Official News BOG, July 2004

The Residents' Official News BOG was a news blog maintained by Big Brother of The Cryptic Corporation beginning in August 2003 (originally titled The Residents' Official News Blog and Website Wrapper), following the company's purchase of the residents.com domain name from fan site RZWeb (now defunct).
Around March 2004, this blog became known as the Official News BOG. In this form, the blog became The Cryptics' (and thus, The Residents') main outlet for communication with their fans until the website's redesign in 2008.
This page collects posts made to this news blog in July 2004, as archived on archive.org, transcribed to this wiki by a Mysterious Spanish Lady.
==Blog entries==
=== Commercial Album 25th Anniversary Special Edition ===
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:The Commercial Album turns twenty-five in 2005 and The Residents and Mute will be ready offering a deluxe CD with gloriously illustrated 32 page booklet. Due out October 25th along with the DVD.
Posted: Tue - July 13, 2004 at 10:10 AM
=== The Commercial Album DVD - A film festival in a box ===
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:The approved cover
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:A proposed cover
:Emenem and Britney missed their chance at fame. This bottom cover won't be appearing anywhere but here.
:Word is that the DVD will be released by MUTE October 25th. Just in time for... which holiday is it that is at the end of October. All Saints Day, of course.
Posted: Tue - July 13, 2004 at 10:18 AM
=== Brumalia finally lands at Ralph America with the correct cover ===
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:Ralph America reports that the new covers are in, are correct and Brumalia is ready to start shipping on Monday the 18th.
:www.ralphamerica.com
Posted: Sat - July 17, 2004 at 11:01 AM
=== Residents Albums Disappearing ===
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:Despair sets in.
:There are big changes abreast concerning availability of Residents titles. ESD in the USA is no longer producing Residents CD’s, so all ESD CD’s are limited to what is still in the warehouse. A number of titles are already sold out, like (true to its name) Not Available. Mute is licensing some back catalog titles, five so far: Commercial, Wormwood, Gingerbread Man, Our Finest Flowers, Third Reich. These titles will be available only on the Mute label and the Bomba label starting this fall (2004).
:Due to changes in marketing music, some of the music will only be available in the future via download, or through special edition on CD’s.
:Below is a semi-accurate list of what is still being sold by Euro Ralph, Ralph America, and Bomba. Many are limited in quantity. The most accurate list is on each label’s web site, of course.
:EURO RALPH
:* Brumalia CD
:* WB:RMX CD, vinyl
:* The King & Eye RMX CD, vinyl
:* Eskimo CD
:* Kettles Of Fish Box Set 3 CDs and one DVD
:* Demons Dance Alone CD
:* Demons Dance Alone Deluxe Edition two CDs
:* Demons Dance Alone DVD
:* Duck Stab / Buster & Glen twin 3" CD
:* George & James CD
:* Gingerbread Man CD*
:* God in 3 Persons Deluxe double CD
:* Have a Bad Day CD
:* I Hate Heaven CD-single
:* Icky Flix - Original Soundtrack Recording CD
:* Land of Mystery CD-Compilation
:* Meet The Residents CD
:* Our Finest Flowers CD*
:* Petting Zoo CD
:* Roadworms CD, vinyl
:* Chewing Hides The Sound/Greener Postures (Snakefinger) Double CD**
:* The Mole Show - Live in Holland CD
:* Third Reich ´n´Roll CD*
:* Wormwood CD*
:* Disfigure Night DVD
:* Golden Goat DVD-Single
:* Eskimo DVD
:* Icky Flix DVD
:* Meet The Residents vinyl
:* Don't be Cruel 7" vinyl
:* God in Three Persons . Instrumental vinyl
:* No longer sold after October 2004
:** Will be discontinued once sold out due to legal issues
:Many titles are limited editions.
:RALPH AMERICA
:* Brumalia CD
:* Big Bubble CD
:* Diskomo 2000 CD single
:* Demons Dance Alone Deluxe 2CD
:* Demons Dance Alone
:* Eskimo CD
:* Fingerprince CD
:* Freak Show CD
:* George & James CD
:* Gingerbread Man CD*
:* God in 3 Person CD
:* God in 3 Person Euro 2CD
:* Have a Bad Day CD
:* Icky Flix Soundtrack CD
:* Intermission CD
:* Mark of the Mole CD
:* Our Finest Flowers CD*
:* Petting Zoo CD
:* Residue Deux CD
:* Roadworms CD, vinyl
:* Stars and Hank Forever CD
:* Tunes of Two Cities CD
:* Third Reich N Roll CD*
:* Moleshow Live in Holland CD
:* Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats CD
:* Wormwood CD*
:* Chewing Hides the Sound by Snakefinger CD**
:* Land of Mystery (UWEB Collection) CD
:* 13th Anniv Live in Japan CD
:* Disfigured Night DVD
:* Demons Dance Alone Director's Cut DVD
:* Kettles Of Fish Box Set (EURO VERSION)
:* Eskimo DVD
:* Icky Flix DVD
:* No longer sold after October 2004
:** Will be discontinued once sold out due to legal issues
:Many titles are limited editions.
:BOMBA
:* Meet The Residents CD
:* Fingerprince CD
:* Demons Dance Alone CD
:* WB:RMX CD
:* Icky Flix DVD
:* Commercial Album CD
:* Eskimo CD
:* Diskomo/Goosebumps CD
:* Duck Stab CD
:* Diskomo 2000 CD
:* George and James CD
:* Icky Flix soundtrack CD
:* Intermission CD
:* Mark of the Mole CD
:* Not Available CD* 
:*Big Bubble CD* 
:*Roadworms CD
:*Petting Zoo CD* 
:*13th anniv. Live in Japan CD* 
:*Greener Postures by Snakefinger CD 
:*Stars and Hank Forever CD* 
:*Chewing Hides the Sound bySnakefinger CD* 
:*Residue Deux CD 
:*Wormwood CD* 
:*Moleshow live at the Roxy CD* 
:*Third Reich 'n' Roll CD* 
:*25th Anniv. compilation CD* 
:*Tunes of Two Cities CD
:(Some titles temporally out of print)
Posted: Sun - July 25, 2004 at 11:56 AM
=== The fans all agree! ===
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Posted: Mon - July 26, 2004 at 04:43 PM
==See also==
*BOG
==External links and references==
*The Residents' Official News BOG, archived July 23rd 2004 by archive.org
*The Residents' Official News BOG, archived July 29th 2004 by archive.org
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