Buy Or Die 1980½ is a sample record by Ralph Records, containing songs from their soon to be released Records. The Residents contributed 3 songs from their then-upcoming 'Commercial Album' to this release.
Track Listing[]
All Songs Written by The Residents except where noted.
Side One (6:08)
- The Residents - Easter Woman (1:00)
- The Residents - The End Of Home (1:00)
- The Residents - Amber (1:00)
- Snakefinger - Trashing All The Loves Of History (Snakefinger) (3:08)
Side Two (5:15)
- Yello - Rock Stop (Blank/Meier) (2:30)
- Fred Frith - Come Across (Frith) (2:45)
Credits[]
- Illustrations by: Gary Panter
- 'Easter Woman', 'The End of Home' & 'Amber' Written by: The Residents
- 'Trashing All The Loves of History' Written by: Snakefinger
- 'Rock Stop' Written by: Blank/Mier
- 'Come Across' Written by: Fred Frith
Release History[]
The EP was released in October 1980 as part of Ralph Records' Buy or Die Winter 1980 Catalog. It was re-released once, as part of the 1984 '17x7 The Ralph Singles' box set, which collected 17 singles previously released by Ralph.