Best Left Unspoken... Volume Three

***Best Left Unspoken... Volume Three: For Elsie and Other Selections*** is a compilation album by The Residents, featuring their 1987 *For Elsie* EP alongside a selection of other obscure instrumentals, including three previously unreleased tracks, "Nober", "Angle" and "Animal Lover Seven".

The third and final entry in the Best Left Unspoken... trilogy of instrumental compilations, it was released in a limited, numbered edition of 1000 copies in tri-panel digipaks via Ralph America in 2007, as part of the eL Ralpho Archive series of releases. It was preceded by *Best Left Unspoken... Volume One* in 2006, and *Best Left Unspoken... Volume Two* earlier in the year.

## Track listing

1. For Elsie Part 1 (1:04)
2. For Elsie Part 2 (1:19)
3. For Elsie Part 3 (2:31)
4. For Elsie Part 4 (2:08)
5. For Elsie Part 5 (5:05)
6. For Elsie Part 6 (2:13)
7. For Elsie Part 7 (4:20)
8. For Elsie Part 8 (4:06)
9. For Elsie Part 9 (5:43)
10. Nober (6:44)
	1. They Are The Meat
	2. Kill Him!
	3. Cain & Abel
	4. Tent Peg In Temple
	5. Hanging By His Hair
	6. Burn Baby Burn
	7. They Are The Meat
11. Lots of Knots (14:45)
	* Contains lyrics from *Golden Goat*
12. Angle (2:44)
13. Animal Lover Seven (4:10)
14. The Feast of Epiphany (Ft. C. Fabrizio) (5:39)

## Liner notes

#### For Elsie (1987)

For Elsie is based on a folk tune that was popularized by Beethoven with his Fur Elise. Why The Residents picked it up is unknown, but they recorded this 30-minute version in 1987. After the first CUBE E European tour, the band returned to San Francisco and performed series of shows, ending with Cube NYE on New Year's Eve, 1989. Each member of the audience was given a goody bag which included the For Elsie CD. An edited version also appeared on a one-sided LP.

#### Nober (1998)

Written to be a kind of overture for the Wormwood show, Nober had its only live performance on April Fools' Day of 1999 at the Copley Theater in Boston. The curtains opened, and the group launched into the complicated piece which weaved a texture of themes from various songs from the show. As the last note finished, it was greeted with such a blank response by the audience that it was pulled from the set list and was never played again. That performance was not recorded, but here is the original musical sketch for the piece. Previously unreleased.

#### Lots of Knots (2005)

This lengthy piece can be found as the backing music for the strange video, Lots of Knots, from the Ralph America DVD, The Way We Were. With guests: C. Fabrizio, M. Harvey, N. Cook

#### Angle (1996)

Just a piece found floating around in the archives. Previously unreleased.

#### Animal Lover Seven (2005)

From the Animal Lover sessions. Previously unreleased. With guests: I. Barbier, N. Cook

#### The Feast of Epiphany (2004)

The 12 Days of Brumalia was an internet event presented by The Residents and Residents.com. For 12 days, starting on December, 25th, a new song was posted daily on the Residents.com web site along with an illustration and a quote. On the 13th day, The Residents presented the epic musical work, The Feast of Epiphany. The collection was also released on CD by Ralph America in the summer of 2004. With guest: C. Fabrizio

## Credits

* Written & Performed by The Residents
* Compiled & Produced by The Cryptic Corporation

Guests

* N. Cook on 'Lots Of Knots' & 'Animal Lover Seven'
* C. Fabrizio on 'Lots Of Knots' & 'The Feast Of Epiphany'
* M. Harvey on 'Lots Of Knots'
* I. Barbier on ''Animal Lover Seven''

## See also

* *For Elsie*
* Best Left Unspoken...
* *Best Left Unspoken... Volume One*
* *Best Left Unspoken... Volume Two*
* eL Ralpho Archives

## External links and references

* *Best Left Unspoken... Volume Three* at Discogs