Ralph Before '84: Volume 1, The Residents

Ralph Before '84 is a European compilation album released by Korova, collecting material by The Residents spanning their mid to late career.

Background

The album was released around April 1984 by Korova. It is the first Residents compilation album not released by Ralph Records. The album is intended to promote various Residents releases imported to the UK by Korava.

A second volume was released concurrently, focusing instead on Ralph Records acts as a whole, with only one Residents track.

Track listing

Side One

1. It's A Man's Man's Man's World _(Brown) (3:41)
2. Diskomo (4:30)
3. Hello Skinny (2:39)
4. (I Left My Heart In) San Francisco _{(Cross/Corey)} (2:02)
5. Happy Home (4:38)

Side Two

1. Smack Your Lips (3:44)
2. You Yesyesyes (2:59)
3. Jailhouse Rock _{(Leiber/Stoller)} (3:04)
4. Monkey And Bunny (4:55)
5. Festival of Death (excerpt) (3:43)

Credits

• All songs written by The Residents except...
  • It's A Man's Man's Man's World by J. Brown
  • (I Left My Heart In) San Francisco by Cross/Corey
  • Jailhouse Rock by Leiber/Stoller
  • Monkey And Bunny by The Residents & Renaldo and the Loaf
• All tracks produced by The Residents
• Art By: Sumi Scantlin