Kaw-Liga

"Kaw-Liga" is a 1986 single by The Residents featuring two tracks from their American Composer Series album Stars & Hank Forever, released in two versions in 1986 by Ralph Records in the US and Torso in the Netherlands.
==History==
Both side a and side b from this single are covers from The Residents' then upcoming album Stars & Hank Forever. It was announced in the April 1986 Buy Or Die Catalogue.
In the US the single's B-Side was Stars & Stripes Forever, but in Holland, the B-Side was an edited version of Jambalaya. This was one the first ever promotional singles by The Residents, released three months before the album on which both songs were intended.
==Track listing==
Ralph Records version (US)
#Kaw-Liga (Williams) (3:18)
# Stars and Stripes Forever (2:35) (Sousa)
Torso version (EU)
#Kaw-Liga <Sub>(Williams)</Sub> (3:18)
#Jambalaya <Sub>(Williams)</Sub> (3:27)
==Release History==
The single was released on April 2nd, 1986The Cryptic Guide to The Residents in anticipation of The Residents next album, Stars & Hank Forever by Ralph Records. The Ralph version, released in the USA, features Stars & Stripes Forever as the B-Side. Shortly after this, a picture disc version of the single was released by Ralph, initially limited to 28 copies with a black ridge. A pressing featuring a red ridge limited to 1,972 copies released soon after. 
On December 5th, dutch label Torso, who had recently obtained the rights to release Residents material in Holland, released the Kaw-Liga single with alternative artwork, and Jambalaya as the B-Side. It was distributed by Engima records.Kaw-Liga press release 
In 1998 both tracks from the US single were placed together on the Japanese compilation, 25 Years of Eyeball Excellence. 
Year	Label 	Format	Region
1986	Ralph Records	7" 	US
1986	Torso 	7" 	NL
1990	Ralph Records	7" 	US
1998	Bomba Records	CD 	JP
==Credits==
*Kaw-Liga Written-By: Hank Willaims
*Stars & Stripes Forever Written by: John Phillip Sousa
Additional Credits featured on Dutch pressings.
*Kaw-Liga co-written by: Rose
==See also==
*The American Composer Series
*Stars & Hank Forever
*Poor Kaw-Liga's Pain
==External links and references==
*"Kaw-Liga" on Discogs
Category:EPs and singles
Category:The American Composer Series
Category:Stars & Hank Forever
Category:Promo singles
Category:1986
Category:Out Of Print Releases