ERA B474

***ERA B474*** is a compilation of material by The Pre-sidents, released in early 2012 on the Robot Selling Device. It is a compilation of recordings from the earliest days of The Residents, dating from 1969, to the release of the *Santa Dog* EP in 1972, and was the first official release of a number of the group's early demo recordings.

It was intended to be the first in a series of compilations featuring rare or unheard archival material, however this was the only installment in the series to see release. A similar concept would later be enacted with the pREServed series of expanded reissues, which began in 2018 and continues to the present.

An expanded version of *ERA B474* was released on CD the following year by The Cryptic Corporation, titled *The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss*; it was again expanded and reissued in 2016 by Klanggalerie as *The Residents Present The Delta Nudes*.

## History

Intended as the first in a series of compilations releasing rare tracks and merchandise related to various "eras" in The Residents' history, *ERA B474* includes "Blow Blusy Balloon" and "The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger", neither of which had never been released to the public in any form, as well as the complete six-minute 1969 take of "I Hear Ya Got Religion" (previously released in a shorter edit on *dot.com* in 1999), and the first official releases of "Mad Sawmill", "Goodbye Lover" and "Maggie's Farm" from *The Warner Bros. Album*.

The release of the album was accompanied by a short-lived run of t-shirts featuring images from the earliest part of the group's career, including one with the "Residents, Uninc." logo seen on the back cover of *Meet The Residents*; many of these shirts are now rarely seen.

This compilation was later effectively superseded by the *Delta Nudes'* *Greatest Hiss* and *The Residents Present The Delta Nudes* compilation albums, released in 2013 and 2016 respectively, which boasted all of the tracks on this compilation, with expanded track listings featuring further unheard early recordings.

The "ERA" project only continued for a month after the release of *ERA B474*, but following Cherry Red Records and MVD Audio's acquisition of The Cryptic Corporation and its archives in 2016, the concept was developed into the much more comprehensive pREServed reissue campaign which began in 2018 and continues into the present.

## Track listing

1. Aircraft Damage (3:51)
2. Mad Sawmill (1:30)
3. I Hear Ya Got Religion (6:26)
4. Blow Blusy Balloon (3:35)
5. Ballad of Stuffed Trigger (2:54)
6. Goodbye Lover (2:38)
7. King Kong (Zappa) (4:08)
8. Maggie's Farm (Dylan) (1:24)
9. Party of 71 (3:00)
10. D For Doorknob (3:50)
11. Hallowed Be Thy Ween (14:06)

## Liner notes

"...The term The Residents first appeared in 1974 on the cover of Meet The Residents. Before that there were no Residents, just the loosely bonded friendship of a few people. For the sake of simplicity I shall call them "Pre-sidents"...

...We know that around 1974 the Pre-sidents reorganized as The Residents and the unincorporated residents (Residents, Uninc,) reorganized as The Cryptic Corporation with the attitude of continuing their support of the artistically inclined group..."

- Big Brother

## Recording Dates

* "Aircraft Damage" From the December 1972 EP *Santa Dog*.
* "Mad Sawmill" from the *Warner Brothers Album* demo tape, completed May 1971.
* "Hear Ya Got Religion" according to the *Dot.Com* liner notes, this was recorded in 1969.
* "Blow Blusy Balloon" Unknown. B474.
* "Ballad of Stuffed Trigger" recorded 1970, according to the *WEIRD Guide to The Residents.*
* "Goodbye Lover" outtake from the *Warner Brothers Album* demo tape, completed May 1971.
* "King Kong" from the *B.S.* demo tape, completed December 1971.
* "Maggie's Farm" from the *Warner Brothers Album* demo tape, completed May 1971.
* "Party of 71" live recording from February 12th 1972.
* "D For Doorknob" live at The Boarding House, October 18th 1971.
* "Hallowed Be Thy Ween" from the *B.S.* demo tape, completed December 1971.

## Buy Or Die!

### Listen online

* *The Residents Present The Delta Nudes* on Spotify
* *The Residents Present The Delta Nudes* on Apple Music

## See also

* *The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss*
* *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big*
* pREServed

## External links and references

* *ERA B474* on The Residents Historical
* *ERA B474* on Discogs

**Major works**
*Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor* (1970) · *The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger* (1970) · *The W\*\*\*\*\* B\*\*\* Album* (1971) · *B.S.* (1971) · *Santa Dog* (1972)
**Other recordings**
"I Hear Ya Got Religion" / "Moonman" (1969) · *1-10 (With A Touch of 11)* (1972)
**Compilation albums**
***ERA B474*** (2012) · *The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss* (2013) · *The Residents Present The Delta Nudes* (2016) · *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big* (2019) · *Warning: Uninc.* (2022)
**Live shows**
The Boarding House, October 18th 1971 · Philip's Wedding, October 31st 1971 · Chris' Party, February 12th 1972
**Collaborators**
Randy Rose · Charles Bobuck · Hardy Fox · Homer Flynn · Palmer Eiland · Roger "Bunny" Hartley · Jay Clem · John Kennedy · Roland Sheehan · Bob Tangney · Jim Whitaker · N. Senada · Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman · Peggy Honeydew (Margaret Swaton) · The Singing Lawn Chairs (Pamela Zeibak)
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