19 Mysterious Tracks

This is an unofficial release, and has not been approved by The Residents or The Cryptic Corporation. **THEY HATE IT!!!**

## *19 Mysterious Tracks*

### Producer

The Residents

***19 Mysterious Tracks*** is a bootleg compilation containing unreleased material by The Residents, mostly consisting of live studio rehearsals from 1982 for a never-realized 10th Anniversary live tour (previously documented on the 1984 compilation *Assorted Secrets*), as well as two takes of the 1969 Pre-Residents song "I Hear Ya Got Religion", and four selections from the group's "4 Daze" demos, recorded in collaboration with Renaldo & The Loaf in 1981.

The bootleg was released in 2005, however the tracks may have been circulating among fans prior to this. It is similar (though with some differences) to the later *The Dumpster Tapes* bootleg, which has been in circulation since 2010.

## History

*19 Mysterious Tracks* was apparently released in 2005, and features a number of live-in-the-studio rehearsals dating from 1982, for an abandoned 10th Anniversary live tour; alternate takes of these arrangements were officially released on the limited edition compilation *Assorted Secrets* in 1984.

It also contains two takes of the 1969 Pre-Residents original, "I Hear Ya Got Religion"; the second contains a short snippet which is similar to the Pre-Residents song "Bo Diddley". A truncated version of this song had been released in 2000 on the *dot.com* compilation album; the second take (minus the additional snippet) was released in 2012 on the Robot Selling Device compilation *ERA B474*.

The bootleg closes with four tracks from the group's 4 Daze sessions with British duo (and fellow Ralph Records stablemates) Renaldo & The Loaf; these sessions would later become the basis for the 1983 collaborative album *Title In Limbo*.

## Track listing

1. I Hear Ya Got Religion (1969) (5:04)
2. I Hear Ya Got Religion (1969) (5:59)
3. Bo Diddley (????) (0:20)
4. Bach Is Dead (1982 Rehearsal, Take 1) (1:25)
5. Die In Terror (1982 Rehearsal) (1:45) *[Same as Commercial Album pREServed version]*
6. Talk of Creatures (1982 Rehearsal) (1:22) *[Same as Commercial Album pREServed version]*
7. Love Leaks Out (1982 Rehearsal) (1:12) *[Same as Commercial Album pREServed version]*
8. Give it to Someone Else (1982 Rehearsal) (0:52) *[Same as Commercial Album pREServed version]*
9. The Letter (1982 Rehearsal, Take 1) (1:41) *[Same as Third Reich N Roll pREServed version]*
10. Bach is Dead (1982 Rehearsal, Take 2) (1:23)
11. The Letter (1982 Rehearsal, Take 2) (2:13)
12. The Festival of Death Pt 1 (1982 Rehearsal) (3:48) *[Same as Assorted Secrets version]*
13. The Festival of Death Pt 2 (1982 Rehearsal) (4:56) *[Same as Assorted Secrets version]*
14. Diskomo (1982 Rehearsal) (2:43) *[Same as Eskimo pREServed version]*
15. Walter Westinghouse (1982 Rehearsal) (6:55) *[Same as Fingerprince pREServed version]*
16. Opening (1981 demo from 4 Daze) (3:42)
17. Long Song (1981 demo from 4 Daze) (4:18)
18. Kiddie (1981 demo from 4 Daze) (1:02)
19. Disco Scurry (1981 demo from 4 Daze) (1:18)

## See also

* *The Dumpster Tapes*
* The 10th Anniversary Show
* *Assorted Secrets*
* "I Hear Ya Got Religion"
* *4 Daze*

## External links and references

1. ↑ "19 Mysterious Tracks" on RateYourMusic

**Live**
*Live At The Roxy 30.Oct 1982* (1982) · *The Third Secret of Fatima* (1983) · *Mole Show Live Frankfurt, Volksbildungsheim* (1983) · *13th Anniversary Tour - Live In Berlin - Tempodrom, Germany* (1986) · *Residents For Presidents* (1986) · *Live In Vienna (May 83)* (1986) · *It's A Residents World - 13th Anniversary Show Live In Munich '86* (1986) · *Cube-E Piece 3: The Baby King* (1990) · *Live On The Stars & Hank Tour* (????) · *Uuuuuuuuuuuuutopia* (????)

**Studio**
***19 Mysterious Tracks*** (2006) · *The Dumpster Tapes* (2010) · *Mark Of The Mole Mix One - Instrumental Version* (2014) · *Meet The Residents Studio Outtakes* (2015) · *The Peewee Herman Show* (????) · *Meet The Third Reich* (????) · *Third Reich Sessions* (????) · *Unreleased & Rare* with Schwump (????)
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