A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1

***The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1*** is a limited edition coffee table book by Aaron Tanner, focusing on the work of The Residents from *The Warner Bros. Album* in 1970 to The Uncle Sam Mole Show in 1983. The book, the first in a planned series of four books focusing on the art and history of the group, was released on January 7th 2022 by Indiana publishing house Melodic Virtue.

The book was sold in two editions; the standard edition includes a 7" single featuring a previously unreleased *Not Available*-era outtake, "Nobody's Nos" (in a limited run of 1500 copies), and the deluxe edition features a 7" x 7" *Duck Stab!Buster & Glen Notebook*, containing lyrics and notes kept by The Residents during throughout late 1977-1978, and "Nobody's Nos" on a 7" picture disc (limited to 500 copies).

A small number of copies of the standard edition were distributed in Europe by Psychofon Records; a number of "scratch and dent" copies with minor defects were released by Melodic Virtue at a reduced price in 2023 after the book had sold out its print run.

The second book in the series, *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2*, was released in July 2023, covering The Residents' history from 1985's *The Big Bubble* to the Disfigured Night live shows in 1997.

## Chapters

* Introduction by Les Claypool (Pages 8 - 11)
* The Warner Bros. Album / Baby Sex, Sep 1970 - Oct 1972 (Page 12 - 51)
* Vileness Fats / Santa Dog, Nov 1972 - Sep 1984 (Page 52 - 96)
* Meet The Residents / Not Available, Jan 1973 - Sep 1974, Oct - Nov 1978 (Page 97 - 123)
* The Third Reich 'n Roll / Satisfaction, Oct 1974 - May 1978 (Page 124 - 157)
* Fingerprince / The Beatles Play The Residents and The Residents Play The Beatles / Babyfingers, Mar 1976 - 1979, Sep 1981 (Page 158 - 181)
* Duck Stab / Buster & Glen Oct 1977 - Nov 1978 (Page 182 - 217)
* Eskimo / Diskomo / Goosebump (Page 218 - 261)
* Commercial Album / One Minute Movies (Page 262 - 287)
* Mark of the Mole / The Tunes of Two Cities / Intermission / The Mole Show (Page 288 - 353)

## Credits

* All photography & artwork by Homer Flynn of Poor? NO! Graphics except for...
	+ Graeme Whifler (Vileness Fats, Not Available, Swastika Head, Duck Stab photos, Hello Skinny photos & collage, One Minute Movies stills, 56-58, 60, 62, 69-71 74-76, 78, 118-119, 136-137, 184-187, 202-204, 206-207, 278-279, 286)
	+ Hardy Fox (Vileness Fats poster, Not Available prototype artwork, WEIRD membership card, Eskimo Authenticity card, Goosebumps artwork, Commercial Album artwork / porotypes, , 55, 119, 237, 259, 264-266, 268)
	+ Randy Bachman (Mole Show photos, 327 - 335)
	+ Denise Byroads (Not Available photos, 116 - 118, 120-121)
	+ Ron Davis (Eskimo Opera Proposal artwork, 254-255)
	+ Greg Easter & Mimi Nyden (Mark of The Mole game graphics, 296-297)
	+ Savage Pencil (Santa Dog poster, 91)
	+ Gary Panter (WEIRD Guide to The Residents cover, 238)
	+ Norbert Bauer (Eskimo test pressing, 347)
	+ Jad Fair (Goosebumps artwork, 259)

## See also

* "Nobody's Nos"
* *Duck Stab!Buster & Glen Notebook*
* A Sight For Sore Eyes (series)
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2*
* Melodic Virtue
* Aaron Tanner

## External links and references

* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1* Standard Edition at Melodic Virtue
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1* Deluxe Edition at Melodic Virtue
* *A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1* Standard Edition at Psychofon Records