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The Residents recording history

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The primary sources for recording dates are the string of biographies and discographies which have been published officially since the 1970s; the debut Ralph Records catalogue, published in February of 1977, included recording dates for the entirety of the group's output up to that point; and would be updated up until the third instalment, published exactly one year later. The WEIRD Book of The Residents (1979), written by Philip Culp and Mimi King relied heavily on these sources and filled in any gaps. The Cryptic Guide to The Residents (1986), essentially a revised edition of the book written by Dave Warden updates and revises the material further, concluding with Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide to The Residents (1992), which sought to update and remove and disinformation that the author felt had been spread by the earlier publications. The same year, Ian Shirley published Meet The Residents, his biography on the group, which has been updated twice, most recently in 2016.

The Residents' historical website also may contain recording dates, especially the versions of pages from the 2000s, which regularly noted the recording timeline.

The liner notes to the pREServed releases also, sporadically, contain very specific recording dates for material; which is reflected in the 2022 encyclopaedia Faceless Forever.

Timeline

1969

The Residents operate out of their San Mateo studio from 1969 to 1971

1970

1971

1972

The Residents make 'El Ralpho Studios', San Francisco, California their main recording space.

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

  • Assorted Secrets sessions[27]
  • January: The Tunes of Two Cities sessions[3][15]
  • March 1st: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day One")[28]
  • March 2nd: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day Two")
  • March 3rd: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day Three")
  • March 4th: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day Four")
  • March 5th: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day Five")
  • March 6th: 10th Anniversary Special session ("Day Six")
  • March: "10 Years In 20 Minutes" mixing session [3]
  • April 10t: "Mark of the Mole" live recording (Assorted Secrets); The House, Santa Monica, California [26][3]
  • August: Intermission sessions[3][7][15]
  • Summer: "Jailhouse Rock" session[12]
  • October: Mole Dance 82 sessions [7]
  • October 30th: Mole Show live recording[3]

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

  • "Tryin' to Beat It" [34]

1996

1997

1998

1999

  • July 7th: Roadworms session, SFB Sendesaal studio, Berlin, Germany[44]

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2014

2021

2023

2024

Notes


References

  1. ↑ Dot.Com liner notes, Ralph America, 2000
  2. ↑ "When Randy dropped me back at my house he asked if he could hear the song about lasers so I played the tape as it currently existed. It had no lyrics, just an instrumental, [...] he had written a poem about a moon man which would fit nicely with the music. I said, "Moon Man is good." [...] nothing in 1969 had been as crazy as going to the moon." - Charles Bobuck, THIS
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56 3.57 3.58 3.59 Dave Warden, The Cryptic Guide to The Residents (1986)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ian Shirley, Never Known Questions (2016)
  5. ↑ Dave Warden's Cryptic Guide to The Residents (1986) gives this date, although later writings are more vague. Ian Shirley's Never Known Questions (2016), states the material was recorded 'around' June 1970. Knipfel and Poole's Faceless Forever (2022) says 'circa 1970.' The WEIRD Book of The Residents (1979) gives July 1970.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 Phil Culp, Mimi King, The Official W.E.I.R.D. Book of The Residents, 1979
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 7.36 7.37 7.38 7.39 7.40 7.41 7.42 7.43 7.44 7.45 7.46 Leftovers 1970-1988 liner notes (Cherry Red Records, Homer Flynn)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Jim Knipfel, Brian Poole Faceless Forever (2022)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Sight For Sore Eyes, reproduction of original tape sleeve.
  10. ↑ Snakefinger's 'Wedding' invitation PBAgalleries
  11. ↑ Faceless Forever states B.S was recorded and compiled between August and December of 1971. Prints of the original tape label included in the Nickel if Your Dick's This Big CD read "2nd mix [...] Dec 1-15 1971"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Residue of The Residents original liner notes
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Daydream B-Liver original liner notes
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Warning: Uninc. liner notes
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 15.36 15.37 15.38 15.39 15.40 15.41 15.42 15.43 15.44 15.45 15.46 15.47 15.48 15.49 15.50 15.51 15.52 15.53 15.54 15.55 15.56 15.57 15.58 15.59 15.60 15.61 15.62 15.63 15.64 Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide to the Residents (1992)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 Ralph Records catalogue #1, Feb 1977
  17. ↑ Culp / King state that Santa Dog was completed in November 1972. This is affirmed by Willie, and estimated as true by Knipfel / Poole.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 Please Do Not Steal It! liner notes
  19. ↑ Culp / King state the MTR sessions began in January of 1972, but this seems to be an estimate overruled by later revisions.
  20. ↑ Warden, Willie
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Original liner notes state "Recorded at El Ralpho studios, World Series 74-75"
  22. ↑ Warden (seemingly revising Culp/King's August 75 date)
  23. ↑ Culp / King; the Ralph catalogue gives February 1974. Either could be a typo.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Recommended Records Sampler liner notes
  25. ↑ " When we first went to San Francisco in 1981, there was this idea to record an album from scratch in four days [with the Residents]. So we spent a couple of sessions just jamming with the tape running and then started going through the material and looking for the best bits that we could work up into something. It was hopelessly optimistic and we quickly realised that we couldn’t do it in 4 days, so the project was shelved.” Brian, “Day 1 was the jam and selection of bits to use. Day 2 we would split into two groups, one to write lyrics/devise singing (me and Rez’s) and the other to consider overdubs (Dave and Rez’s). Day 3 we would record the overdubs . Day 4, mixing. Needless to say this did not go to plan. It turned out the Rez’s and we were very similar in work methods and although we all thrived on the spontaneity of the improvisations, the processes that followed needed to be very carefully considered. For all it’s ‘anarchic’ quality , Rez and RatL music was/is extremely crafted (or at least a strict quality control). We ended our visit with a tape of selected sections of the improvisation with some limited overdubs, this tape exists and was given the working title of ‘4-Daze’. No plans were made to complete it" - Renaldo & The Loaf website notes
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Assorted Secrets liner notes
  27. ↑ Assorted Secrets CD liner notes, Ralph America
  28. ↑ " At 8:00 AM on Monday, March 1, Mr Jillette entered room 312 of the Bentley Motor Inn at 465 Grove Street (directly across the street from the Ralph Headquarters in San Francisco. The door was locked behind him. Mr Jillette was to spend the next six days alone in this room. Each day he received a new package of records from Ralph. His job was to listen to and comment on these recordings." - Ralph Records 10th Anniversary Radio Special! liner notes
  29. ↑ Residents Historical
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Best Left Unspoken... Volume Two: High Horses And Other Selections
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 Liver Music liner notes
  32. ↑ Residents Historical
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 Best Left Unspoken... Volume One: Pollex Christi And Other Selections
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=ourtiredourpoor
  35. ↑ Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour original liner notes
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Stranger Than Supper liner notes
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 The Residents - An Almost Complete Collection of Lyrics, 1972 - 1988
  38. ↑ Buckaroo Blues & Black Barry original liner notes
  39. ↑ Daydream B-Liver original liner notes
  40. ↑ 40.00 40.01 40.02 40.03 40.04 40.05 40.06 40.07 40.08 40.09 Major Music Albums, Big Brother
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Best Left Unspoken... Volume Three: For Elsie And Other Selections
  42. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101128041759/http://residents.com/historical/page82/page266/page271/page271.html
  43. ↑ RZweb
  44. ↑ Never Known Questions
  45. ↑ https://ggweather.com/sf/sf99rain.htm#:~:text=The%201999%2D2000%20rainfall%20season,eventual%20total%20of%2024.89%20inches.
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 Animal Lover Evolution Edition liner notes
  47. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110520121705/http://residents.com/historical/page4/page60/page60.html
  48. ↑ The Residents – Animal Lover Instrumental liner notes
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520123225/http://residents.com/historical/page4/page352/page352.html
  50. ↑ Music To Eat Bricks By liner notes
  51. ↑ Official News BOG, October 2006#Tweedles coming in two product versions
  52. ↑ Official News BOG, March 2007
  53. ↑ The Rivers Of Hades liner notes
  54. ↑ https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=riversofhades
  55. ↑ Night Train To Nowhere! recording session
  56. ↑ The Residents - Lonely Teenager liner notes
  57. ↑ " It was three years coming but Charles Bobuck's music for The Ghost of Hope is finally arriving" - Hacienda Bridge no. 12
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 Duck Stab! Alive! liner notes
  59. ↑ "The group are also currently working out and spending hours in the gym in preparation for the recording of their next album, which promises to be something special and entirely unusual. Even for them " - Cherry Red Residents newsletter, June 16th 2023
  60. ↑ "as the Eyeballs sleep through the coming months we'll be [...] checking in on post-production, mixing and all of the other complicated technical stuff which will go into their proposed new album" - Cherry Red Residents newsletter, December 1st 2023
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 Cherry Red Residents newsletter, July 28th 2024
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