Blorp Esette

***Blorp Esette*** is a compilation album by the Los Angeles Free Music Society, released in April of 1977. it features one song by The Residents in the group's first appearance off Ralph.

## History

### LAFMS

Formed in the same Californian cesspool as The Residents were in 1973, the *Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS)* was a loose collective of avant-garde musicians, responsible for strange concerts, magazines, and most notably, a series of bizarre records released between 1975 - 1982 (with periodic revivals from 1999 onwards). The records often attempted to give more notoriety to lesser known acts.

The Residents were invited to contribute to LAFM's Blorp Esette sampler album shortly following the release of their Fingerprince album. Blorp Esette also notably featured the band Smegma and artwork by Captain Beefheart.

### Whoopy Snorp

The Cryptic Corporation donated one four-minute track, Whoopy Snorp to the compilation, where it was misspelled 'Snort' on the sleeve. The song had begun life during the *The Third Reich 'N Roll* sessions in August 1975, and was completed during the December 1976 Fingerprince sessions. The song shares dialogue with Scene 17 of Vileness Fats, and lyrics from 'Never Known Questions.'

### Release

The album was released in April of 1977 through LAFMs in a limited edition of 500. This marked The Residents' first appearance away from Ralph Records.

The release was promoted on the July 1977 Residents radio special, during which Jay Clem defends the compilation from radio presenter Sid Powell, who states it 'contains quite a few selections all performed by typical California idiots.' The original release is now considered rare.

Around the same time, LAFMs also released a split single by Joe Potts / Slimy Adenoid And The Pablums, with the B-Side dedicated to The Residents.

### Legacy

In 1980, LAFMS released '*Blorp-Esette Volume Two*,' featuring slightly more notable acts, such as Wild Man Fischer, Smegma & Henry Kaiser, but The Residents did not return. Whoopy Snorp has been absent from the album's CD re-issues, included in the 1999 Blorp Esette box set.

*Whoopy Snorp* has since appeared on Residue Of The Residents (1983), Diskomo (1990), Documentation (2009), and the Fingerprince pREServed edition (2018). An 'RDX' mix of the song later appeared on '*Leftovers Again?!*'

In 2022, Superior Viaduct re-issued Blorp Esette on vinyl, with The Residents' contribution maintained on December 16th.

## Track listing

***Side One (25:11)***

1. Intro (0:25)
2. Dr. Odd - Neil Schneck (1:28)
3. Electric Willy - Her Father's Love Ft. The Electric Willy Trio (1:22)
4. Daniel Stewart - Somebody Pooped In Their Pants (1:00)
5. Cheezit Ritz - The Lubricated Braggarts Countdown (2:08)
6. Reet / Craig - (LA (WEBSTER7) 0) (1:32)
7. Smegma - Excerpt From "I Smell Smoke" (Second To Last Part) (4:56)
8. Mr. Foon - Oktaaves (5:00)
9. The Residents - Whoopy Snort (3:45)
10. The Patients - Half Magic (3:00)
11. Outro/Wolf Loop (0:35)

***Side Two (23:39)***

1. The Professor - Two Or Three Unclaimed Negro Corpses (0:30)
2. D.K., Reet Meate - Still Life (2:00)
3. Le Forte Four - Japanese Super Heroes (3:45)
4. Gods Of The Pits - The Return The Pyramidal Oinksnovs (3:17)
5. Smegma - Ya Gotta Geek The Geeker (1:15)
6. ACE=1, c/s - Helen Elana Armand - HEA/AOS (1:00)
7. Ju Suk Reet Meate - Reet Solo Real Bass (3:22)
8. Mr. Foon's Bandaloon - Microphobia (4:45)
9. Frank Bedal - Just Don't Forget, Frank Is The Boss (3:45)

## Credits

* Back Cover: Ace=1, AOS 77
* Cover, Label Artwork: Don Van Vliet
* Mastered By: Mister Ed
* Producer: Dennis Mehaffey, Ace & Duce
* Special Typography, Composition: Russel Vest
* Guitar & Voice on '*Her Father's Love*': Electric Willy Trio
* Ace:
	+ Engineer on '*Somebody Pooped In Their Pants*' & '*Just Don't Forget, Frank Is The Boss*'
	+ Performer on '*Excerpt From "I Smell Smoke" (Second To Last Part)*' & '*Ya Gotta Geek The Geeker*'
	+ Turntables, Tape Loop & Mussette Oboe on '*HEA/AOS*'
* Tape on '*Somebody Pooped In Their Pants*': Daniel Stewart
* Ju Suk Reet Meate: Drums on '*The Lubricated Braggarts Countdown*' & '*Excerpt From "I Smell Smoke" (Second To Last Part)*'
* Cheezit Ritz: Saxophone on '*The Lubricated Braggarts Countdown*', '*Excerpt From "I Smell Smoke" (Second To Last Part)*' & '*Ya Gotta Geek The Geeker*'
* Craig: Guitar on '*(LA (WEBSTER7) 0)*'
* Reet: Tape & Percussion on '*(LA (WEBSTER7) 0)*'
* Cheezebro: Performance on '*Excerpt From "I Smell Smoke" (Second To Last Part)*'
* Dan Weiss, Eric Weiss, Jack Woodward, Jan Stein & Jay Ross: Performance on '*Half Magic*'
* Rick Potts: Performance on '*Half Magic*' & '*Japanese Super Heroes*'
* Chip & Sue Chapman, Joe & Tom Potts: Performance on '*Japanese Super Heroes*'
* Chucko Fatts, Ricky Reet & Pizza Rioux: Performance on '*Ya Gotta Geek The Geeker*'
* Helen Elana Armand: Vocals on '*HEA/AOS*'
* Dennis Mehaffey: Production, Amplified Prepared Cornet on '*Microphobia*'
* Mr. Foon: Amplified Prepared Saxophone on '*Microphobia*'
* Lamont Fleming, Oscar Chavez & Tony Neria: Performance on 'Just Don't Forget, Frank Is The Boss'

## External links and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The W.E.I.R.D. Complete Discography & Recording History", The Official W.E.I.R.D. Book of The Residents, 1979
2. ↑ The Los Angeles Free Music Society at Wikipedia
3. ↑ Fingerprince pREServed liner notes
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Residents' Radio Special (July 1977)
5. ↑ Leftovers Again?! Liner Notes
6. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1635843-Joe-Potts-Slimy-Adenoid-And-Pablums-MotherDaughter-The-Residents
7. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/895586-Various-Blorp-Esette
8. ↑ https://www.superiorviaduct.com/products/various-blorp-esette-volume-one-lp?\_pos=1&\_sid=5dc23576f&\_ss=r