The Residents
The Residents are an American art collective and art-rock band, based in San Francisco since the early 1970s, best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since Meet the Residents (1974) they have released more than sixty albums, among them Eskimo, The Commercial Album and the Mole trilogy, on their own Ralph Records and elsewhere. Throughout the group's existence the members have tried to work anonymously, preferring that attention go to the art, and speculation about their identities has been part of the show.
Musicworks 60 - Plunderphonia (CD+magazine)
One of the best magazines of experimental music / sound art, founded by John Oswald and published since 1978. Includes feaurures, essays, interviews, reviews, etc., and comes with a CD with (often exclusive) music/sound in relation to the contents of the magazine. In this issue: plunderphonics, Tibor Szemző, Louis Andriessen, Chris Cutler, Stan Brakhage, John Cage, etc.
Eskimo
Original 1980 pressing on black vinyl on Raplh Records with gatefold sleeve of possibly one of the strangest records ever made, by one of the strangest and most original bands that ever existed. With original innersleeve.
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Eskimo (picture-LP)
1983 picture-disc re-issue of The Residents' classic 1980 album, possibly one of the strangest records ever made, by one of the strangest and most original bands that ever existed.
Diskomo / Goosebump
Original 1980 EP on Ralph records with a wacky disco version of Eskimo backed with one of the band's greatest achievements, the toy-instrument extravaganza Goosebump featuring Snakefinger.
Commercial Album
Original UK edition on Pre of the eye-balled band's fantastic 1980 album of irresitible one-minute strange tunes.
Intermission (12"EP)
Original 1982 US EP on Ralph Records with the excellent "extraneous music from The Residents' Mole Show".
Mole Show (picture-LP)
1983 picture-disc version limited to 1500 copies of the 'official bootleg' on Ralph Records with recordings of the live Mole Show in 1982.
George & James (American Composer Series - Volume 1) (LP)
Original 1984 US edition on Ralph Records of the first volume of The American Composer Series with the Residents paying hommage to the music of George Gershwin and James Brown.
Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (LP)
Original 1984 edition on Ralph of the new soundtrack to the footage shot by the Residents in the 70's attempting to make 'the' definitive experimental film.
The King & Eye (LP)
Original Dutch edition on Torso of The Rez's heartfelt and bizarre hommage to Elvis Presley.
The Third Secret Of Fatima (LP + badge)
Rare 1983 unofficial Italian LP with a recording of the Mole Show live in Milano. Black vinyl edition including badge.
The Third Secret Of Fatima (LP)
Rare 1983 unofficial Italian LP with a recording of the Mole Show live in Milano. Black vinyl edition. No badge.
For Presidents (LP)
Rare 1986 unofficial German LP with a recording of the 13th Anniversary Show featuring Snakefinger live in Bochum.
Live In Vienna May 83 (LP)
Rare 1986 unofficial LP with silk-screened sleeve with a 1983 recording of the Mole Show live in Vienna.
Live In Vienna May 83 (LP)
Rare 1986 unofficial LP with silk-screened sleeve with a 1983 recording of the Mole Show live in Vienna.
It's A Residents World / 13th Anniversary Show Live In Munich '86 (LP)
Rare 1986 unofficial German LP with a recording of the 13th Anniversary Show featuring Snakefinger live in München.
This Is A Mans Mans Mans World / Jailhouse Rock (7")
1986 Australian single on AIM with studio versions of the arrangements performed during the 13th Anniversary Show tour.
Live In Vienna (7")
1986 unofficial single on Smack with live 1983 recordings of the Mole Show in Vienna.
UWEB Uncle Willie's Eyeball Buddies (T-shirt)
Ultra-rare first T-shirt produced by The Residents' UWEB fan club in 1992, in unworn condition!
Subterranean Modern (LP)
1980 repress of Ralph Records' brilliant and ground-breaking 1979 compilation featuring San Francisco's avant-garde new wave's finest: The Residents, Chrome, Tuxedomoon and MX-80 Sound. With original innersleeve.
Subterranean Modern (LP)
1983 re-issue of Ralph Records' brilliant and ground-breaking 1979 compilation featuring San Francisco's avant-garde new wave's finest: The Residents, Chrome, Tuxedomoon and MX-80 Sound.
The Third Reich 'N Roll
The classic 1976 album remastered from the original tapes plus 11 unreleased recordings! Formed in the early 1970s, The Residents have been charting a unique path through the musical landscape for over 45 years. From far-out, experimental curiosities to highly conceptual, multi-album projects, the band has refused to stand still, and continues to move in several different directions at once. Produced with the involvement of The Cryptic Corporation, and with full access to the band's extensive ta…
Shadowland: Live In Fribourg, Switzerland
Tip! Limited edition of 225 hand-numbered copies on Milky Clear with Neon Pink Splatter. Issued in a gatefold sleeve. The Residents deliver a live performance that's as eccentric as their decades-long career. Recorded in Fribourg, this show blends their surreal storytelling with experimental soundscapes, creating an atmosphere that's both haunting and playful. The arrangements, reworked for the live setting, highlight their ability to transform unconventional ideas into captivating experiences. …
Are Faceless!
The Residents are an American art collective best known for their over 60 studio albums that were recorded over a period of over forty years. They also created some outstanding multimedia works, mainly three CD ROM projects and ten DVDs. Working as an anonymous collective, their identitites were kept secret until in 2017 Hardy Fox revealed himself as their primary composer. Hardy died in October 2018, but the group continue to record and perform. In 2021, the band wanted to depart on a European …
Triple Trouble (The Original Soundtrack Recording)
"The soundtrack to the Residents' long awaited new feature film Triple Trouble. Seven collaged suites of brand-new Residents music, film dialogue and one or two familiar themes. Triple Trouble the movie will be appearing at film festivals and art house cinemas near you throughout 2022. 'From priesthood to plumber: In the wake of his mother's death, an idealistic but emotionally isolated man replaces his belief in God with a faith in fungus...' The Residents present Triple Trouble, the soundtrack…
Sam's Enchanted Evening
Sam's Enchanted Evening is a Residential version of a one man show in cabaret format. It stars Randy Rose as Sam, who shares stories and songs from his life that have the most meaning to him.
The first public performance was a shorter experimental production entitled So Long Sam, and included a small string orchestra at the Berkeley Art Museum. A year later the first workshop performance took place, with the players now consisting of just Sam and a piano player. In spring of 2012 another set of …
Eskimo
Tip! In 1979 "punk" music was all the rage. The Residents had gone though the punk stage three years earlier with the release of "Satisfaction" and were ready for anything that was not punk. They decided it was a good time to make the jump into world music, since by their own calculations it would not become popular for several more years. They scanned the map for a proper culture to exploit and, not finding one, became discouraged until seeing a large Coke sign featuring Santa Claus. Immediatel…
Not Available
Tip! This is one of the strangest and most interesting recordings in rock history, which speaks volumes coming from one of the strangest and more interesting bands in rock history. Not Available used what was referred to as "the theory of obscurity" (which called for the album to not be released until its makers literally forgot about its existence). It is said to be, questionably, the Residents' second recorded album (in 1974, only to be released in 1978 after utilizing "the theory of obscurity…
Meet The Residents
3 LP set with the 1974 original mono mix (record 1), the 1977 stereo mix (record 2), and outtakes / ephemera (record 3) Formed in the early 1970s, The Residents have now been charting a unique path through the musical landscape for half a century. To commemorate their 50th Anniversary, the group revisit their 'classic' early period, presenting here the first in a series of expanded vinyl reissues featuring previously unreleased and newly rediscovered 1970s material from their ever-expanding arc…
Triple Trouble (The Original Soundtrack Recording)
In 2016, an announcement video was released in the autumn of 2016, describing a film entitled Double Trouble, that would tell the story of Randy's son, Junior, discovering that his life has run parallel to the plot of the abandoned Vileness Fats project. Over the next few years The Residents worked on the film, with tops and starts due to their touring schedule and other unforeseen impediments such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
The completed film, now bearing the title Triple Trouble, premiered at t…
So Long Sam (1945 - 2006)
So Long Sam (1945-2006) is a two disc compilation by The Residents, containing a live recording and a collection of demos from their 2010 one-off live show of the same name (itself an early version of the one-man show Sam's Enchanted Evening, later performed by lead singer Randy Rose in Berkeley, California in 2011 and 2012). It was released by Austrian label Klanggalerie on September 19th 2022.
Four songs from this performance were previously issued as a four-track EP in June 2010 through the g…
Blorp Esette Volume One
Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS) formed in the mid-1970s as a loose-knit experimental music collective and multimedia publishing vehicle. Founded by teenage Le Forte Four members Chip Chapman, Joe Potts and Rick Potts and soon joined by Tom Recchion of Doo-Dooettes, LAFMS incorporated free improvisation, modular synthesizers, tape music, sampling, musique concrète, homemade instruments, noise, mail art and avant-rock in permissive and anarchic sessions at the Raymond Building and Poo-Bah R…
Beautiful Eyes
The Residents are an American art collective best known for their over 60 studio albums that were recorded over a period of over forty years. They also created some outstanding multimedia works, mainly three CD projects and ten DVDs. Working as an anonymous collective, their identities were kept secret until in 2017 Hardy Fox revealed himself as their primary composer. Hardy died in October 2018, but the group continue to record and perform. Recently, several new albums have been released, among…
Cube-E Box: The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces
"In the late 1980s The Residents embarked on what many fans still consider their greatest live project. Cube-E: The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces spanned almost four years and proposed to do nothing less than its title suggested, telling the story of American popular music, from its birth around the campfires of a non-existent Old West to its death at the hands of Elvis and the British Invasion, all in three easy pieces.
Performed on TV and on stage around the world between 1987 and …
I Am A Resident!
Produced with The Cryptic Corporation, and with full access to The Residents' extensive tape archive, teaming up with PledgeMusic, The Residents is releasing not just a new album but a completely new concept: I Am A Resident! After inviting their fans to create original versions of the band's songs, The Residents were blown away by the submission of 197 amazing pieces of music. Stimulated by this outpouring of creativity, the group molded this material into the ultimate mashup: editing, looping,…
Eyeful
The Residents are an American art collective best known for their over 60 studio albums that were recorded over a period of over forty years. They also created some outstanding multimedia works, mainly three CD ROM projects and ten DVDs. Working as an anonymous collective, their identitites were kept secret until in 2017 Hardy Fox revealed himself as their primary composer. Hardy died in October 2018, but the group continue to record and perform.
Recently, several new albums have been released, …
Refused
The Residents are an American art collective best known for their over 60 studio albums that were recorded over a period of more than forty years. They also created some outstanding multimedia works, mainly three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs. Working as an anonymous collective, their identitites were kept secret until in 2017 when Hardy Fox revealed himself as their primary composer. Hardy died in October 2018, but the group continue to record and perform.The compilation album Refused was origin…
PAL TV LP
The Residents are an American art collective best known for their over 60 studio albums that were recorded over a period of more than forty years. They also created some outstanding multimedia works, mainly three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs. Working as an anonymous collective, their identitites were kept secret until in 2017 when Hardy Fox revealed himself as their primary composer. Hardy died in October 2018, but the group continue to record and perform.The PAL TV LP was an obscure release. It…
RMX
**2019 stock** The Residents are fiddlers. Not fiddle players, just fiddlers. They like to play around and see different ways their songs could sound. They call this RMX. Some say RMX stands for "remix" but with The Residents, who knows? While the RMX concept is mostly associated with two album projects (The King and Eye RMX and WB:RMX), The Residents had also tinkered with individual songs. These were released as free streaming tracks on the band's official MySpace page (yes, they had one).In 2…
I Murdered Mommy!
**2019 stock** The Residents' soundtrack to a never completed CD ROM game. The 1990s saw The Residents release a series of groundbreaking CD-ROMs. Freak Show was followed up by the interactive album Gingerbread Man and then the role playing game Bad Day On the Midway. All of these stood head and shoulders above the drivel which increasingly clogged the CD-ROM market and all featured Residential music as an integral part. I Murdered Mommy! would have been no exception.Inscape, the company which h…