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1997: The Missing Year - Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches

***1997: The Missing Year - Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches*** is an unfinished demo album by The Residents, released on the Robot Selling Device in 2009.

The album is an entry in the group's series of digital releases 1997: The Missing Year, and collects music sketches originating from the March-April 1997 demo recordings for their live performance project Disfigured Night.

## History

*Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches* is an album-length instrumental demo recording by The Residents, dated April 1997.

Work on the album likely started in 1995 after completing their 22nd studio album, Have A Bad Day, and slowly worked on throughout 1996. The group focused almost entirely on the I Murdered Mommy CD-ROM, which was cancelled in early 97.

Two vocal pieces from this period exist, but without studio recordings; the first is Harold, a spoken word piece about a widow who dreams of her husband's ghost, and the other 'The Oujia Board', is about a man who communicates with his deceased mother through an Oujia board.

Also written around this time is the 15 minute long Disfigured Night suite, of which the instrumental demo was released separately from the rest of this material.

Both songs are about reincarnation, hinting at the album's original concept. Also created for the album was a cover of *We Are The World*.

In the Spring of 1996, The Residents were invited to perform at the Adobe World Center. It was short notice for a concert, but The Residents decided to take the music from this instrumental album and adapted it into a greatest hits style show, ready for performance in May 1997. Afterwards, The Residents began to focus on a newly recorded demo track titled *Disfigured Transfigured Night**,* which itself was adapted into the live show Disfigured Night.

The album was released on June 23rd, 2009, through The Residents' web-store RSD, alongside other related unreleased material as part of the 1997: The Missing Year series.

## Reception

### Contemporary

Reviewing *Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches* almost a year after its release, freelance music reviewer Mark Prindle found it "strange... that The Residents never released these tracks, considering how much more melodic, bizarre and inspired they are than most of the band's CD-ROM work of the period", noting "97", "97-3", "97-7" and "97-8" as stand-outs.

## Track listing

1. 97 (2:00)
2. 97-2 (5:54)
3. 97-3 (3:21)
4. 97-4 (1:08)
5. 97-5 (4:15)
6. 97-6 (2:36)
7. 97-7 (3:44)
8. 97-8 (6:37)
9. 97-9 (1:33)
10. 97-10 (3:12)
11. We Are The World (6:55)

## See also

* Disfigured Night
* 1997: The Missing Year
* Robot Selling Device
* *Pollex Christi*
* *1997: The Missing Year - The Original Disfigured Night Arrangement*

## External links and references

* *1997: The Missing Year - Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches* on Discogs

1. ↑ Mark Prindle, "The 'What's New? Page", Mark's Record Reviews, March 13th 2010 (archived via archive.org)
2. ↑ Mark Prindle, "1997: The Missing Year - Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches", Mark's Record Reviews, March 13th 2010
Tory

Tory is a female reindeer and is an major antagonist in Reindeers. She is the leader of the reindeer whose organization was to prevent the Reindeers from getting out of their toy royalty. Tory is a toy fanatic reindeer and still is. She is former boss of Vicky, Vicki, Vikki, Vickie and Vic, all reformed villains who have become supporting heroines.

## Personality

Tory was initially shown and appeared to be a careful, thoughtful, compassionate, warm, friendly and polite reindeer. Tory is actually a bad reindeer, who takes pleasure in seeing his enemies in the worst. She is shown later revealing her nature which defines Tory as a dark, greedy, sadistic, conniving, manipulative, treacherous, selfish, and angry guardian of toys. Tory insists that her nature is very strong and she is obsessed to dominate a world. She claims and also promises that children will need new toys, this explains their obsession with toys.
Frank's Lament

**"Frank's Lament"** is a song by The Residents, from their 2018 studio album *Intruders*.

The song was first released in demo form as a download for participants of the *I Am A Resident!* PledgeMusic crowdfunding campaign on October 10th 2017. The demo was released in MP3 and FLAC formats.

The final version of the song is a minute shorter than the demo, and features as the fourth track on *Intruders*. The album was released on October 19th 2018.

## Lyrics

```
Lost! Lost! Lost! Lost!
Lost! Lost! Lost! Lost! Lost!

```

```
I fly a plane on Monday morning
One on Tuesday, too
He's always right beside me
In his alligator shoes
He likes to call me Henry
But my name is Frank
I’m just a guy from Reno
Sometimes he calls me Hank

```

```
I think he's lost
I think he's lonely
But maybe he’s only
In my mind

```

```
I think he's lost
I think he's lonely
But maybe he’s only
In my mind

```

```
Whenever we hit town
He laughs right in my face
And says my spirit is a shallow
Sack of human waste
I wish that I could hate him
But if the truth is told
I cannot separate him
From an echo in my soul

```

## See also

* *I Am A Resident!*
* *Intruders*

## External links and references

* "Frank's Lament" at Discogs
* "Frank's Lament" on Genius
Frank Johnson's Favorites

***Frank Johnson's Favorites*** is a Ralph Records sampler album released in 1981. It is the second Ralph Records album credited to various artists after *Subterranean Modern*.

## Background

Frank Johnson was the imaginary housemate of The Residents during the 1960s. He died in 1970. Around 1981, Ralph Records bought a computer. Sensing the same fear of the computer as they had feared Frank, The Residents decided to name him after this imaginary roommate.

Ralph Records decided to make the computer randomly select 14 song from the Ralph Records uncatalogued for an exciting and new randomly generated sampler LP. When the label reciveved Frank's selections in less than 4 second, they noticed that two of the tracks had never existed, and as such, were cast out.

The compilation was released July 11th 1981. It features four tracks with The Residents, Loser/Weed, Smelly Tongues, Womb to Worm, and Flying. Melvyn's Repose was first released on this compilation.

## Track Listing

1. Tuxedomoon - Dark Companion (4:10)
2. Fred Frith - What a Dilemma (3:12)
3. Renaldo & the Loaf - Melvyn's Repose (2:05)
4. MX-80 Sound - O Type (3:36)
5. The Residents - Loser=Weed (2:09)
6. Snakefinger - Smelly Tongues (2:24)
7. Yello - I.T. Splash (2:37)
8. MX-80 Sound - White Night (4:17)
9. Snakefinger - Womb to Worm (3:13)
10. The Residents - Flying (3:22)
11. Art Bears - Collapse (3:00)
12. Tuxedomoon - Crash (5:26)

## Liner notes

### FRANK JOHNSON PICKS THE HITS

> Frank Johnson is the Ralph Records computer. A long time ago there was another Frank Johnson. he was the imaginary housemate of The Residents. Frank was smarter then The Residents in a sort of stupid logical way. The original Frank died in 1970. A short time ago when the Ralph computer first arrived, everybody was a little afraid of it. Afraid in the way that The Residents used to fear Frank. No reason to resist the obvious (reincarnation being what it is, and all), Frank Johnson is the Ralph Records computer. Frank was asked to select songs for an LP from all the material in the vault. Frank thought for about four seconds and selected the cuts you find on this record. Frank also selected two additional tracks which are not on this album. There is no record of the songs ever having existed. It is just like Frank to peek and poke at the future.
>
>

## Credits

* 'Dark Companion' Written by Tuxedomoon
* 'What A Dilemma' Written by Fred Frith
* 'Melvyn's Repose' Written by Renaldo & the Loaf
* 'O Type' Written by Anderson/Stim
* 'Loser ≅ Weed' & 'Smelly Tongues' Written by: The Residents
* 'I.T Splash' Written by Blank/Meier
* 'White Night' Written by Anderson/Stim
* 'Womb to Worm' Written by Snakefinger
* 'Flying' Written by Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr
* 'Collapse' Written by Cutler/Frith
* 'Crash' Written by Belfer/Reininger

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10219372388995227&set=pcb.10158296738674915
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.

## Background

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

1. The Ultimate Disaster (Excerpt) (4:37)
2. Lights Out (5:30)
3. Where Is She? (1:00)
4. The Coming Of The Crow (1:00)
5. Lizard Lady (1:52)
6. Shut Up! Shut Up! (Ft. Fred Frith) (1:00)
7. Shorty's Lament (6:43)
8. Kamakazi Lady (Ft. Snakefinger) (1:37)
9. Secret Seed (2:00)
10. Sorry (3:32)
11. Smelly Tongues (Ft. Wool) (1:35)
12. Monkey & Bunny (Residents/Renaldo/Loaf) (4:57)
13. Farmers (Ft. Snakefinger) (5:22)
14. Sinister Exaggerator (Residents/Snakefinger) (Ft. Snakefinger) (3:27)
15. Hello Skinny (2:30)
16. Die In Terror (1:00)
17. Loss Of Innocence (1:00)
18. The Sleeper (2:45)
19. Satisfaction (Ft. The Pointless Sisters) (Jagger/Richards) (4:30)
20. 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.

## See Also

* Heaven?
* The Big Bubble
* The Census Taker
Granddad (Cube-E)

> ***"You're weird, Grandpa!" -Shirley***
>
>

Granddad is a character from The Residents' 1989 album, *The King & Eye.* A long since retired Elvis impersonator, he tells his grandchildren, Shirley and Shorty, the story of Elvis Presley's rise to fame. The Singing Resident voices him on the album, and, under heavy prosthetic makeup, portrays him during the Cube-E live show. While he uses his normal speaking voice on the album, The Singing Resident speaks in a stereotypical Elvis impression during Cube-E live, most likely to fit with the more humorous mood of the live show.

## Cube-E Live

During the Cube-E live show, he can be seen sitting with his grandchildren on stage starting with "Ober." He has fallen asleep, and once the song ends, his grandchildren wake him up. He explains to his grandchildren that he had a dream about a "baby who wanted to be king," referring to Elvis himself. They ask to hear more of the story, and he performs Elvis songs to better portray the story of the Baby King.

Throughout the show, there are comic relief sections with the grandchildren, also voiced by The Singing Resident, who find their grandfather's Elvis impersonating strange.

During the "Love Me Tender" 'dream sequence,' he changes costumes into a reflection of Elvis' iconic stage attire from his later years, including a fat suit. During the up-beat finale "Hound Dog," he removes the Shirley and Shorty puppets from the chair and dances around stage with them.

At the Cube-E New Year's Eve show, as an encore, he performed "Santa Dog" live for the second ever time.

## The King & Eye

The studio version follows a similar story, but it's played a lot more straight, mainly because the grandchildren are played by actual child relatives of Cryptic Corporation members.
Hambu Ho Do Tak Awa

***Hambu Ho Do Tak Awa*** is a CD-R EP featuring material by Renaldo & The Loaf recorded between 1985 and 1987. It was released in 2001 in limited numbers, and was the first release attributed to the band following their break-up in 1987.

The 7" Mix of "Hambu Hodo" was an unreleased mix for Some Bizarre. All of the tracks on the EP were later included on "El-Bonus"; the bonus CD included with the Klanggalerie CD reissue of *The Elbow is Taboo*.

## Track listing

1. Hambu Hodo (7" Mix) (4:14)
2. Writing Postcards From Italy (3:08)
3. Hambu Hodo (12" Mix) 6:48
4. A Street Called Straight (6:13)
5. Haul On The Bowline (A-Shanti) (2:05)

## See also

* Renaldo & The Loaf
* *The Elbow Is Taboo*
* "Hambu Hodo"
Fragments & Failures

***Fragments & Failures*** is an unreleased compilation album featuring unreleased material by Hardy Fox, which was originally intended for release via Klanggalerie in early 2021, but was ultimately delayed, instead being replaced in the release schedule with *Oddities 2013-2015* by Bob Uck and the Family Truck.

Klanggalerie have confirmed that the album is still expected for release in the future but as of December 2020 an updated release date has not yet been announced.

## History

Originally announced in September 2020, *Fragments & Failures* was described by the Klanggalerie website as "a collection of unused pieces" from Hardy Fox. But by November it had been removed from the release schedule on the website, replaced by another compilation album, *Oddities 2013-2015* by Bob Uck & The Family Truck.

*Fragments & Failures* was also the subtitle of Charles Bobuck's 2015 outtakes album *As A Child I Sold The News, Now I Sell The Olds**,* but this album has been confirmed by Klanggalerie owner Walter Robotka to be a separate release.

## See also

* *Oddities 2013-2015*
* Hardy Fox
* *As A Child I Sold The News, Now I Sell The Olds*

## External links and references

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200929234144/http://klanggalerie.com/catalog/comingsoon
2. ↑ "not replacing it, just doing this one first. and by the way, fragments and failures will not be the same as the previous download release." - Walter Robotka
Grand Chess Records

Grand Chess logo

**Grand Chess Records** (sometimes simply **Grand Chess)** is an independent record company in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2019 by Carsten Hess and Guido Randzio (former operator of the European Ralph Records offshoot Euro Ralph).

The label specialize in limited edition products; they are notable for having released The Residents' streaming TV special *Duck Stab! Alive!* in a limited edition box set of two 10" EPs and DVD in late 2021; an even more limited edition with the special on VHS followed shortly thereafter.

## See also

* Euro Ralph
* *Duck Stab! Alive!*

## External links and references

* Official website
* Grand Chess Records at Bandcamp
* Grand Chess Records at Discogs
* *Duck Stab! Alive!* at Discogs

1. ↑ "Contact" at Grand Chess Records
2. ↑ "Who We Are" at Grand Chess Records
Here It Is, The Music

***Here It Is, The Music*** is a sampler album released by Rykodisc in early 1988, containing various tracks in the label's recent catalog. The Residents track '*Serenade For Missy*', is featured, from the label's 1987 sampler, *Steal This Disc*.

## Track Listing

1. Howard Wales & Jerry Garcia - Da Birg Song (2:37)
2. Frank Zappa - G-Spot Tornado (3:16)
3. The Screaming Tribesmen - In His Shoes (3:16)
4. The Red Clay Ramblers - Home Is Where The Heart Is (2:15)
5. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Something Spiritual (3:28)
6. The Tannahill Weavers - Lucy Cassidy / The Bletherskate / The Smith Of Chilliechassie (3:27)
7. Poto Doudongo - Bolingo (6:54)
8. The Residents - Serenade For Missy (3:08)
9. Keith Levene - Cops Too (3:09)
10. The Charlie Rouse Band - Cinnamon Flower (4:26)
11. Bill Frisell & Vernon Reid - Size 10½ Sneaks (3:10)
12. Bernie Krause - Jungle Shoes (3:34)
13. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Henry & James (3:30)
14. Nanci Griffith - Once In A Very Blue Moon (2:31)
15. Doc & Merle Watson - Hesitation Blues (2:15)
16. Phil Woods & Chris Swansen - Moose The Mooche (3:33)
17. Devo - Jerkin' Back And Forth (3:09)
18. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire (3:12)
Evidence of Residents Volume 2

***Evidence of Residents Volume 2*** is a limited edition art portfolio featuring a selection of photographs (both well-known and rarely seen) from the archive of The Residents, published around 2004 in a first edition of 64 hand-numbered copies. The portfolio also contains two additional pages of historical notes on each of the included pieces. It follows an earlier portfolio, *Evidence of Residents Volume 1*.

## External links and references

* Post by BJ Etheridge in The Residents unofficial Facebook group
Film Noir - American Style

***Film Noir - American Style*** is a 1984 various artists compilation album collecting electronic music that invokes the atmosphere of Film Noir. The Residents' track *Edweena* is featured, albeit in an edited form.

## Background

The album is divided up into two halves, *American Contributions*, and *European Contributions*. It was released in march of 1984. A majority of the tracks were recorded for the compilation, minus *Edweena* and *Morning Was Cold,* which were recorded in 1974 and 1982 respectively.

*Film Noir* is a follow up to the 1983 compilation album, *Turkish Delight*.

## Background

***Cassette One: American Contributions***

1. Doo-Dooettes - Zombi (2:55)
2. The Fibonaccis - Looking For Eddie (4:45)
3. Craig Leon - In The Eye Of The Hurricane (3:30)
4. Kerry Leimer - A Spiritual Life (3:13)
5. Port Said - Countdown To Midnight (3:57)
6. The Residents - Edweena (5:21)
7. Naux -The Deepest Parts (3:26)
8. Richard Bone - Far From Yesterday Part 1 & 2 (7:23)
9. Voice Farm - 12th Street (2:12)
10. Tom Recchion -Limelight (4:05)
11. Bomis Prendin Hell's Little Ransom (2:57)
12. The Ghostwriters - The Middle Distance (4:32)
13. Vincent Gallo - The Killer's Kiss (6:57)

***Cassette Two: European Contributions***

1. Van Kaye & Ignit - Behind Venetian Blinds (3:06)
2. Arthur Brown and Craig Leon - Morning Was Cold (4:16)
3. Benjamin Lew - Apothéose De B. (2:58)
4. Twice A Man - Sharp The Voice (3:47)
5. Ptôse - Martine On The Docks (1:06)
6. Clock DVA - We Cast Tall Shadows (7:19)
7. Mick Hobbs - Girl In A Red Dress (0:36)
8. Hero Wouters -Strangers On A Train (3:48)
9. Der Plan - Film Noir Programm 2 (3:40)
10. The Hi-Tones - Shadow Of A Doubt (2:51)
11. Utilisation Du Vieux Port - Fuite Point Joliette (3:32)
12. Muslimgauze - The Asphalt Jungle (2:42)
13. Genetic Factor - Don't Enter The Poolroom Now (3:02)
14. Anne Gillis - Dernières Images Et Générique (3:46)

## Credits

* ***All music & articles compiled by***: Ignit & Ed van Kasteren for Ding Dong
* ***Box design & production by***: Haico Beukers
* ***Cover illustration by***: Dick v/d Meydem
* ***Cover & booklet design & production by***: Haico Beukers
* ***Box printed & realized by***: HPC bv
* ***Booklet printed & realized by***: SSP
* ***Text set by***: Jan Veltheer
* ***Tapes masted at***: MM Studios
GOD-O: Music for a Gallery Opening

* RSD Artwork
* CD Artwork

 ***GOD-O: Music for a Gallery Opening*** is the first solo album by Charles Bobuck, long-time keyboardist and composer for The Residents, featuring a forty minute suite recorded in 2011 for the opening night of an exhibition of artwork by Homer Flynn in Oakland, California.

It was released via The Residents' online music platform Robot Selling Device on March 14th 2012, and later as an expanded CD release by The Cryptic Corporation.

## Track listing

### Robot Selling Device version

1. GOD-O: Music For A Gallery Opening (41:09)

### CD edition

1. God Damn Chickens (3:24)
2. Nada Dago's Eye (3:32)
3. Spring Song (4:23)
4. GOD-O (41:05)

## Liner notes

> "The Residents present
>
>

> A Bobuck Contraption
>
>

> In 2011, Homer Flynn of The Cryptic Corp. curated a gallery showing of work that he and other artists had done for Ralph Records and The Residents over their 40-year history.
>
>

> Composer for The Residents, Charles Bobuck, wrote special music, GOD O, for the gallery opening event.
>
>

> "Invisible, with liberty and justice for all"
>
>

> Artist Homer Flynn had very much liked the music, *Choas Is Not Just a theory*, that Charles 'Chuck' Bobcuk, composer for The Residents had written for his art show in New York a few years back. So when his new exhibition in Oakland was announced he immediately thought of asking his friend to add some abstract sonic experimentation to the gallery opening.
>
>

> Charles was excited to have an excuse to make more noise but time was short.
>
>

> He did what his mother always did when she needed to clean out the refrigerator.
>
>

> She would make Gado Gado, an Indonesian dish made with noodles and peanut sauce and all the leftover in the fridge. Charles mixed up a batch of God-O for Homer's opening. He figured his job was to set a mood, and that no one would actually listen to the music since art openings are all about wine and chitchat.
>
>

> Here to prove him wrong is the CD release of **GOD O**, music for a gallery opening."
>
>

## Credits

* **Created By**: Charles Bobuck
* **Produced By:** The Cryptic Corporation

## External links and references

* *GOD-O: Music for a Gallery Opening* at Discogs

**Charles Bobuck**

"**GOD-O**" (2012) · "Codgers on the Moon" (2012) · "Lying Horse Rock" (2012) · "CB Suite" (2013) · "The Highway" (2014) · "Roman de la Rose" (2014)"As A Child I Sold The News, Now I Sell The Olds" (2015) · "What Was Left of Grandpa" (2015) · "The Swords of Slidell" (2016) · "Bobuck Plays The Residents" (2016)"Nineteen-Sixty-Seven" (2017)**Hardy Fox**

"Hardy Fox" (2018) · "Rilla Contemplates Love" (2018)
**Archival Releases**

"Maxine" (2002 / 2012) · "Life Is My Only Sunshine" (2012 / 2013) · "Missing Soldiers" (2001 / 2015)"Killing Time" (2018 / 2020) · "Oddities" (2015 / 2021) · "Ibbur" (2018 / 2022)
Daniel Riggins

**Daniel Riggins** is a musician, known for his "pseudoacoustic mix" cover of The Residents' "Fire Fall", which was first released in May 2017 on the unofficial cover album *Who Killed Ralph? Volume Seven*.

Riggins' cover of "Fire Fall" is sampled in the suite "Hanging By His Habit", included on the CD edition of The Residents' official collaborative album *I Am A Resident!*, released in 2018. It can be heard at 8:30 in the suite, with Riggins' vocals from the chorus mixed over the intro to "Rabbit Habit" by Sleeping Man.

## Credits on Residents releases

* *I Am A Resident!* CD edition (2018)
	+ "Fire Fall (Pseudoacoustic Mix)" in "Hanging By His Habit"

## See also

* *I Am A Resident!*
* "Hanging By His Habit"
* Eye Am A Resident
* "Fire Fall"

## External links and references

* Daniel Riggins at Discogs
* *I Am A Resident!* at Discogs
Emptiness & Form

***Emptiness & Form*** is an ambient album by David Janssen of English avant-garde duo Renaldo & The Loaf, under the guise of his solo ambient project Lightness Ascending. The album was recorded around 2007 or 2008 and self-released in limited numbers around 2008.

It consists of two long-form tracks, "Emptiness" and "Form"; edited extracts from both pieces were available on the project's MySpace page.

## Track listing

1. Emptiness (31.09)
2. Form (41:01)

## External links and references

* Lightness Ascending at MySpace
* Lightness Ascending at Discogs
Doors

**"Doors"** is a song by The Residents, released as a free MP3 download for subscribers to Cherry Red Records' Residents mailing list newsletter on February 4th 2017.

An apparent outtake from *The Ghost of Hope* sessions, "Doors" would later be featured prominently throughout the group's 2018 collaborative album *I Am A Resident!*.

An early instrumental version of the song was previously heard in the third episode of the Randy Rose video blog *In My Room* in 2013.

## Lyrics

```
(Doors, doors)
(Doors, doors)
Doors are closing, doors are closing
(Doors, doors)
Doors are closing all around me
(Doors, doors)
Doors are closing, doors are closing
(Doors, doors)
Doors are closing all around me
(Doors, doors)
(Doors, doors)
(Doors)

```

```
(Doors, doors)
(Doors, doors)
Doors are open, doors are open
(Doors, doors)
Doors are opening around me
(Doors, doors)
Doors are open, doors are open
(Doors, doors)
Doors are opening around me
(Doors, doors, doors)
Doors are open, doors are open,
(Doors, doors, doors)
Doors are opening around me
(Doors, doors, doors)
Doors are open, doors are open,
(Doors, doors, doors)
Doors are opening around me
(Doors)

```

```
Lingering illusions, love the lonely whore
Hiding in the shadows, keep behind a door
That isn't even there

```

## Credits

**Distributed By**: Cherry Red Records Ltd.

## See also

* Cherry Red mailing list newsletter
* *I Am A Resident!*
* *The Ghost of Hope*

## External links and references

* "Doors" at YouTube
* "Doors" at Discogs
Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix)

***Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix)*** is a 12" remix EP by The Residents, released in June 1987 by Ralph Records.

The EP features an "almost dance mix" of their recent single, a cover of Percy Mayfield's "Hit The Road Jack" (popularly performed by Ray Charles), as well as four tracks from their 1985 Japanese tour, only one of which, "Cry for the Fire", had been released (on the album *The 13th Anniversary Show - Live in Japan*).

## History

*Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix)* features a remix of the group's single "Hit The Road Jack"*,* which was also released in June 1987. The EP was released by Ralph Records on both black and clear 12" vinyl.

The EP's B-side features a suite of tracks recorded on their Japanese "Eyeball Show" tour in 1985, "Jambalaya", "Firefly" / "The Big Bubble", and "Cry for the Fire"; only "Cry for the Fire" had been released, on the album *The 13th Anniversary Show - Live in Japan*.

## Track listing

All songs written by The Residents except where noted.

### Side A

1. Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix) (Mayfield) (5:56)

### Side B

1. Jambalaya (Williams) (4:50)
2. Firefly / The Big Bubble (4:31)
3. Cry For The Fire (6:09)

## Credits

* Jambalaya written by: Hank Williams
* Firefly / The Big Bubble written by: The Residents
* Cry For The Fire written by: The Residents
* Produced by: The Cryptic Corporation
* Hit The Road Jack written by: P. Mayfield

## See also

* RMX (concept)
* "Hit The Road Jack" (single)
* The American Composers Series
* *The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan*

## External links and references

* "Hit The Road Jack" at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
* *Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix)* at Discogs
Icky Flix Live (Film)

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* Icky Flix Live (DVD)
Template:Redirect BoxThe Residents ‎– Icky Flix Live

Label: Ralph America ‎– RA029

Series: eL Ralpho Archive –

Format: DVDr, NTSC, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo

Country: US

Released: 2009

Genre: Electronic, Rock

Style: Pop Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental

1 Intro 2:22

2 The Third Reich 'N' Roll 4:55

3 Harry The Head 3:32

4 Renaldo & The Loaf 6:05

5 Kick A Picnic 2:48

6 He Also Serves 3:19

7 Hello Skinny 3:38

8 Man's World 4:15

9 Bad Day On The Midway 10:28

10 Where Is She? 4:31

11 -Break- 3:10

12 Constantinople 2:51

13 One Minute Movies 4:58

14 The Gingerbread Man 10:26

15 Burn Baby Burn 3:35

16 Stars And Stripes 2:45

17 Just 4 U 8:39

18 -Encore- 5:30

19 Benny The Bump 12:20

Copyright (c) – Cryptic Corporation

Credits

Guest – C. Fabrizio\*, Molly Harvey (tracks: M. Harvey), Nolan Cook (tracks: N. Cook), T. Dammit\*

Lighting [Lighting Designer] – C. McGregor

Other [Sound Mix] – G. Chapman

Performer – The Residents

Producer [Video Producer] – S. Sutherland\*

Experience Music Project

Seattle, Washington

March 30, 2001

"The Icky Flix DVD is a documentary shot entirely from an audience perspective. The DVD runs in real time from the start of the show to the end with nothing edited out. There is no post production on the sound or the picture. The event was captured on six consumer level DV cameras. The sound comes from one of the cameras."

Second pressing, limited edition of 350 unnumbered copies. A release in the "L Ralpho" archive series.

Some of this material is also released on the boxset "Kettles..."
Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning

***Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning*** is a remix album by Renaldo & The Loaf, released on October 25th 2021 through Klanggalerie.

A companion release to the duo's 2016 comeback album *Gurdy Hurding*, the album features the 18 minute suite "Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning", previously heard on the Secret Records vinyl edition of *Gurdy Hurding*, alongside remixes featuring The Residents, and frequent Residents collaborators Nolan Cook and Eric Drew Feldman.

## Track listing

1. Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning (18:36)
2. Henri Rise RMX (Ft. The Residents) (2:36)
3. Pessimistic Song (Cautiously Pessimistic Mix) (Ft. Alex Wroten) (5:00)
4. A Convivial Ode (Panda Mix) (Ft. Eric Drew Feldman) (3:19)
5. A Convivial Ode (Deconstructed Ode Mix) (Ft. Baker & Leonard) (4:19)
6. Scent Of Turnip (Ft. Nolan Cook) (3:00)
7. The Moment Is Lost (Candles Remix) (Ft. Section 25) (3:47)
8. Gurdy Hurding (The Knight In White Satin Armour Mix) (Ft. Andrew Liles) (5:20)
9. Improbable Legs (Hoevsen Duftae Mix) (3:28)
10. Carrot Ballet (TGU Mix) (Ft. Transglobal Underground) (5:11)
11. Djinn House (CWNN Remix) (Ft. Cult With No Name) (5:31)
12. Gladsome Vane (Worrisome Mix) (Ft. Axon Welter) (3:49)
13. Optimism (Lockdown Mix) (Ft. Eric Random) (5:17)
14. Optimism (RMX 2020) (Ft. Pita) (5:09)

## External links and references

* *Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning* at Renaldo & The Loaf's official website
* *Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning* at Klanggalerie
* *Hardly Gurning While The World Is Turning* at Discogs
Freak Show Video Press Release

* Promo VHS
* UWEB VHS

The ***Freak Show Video Press Release*** is a short film created by The Residents, in collaboration with Jim Ludtke and John Sanborn.

## Background

Following the completion and release of their 1990 album, *Freak Show*, The Residents met with established video artist *John Sanborn* and up and coming computer generated imagery artist *Jim Ludtke*. The Cryptic Corporation hired them, with assistance from The Residents, to create three videos using songs from Freak Show as a basis. Sanborn directed two live action segments based on *Everyone Comes to The Freak Show* and *Nobody Laughs When They Leave,* used to introduce and conclude the film. Ludkte on the other hand created a computer animated video for *Harry The Head,* used as the video's main feature.

Aside from the two directors, this video project saw The Residents' first direct collaboration with Leigh Barbier, who's distinctive visual style would become synonymous with The Residents in the late 1990s and onwards.

The VHS was sent to TV stations and critics alongside copies of their 1990 album *Freak Show,* but was later sold through The Residents' UWEB fan club.

## Scenes

1. Promotional Segment #1 (3:11)
2. Harry The Head (2:48)
3. Promotional Segment #2 (1:58)

## Credits

* **Music Written & Performed by**: The Residents
* **Additional Vocals by:** Laurie Amat & Tony Janssen
* **Mixed by:** Tony Janssen & The Residents
* **Animated Sequences created by:** Jim Ludtke
* **Animated Sequences Written & Directed by:** Jim Ludtke & The Residents
* **Live Action Directed by:** John Sanborn
* **Live Action Written by:** John Sanborn & The Residents
* **Live Action Videography by**: Skip Sweeney, Video Free America & Grip Larry
* **Editing By:** Norm Levy at stpg
* **Lighting design by:** Chris McGregor
* **Set design & construction by** Chris McGregor
* **Bottle Babies created by**: Leigh Barbier
* **Still photography by** Christine Alicino
* **Freak Photographs provided by** John McNaughton
* **Performers**: The Residents, Jana Flynn, Ariana Regar, Diana Alden, Mark Salvatore, Mark Kapka, Roger Ricketts, Sarah McLennon, Carol LeMaitre & Paul Elias
* **Freak Show logo designed by:** Rex Ray
* **Produced by**: The Cryptic Corporation
Fast Forward 004

***Fast Forward 004*** is an Australian compilation album released by Fast Forward magazine. It features two tracks by The Residents, from their Commercial Album.

## Background

Fast Forward was designed to be the world's premiere Cassette Magazine, featuring an hour of content such as music, interviews, and more. The first issue was released in November 1980, and continued bi-monthly until November 1982.

The Residents' contributions are untitled, but are in fact *The Act Of Being Polite* and *The Nameless Souls*.

## Track Listing

1. Artificial Organs - Fast Forward Theme
2. Introduction
3. \*\*\* \*\*\*\* (Koff Koff) Interview / Study For Falling Apart / Take Me
4. Johnny Topper - Did You Know?
5. Young Charlatans - Shivers
6. John Cooper Clarke - Geoff King Interview in Manchester, 1980
7. The Residents - Blank
8. Johnny Topper - The Case of the Missing Leave It To Beaver' Serial (Part One)
9. Adam And The Ants - Special Interivew - Julian Burt
10. Peter Lillee - Endless Twist
11. Pere Ubu - Interview - Robert Oertel Eindhoven, Holland, 20-2-1981
12. Johnny Topper - Did You Know?
13. Ria And The Normal - CD-CA
14. The Residents - Blank
Seleno

Seleno is a male reindeer and is a primary antagonist in Reindeers.

## Personality

Seleno is a cold, manipulative and ambitious, he does not measure efforts not to leave the high society. He lives dominating his family and hides great secrets that will shake everyone's life. Seleno was a good and honest character initially but due to his gancia for money, he has become on the evil side and is completely venting over his cold nature.
Greener Postures tour

Concert poster, 1981

*The 'Greener Postures' tour* was a performance tour by *Philip 'Snakefinger' Lithman*, funded by Ralph Records and The Cryptic Corporation. The majority of material performed on the tour was co-written by *The Residents*. It lasted from 1980 to 1981. The second leg of the tour is notable for it's abrupt ending following Snakefinger's unexpected heart attack. The third leg is notable for being Snakefinger and *Eric Drew Feldman*'s first work together.

## Dates

***First Leg (Funded by Ralph Records)***

* September 27th, 1980: Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA

* October 11th, 1980: The Square, Berkeley, CA, USA
* October 17th, 1980: Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, USA

* October 29th, 1980: Hurrah’s, New York, NY, USA

***Second Leg (Funded by Ralph Records)***

* December 27th, 1980: Masonic Temple, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* January 2nd, 1981: Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA, USA

* January 9th, 1981: Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA, USA

* January 17th, 1981: The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, USA
* January 23rd, 1981: The Stone, San Francisco, CA, USA
* January 24th, 1981: Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA, USA

* February 21st, 1981: The Savoy, San Francisco, CA, USA

***Third Leg (Funded by Celluloid, Vogue, Do It & Missing Link Records)***

* March 24th, 1981: Nancy, France
* March 26th, 1981: Lyon, France
* March 27th, 1981: Rock in Loft, Paris, France
* April 1st, 1981: Salle Des Fêtes Du Grand Parc, Bordeaux, France
* April 3rd, 1981: Poitiers, France
* April 8th, 1981: Uilenstede Amstelveen, The Netherlands
* April 9th, 1981: Dingwalls, London, UK
* April 10th, 1981: Rafters, Manchester, UK
* April 11th, 1981: Moles, Bath, UK

* May 1st, 1981: Jump Club, Melbourne, Australia
* May 2nd, 1981: Jump Club, Melbourne, Australia
* May 3rd, 1981: University, Melbourne, Australia

***Fourth Leg (Funded by Ralph Records)***

* July 26th, 1981: Eastern Front, Berkeley, CA, USA
* August, 1981: Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA, USA

***Fifth Leg (Funded by Ralph Records)***

* October 3rd, 1981: Starship Milwaukee Wi, USA
* October 8th, 1981: Bookie's Club 870, Detroit, MI, USA
* October 9th, 1981: Toronto, Canada
* October 10th, 1981: Casablanca Club, Rochester, NY
* October 15th, 1981: Streets, Boston, MA

* October 31st, 1981: Hot Klub, Dallas, TX, USA

* November 19th, 1981: The Stone, San Francisco, CA, USA

## Line Up

* Snakefinger: Lead Vocals, Guitar
* Jack 'John Paul' George: Bass Guitar
* John F. Ryan: Drums
* Miguel Bertel: Guitar (Second Leg onward)
* Eric Drew Feldman: Keyboards (Third Leg Onwards)
Gosh Darn Chickens

***Gosh Darn Chickens - Three Bobuck Contraptions*** is a compilation EP by Charles Bobuck.

## Background

The three tracks on this EP were recorded in the spring of 2012 for inclusion on the expanded CD release of Charles Bobuck's God-O album, released in June of 2012. Bobuck released this EP through the Robot Selling Device on July 17th, 2012.

Four years later, an extended Mini-Album version of Gosh Darn Chickens was released, containing three additional tracks from the Bobuck album *Lying Horse Rock*.

## Track Listing

*2012 EP*

1. Goshdern Checkens (3:24)
2. Nada Dago (3:33)
3. Spring Song (4:23)

*2016 Mini-Album*

1. God Damn Chickens (3:20)
2. Black Jesus (4:02)
3. Nada Dago's Bye (3:35)
4. Dreampunk Billy (3:44)
5. Spring Song (4:25)
6. Grace (6:04)

## See Also

* GOD-O
* Charles Bobuck
* Robot Selling Device
Diskomo Live In San Francisco

***Diskomo Live*** is a single released by The Residents for free with the April 1988 issue of *Reflex Magazine*. It is the final collaboration between The Residents and Snakefinger prior to his death.

## Background

Diskomo Live is an excerpt from the final 13th Anniversary Show, which featured a very different set up to the rest of the show, featuring a slightly altered setlist, including Diskomo as the encore, as well as Penn & Teller narrating. The single was released as a bonus for the April 1988 issue of Reflex Magazine, which featured The Residents on the cover.

### Live Dispute

Residents fan club owner *Uncle Willie*, disputed the claim that this was an authentic live recording, claiming it was a studio re-creation of a live performance in his March 1990 newsletter.

## Liner Notes

> "Last song of the final show of the year-long world tour, "The Residents 13th Anniversary Tour"
> Recorded January 10, 1986 - Warfield Theatre"
>
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## Credits

* The Residents, Snakefinger, Penn & Teller: **Razor Slashing.**
* **Produced**: The Cryptic Corp.

## Buy Or Die

* Eskimo pREServed at MVDShop
* Eskimo pREServed at Cherry Red Records
Fourth Reich and Mo

***Fourth Reich and Mo*** is a tribute album by iNDECYPHERABLE iNDUSTRIES, released in 2017.

 It is inspired by The Residents' *The Third Reich 'n Roll*, applying the same concept mostly to 2000s rock music, rather than 1960s bubblegum pop.

The group submitted the track "Madonna Was a Pescatarian" for the *I Am A Resident* project. It features a version of The Residents' "Diskomo".

## Track listing

1. Potstickers En Soiree (16:38)
2. Madonna Was a Pescatarian (20:00)

## See also

* *I Am A Resident!*
* *The Third Reich 'n Roll*
* List of tribute albums
Diskomo (disambiguation)

***Diskomo*** may refer to either the 1980 EP Diskomo / Goosebump, its title track, or any number of re-makes of said track.

* Diskomo / Goosebump (1980 EP)
* Diskomo (Title track from said EP)
* Diskomo Live In San Francisco (1988 flexi disc featuring live version of Diskomo)
* Diskomo 2000 (Compilation featuring original EP + remakes)

## See Also

* Eskimo
* The Commercial Album
* The 13th Anniversary Show
GBM(i)

"**GBM(i)**" is a download-only single by The Residents, featuring instrumental pieces from the group's 1994 album *Gingerbread Man*.

It was released on the group's Robot Selling Device on August 12th 2011. The 20 minute piece was also featured as a bonus track on the 2016 reprint of *Gingerbread Man*.
Hello Skinny (video)

**"Hello Skinny"** is a 1980 short film/music video directed by Graeme Whifler and co-written by Whifler and The Residents, for the song of the same name from the group's 1978 album *Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen*.

The video (which is derived from an unsuccessful attempt to create a feature film based around the songs from *Duck Stab!*) stars Bridgit Terris as "Skinny", and consists mostly of still images, with a small amount of color film footage of Terris.

## History

"Hello Skinny" features the song of the same name from The Residents' 1978 album *Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen*. It was created by the group with Graeme Whifler, who had previously collaborated with them on a number of promotional photo sessions and on their abandoned feature film *Vileness Fats*.

The video was intended to be part of a film project based around numerous songs from the *Duck Stab!* album, but ultimately "Hello Skinny" was the only result of this effort. It stars Bridgit Terris, a disabled man Whifler had chanced across who lived under the impression that he was the actress Bridget Bardot. Terris had just been released from a local mental institution as a result of then-Governor Ronald Reagan's budgetary cuts.

Terris left San Francisco part way through filming, so much of "Hello Skinny" was completed using montages of black and white photographs taken by Whifler at the bus stop shortly before Terris' departure, and a small amount of color film footage, which was originally intended to accompany the song "Birthday Boy".

## Release and legacy

The "Hello Skinny" film was a critical success on college campuses in America and in Europe, but MTV didn't go on the air until a year later and wasn't overly interested in The Residents' work. As a result, the video never got much air time in the United States. It was, however, shown regularly on Canada's MuchMusic, and a copy is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

In 1987 it was included in the VHS compilation *Video Voodoo*, and in 1992 on the laserdisc *Twenty Twisted Questions*. It was remastered and released on *Icky Flix* in 2001, for which The Residents also recorded an entirely new version of the song.

"Hello Skinny" (alongside *The Third Reich 'n' Roll*, "One Minute Movies" and "Songs for Swinging Larvae") was restored in HD in 2019 by Peter Conheim for the Cinema Preservation Alliance. This restored version appears within the collection *Ears, Eyes and Throats: Restored Classic and Lost Punk Films 1976-1981*.

## See also

* The Residents videography
* "Hello Skinny"
* *Duck Stab!* (film)
* Graeme Whifler
* Bridgit Terris

## Watch online

* "Hello Skinny" (*Icky Flix* remaster) on YouTube

## External links and references

* "Hello Skinny" at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)

1. ↑ "Hello Skinny" 2019 restoration on Graeme Whifler's YouTube channel (unlisted)
Icky Flix Live (DVD)

* First Pressing
* Second Pressing

***Icky Flix Live*** is a concert film by The Residents, documenting the second leg of their 2001 Icky Flix tour. The DVD was a limited item, with only 850 copies released.

## History

The concert was filmed on March 30th, 2001 at The Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington. The tour was designed to promote their latest DVD release, Icky Flix. The tour featured a 'greatest-hits' style setlist, performing tracks from 9/23 of their albums, from The Third Reich 'n Roll to Wormwood.

By this point, The Residents' had already created several feature-length concert films, and wanted to try experimenting with the format; Icky Flix Live would be filmed entirely by camera-operators positioned within the audience, with no edits made, even including the show's brief intermission and encore.

### Release

The concert was filmed on March 30th, 2001, at The Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington. The tour was designed to promote their latest DVD release, Icky Flix. The tour featured a 'greatest-hits' style setlist, performing tracks from 11/25 of their albums, from The Third Reich 'n Roll to Wormwood.

By this point, The Residents' had already created several feature-length concert films and wanted to try experimenting with the format. Icky Flix Live would be filmed entirely by camera operators positioned within the audience, with no edits made, even including the show's brief intermission and encore.

Two excerpts from it earlier appeared on the Kettles Of Fish Live Box-Set in 2003, 'Constantinople' & 'Burn Baby Burn.'

## Chapters / Setlist

1. Intro / Icky Flix (2:22)
2. March De La Winni / The Third Reich 'N' Roll (4:55)
3. Harry The Head (3:32)
4. Renaldo & The Loaf (6:05)
	1. Spatt's Medium (1:29)
	2. Lime Jelly Grass (2:11)
	3. Melvyn’s Repose (2:25)
5. Kick A Picnic (2:48)
6. He Also Serves / The Service (3:19)
7. Hello Skinny (3:26)
8. Man's World (4:20)
9. Bad Day On The Midway
10. Where Is She?
11. -Break-
12. Constantinople
13. One Minute Movies
14. The Gingerbread Man
15. Burn Baby Burn
16. Stars And Stripes
17. Just 4 U
18. -Encore-
19. Benny The Bump

## Liner notes

> The Icky Flix DVD is a documentary shot entirely from an audience perspective. The DVD runs in real time from the start of the show to the end with nothing edited out. There is no post production on the sound or the picture. The event was captured on six consumer level DV cameras. The sound comes from one of the cameras.
>
>

## Credits

* **Performer**: The Residents
* **Video Producer:** S. Sutherland
* **Guests**: C. Fabrizio, M. Harvey, N. Cook & T. Dammit
* **Lighting Designer**: C. McGregor
* **Sound Mix**: G. Chapman

## See also

* *Icky Flix* (DVD)
* Icky Flix Live
* *Brava*