Cube-E Box

***Cube-E Box*** (subtitled ***The History of American Music in 3 E-Z Pieces pREServed***)is a seven-disc box set by The Residents, released October 23rd 2020 on Cherry Red/MVD.

The second box set instalment in the group's comprehensive pREServed reissue series (following 2019's *Mole Box*), *Cube-E Box* collects material relating to their 1989-1990 Cube-E live tour, and the related studio album *The King & Eye*.

## Contents

The first three discs of *Cube-E Box* feature a complete 1990 performance in Holland, which was first released on the 2006 box set *Cube-E*. Each disc features a different part of the show, the first being Buckaroo Blues, the second being Black Barry, and the third being The Baby King. Each disc features a selection of bonus tracks relating to the piece of the show featured on that disc.

The fourth disc in the set features the 1989 *Buckaroo Blues & Black Barry* cassette, with the fifth disc featuring relevant bonus tracks, including the first half of a Baby King performance which had been cut from the original cassette, as well as the later half of a German Baby King performance from some weeks later. The fifth disc also features "Mr. Skull's NYE Song", recorded in the later half of 1989 and performed live at a New Years Cube-E show, as well as an uncredited interview with Hardy Fox from the end of the tour's first leg.

The sixth disc is a remastered version of *The King & Eye*, with bonus tracks from the remix album *The King & Eye RMX*, and the instrumental outtake "Dog Glue". The seventh disc features previously unreleased demos from *The King & Eye*, recorded prior to the Cube-E tour in 1989.

## Track listing

#### Disc 1

**Buckaroo Blues Live In Amsterdam+ Bonus Bucks**

1. From The Plains To Mexico (4:18)
2. The Theme From Buckaroo Blues (1:58)
3. The Stampede (6:39)
4. Trail Dance (1:35)
5. Bury Me Not (3:02)
6. Cowboy Waltz (1:10)
7. Saddle Sores (3:14)
8. The Theme From Buckaroo Blues (Reprise) (2:21)
9. Suzanna (1:52)
10. Buckaroo Blues (Studio Instrumental) (19:39)
	1. Buckaroo Blues
	2. Stampede
	3. Trail Dance
	4. Bury Me Not
	5. Cowboy Waltz
	6. Saddle Sores
	7. Buckaroo Blues (Reprise)
11. From The Plains To Mexico (Italian Version) (3:30)
12. From The Plains To Mexico (Night Music) (4:55)
13. Buckaroo Blues Theme (Live In London, 2001) (2:38)
14. From The Plains To Mexico (Live In New York, 2002) (4:01)
15. Bury Me Not (Live In San Francisco, 2011) (9:28)
16. From The Plains To Mexico (Live In San Francisco, 2018) (7:01)

#### Disc 2

**Black Barry Live In Amsterdam+ Bonus Barries**

1. The Gospel Truth (3:19)
2. Shortnin' Bread (2:33)
3. Black Barry (0:39)
4. Forty-Four (2:57)
5. Engine 44 (2:02)
6. New Orleans (1:53)
7. Voodoo Queen (4:05)
8. What Am I Gonna Do? (3:00)
9. Organism (4:03)
10. Wistful Break (1:04)
11. Voodoo Queen/What Am I Gonna Do? (Rehearsal) (6:57)
12. New Orleans (Studio Jam) (2:01)
13. Household Work (2:37)
14. Amazon (2:27)
15. Fever Dream (2:23)
16. The Toy Factory (Fanfare Mix) (1:45)
17. Ghost Music (1:45)
18. Forty-Four (Live In San Francisco, 1997) (2:53)
19. Forty-Four (Live In Nantes, 2014) (4:23)
20. Black Barry Dynasone (12:42)

#### Disc 3

**The Baby King Live In Amsterdam + Bonus Babies**

1. Ober (7:49)
2. The Baby King Pt. 1 (2:10)
3. Don't Be Cruel (Presley/Blackwell) (3:26)
4. Heartbreak Hotel (Presley/Axton/Durden) (2:09)
5. Fool Such As I (Trader) (2:59)
6. All Shook Up (Presley/Blackwell) (2:58)
7. The Baby King Pt. 2 (2:42)
8. Devil In Disguise (Baum/Giant/Kaye) (2:36)
9. Burning Love (Linde) (3:00)
10. Teddy Bear (Lowe/Mann) (3:35)
11. Viva Las Vegas (Pomus/Shuman) (3:14)
12. The Baby King Pt. 3 (2:31)
13. Love Me Tender (Presley/Poulton/Matson) (5:24)
14. The Baby King Pt. 4 (1:23)
15. Hound Dog / Out (Leiber/Stoller) (4:58)
16. Don't Be Cruel (Video Edit) (Presley/Blackwell) (2:23)
17. Don't (Leiber/Stoller) (1:54)
18. Surrender (Pomus/Shuman/DeCurtis) (1:58)
19. Burning Love (Tele5 Demo) (Linde) (2:14)
20. Burning Love (Tele5 Performance) (Linde) (3:58)
21. Ober (Live In Australia, 2005) (2:46)
22. Teddy Bear (Live In Australia, 2005) (Lowe/Mann) (4:45)
23. Teddy Bear (Live In San Francisco, 2018) (Lowe/Mann) (4:14)

#### Disc 4

**Cube-E Live In San Francisco, 1989**

1. Buckaroo Blues (24:50)
	1. From The Plains To Mexico
	2. Buckaroo Blues
	3. Stampede
	4. Trail Dance
	5. Bury Me Not
	6. Cowboy Waltz
	7. Saddle Sores
	8. Buckaroo Blues (Reprise)
2. Black Barry (24:57)
	1. The Gospel Truth
	2. Shortnin' Bread
	3. Black Barry
	4. Forty-Four
	5. Engine 44
	6. New Orleans
	7. Voodoo Queen
	8. What Am I Gonna Do?
	9. Organism

#### Disc 5

**Cube-E Live In San Francisco, and Recklinghausen, 1989**

1. The Baby King Beginning (19:21)
	1. Ober
	2. The Baby King
	3. Don't Be Cruel (Presley/Blackwell)
	4. Heartbreak Hotel (Presley/Axton/Durden)
	5. A Fool Such As I (Trader)
2. The Baby King Middle (21:52)
	1. All Shook Up (Presley/Blackwell)
	2. The Baby King Pt. II
	3. Devil In Disguise (Baum/Giant/Kaye)
	4. Burning Love (Linde)
	5. Teddy Bear (Lowe/Mann)
	6. Viva Las Vegas (Pomus/Shuman)
	7. The Baby King Pt. III
3. The Baby King End (14:39)
	1. Love Me Tender (Presley/Poulton/Matson)
	2. The Baby King Pt. IV
	3. Hound Dog (Leiber/Stoller)
	4. Out
4. Mr. Skull's NYE Song (6:31)
5. Hardy Fox Interview (6:36)

#### Disc 6

***The King & Eye* Remastered + Bonus Kings**

1. Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins) (2:37)
2. The Baby King Pt 1 (1:15)
3. Don't Be Cruel (Presley/Blackwell) (2:59)
4. Heartbreak Hotel (Presley/Axton/Durden) (1:56)
5. All Shook Up (Perkins) (2:04)
6. Return To Sender (Blackwell/Scott) (2:59)
7. The Baby King Pt 2 (1:20)
8. Teddy Bear (Lowe/Mann) (3:22)
9. Devil In Disguise (Baum/Giant/Kaye) (2:57)
10. Stuck On You (Schroeder/McFarland) (2:14)
11. Big Hunk O' Love (Schroeder/Wyche) (2:49)
12. A Fool Such As I (Trader) (2:35)
13. The Baby King Pt 3 (1:27)
14. Little Sister (Pomus/Shuman) (2:57)
15. His Latest Flame (Pomus/Shuman) (2:40)
16. Burning Love (Linde) (3:05)
17. Viva Las Vegas (Pomus/Shuman) (3:10)
18. The Baby King Pt 4 (1:48)
19. Love Me Tender (Presley/Poulton/Matson) (4:56)
20. The Baby King Pt 5 (1:07)
21. Hound Dog (Leiber/Stoller) (2:18)
22. Dog Glue (1:14)
23. Jailhouse Rock RMX (Leiber/Stoller) (3:06)
24. Surrender RMX (Pomus/Shuman/DeCurtis) (4:19)
25. Heartbreak Hotel RMX (Presley/Axton/Durden) (2:41)
26. Little Sister RMX (Pomus/Shuman) (3:26)
27. Burning Love RMX (Linde) (3:13)
28. A Fool Such As I RMX (Trader) (3:34)

#### Disc 7

***The King & Eye* Demos *(entire recording previously unreleased)***

1. Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins) (3:10)
2. The Baby King Pt 1 (1:43)
3. Don't Be Cruel (Presley/Blackwell) (2:58)
4. Heartbreak Hotel (Presley/Axton/Durden) (2:01)
5. All Shook Up (Perkins) (2:47)
6. Return To Sender (Blackwell/Scott) (3:03)
7. The Baby King Pt 2 (1:14)
8. Teddy Bear (Lowe/Mann) (3:22)
9. Devil In Disguise (Baum/Giant/Kaye) (2:43)
10. Stuck On You (Schroeder/McFarland) (2:13)
11. Big Hunk O' Love (Schroeder/Wyche) (2:48)
12. A Fool Such As I (Trader) (2:35)
13. The Baby King Pt 3 (2:34)
14. Little Sister (Pomus/Shuman) (2:58)
15. Burning Love (Linde) (2:54)
16. Viva Las Vegas (Pomus/Shuman) (3:10)
17. The Baby King Pt 4 (1:41)
18. Love Me Tender (Presley/Poulton/Matson) (3:08)
19. The Baby King Pt 5 (1:16)
20. Hound Dog (Leiber/Stoller) (2:08)
21. I Can't Help Falling In Love With You (2:30)
22. Don't (Leiber/Stoller) (1:58)
23. Surrender (Pomus/Shuman/DeCurtis) (2:00)

## Credits

* Curated, Edited & Compiled by: The Residents
* Enabled By: RA
* Sleeve-notes By: Jim Knipfel
* Tape Transfers, Restoration & Mastering By: Scott Colburn
* Bonus material notes courtesy of: Cherry Red Records & The Cryptic Corporation
* Original Artwork By: Rex Ray & Pore-Know Graphics
* With Photography By: Henrik Kam
* Design & Layout By: Paul Bevoir
* Cover Art & Archive Imagery Supplied By: The Cryptic Corporation, Andreas Mathew at The Eyeball Museum, & Hans-Jorg Brockhausen
* Written, Adapted, Directed and/Or Performed by: The Residents

## See also

* Cube-E
* *Cube-E* (box set)
* Buckaroo Blues
* Black Barry
* *Buckaroo Blues & Black Barry*
* *The King & Eye*
* *The King & Eye RMX*