Loss of the Lizard Lady

***Loss of the Lizard Lady*** (subtitled ***A Collection of Songs Featuring Molly Harvey 1994-2005*** or ***The Molly Harvey Collection**)* is a double LP compilation album by The Residents, released August 3rd 2018 on Secret Records.

The compilation focuses entirely on songs featuring vocalist Molly Harvey recorded between 1994 and 2005, with the first disc featuring tracks recorded in the studio and the second featuring tracks recorded live.

## History

*Loss of the Lizard Lady* features twelve studio tracks and ten live tracks recorded by The Residents with their long-time collaborator Molly Harvey between 1994 and 2005. It features artwork from the group's regular associate Steven Cerio.

The double album was originally intended to have no set side order; there was to be a live LP and a studio LP (like the final release) but no "Side A", "Side B" etc.. Each side was to be its own collection of songs, each with a unique title, and *Loss of the Lizard Lady* was originally the title for what is Side D on the released version of the album. The titles of the other sides may have included *Eva's Unclean Jelly* and *Old Monkey Moisture*. The four titles would likely have been etched into the dead wax on each side.

This concept was abandoned due to the fact that as the track titles would have had to have been printed in some order on the album art in any way, making the idea redundant. Molly Harvey and Vincent Presley of Secret Records also considered creating "different custom etchings" for the release, but abandoned the idea at the last minute before release.

## Release

In the years following its release, *Loss of the Lizard Lady* became the out of print Secret Records release most regularly requested by customers to be reissued.

The album was reissued by Secret Records on February 25th 2022 in a limited edition of 200 hand-numbered copies on canary yellow and red swirled vinyl, as Secret Records' contribution to The Residents' 50th Anniversary celebrations.

## Track listing

#### Disc One - Studio Trks

1. This Is A Man's Man's Man's World (2001, Icky Flix) (3:53)
2. Mother No More (2005, Animal Lover) (3:21)
3. Perfect Love (2001, Icky Flix) (1:07)
4. Loss: The Weatherman (2002, Demons Dance Alone) (3:03)
5. How To Get A Head (1998, Wormwood) (4:08)
6. Burn Baby Burn (2001, Icky Flix) (3:15)
7. The Monkey Man (2005, Animal Lover) (4:02)
8. Kick A Picnic (2001, Icky Flix) (2:24)
9. Moisture (2001, Icky Flix) (1:25)
10. Inner Space (2005, Animal Lover) (4:17)
11. Tent Peg In The Temple (2000, Roadworms) (4:08)
12. The Old Woman (1994, Gingerbread Man) (4:29)

#### Disc Two - Live Trks

1. Golden Goat (2002, The Demons Dance Alone DVD) (3:53)
2. Coming Of The Crow / Eva's Warning (2005, The Way We Were) (4:00)
3. Jelly Jack (1997, Live At The Fillmore) (5:58)
4. Dinah And The Unclean Skin (1999, Wormwood Live) (4:19)
5. Lizard Lady (2005, The Way We Were) (2:03)
6. Loss: Caring (2002, The Demons Dance Alone DVD) (4:12)
7. The Beekeeper (2003, Demonic! Live) (3:32)
8. Amber / Red Rider (2005, The Way We Were) (2:04)
9. Benny The Bouncing Bump (2001, Icky Flix Live) (3:11)
10. The Car Thief (2002, The Demons Dance Alone DVD) (4:22)

## See also

* Molly Harvey
* Secret Records
* Steven Cerio

## Buy Or Die!

* *Loss of the Lizard Lady (The Molly Harvey Collection)* on Secret Records Bandcamp

## External links and references

* *Loss of the Lizard Lady* at Discogs

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Loss of the Lizard Lady (The Molly Harvey Collection)* on Secret Records' Bandcamp
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook post by Secret Records, February 19th 2021