Steal This Disc

Steal This Disc is a sampler album released by Rykodisc in early 1987 to promote their new CD releases.
== Background ==
By 1986, the compact disc was on the verge of outselling vinyl for the first time—the new format allowed for more music in a less delicate and more portable form. 
The Residents had noted this and teamed up with Rykodisc, a CD exclusive label who had achieved notoriety through their Frank Zappa re-issues, to produce a set of 2 'Best Of The Residents' compilations, Heaven? & Hell! 
The following year, Rykodisc released Steal This Disc, a sampler album designed to promote their then-current catalog of CD releases, including Heaven? and Hell!.
In 1988, Rykodisc released a follow-up, Steal This Disc 2, which featured an excerpt from God In Three Persons.
=== Legacy ===
On Discogs, the album has a 3.67 / 5 rating, and on RateYourMusic it has a 3.13 / 5.
== Track Listing ==
# Josh White, Jr. With Robin Batteau - You Won't Let Me Go <Sub>(Allen/Johnson)</Sub> (2:26)
# Johnny Adams - I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home <Sub>(Jackson/Mathews)</Sub> (4:59)
# Frank Zappa - G-Spot Tornado <Sub>(Zappa)</Sub> (3:16)
# Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going <Sub>(Minott)</Sub> (3:45)
# Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Something Spiritual <Sub>(Herman)</Sub> (3:35)
# Old & In The Way - Wild Horses <Sub>(Jagger/Richards)</Sub> (4:19)
# Phil Woods & Chris Swansen - Moose The Mooche <Sub>(Parker)</Sub> (3:33)
# George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Madison Blues <Sub>(James)</Sub> (4:24)
# The Residents - Serenade For Missy <Sub>(Residents)</Sub> (3:08)
#The Residents - Hello Skinny <Sub>(Residents)</Sub> (2:30)
# Schoolly-D - B-Boy Rhyme & Riddle <Sub>(Weaver)</Sub> (5:06)
# The Red Clay Ramblers - Home Is Where The Heart Is <Sub>(Craver)</Sub> (2:15)
# Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Henry & James <Sub>(Stewart)</Sub> (3:30)
# Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick - Jubilee Stomp <Sub>(Ellington)</Sub> (3:01)
# Devo - Jerkin' Back And Forth <Sub>(Devo)</Sub> (3:09)
# Bill Frisell & Vernon Reid - Size 10½ Sneaks <Sub>(Frisell)</Sub> (3:10)
# Nanci Griffith - Once In A Very Blue Moon <Sub>(Levine/Alger)</Sub> (2:31)
# Mark O'Connor - Flight Home <Sub>(O'Connor)</Sub> (3:52)
# Richie Havens - If Not For You <Sub>(Dylan)</Sub> (2:42)
# Doc & Merle Watson - Hesitation Blues <Sub>(Watson)</Sub> (2:15)
# The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire <Sub>(Hendrix)</Sub> (3:12)
== Residents Bio ==
=== Heaven? & Hell! ===
Two compilations from 'The World's Most Popular Unknown Musicians.'While zealously guarding their anonymity, the notorious San Francisco experiential/synth group is celebrating 13 years of producing music, theater, and multi-media presentations. These collections represent unique programs of previously issues material designed specifically for Compact Disc.One is beautiful; the other is ugly."If you're looking for a little abstract art to diversify your library, look no further" - Trax
== See Also ==
* Rykodisc 
* Here It Is, The Music
* The Original Sound Of Ibiza
== External Links ==
* Steal This Disc on Discogs
* Steal This Disc on Zappa Wiki Jawaka
* Steal This Disc on RateYourMusic
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