Melodic Virtue

Melodic Virtue is an publishing house in Indiana operated by Aaron Tanner,Homer Flynn, "Homer Flynn (Spokesperson for The Residents) on WZRD Chicago 88.3FM" on Mixcloud, August 5th 2021 which seeks to preserve and promote the legacies of underground bands through the release of limited-run coffee table books.
Melodic Virtue are presently compiling material from The Cryptic Corporation archives for a "three or four volume set" of hardcover coffee table books, titled A Sight For Sore Eyes, focusing on the art and history of The Residents.
The first book in the series, A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1, was released on January 7th 2022 in two versions; a standard edition, accompanied by a one-sided 7" single featuring a previously unreleased Not Available-era outtake, "Nobody's Nos", and a deluxe edition which includes a picture disc of the "Nobody's Nos" single and a 7" x 7" book containing handwritten lyrics and notes from the Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen era titled Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen Notebook.
The second volume in the series, A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2, was released in July 2023 in three versions; a standard edition with a one-sided 7" single featuring the American Composers-era outtake "That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby)", a deluxe edition which includes a picture disc of the single and a second hardcover book, UWEB Newsletters 1988-1993, and a super deluxe edition, limited to only 50 copies, which includes the aforementioned contents, with a Steven Cerio art print and a 6" polyresin Cube-E Resident figurine.
== List of Residents releases ==
* The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1 (2022)
** "Nobody's Nos" 7" single
** Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen Notebook
*The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2 (2023)
**"That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby)" 7" single
**UWEB Newsletters 1988-1993
== External links and references ==
*Official website
*Melodic Virtue user page at Meet The Residents Wiki
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