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Andrew Hook

Promoting O for Obscurity, 2020

**Andrew Hook** is a British author, born in Norwich in 1967. He has had three novels, four novellas and more than 150 short stories published since 1987. He formed an independent publishing company, Elastic Press, in 2002, specialising in short fiction.

Hook is the author of *O for Obscurity, Or, The Story of N.*, a biographical book about Bavarian avant-garde composer The Mysterious N. Senada, published in 2020 by the Eyeball Museum and Psychofon Records.

Hook decoded *O for Obscurity* from a diary by Senada consisting of seemingly random numbers and circles, which had been found by The Residents when exploring their archives for their ongoing pREServed reissue campaign.

## See also

* *O for Obscurity, Or, The Story of N.*
* N. Senada

## External links and references

* Official website
* "O for Obscurity" promotional video on YouTube

**Compositions**
Pollex Christi (1936-1937) · Cantaten und Symphonen mit Eine Poem (1969?) · Cantaten und Symphonen for der Saxophonen und Violinen with P.C. Lithman (1971?) · Cantaten to der Dyin Prunen with P.C. Lithman (1971?)
**Music theory**
Theory of Phonetic Organization {*Meet The Residents*) · Theory of Obscurity (*Not Available*)
**Work with The Residents**
*The W\*\*\*\*\* B\*\*\* Album* (1971) · A Live Radio Broadcast (1971) · *B.S.* (1971) · *1-10 (With A Touch of 11)* (1972) · *Vileness Fats* (1972-1976) · *Eskimo* (1979) · *Pollex Christi* (1997)
**Live appearances**
Philip Lithman and N. Senada live appearances (ca. 1971) · The Boarding House performance with Residents, Uninc. (1971) · Philip's Wedding with Residents, Uninc. (1971) · Chris' Party with Residents, Uninc. (1972) · Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! with The Residents (1976) · Snakey Wake performance (1987)
**Related articles** Max Steinway · Hardy Fox · Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman · The Delta Nudes · Residents, Uninc. · "Eloise" · "Kamakazi Lady" · **Andrew Hook** · *O for Obscurity, Or, The Story of N.*
1997: The Missing Year

1997: The Missing Year - The Marlboro Eyeball Experience cover art

### Primary releases

*The Original Disfigured Night Arrangement*, *Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches*, *Adobe Disfigured Night*, *The Marlboro Eyeball Experience (Disfigured Night)*, *The Fillmore Dress Rehearsal (Act One)*

### Label

Robot Selling Device

**The Missing Year** is a term which has often been used to refer to a ten month period for The Residents, which lasted between December 1996 and October 1997. The "missing year" in the group's history began with the development of the ultimately unproduced CD-ROM game *I Murdered Mommy!,* and ended with the Disfigured Night series of live performances from May to October 1997.

The term was first used publicly in promotional materials for the release of the *I Murdered Mommy!* soundtrack in 2004. In 2009, the group issued a series of five digital releases through their Robot Selling Device online store, collectively titled **1997: The Missing Year**; the series chronicled the group's activities during this period, including demos, rehearsals and live recordings.

Some material from this period of time was later collected and reissued on CD by Klanggalerie in 2016 as *Disfigured Night*, however much of the material featured in the 1997: The Missing Year series remains exclusive to the original digital releases.

## List of releases

### 1997: The Missing Year Robot Selling Device series (2009)

* *The Original Disfigured Night Arrangement* (2009)
* *Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches* (2009)
* *Adobe Disfigured Night* (2009)
* *The Marlboro Eyeball Experience (Disfigured Night)* (2009)
* *The Fillmore Dress Rehearsal (Act One)* (2009)

### Related releases

* *Disfigured Night!* VHS (1997)
* *Live At The Fillmore* (1998)
* *I Murdered Mommy!* (2004)
* *Disfigured Night* (2016)

## See also

* *I Murdered Mommy!*
* *Pollex Christi*
* Disfigured Night
* *Disfigured Night* (album)

## External links and references

* Disfigured Night at The Residents Historical

1. ↑ Big Brother, "The Missing Year", The Residents' Official News BOG, August 18th 2004
1968

Sant Mateo in 1968

The following events occurred in 1968

Bobuck, Rose and the Hartleys, growing tired of life in the south, all headed for northern California. After staying in San Francisco for several months, the trio ended up in San Mateo, where they decided to remain, living and working in near-total seclusion.

### March

* Harumi releases "*Hunters of Heaven*" it would later be sampled by The Residents on their 1972 track Explosion.
* 15th: The Beatles release "*Lady Madonna*" The Residents sample it played backwards on their 1977 track "*Beyond the Valley of a Day In The Life*"

### April

* The Ohio Express release "*Yummy Yummy Yummy"*  The Residents would go on to cover the song in 1975, for their Third Reich N Roll Album.

### June

* 14th: *Iron Butterfly*, release "*In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida*" The Residents would go on to cover the song in 1975 for their Third Reich N Roll Album.

### August

* 26th: *The Beatles* release *"Hey Jude",* The Residents would go on to cover the song in 1975 for their Third Reich N Roll Album.

### December

* 6th: The Rolling Stones release "*Sympathy for the Devil*" The Residents would go on to cover the song in 1975 for their Third Reich N Roll Album.
Bunny Hartley

**Roger "Bunny" Hartley** (also known as **Harvey Hartley** and **The Bunny Boy**) is an early collaborator and friend of the group who would later become known as The Residents.

## History

Roger "Bunny" Hartley met Randy Rose, Charles Bobuck, and the other people who would become The Residents and The Cryptic Corporation in Shreveport, Louisiana in the mid-1960s, and joined the group in its earliest incarnation.

After disappearing from the group's lives for an extended period of time, Bunny reappeared in 2008, communicating with The Residents and their fans through email correspondence and a series of YouTube videos, as well as inspiring the group's album *The Bunny Boy* and its associated tour.

Bunny would then disappear from public life again for ten years, resurfacing once more and resuming email correspondence in April 2019 around the time of the release of the book *The Bunny Boy Emails*.

## See also

* The Delta Nudes
* *The Bunny Boy*
* The Bunny Boy (video series)
* *The Bunny Boy Emails*

**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)
**Related articles**
San Mateo apartment · Hal Halverstadt · Porno Graphics · Sycamore St. studio · Ralph Records · The Residents · *Vileness Fats* · *Meet The Residents* · *The Third Reich 'n Roll* · "Satisfaction" · "Aphids In The Hall" · The Cryptic Corporation · *WB:RMX*‎‎‏‏‎
Victoriana

Victoriana is a female reindeer and is a recurring antagonist in Reindeers.

## Personality

Victoriana is arrogant and rude. She is a television judge, Victoriana knows Lillette and decides to make friends with her. Victoriana tells Lillette not to be a bad judge like her. She has no friends, because of her rude character in judging others.
Aerobic Dallying

***Aerobic Dallying*** is a remix album by The Darkening Scale, self-released online on October 18th 2011.

It features remixes of almost all tracks from Renaldo & The Loaf's 1983 album *Arabic Yodelling,* minus "Green Candle" and "Lonely Rosa".

## Track listing

1. Cap (2:29)
2. Night (2:44)
3. Cats (2:56)
4. Fly (2:33)
5. Rag (1:19)
6. Wilf (3:37)
7. Leery (2:37)
8. Home (2:21)
9. Clean (1:22)
10. Vitamin (1:37)
11. JPW (2:11)
12. Cous Cous (2:06)
13. Nelda (2:07)
14. Critical (4:02)

## Credits

* Arranged By – David Janssen
* Composed By – Renaldo & The Loaf
* Remix – David Janssen

## See also

* The Darkening Scale
* Renaldo & The Loaf
* David Janssen
* *Arabic Yodelling*
* *Stuck Bad*
Against The Grain

***Against The Grain*** is a compilation album by Snakefinger, spanning his (then) entire solo career. A majority of the tracks featured are co-written and co-produced by The Residents.

## Background

This compilation was released in late 1983 in the aftermath of The Mole Show, when Ralph Records was in intense financial troubles. This record could be seen as a cost-efficient attempt to make some money. This album notably features the debut of *Leigh Barbier*, who contributes the albums artwork. She would continue to create artwork for The Residents until their 2020 *God In Three Persons* live show.

The album collects material from Snakefinger's first three albums, as well as the A-Side from his debut single, *The Spot*. The Residents' contributions, which make up the majority of the album, were recorded between May 1978 and September 1980..

## Track Listing

1. I Love You Too Much To Respect You (Snakefinger)
2. Living In Vain (Snakefinger/Residents)
3. Eva's Warning (Snakefinger/Residents)
4. Shining Faces (I Am Nino) (Rota)
5. The Man In The Dark Sedan (Snakefinger/Residents)
6. Kill The Great Raven (Snakefinger/Residents)
7. Beatnik Party Ft. Eric Drew Feldman (Snakefinger/Feldman)
8. The Spot Ft. Don Jackovich (Snakefinger/Residents)
9. The Model (Schult/Bartos/Hutter)
10. Here Comes The Bums (Snakefinger/Residents)
11. Magic And Ecstasy Ft. Don Jackovich (Morriconi)
12. Yeti: What Are You? (Snakefinger)

## Credits

* **Art Direction**: Pour No Graphics
* **Cover**: Leigh Barbier
* **Produced** by: Snakefinger & The Residents
* Snakefinger: Sings & Plays Guitar, Plays Keyboards, Percussion
* The Residents: Minor Synth & Electronic Percussion
* ***'I Love You Too Much To Respect You', 'Eva's Warning', 'Shining Faces (I Am Nino)', 'Beatnik Party' & 'Yeti: What Are You?'***
	+ **Keyboards, Synthesizer & Producer:** Eric Drew Feldman.
	+ **Guitar & Singing**: Miguel Bertel
	+ **Bass & Vocals**: George B. George
	+ **Drums by**: Jonny B. Ryan
	+ **Engineered by**: Richard Van Dorn
	+ **Sound Tech**: Jonathon Formula
* Don Jackovich: Drums on 'The Spot' & 'Magic And Ecstasy'
...Imaginary Jack

"**I stood at my window staring at an arcing streetlight. A sudden wind made me pull my shoulders to my** e**ars. I pissed into the dark. It smelled like canned tuna. My swollen lip throbbed. I could still taste the blood. My eyes rolled back looking for memories. I stopped. I was changing details in my mind, remembering only what I wanted it to be, not what it was. I had only a short time to do what had to be done, after that it would all be forever absorbed by my imaginary Jack."** (often shortened to **"...Imaginary Jack"** or **"Imaginary Jack"**) is a six-part suite by The Residents, containing themes and outtakes from the sessions for their 2005 concept album *Animal Lover*.

The suite was originally released as a bonus disc included with the CD edition of *Animal Lover* on Mute Records in 2005; it was reissued digitally as a standalone EP in 2011 through The Residents' Robot Selling Device MP3 download store.

## The suite

* The Opening/The Window (2:55)
* Anger/Hunger (6:51)
* Two Lips (1:38)
* Yes/No (1:22)
* Animal Lover (6:28)
* The Window/Closening (10:10)

## Robot Selling Device reissue (2011)

In 2011 the suite was reissued as a standalone release simply titled *Imaginary Jack*, through The Residents' now-defunct MP3 download store Robot Selling Device. The bit rate of the MP3 files varies between 175 kbps to 198 kbps.

### Track listing

1. Uno (2:54)
2. Dos (6:51)
3. Tres (1:38)
4. Cuatro (1:21)
5. Cinco (6:29)
6. Seis (10:03)

## See also

* *Animal Lover*
* *Animal Lover Instrumental*
Buy Or Die 14

***Buy Or Die #14*** is a sampler EP made by Ralph Records, showcasing selections from their Spring 1987 catalog.

## Track Listing

1. Mark Hosler - Mashed Potatoes (4:10)
2. The Residents - Jambalaya (3:35)
3. Snakefinger - Bless Me For I Have Sinned / Jesus Gave Me Water (3:41)
4. Renaldo & The Loaf - Boule (3:50)

## Album Origins

* *Mashed Potatoes* is from the collectors edition of Ralph Folk Music compilation album, Potatoes.

* *Jambalaya* is an edited version of a track from The Residents' Stars & Hank Forever.
* *Bless Me For I Have Sinned / Jesus Gave Me Water* is from *The Vestal Virgin's* *Night of Desirable Objects*.
* *Boule* is from *Renaldo & The Loaf's* *The Elbow Is Taboo.*
50th Anniversary Retrospective Trading Card Set

**The Residents' 50th Anniversary Retrospective Trading Card Set** is a set of trading cards designed by The Residents and sold through makeplayingcards.com as part of the group's 50th Anniversary celebrations. Only 100 sets of the cards were available for sale, exclusively through makeplayingcards.com, for sixty days only starting from June 14th 2022.

The set contains 50 cards, each representing a single year in the group's history and highlighting a project from that year. The card set is notable for the first public release of imagery from the group's feature film *Triple Trouble*, which premiered later in the year; one card boasts an image of Dustin Rose as the film's protagonist Randall Rose, Jr., which would later be featured on the album cover of the film's soundtrack album.

## Official description

The Residents have created their very own TRADING CARD SET! FIFTY CARDS in total, jam-packed with FIFTY YEARS of Residents' mania, madness, mystery, moose turds, and outright moxie. FIFTY CARDS for FIFTY YEARS! Celebrate FIFTY YEARS of Residents' albums, performances, multimedia, just-plain-unexplainable-weirdness, and more...all in one compact set! Only available for a limited time - 100 sets available online and for 60 days. (Sets will be unnumbered.) Don't miss it! BUY or DIE!

## Specifications

* Size: 2.5'' x 3.5'' (63.5mm x 89mm)
* Number of cards: 50
* Card stock: (S33) Superior Smooth
* Packaging: Custom easy-flip box (Gloss laminated, smooth finish)

## External links and references

* The Residents' 50th Anniversary Retrospective Trading Card Set at makeplayingcards.com

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "50th Anniversary Trading Cards", The Residents' News Machine, June 14th 2022
Black Tar and the Cry Babies

**Black Tar and the Cry Babies** (also known simply as **Black Tar** or **TAR**) were a Residents offshoot project - the "minus" to The Residents' "plus" - supposedly formed by the group's keyboardist and primary composer Charles Bobuck and producer/arranger Hardy Fox in 1982 by means of "natural cell division".

Black Tar and the Cry Babies first came to the attention of Residents/Bobuck fans on Halloween 2015, with the release of the group's first EP, *Season of the Witch*. Further releases followed at least annually on each Halloween until 2017. The complete works of Black Tar were compiled into a self-titled album and released on Klanggalerie in 2019.

## History

> *"**Black Tar and the Cry Babies** formed in 1982 when natural cell division, as foretold in the Book of Ibbur, forced the creation of two groups from what was originally only singular.  One would carry the plus banner of the original Residents and the other would become the TAR, the minus creation, the un-Residents some would say, though that implies the un was a lesser embodiment. This was not true."*
> Hardy Fox, April 1st 2017
>
>

Black Tar and the Cry Babies were referenced for the first time by The Residents in October 2015, with the special Halloween digital release of the *Season of the Witch* EP. The name of the project was apparently inspired by the lyrics of the 1974 outtake "Saint Nix".

Little more would be heard from this project until Charles Bobuck and Hardy Fox retired from The Residents and The Cryptic Corporation in 2016.

All known Black Tar tracks were collected and released on the compilations *13 Tiny Tunes for Hallow's Eve*, *TAR-Nation*, *Tarnation Serafini*and *Black Tar and the Cry Babies* between 2016 and 2019.

## Discography

* *Season of the Witch* EP (2015)
* *Black Tar - 13 Tiny Tunes for Hallow's Eve* (as C. Bobuck / H. Fox) LP (2016)
* *Left With The Fires* EP (2017)
* *TAR-Nation: The Best of Black Tar and The Cry Babies* compilation (2017)
* *Tarnation Serafini* compilation (as Black Tar + CB) (2017)
* *Black Tar and the Cry Babies* compilation (2019)

#### Fictional discography

Hardy Fox detailed a previously unknown and lengthy discography for Black Tar and the Cry Babies in his April 1st 2017 Hacienda Bridge newsletter, which included a sample from each of the unreleased "albums" listed in the newsletter.

The released sample tracks have since been said by Walter Robotka of Klanggalerie to have been nothing more than "ironic sound clips often not even using Hardy's own music", and as such these tracks were not included on the 2019 Klanggalerie compilation of the group's work.

* *Entrails of Tomorrow* LP (????)
* *The Poison of Time* LP (????)
* *Season of the Witch* LP (????)
* *Smells Funny on the Inside* LP (????)
* *Obey Consume* LP (????)
* *Pink* EP (????)

## See also

* Charles Bobuck
* Combo de Mecanico
* The UGHS!
* Sonidos de la Noche
* Randy Rose
* Hardy Fox
* "Saint Nix"

## External links and references

* Hacienda Bridge
* Black Tar and the Cry Babies on Discogs

1. ↑ Hacienda Bridge newsletter, April 1st 2017
2. ↑ *Black Tar and the Cry Babies*at Klanggalerie
Golden Goat

Cover of the 2003 Golden Goat DVD

***Golden Goat (AKA, Perfect Goat)*** is a song by Snakefinger, featuring *The Residents*. It appeared on his 1980 album 'Greener Postures' and has been performed by The Residents without Snakefinger many times.

## Background

The song was first written by Snakefinger & The Residents in 1980 for *Greener Postures*, which The Residents produced.

Snakefinger would go on to perform the track at all of his concerts, bar his Blues Tour of 1983 - 1984, until his death in 1986.

The Residents' first re-working of the track came in 1992 when it was chosen to be recorded for their 20th Anniversary album '*Our Finest Flowers*', retitled 'Perfect Goat' and slowed down a whole lot, and with the lyrics to *Perfect Love* added to the end.

performed as part of the *Demons Dance Alone* live show, featuring *Molly Harvey* on vocals.

A video of one of these 2002 performances was given it's own DVD, with additional bonus music videos and advertisements.

It was then re-worked again in 2005, for *The Way We Were* tour. This version featured a slow intro, but an overall fast tempo.

## Releases

* Greener Postures (1980)
* A Collection Of Songs Written And Produced With Snakefinger (1988)
* Our Finest Flowers (1992)
* Louisiana's Lick (1995)
* Demons Dance Alone (2003)
* Golden Goat (2003)
* The Way We Were (2005)
* Demonic! The Residents Live In Oslo! (2012)
* RMX (2018)
* Loss Of The Lizard Lady (2018)

#### Versions

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1980 Studio Version (4:07)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1992 'Perfect Goat' Version (2:49)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2002 Live Version (3:52)
4. ↑ 2002 Live Version Edit
5. ↑ 2002 Live Version Remix
6. ↑ 2005 Live Version (2:15)
7. ↑ 2003 Live Version (5:08)
8. ↑ 2006 Remix Version (3:06)
1995

The Residents in Prague, November

### July

* 17th - 22nd : Apple host the Macintosh New York Music Festival, a series of performances and showcases of enhanced CDs. The Residents demonstrate their Gingerbread Man CD-ROM whilst Todd Rundgren demonstrated his *Individualist* CD-ROM.

### September

* 1st: Wired Magazine publish a short announcement for Bad Day On The Midway.

### October

* 13th: Entertainment Weekly publishes an article on Enhanced CDs, mentioning The Residents briefly.
* The Residents start working on *Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches*.

### November

* 1st: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 2nd: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 3rd: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 6th: *Bad Day On The Midway* pre-orders start.
* 7th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 8th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 9th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 10th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 14th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 15th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 16th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 17th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 18th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 20th: Bad Day on the Midway is released.
* 22nd: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 23rd: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 24th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 25th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 28th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.
* 29th: Freak Show Live is performed at the Archa Theatre in Prague.

### December

* 15th: The Bad Day on the Midway guide book is released

## Releases

* UWEB Box Set
* Louisiana's Lick
* Hunters (The World Of Predators And Prey)
* Bad Day On The Midway

### Various Artists Compilations

* Wavelength Infinity: A Sun Ra Tribute
	+ *Daydream In Space (Is The Place) (Prev. Unreleased Abridged Edit)*

### Re-Releases

* Duck Stab / Buster & Glen (2xCD version)
* Commercial Album
* Fingerprince / Babyfingers (2xCD box set)
* Freak Show (Original Soundtrack)

1. ↑ http://trconnection.com/~todd/cd+demo.html
2. ↑ https://www.wired.com/1995/09/residents/
3. ↑ https://ew.com/article/1995/10/13/enhanced-cds-hit-stores/
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980124014106/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-007.html
5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980124014228/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-009.html
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980124013900/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-004.html
1974

A photo of A Resident as Uncle Remus, dated 1974

1974 was the first official year of "*The Residents*" career, being the first year to feature The Residents emergence as a whole group.

## Timeline

### February

* The Residents produce a Flexi mashup single of songs to be released on their forthcoming album "*Meet The Residents*" copies of these singles are distributed by Canadian Magazine File. Not many copies of the single are sold.

### April

* 1st: Meet The Residents is released to very little success. Only selling 40 of the original 950 copies released within the first year.
* The Residents record a demo album called *X Is For Xtra*.
* 'Bossy' and a demo of '*Tourniquet of Roses*' are likely recorded during the *Xtra* sessions
* The Residents start to record their second album, based on the Xtra demos titled *Not Available.* It is intended to be produced in secrecy and put away until the group had forgotten about it.
* '*Never Known Questions*' is confirmed as having been recorded during this month.
* The group met *Graeme Whifler**,* a young filmmaker during this time, who photographed the group.

### May

* 5th: An advert for Meet The Residents is printed in Friday magazine.
* The Residents record '*The Making of A Soul*'

### August

* 9th: President Nixon resigns from office. To commemorate this, The Residents record the demo for "*Saint Nix*", a song that wouldn't be completed until 1983.
* Bill Reinhardt returns to Sycamore Street on vacation and listens to their work.

### September

* The Residents likely complete *Not Available* in this month.
* The Residents record '*Death In Barstow*', likely as a tribute to the death of Harry Partch on the 3rd.

### October

* By this point The Residents owned an ARP Odyessy and were renting an ARP String Ensemble. This month they record Swastikas on Parade, March de la Winni and begin work on "Six Things To A Cycle".

## Releases

* Meet The Residents Sampler
* Meet The Residents
Animal Lover Instrumental

***Animal Lover Instrumental*** is a 2004 demo album by The Residents, featuring instrumental versions of tracks from their 2005 album *Animal Lover* and the associated recording sessions.

It was released in a limited and numbered edition as part of the el Ralpho Archive series of releases on Ralph America in 2008.

## Background

The album was being written as early as 2001, but after the Twin Tower Attacks, The Residents decided to focus on a more lighthearted but relevant album, *Demons Dance Alone*. Later on, in 2003, The Residents would revisit the material and crafted it into Animal Lover, released in 2005. But before that, they created this.

In late 2007 The Residents' management company, *The Cryptic Corporation*, searched through The Residents' archives, hoping to find material for the next installment in the '*eL Ralpho Archives*' series. The last installment had been *Night of the Hunters*, which evolved from a personal project of The Residents' into their' 31st studio album.

The organization discovered a fully formed but vocal-less version of their much-celebrated 28th studio album, *Animal Lover*. Although it was already thoroughly mixed and more suitable for release, the Cryptic Corporation got to work remastering the four-year-old material. In fact, the first El Ralpho release, *Best Left Unspoken Volume One*, foreshadowed the release by featuring two tracks.

## Track listing

1. Low Rain (Unfinished Outtake) (2:11)
2. Dead Men (3:28)
3. On The Way (To Oklahoma) (Short Unfinished Version) (2:12)
4. Olive and Gray (Short Version) (2:30)
5. What Have My Chickens Done Now? (Short Version) (2:48)
6. Two Lips (Extended Version) (3:33)
7. Jack's Lament (Unfinished Outtake) (2:18)
8. Inner Space (Short Version) (3:08)
9. My Window (Short Unfinished Version) (2:07)
10. Ingrid's Oily Tongue (Early Extended Version) (3:25)
11. Mother No More(3:00)
12. Aura Flex (Outtake) (3:31)
13. Elmer's Song (Early Extended Version) (6:00)
14. Monkey Man (Early Extended Version) (5:01)
15. The Whispering Boy (Short Version) (3:09)
16. Burn My Bones (Short Version) (5:04)

## Credits

* **Written by**: The Residents
* **Performed by**: The Residents, Carla Fabrizio & Nolan Cook
* **With Guests**:
	+ Greg "FIP" Kelly: Harmonica
	+ Chirs Grady: Trumpet
	+ Annie Reynolds: Violin
* **Recorded & Mixed in 2004 by** The Residents
* **Produced by**: The Cryptic Corporation

## See also

* *Animal Lover*
* *...Imaginary Jack*
Bo Diddley (song)

Original Bo Diddley 7" single, 1955

**"Bo Diddley"** is a is a rhythm and blues/ rock 'n roll song first recorded by Bo Diddley at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary Checker Records in 1955. Written by Diddley, its lyrics are based on the traditional lullaby titled "Hush Little Baby", and it prominently features the Bo Diddley beat that the singer made famous.

It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks at No. 1, and seven more weeks than its flipside (the B-side, "I'm a Man"). It was the first recording to introduce African rhythms into rock and roll directly by using the patted juba beat. It was Diddley's first recording and his first hit single.

The Pre-Residents recorded a version of the song in 1970; it features on the second side of their first demo tape *Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor*. To date, The Pre-Residents' version of the song has never been officially released; it has circulated among fans on bootlegs in low quality.

## Lyrics

### Original version

```
Bo Diddley bought his babe a diamond ring
If that diamond ring don't shine
He going to take it to a private eye
If that private eye can't see
He'd better not take the ring from me

```

```
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught a bearcat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat

```

```
Mojo come to my house, you black cat bone
Take my baby away from home
Ugly ole mojo, where you been
Up your house and gone again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby said she wasn't for it

```

## List of releases

* *Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor* (1970, unreleased)

## See also

* Bo Diddley
* *Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor*

## External links and references

* "Bo Diddley" at Wikipedia
* "Bo Diddley" at Genius

**Side A**
"Untitled Instrumental #1" · "One Boy" / "Kids" · "Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor" · "Untitled Instrumental #2"
**Side B**
"Untitled Instrumental #3" · "Bringing in the Sheaves" · "|Untitled Instrumental #4" · "Let It Be" · "Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor" (reprise) · "**Bo Diddley**" · "Yesterday"
**Personnel**
The Delta Nudes · Roland Sheehan
**Related works**
"I Hear Ya Got Religion" · "Moonman" · *The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger* · *Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents* · *Leftovers Again?!*
**Related articles**
""Satisfaction" (song) · "When Johnny Comes Marching" · *The W\*\*\*\*\* B\*\*\* Album* · San Mateo apartment · *Bye Bye Birdie* · The Rolling Stones · The Beatles · *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big*

‎
Codgers on the Moon

***Codgers on the Moon*** is a solo album by Charles Bobuck, long-time composer for The Residents, released May 15th 2012 on Invisible Recordings.

It is the first album released as a Bobuck "contraption", beginning a prolific solo recording career which would persist beyond Bobuck's retirement from his group The Residents in 2016, until his death in 2018.

MVD Audio released a remix of the album in 2014, with additional solos and layering.

## Track listing

1. Banana Fanna (1:31)
2. The Great Seal (2:29)
3. Hitting Things (3:46)
4. Synth City (3:50)
5. Sinking Solo (3:18)
6. The Voice Of A Man With Nothing To Say (6:18)
7. Months Are Like Moths (2:34)
8. Spiders (3:57)
9. The Obvious (2:55)
10. Boxing With Godot (3:36)
11. Codgers On The Moon (4:45)

## Notes by Charles Bobuck

This collection of eleven contraptions - "contraptions" seems like a better description than compositions - all share a number of things in common. First off… none are particularly dramatic, clever or ironic. Maybe a tiny bit of soaring, but for the most part, it is a series of tuned percussive patterns laid on top of each other, audio moiré. They take their beauty in a type of minimalism. So perhaps it is akin to sitting on the ground and inspecting nature immediately around you.

—— Charles Bobuck

## See also

* Charles Bobuck
* The Randy, Chuck and Bob Trilogy
* *Chuck's Ghost Music*
* *What Was Left of Grandpa*

## External links and references

* Official website
* *Codgers on the Moon* at Discogs

1. ↑ "Free Things" at hardyfox.com
Bob Dylan

### AKA

Robert Allen Zimmerman, Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham, Billy Parker, Blind Boy Grunt, Bob Landy, Boo Wilbury, Carter, Jack Frost, Lucky Wilbury, Robert Milkwood Thomas & Tedham Porterhouse

### Genres

Folk, Blues, Rock, Gospel, Country, Traditional Pop & Vocal Jazz

### Associated acts

The Band, Tom Petty, The Grateful Dead, Gilles Verlant, Stéphane Koechlin & Johnny Cash

### Website

bobdylan.com

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, poet, and visual artist who has been a major figure in popular culture for more than fifty years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement. His lyrics during this period incorporated a wide range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defied pop-music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture.

The Residents respected him and planned on making a tribute album to him in the 1980s.

## Use in Residents projects

In 1971 The Residents recorded a heavily altered cover version of his 1965 song "Maggie's Farm" for their Warner Brothers Album.

Between 1983 and 1987 The Residents planned on recording a tribute album to Bob Dylan and Barry White, titled Bob & The Blob, however, the project was abandoned with the American Composers Series.

In 2003 The Residents remixed their version of Maggie's Farm and released it on WB:RMX

## Credits On Residents Albums

* The W\*\*\*\*\* B\*\*\* Album (2018)
* A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big (2019)
B.S. (song)

**"Baby Sex"** (released under the censored title **"B.S."**) is a short track by Residents, Uninc., recorded between August and December 1971 and featured on their demo tape of the same same, submitted to Hal Halverstadt of Warner Bros. Records late in the year.

The song features an uncredited female vocalist reciting a pornographic story about an incestuous encounter between a father and his daughter, set over an organ instrumental and a sample of a brass band. The story as heard in the track appears to be an excerpt of a longer piece, it is not known whether it was a found text or an original writing by a Resident.

After many years of only being available through low quality bootlegs, the demo was finally released officially as a limited edition Record Store Day vinyl release in April 2019. It was then featured on the pREServed two-disc compilation *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big*, released later in the year.

## Lyrics

```
Finally, his asshole was so clean and warm,
that when she slipped in another finger,
her passion overtook her--
she had to see this glorious flavor.

```

```
She pressed her own hot lips
against the lips of his asshole and kissed it.
His whole body shivered,
and she shot her tongue inside as far as it would go,
forcing until the very roots of her tongue ached.
Then, she began to French kiss it, in and out.

```

```
Her father's first time was family--
this was the first time that anyone had ever sucked his asshole!
And to think it was his own darling daughter
who was giving him-- herself to him in this way,
set his wang stiffening to new heights of sexual frenzy.
His balls burned and he could almost feel the scent.

```

```
Secretly, he had a--

```

## List of releases

* *B.S.* (1971, released 2019)
* *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big* (2019)

### List of versions

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Mateo home recording, August - December 1971 (1:03)

## Buy Or Die!

### Listen online

* "B.S." on Spotify
* "B.S." on Apple Music

## External links and references

* *B.S.* at Discogs
* "B.S." at Genius

**Side A**
"We Stole This Riff" · "Holelottadick" · "**B.S.**" · "Deepsea Diver Song" · "King Kong" · "Cantaten to der Dyin Prunen"
**Side B**
"Somethin' Devilish" · "The Fourth Crucifixion" · "Hallowed Be Thy Wean" ("Pink Lemonade" · "Sandman" · "Eat Me Mother" · "Bumble Bee" · "Eloise" · "Somethin' Devilish" · "Kamakazi Lady" · "D For Doorknob" · "The Three Most Important Things In The Whole Wide World")
**Personnel**
Residents, Uninc. · Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman · N. Senada · Peggy Honeydew (Margaret Smyk)
**Related works**
The Boarding House performance ("Intro Tape '71") · "A Live Radio Broadcast" · Philip's Wedding · Chris' Party · *ERA B474* · *The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss* · *A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big*
**Related articles**
*The W\*\*\*\*\* B\*\*\* Album* · San Mateo apartment · Hal Halverstadt · Porno Graphics · Tim Buckley · Led Zeppelin · Frank Zappa · Randy Newman · *Vileness Fats*‏‏‎
1993

Artwork for Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents

Throughout much of 1993, The Residents were focused on two projects. The Jim Ludke led Freak Show CD-ROM, and their own album, The Gingerbread Man.

## Timeline

### Winter

#### January

* Santa Dog '92 is released, and UWEB shuts down.

#### March

* Euro Ralph release George & James on CD.

### Spring

* Ondřej Hrab visits The Cryptic Corporation's offices, and pitches a theatrical adaptation of Freak Show. He is shown an early version of the Freak Show game, and is given a rough idea of what to do

#### April

* 20th: A promotional cassette version of George & James is sent to journalists and radio stations.

### Summer

* The Residents start to work with David Lynch on a film titled *The Teds*. It is eventually abandoned.

#### June

* 26th: Dr. Demento plays Moisture on The Dr. Demento Show.

#### July

* Euro Ralph re-press their George & James CD.

#### August

* The Prelude to "The Teds" EP is released through the *Hello Recording Club.*

#### September

* 2nd: In a Rolling Stone interview, Les Claypool cites The Residents as one of his key inspirations.
* The Residents record '*Love Me, Please Love Me*', a Michel Polnareff cover that would go unreleased for years.
* Euro Ralph release a CD version of The Third Reich 'n' Roll, featuring new artwork.
* Euro Ralph release Holy Kiss Of Flesh (Remix), late September.

### Late

* The Hello 1993 Sampler is released sometime after November.
* 20 Twisted Questions is released on VHS by The Cryptic Corporation and Euro Ralph, sometime after the release of Holy Kiss of Flesh (Remix)
* Herbert Gehr hosts "Sound & Vision" at Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany. At this art event The Residents' music videos are shown and Freak Show is previewed.

### Unknown

* That's Pop Biz is released, it features the Kaw-Liga Prairiemix.
* Ralph America is formed.
* Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents is released through Ralph America, sometime after Santa Dog '92.
* Amidsts the sessions for Gingerbread Man, The Residents record a demo album called 'That Slab Called Night'
* N. Senada dies at aged 86
* The Residents receive a 1976 'Please send me more information about Ralph Records' card from Schwump.
* Meet The Residents: America's Most Eccentric Band! is published

## Releases

* Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents
* Prelude to "The Teds"

### Various Artists Compilations

* That's Pop Biz
	+ Kaw-Liga Prairiemix
* Dr. Demento
	+ Moisture
* Hello 1993 Sampler
	+ Teddy

### Re-releases

* George & James (First CD issue)
* The Third Reich 'n' Roll (Alternative artwork)
* Holy Kiss Of Flesh (Remix) (Shortened Remix)

1. ↑ https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=santadog#santadog92
2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-les-claypool-of-primus-94054/
3. ↑ https://www.residents.com/press/
1970

### July

* The people who would later become The Residents record a jam session that would be edited into *Rusty Coathangers For The Doctor*.

### August

* The people who would later become The Residents record a jam session that would be edited into The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger.

### September

* The group met one of their most influential collaborators, *The Mysterious N. Senada*, an eccentric Bavarian avant-garde composer and music theorist, who appeared unannounced on the group's doorstep one day and decided to remain in order to mentor the fledgling group and collaborate with them on recordings. Despite their relative lack of musical experience..
* the group begin recording *The Warner Brothers Album.,* a demo tape the band would send to representatives at *Warner Brothers records*. The tape features writing contributions from Bob Tagney & James Whittaker.

### November

* Tim Buckley releases *Down by the Borderline*, the group would later parody this song as "*We Stole This Riff*"

### December

* 11th: John Lennon releases "God", a track The Residents would later sample on their 1977 track "*Beyond the Valley of A Day in the life*"
1965

James Brown in '65

The following events occurred in 1965

### February

* *Cannibal & the Headhunters* release their version of "*Land of 1000 Dances*" the opening "Nah"'s from this version would go on to inspire The Residents various cover versions.

### March

* *Lemme B. Good* releases "Good Lovin'". It fails to chart. The Residents would go on to cover it in 1975 for their Third Reich 'n Roll album.

### April

* *The Olympics* release their version of "*Good Lovin*'". It reaches #81 on the Charts.

### June

* *Bob Dylan* releases "*Maggie's Farm*" The Group that would become The Residents cover it in 1971.
* *James Brown* releases "*Papa's Got a Brand New Bag*" The Residents would go on to cover it in 1974 for their Third Reich 'n Roll album.
* Shortly after this, the group that would become The Residents see James Brown in Concert, and help direct his tour bus out of Louisiana
* 2nd: Jim Knipfel is born.
* 6th: The Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" The Residents would go on to record it for their 1976 single of the same name.
* 14th: The Beatles release "Bad Boy" The Residents would go on to sample this song on their 1977 track "*Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life*"

### August

* 6th: The Beatles release the album "Help!" It contains two tracks The Residents would later sample on their 1977 song "Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life", "*Tell Me What You See*" & "*Another Girl*"

### November

* *The Seeds* release "Pushin' Too Hard", which The Residents would go on to cover in 1975 as part of their "Third Reich 'n Roll" Album

### December

* Nancy Sinatra releases *These Boots Are Made for Walkin,* which would later be parodied by The Residents in their 1974 album Meet The Residents*.*
* *The Strangeloves* release "*I Want Candy*" which The Residents would go on to cover in 1974 as part of their "Third Reich 'n Roll" Album
* *Shadows of Knight* release their version of Gloria. It peaks at #10 in the Charts and is likely the basis for The Residents 1975 cover version.
* 3rd: The Beatles release the album "*Rubber Soul*" It contains "*Girl*" & "*In My Life*" Two tracks that The Residents would go on to sample this song on their 1977 track "Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life"
* 17th: *The Beatles' Third Christmas Record* is released in the U.K, to British members of The Beatles fan club. U.S members who were expecting a Christmas record, failed to receive one. Despite this, The Residents sample it in their 1977 track "Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life"
Cry For The Fire

Still from a 1986 Live Performance

***Cry For The Fire*** is a track from The Residents' 1985 album *The Big Bubble*.

According to the in universe credits featured on the back sleeve of the album, the song was written by Frank Leone and Ramsey Whiten. Leone is the fictional guitarist of The Big Bubble, and Whiten is the lead vocalist and percussionist.

## History

In the universe of *The Mole Trilogy*, the song is meant to be an anthem for *The Big Bubble*, a band of Mole/Chub hybrids known as Cross.

The song begins as sung in English, but eventually transitions into the Moles' native Mohelmot language, in a powerful move. Within universe, it is considered a political anthem for Cross', and Moles.

Within reality, the song represents The Residents' reaction to their recent bankruptcy following their Mole Show international tour.

It was performed as the final song (not including encores) to The 13th Anniversary Show, from 1985 to 1987, providing a dramatic finale to the show. The Singing Resident would appear on stage with fake ears, a wig, heavy makeup, and a yellow jacket.

In October 2023, a "cayenne-based" hot sauce named after the song was released by El Enojado as an official collaboration with The Residents. The sauce's label features a unique artwork by Porneaux Graphics.

## Personnel

* The Residents: Vocals, E-mu Emulator, Guitar
* Backing Vocals by: Ray Hanna, Brain Seff & Raoul N. Di Seimbote

### Fake Credits

* Ramsey Whiten: Vocals, percussion
* Frank Leone: Electric guitar, backing vocals
* Paul Sage: Grand piano, String syntheziser, backing vocals,
* Alex Beason: Electric guitar, backing vocals

## Appearances

* The Big Bubble (1985)
* The Eyeball Show (Live In Japan) (1986)
* Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour (1986)
* Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix) (1987)
* 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Holland (1987)
* The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents (1991)
* Philip Charles Lithman AKA Snakefinger 1949 - 1987 (1992)
* Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents (1993)
* Live! ...On The Outskirts (2002)
* Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town (2003)
* 13th Anniversary Show - Ritz NY - Jan 16, 1986 (2010)
* Performance Art (1982-1990 Taking It On The Road) (2014)
* The 13th Anniversary Show - Cleveland (2014)
* 80 Aching Orphans (2017)
* Mole Box: The Big Bubble (2019)

## Versions

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1985 Studio Version (5:54)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1985 Live Version (6:00)
3. ↑ 1986 Live USA Version (7:31)
4. ↑ 1986 Live Holland Version (7:26)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 1986 Live Oslo Version (7:03)
6. ↑ 1986 Live Holland Version Excerpt (2:34)
7. ↑ 1985 Studio Version Excerpt (1:00)
8. ↑ 1986 Live Ritz Version (6:17)
9. ↑ 1985 Live Version Excerpt (0:36)
10. ↑ 1986 Live Cleveland Version (7:10)
11. ↑ 1985 Demo Version (1:04)
A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2

***A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2*** is the second instalment in the Sight For Sore Eyes series of retrospective coffee table books featuring images from The Residents' fifty year history, sourced from the expansive Cryptic Corporation archive, and compiled by Aaron Tanner of publisher Melodic Virtue.

The book follows the first instalment in the series, *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1*, which was released in January 2022. Vol. 2 picks up where the last volume ended, following the end of the Mole Show tour in 1983, continuing through to the Disfigured Night series of concerts in 1997. It also textual contributions from numerous figures including Penn Jillette, Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale of DEVO, composer Ego Plum, and many other famous fans.

The book was compiled in the second half of 2022, and had been sent away for printing as of March 14th 2023. It was announced for pre-order in three limited editions in June 2023, with all editions expected to ship on or around August 11th; however due to an expected UPS strike at the end of July, super deluxe editions and international orders began shipping on July 24th.

The standard edition of 2000 copies includes a 7" single featuring the previously unreleased American Composers-era song "That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby)". The deluxe edition (a limited, numbered edition of 550 copies) includes the standard book (signed by The Residents and Tanner) with a 7" picture disc vinyl single featuring "That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby)", and also includes an additional, exclusive 48 page hardbound book, *UWEB Newsletters 1988-1993*, which collects the complete UWEB fan club newsletters.

The super deluxe edition (an extremely limited, numbered edition of only 50 copies) includes all the contents of the deluxe edition, with two further exclusive items: a 9" x 11.25" art print by Steven Cerio, and a 6" hand-painted polyresin Cube-E Resident figurine. The super deluxe edition sold out within two days of the announcement of the book.

## See also

* A Sight For Sore Eyes (series)
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1*
* "That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby)"
* *UWEB Newsletters 1988-1993*
* Aaron Tanner
* Melodic Virtue
* Steven Cerio

## External links and references

* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2* standard edition at Melodic Virtue
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2* deluxe edition at Melodic Virtue
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2* super deluxe edition at Melodic Virtue

1. ↑ "...it covers everything after The Mole Show up to Disfigured Night". Comment by Melodic Virtue on Facebook post, March 14th 2023
2. ↑ Post to Melodic Virtue's official Facebook page, March 14th 2023