Wormwood Box

Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed is a nine-disc box set by The Residents, released January 28th 2022 by New Ralph Too, Cherry Red Records and MVD Audio. 
The third box set in the group's comprehensive pREServed series of expanded reissues (following Mole Box in 2019 and Cube-E Box in 2020, Wormwood Box contains the group's 1998 concept album Wormwood: Curious Stories From The Bible, as well as several hours of related material, including two discs of demos and sketches, the previously unreleased 1998 Fillmore show, the live-in-the-studio album Roadworms: The Berlin Sessions, Wormwood Live in Europe 1999 and a disc of collected live versions of songs from the project.
Wormwood Box was followed by a double LP vinyl reissue of the original Wormwood album in May 2022.
== Track listing ==
(*) indicates tracks which are previously unreleased.
=== Disc 1: Wormwood ===
# In The Beginning (2:54)
# Fire Fall (3:36)
# They Are The Meat (2:42)
# Melancholy Clumps (1:45)
# How To Get A Head (4:09)
# Cain And Abel (3:38)
# Mr Misery (2:22)
# Tent Peg In The Temple (2:57)
# God's Magic Finger (2:50)
# Spilling The Seed (2:48)
# Dinah And The Unclean Skin (3:15)
# Bathsheba Bathes (2:54)
# Bridegroom Of Blood (5:00)
# Hanging By His Hair (2:38)
# The Seven Ugly Cows (2:38)
# Burn Baby Burn (3:02)
# KILL HIM! (2:41)
# I Hate Heaven (2:53)
# Judas Saves (3:58)
# Revelation (5:41)
=== Disc 2: Early Worms ===
# Waterfall (*) (2:22)
# Squid (*) (4:27)
# Sleepy Time (*) (2:38)
# Silvershield (*) (2:41)
# Sausage City (*) (2:30)
# Sassy Bassy (*) (2:32)
# Racking (*) (2:34)
# Possum (*) (2:45)
# Pickle (*) (2:52)
# NutraSweet (*) (2:55)
# Movie (*) (3:41)
# Michael (*) (6:11)
# Log Dam (*) (3:53)
# Indo (*) (2:53)
# Humer (*) (1:48)
# France (*) (2:35)
# Earth Man (*) (3:02)
# Dooky Town (*) (2:26)
# Choppy (*) (2:20)
# Chihuahua (*) (2:45)
# Cabbage (*) (2:21)
# Beta (*) (2:33)
# Beach (*) (3:39)
# Anything (*) (2:39)
# All Flash (*) (3:28)
# Adenoids (*) (2:20)
=== Disc 3: Early Worms II ===
# In The Beginning Sketch (*) (3:23)
# SKull2 Un-American Band (*) (3:02)
# SkullBiz Sketch (*) (3:20)
# Just A Whore (SkullBiz) (*) (3:02)
# HeadSketch (*) (4:21)
# Job Meets The Monsters (*) (2:52)
# Abe Medley Sketch (*) (6:49)
# King Of Kings Sketch (*) (2:00)
# King Of Kings (Francis) (*) (2:06)
# Jesus Saves (Version 1) (*) (7:48)
# Jesus Saves (Version 2) (*) (8:24)
=== Disc 4: Wormwood At The Fillmore 1998 (Act I) ===
# Mr Skull Superstar (*) (2:56)
# In the Beginning (*) (2:21)
# KILL HIM! (*) (3:59)
# How to Get A Head (*) (5:17)
# Hanging By His Hair (*) (4:57)
# Mr Misery (*) (2:35)
# Tent Peg in the Temple (*) (5:08)
# God's Magic Finger (*) (3:12)
# Dinah And The Unclean Skin (*) (4:55)
# Cain and Abel (*) (4:19)
# Burn Baby Burn (*) (5:13)
# Fire Fall (*) (6:15)
=== Disc 5: Wormwood At The Fillmore 1998 (Act II) ===
# The Seven Ugly Cows (*) (1:26)
# Melancholy Lumps (*) (2:06)
# Bathsheba Bathes (*) (3:50)
# Bridegroom Of Blood (*) (7:19)
# They Are The Meat (*) (4:14)
# I Hate Heaven (*) (2:48)
# Judas Saves (*) (8:39)
# Revelation (*) (3:37)
# Smelly Tongues (*) (2:01)
# Moisture (*) (1:34)
# Picnic Boy (*) (1:36)
# Walter Westinghouse (*) (7:00)
=== Disc 6: Roadworms ===
# Un-American Band (3:00)
# How To Get A Head (5:21)
# Hanging By His Hair (3:28)
# God's Magic Finger (3:20)
# Tent Peg In The Temple (4:09)
# Fire Fall (5:35)
# Cain And Abel (4:16)
# Dinah And The Unclean Skin (4:04)
# Abraham (6:44)
# Burn Baby Burn (3:43)
# Judas Saves (8:46)
=== Disc 7: Wormwood: Live In Europe 1999 (Act I) ===
# In The Beginning (3:26)
# Welcome To Wormwood (3:06)
# Mr Skull's Rave 1 (3:46)
# How To Get A Head (5:30)
# Mr Misery (2:21)
# Tent Peg In The Temple (4:47)
# Mr Skull's Rave 2 (3:57)
# God's Magic Finger (3:35)
# Dinah And The Unclean Skin (4:26)
# Cain And Abel (4:56)
# Mr Skull's Rave 3 (4:39)
# Burn Baby Burn (5:18)
# Fire Fall (6:11)
=== Disc 8: Wormwood: Live In Europe 1999 (Act II) ===
# King Of Kings (2:10)
# Skull Prayer (3:07)
# Mr Skull's Rave 4 (4:53)
# Abraham (7:54)
# Bridegroom Of Blood (7:29)
# Mr Skull's Rave 5 (5:00)
# David (11:20)
# Judas Saves (12:02)
# Old Time Religion (9:26)
# Jesus Loves Me (1:32)
=== Disc 9: Woodworms ===
# In Between Screams (20:17)
# Nober (6:47)
# Bridegroom Of Blood (SF, 2001) (6:45)
# Burn Baby Burn (SF, 2001) (3:36)
# They Are The Meat/Mr Misery (Australia, 2005) (5:31)
# Burn Baby Burn (Australia, 2005) (4:22)
# They Are The Meat (Oslo, 2011) (*) (3:08)
# Hanging By His Hair (Munich, 2013) (*) (3:53)
# Bathsheba Bathes (Munich, 2013) (*) (3:21)
# They Are The Meat (NYC, 2014)* (*) (3:16)
# Judas Saves (Laussanne, 2014) (*) (4:47)
*Listed as 2014 on release, but judging by The Residents' live dates, they didn't play in New York City in 2014. However they did play there in 2016, both on the Shadowland tour.
== Credits ==
* Composed, Arranged & Performed by: The Residents
* Additional Instrumentalists: Carla Fabrizio, Pavers & Richard Marriott
* Additional Singers: Carla Fabrizio, Diana Alden, Laurie Amat, Linda Goldstein, Molly Harvey, The Mystery Dude & Wayne Doba
* Producer: The Cryptic Corporation
* Executive-Producer: David R. Fulmer
* Cover Art / Photo Of The Residents: Poor No Graphics
* Package Design: 4=1 & Karin Wittich
* Illustration: Leigh Barbier
* Liner Notes: Uncle Willie
* Assistant To The Residents: Carla Fabrizio
* Live Show Produced by: David Fulmer
* 1998-1999 live recordings by: Chris Kellas
* Roadworms recorded by: Tony Janssen
* 2011-14 live recordings by: Ger Arts
* Linda: Guest on 'I Hate Heaven' & 'Bridegroom of Blood'
* Laurie: Guest on 'Dinah & The Unclean Skin'
* Mystery Dude: Guest on 'Cain & Abel'
* Molly: Guest on 'How To Get A Head' & 'Tent Peg In Temple'
* Diana: Guest on 'Burn Baby Burn'
* Wayne: Guest on 'Spilling The Seed' & 'Hanging By His Hair'
* Nolan Cook: Guitar
* Mr. Skull: Emcee on Wormwood Live, Vocals on 'Judas Saves'
== See also ==
* pREServed
* Wormwood
* Roadworms: The Berlin Sessions
* Wormwood Live
* Wormwood Live 1999
== Buy Or Die! ==
* Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed at Cherry Red Records (UK/EU)
* Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed at MVDShop (US)
=== Listen online ===
* Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed on Spotify
== External links and references ==
*Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed at Discogs
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