The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan

The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan (also released as The Eyeball Show) is a live album released by The Residents in 1986.  
==Background==
Following the release of The Residents' 14th studio album, The Big Bubble, the group became somewhat popular in Japan. Wanting to cash in on this popularity, Wave Records, their Japanese distributor, organised a mini-tour of 4 dates in Japan. The performance was called The Eyeball Show, and was the group's second ever tour. Unlike their first tour, which focused entirely on Mark of The Mole and The Tunes of Two Cities, this would be a celebration of the groups entire discography, performing material from their first album to their latest. 
The show proved so popular, that following the Japanese tour, a three month long US tour, re-titled 'The 13th Anniversary Show, was booked by Ralph Records.
This album was mixed at Different Fur Studios and was released in Japan by Wave Records in February of 1986. The LP would cut down the hour long show into 13 tracks, a specific request of The Residents. In order to get the 13 number, several tracks had to be combined into one, most of which featured as unaccredited instrumentals. Following the Japanese release, the album was released on Cassette in Australia, on LP in the Netherlands by Torso, in Greece by Virgin, and finally, in the US by Ralph Records. Following the Ralph Records release, the Australian LP was released. All released but the Japanese one were titled The 13th Anniversary Show Live In Japan
In June of 1986 an extended cassette version of the album was released, containing three additional tracks. In 1999 Bomba Records, the groups then Japanese distributor released an expanded edition of the album, featuring the entire concert as it was performed. This CD was entitled The 13th Anniversary Show: Live in Toyko, and was released in the US by East Side Digital. On July 20th, 2023, an even further extended version was released digitally, featuring previously unreleased recordings of "I Got Rhythm," "The Big Bubble," "Hop a Little," and "Festival of Death"
Compared to the later 13th Anniversary Show live albums, Live In Japan offers the best sound quality, and perhaps the best performance, but, showcases the show at a developmental stage, with many pieces in shortened forms, and others songs featured in the later albums missing, such as 'Kaw-Liga' and 'Kamikaze Lady'
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by The Residents unless otherwise noted.
=== Vinyl edition (1986) ===
==== Side A (21:55) ====
#Jailhouse Rock (3:00) (Leiber/Stoller)
#Where Is She? / Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers [Uncredited] (2:20)
#Picnic In The Jungle (5:30) (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Monkey & Bunny (4:05) (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf)
#Theme From An American TV Show [Uncredited] / This Is A Man's Man's Man's World (7:00) (Brown)
==== Side B (21:00)====
#Smelly Tongues (2:30)
#Eloise / The Ship's A'Goin' Down [Uncredited, excerpt] (1:00)
#Easter Woman (1:30)
#Amber (1:30)
#Red Rider (1:30)
#Die In Terror (1:00)
#Coming Of The Crow / Eva's Warning (6:00) (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Cry For The Fire (6:00)
===Cassette edition (1986)===
==== Side A ====
#Jailhouse Rock (Leiber/Stroller)
#Where Is She?
#Picnic In The Jungle (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Passing The Bottle
#Monkey And Bunny (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf)
#It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Brown/Newsone)
==== Side B ====
#Smelly Tongues
#Eloise
#Ship's A Going Down
#Tourniquet Of Roses
#Easter Woman
#Amber
#Red Rider
#Die In Terror
#Coming Of The Crow / Eva's Warning (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Cry For The Fire
===Bomba CD reissue (1999)===
#Lizard Lady (2:26)
#Semolina (3:56)
#Hello Skinny / Constantinople (5:12)
#Jailhouse Rock (2:58) (Leiber/ Stoller)
#Where Is She? / Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers [Uncredited] (2:24)
#Picnic In The Jungle (5:41) (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Smelly Tongues (2:17)
#Eloise (1:12)
#The Ship's A'Goin' Down (2:42)
#The New Machine (1:22)
#Tourniquet Of Roses (2:35)
#Passing The Bottle (1:30)
#Monkey And Bunny (4:23) (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf)
#Theme From An American TV Show (1:20)
#Man's World (4:58) (Brown/Newsone)
#Walter Westinghouse (8:29)
#Easter Woman (2:11)
#Amber (1:41)
#Red Rider (1:27)
#Die In Terror (1:25)
#The Coming Of The Crow / Eva's Warning (4:08) (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Cry For The Fire (6:18)
=== Hayabusa Landings and Birdsong CD reissue (2011) ===
# Jailhouse Rock (Leiber/Stoller)
#Where Is She? / Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers [Uncredited] 
#Picnic In The Jungle (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Monkey & Bunny (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf)
#Theme From An American TV Show [Uncredited] / This Is A Man's Man's Man's World (Brown/Newsone)</Sub>
#Smelly Tongues
#Eloise / The Ship's A'Goin' Down [Uncredited, excerpt]
#Easter Woman
#Amber
#Red Rider
#Die In Terror
#Coming Of The Crow / Eva's Warning (Residents/Snakefinger)
#Cry For The Fire
#Lizard Lady
#Semolina
#Hello Skinny / Constantinople
#The Ship's A'Goin' Down
#The New Machine
#Tourniquet Of Roses
#Passing The Bottle
#Theme From An American TV Show
#Walter Westinghouse
=== Streaming edition (2023) ===
# Lizard Lady (unlisted) / Semolina (6:10)
# Hello Skinny (3:31)
# Constantinople (4:16) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# Jailhouse Rock (2:58) (Leiber/Stoller)
# Where is She? (3:40) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# Picnic in the Jungle (5:35) (Residents/Snakefinger)
# Smelly Tongues (2:15)
# Eloise (1:14)
# Ship's A'Going Down / The New Machine (Unlisted) (3:58)
# Tourniquet of Roses (2:30)
# Theme From An American TV Show (1:05) (Previously unreleased, actually 'I Got Rhythm'")
# I Got Rhythm (Unlisted) (Gershwin) / Passing the Bottle (3:29) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# Monkey & Bunny (4:34) (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# I Got Rhythm (1:45) (Actually "Theme From An American TV Show", previously unreleased unedited version)
# This is a Man's Man's Man's World (5:12) (Brown/Newsone)
# Walter Westinghouse (8:22)
# Commercial Album Suite (6:38)
## Easter Woman
## Amber
## Red Rider
## Die In Terror
# The Coming of the Crow (1:52) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# Eva's Warning (4:24) (Residents/Snakefinger) (Previously unreleased unedited version)
# The Big Bubble Suite (11:33)
## The Big Bubble (Previously unreleased)
## Hop a Little (Previously unreleased)
## Cry For The Fire
# Festival of Death (5:58) (Previously unreleased)
==Credits==
*All Songs Written By The Residents
*Except: 
**Jailhouse Rock: Leiber / Stroller
**Man's World: James Brown
**Picnic In The Jungle & Coming of The Crow: Snakefinger & The Residents
**Monkey & Bunny: The Residents, Renaldo & The Loaf
*Produced By: The Cryptic Corporation
*Recording Engineer: Shozo Kashiwagi
*Mixing:
*Engineer: Howard Johnston
*Assistant: Mark Slagle
*Cover Illustration: Tiger Tateishi
*Design: Milky Isobe
*Liner Notes: Shuhei Hosokawa
==Releases==
Year	Label 	Format 	Region 	Notes
1986	Wave 	LP 	Japan 	Titled 'The Eyeball Show'. Different artwork.
1986	AIM 	Cass 	Australia 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1986	Torso 	LP 	Netherlands	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1986	Virgin 	LP 	Greece 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1986	Ralph Records 	LP 	USA 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1986	AIM 	LP 	Australia 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1987	Ginger Music 	LP 	Spain 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Japan'.
1987	Ginger Music 	LP/Cass	Spain 	Cassette is half 13th Anniversary Show, half Stars & Hank.
1999	Bomba Records 	CD 	Japan 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Tokyo'. 
Full concert, different artwork.
1999	East Side Digital 	CD 	USA 	Titled '13th Anniversary Show: Live In Tokyo'. 
Full concert, different artwork.
2011	Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings	CD 	Japan 	Recreation of Wave release, + bonus tracks from Bomba.
== Cover Art Gallery ==
===== ESD, 1999 =====
File:13th Outer Cover.jpg|Outside of booklet
File:13th Inner Cover.jpg|Inside of booklet
File:13th Disc Tray Art.jpg|Disc tray art
File:13th Back.jpg|Back cover art
File:13th CD.jpg|Disc art
== External links and references ==
*The 13th Anniversary Show at The Residents Historical
*The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan aka The Eyeball Show at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
*The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan at Discogs
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