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Sleeper"2:57
2."Whoopy Snorp"3:44
3."Kamakazi Lady"1:39
4."Boy In Love"2:56
5."Shut Up! Shut Up!"1:11
6."Anvil Forest"2:21
7."Diskomo"4:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller3:07
9."Ups & Downs" 3:04
10."Walter Westinghouse" 8:05
11."Saint Nix" 2:30
12."Open Up" 2:16
Total length:38:22
  • Track 2 was originally released on the 1977 various artists compilation Blorp Esette.
  • Track 5, "Shut Up Shut Up", is an alternate mix of the Commercial Single track.
  • Tracks 6 and 12, "Anvil Forest" and "Open Up", are outtakes from The Tunes of Two Cities.
  • Track 7 is a remix of the 1980 Diskomo single.
  • Track 9, "Ups and Downs", is an early version of the Commercial Album track.
  • Track 10, "Walter Westinghouse", was originally released on the 1977 EP Babyfingers, and is included on most CD reissues of Fingerprince.
  • Track 11, "Saint Nix", was originally recorded in 1974 but overdubbed for inclusion on the album.

Residue Deux[]

An updated edition of the album was released in 1998 and titled Residue Deux.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sleeper" 2:57
2."Whoopy Snorp" 3:44
3."Kamakazi Lady" 1:39
4."Boy in Love" 2:56
5."Shut Up! Shut Up!" 1:11
6."Anvil Forest" 2:21
7."Diskomo" 4:32
8."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller3:07
9."Ups and Downs" 3:04
10."Scent of Mint" 2:25
11."Saint Nix" 2:30
12."Open Up" 2:16
13."From the Plains to Mexico" 3:27
14."The Replacement: In San Francisco"George Cory (uncredited)2:03
15."The Replacement: Dumbo the Clown" 2:08
16."The Replacement: Is He Really Bringing Roses?" 2:35
17."The Replacement: Time's Up" 2:55
18."Daydream Believer"John Stewart2:57
19."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 1: Prelude for a Toddler" 3:40
20."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 2: Toddler's Lullaby" 2:38
21."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 3: Safety is a Cootie Wootie" 4:03
22."Daydream in Space" 5:14
Total length:1:04:30
  • Track 8, "Jailhouse Rock", is a different version, recorded in 1986 as a single.
  • Track 10, "Scent of Mint", another outtake from The Tunes of Two Cities, replaces "Walter Westinghouse".
  • Track 13, "From the Plains to Mexico", was originally released in 1989 as a single in Italy with the Residents' book An Almost Complete Collection of Lyrics: 1972 to 1988.[2]
  • Tracks 14-17 were originally released on the 1979 Ralph Records sampler Subterranean Modern. The album also contained music from Chrome, MX-80 and Tuxedomoon.
  • Tracks 18 and 22, "Daydream Believer" and "Daydream in Space", were originally released on the 1991 fan club compilation Daydream B-Liver.
  • Tracks 19-21 were originally released as bonus tracks on the 1988 CD edition of The Big Bubble.

2014 Superior Viaduct reissue[3][]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Sleeper"2:57
2."Whoopy Snorp"3:44
3."Kamakazi Lady"1:39
4."Boy in Love"2:56
5."Shut Up! Shut Up!"1:11
6."Anvil Forest"2:21
7."Diskomo"4:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller3:07
9."Ups and Downs" 3:04
10."Walter Westinghouse" 8:05
11."Scent of Mint" 2:25
12."Saint Nix" 2:30
13."Open Up" 2:16
14."From the Plains to Mexico" 3:27
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Loser ≅ Weed" 2:14
15."Death in Barstow" 2:03
16."Melon Collie Lassie" 2:53
17."The Replacement: In San Francisco"George Cory (uncredited)2:03
18."The Replacement: Dumbo the Clown" 2:08
19."The Replacement: Is He Really Bringing Roses?" 2:35
20."The Replacement: Time's Up" 2:55
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
21."Daydream Believer"John Stewart2:57
22."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 1: Prelude for a Toddler" 3:40
23."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 2: Toddler's Lullaby" 2:38
24."Safety is a Cootie Wootie, part 3: Safety is a Cootie Wootie" 4:03
25."Daydream in Space" 5:14
Total length:1:19:45
  • Track 14, "Loser ≅ Weed", was originally released in 1976 as the B-side to the "Satisfaction" single.
  • Tracks 15 and 16, "Death in Barstow" and "Melon Collie Lassie", are tracks from Babyfingers.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Discogs - The Residents - From the Plains to Mexico (1989)".
  3. ^ "Discogs - The Residents - Residue of the Residents (2014)".

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