Hell!

Hell! is a compilation album by The Residents. It is designed as a companion piece to their Heaven? album, released on the same day.
== History ==
In comparison to Heaven?, which chooses to focus on the band's more commercial material from their mid to late career, Hell! focuses more thoroughly on the band's entire career, spanning back to their pre-history. 
== Track listing ==
All tracks composed by The Residents unless otherwise noted.
# The Ultimate Disaster (Excerpt) (4:37)
# Lights Out (5:30)
# Where Is She? (1:00)
# The Coming Of The Crow (1:00)
# Lizard Lady (1:52)
# Shut Up! Shut Up! (1:00)
# Shorty's Lament (6:43)
# Kamakazi Lady (1:37)
# Secret Seed (2:00)
# Sorry (3:32)
# Smelly Tongues (1:35)
# Monkey & Bunny (4:57) (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf) 
# Farmers (5:22)
# Sinister Exaggerator (3:27) (Residents/Snakefinger)
# Hello Skinny (2:30)
# Die In Terror (1:00)
# Loss of Innocence (1:00)
# The Sleeper (2:45)
# Satisfaction (4:30) (Jagger/Richards)
# Final Confrontation (Excerpt) (6:00)
== Credits ==
* Produced By: The Cryptic Corporation
* All Songs Written By: The Residents
**Except: 
*** "Monkey & Bunny" by The Residents, Renaldo & The Loaf
*** "Sinister Exaggerator" by The Residents & Snakefinger
*** "Satisfaction" by Jagger / Richards
*** "Farmers" by Traditional
* All Sounds Made By: The Residents
**Except: 
***Fred Frith: Guitar on "The Coming Of The Crow" & "Shut Up! Shut Up!"
***Chris Cutler: Percussion on "The Coming Of The Crow"
***Snakefinger: Vocals on "Kamakazi Lady", Violin on "Sinister Exaggerator", Guitar on "Satisfaction" & Assorted Sounds on "Farmers"
***Annie Stocking, Jeanette Sartain & Joan Cashel: Backing Vocals on "Shorty's Lament"
***Wool: Vocals on "Smelly Tongues"
***The Pointless Sisters: Backing Vocals on "Satisfaction"
* Backing Vocals on "Shorty's Lament" & "Satisfaction" Arranged By: Raoul N. Di Seimbote
* Cover Art By: Poorno Graphics
== Release history ==
The album was released in early 1986 by Rykodisc concurrently with it's companion album, Heaven?. Four variations on the album were pressed throughout the year, with the first of which being manufactured in Japan, and later ones in America. Later pressings also feature disc artwork variations. In the late 1990s Russian bootlegs began to appear of the albums, a cassette released by Piggymot Records circa 1997, and a CD by ArsNova in 2000. The compilation wouldn't be officially re-released until it's 26th Anniversary, where it was included in a 2xCD box set with Heaven?, in a now sold out limited edition of 250. 
== Cover Art Gallery ==
Rykodisc (Toshiba EMI pressing)
File:Hell Outer Cover.jpg|Outside of booklet
File:Hell Inner Cover.jpg|Inside of booklet
File:Hell Back.jpg|Back cover art
File:Hell CD.jpg|Disc art
== See also ==
* Heaven?
* The Big Bubble
* The Census Taker
Category:1985
Category:1986
Category:Albums Produced By The Cryptic Corporation
Category:Compilations
Category:Fred Frith
Category:Promotional albums
Category:Snakefinger
Category:The Big Bubble
Category:Out Of Print Releases
Category:Hell!
Category:Heaven? and Hell!