Daydream B-Liver

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Daydream B Liver
Artist	The Residents
Released	May 1991
Recorded	August 1971 - April 1991
Length	49:52 55:51 (Extended Version)
Label	UWEB
Producer	The Residents
Residents release chronology
Previous	Freak Show (1990)
Next	Blowoff (1992)

Daydream B-Liver is an outtakes compilation released by UWEB. It's a follow up to Liver Music, which collected various live and 'liver' tracks. This compilation is entirely focused more-so on covers and alternate versions of Residents tracks.

Background

This album was released by Residents fan club UWEB. The previous year the label had put out Liver Music, a compilation of live and 'liver' tracks, liver being a studio performance dressed up to sound live. Daydream B-Liver is instead a collection of unreleased covers by the band, (mostly the leftovers of the abandoned American Composers series) as well as live tracks. The only live (non-cover) track is The Boarding House, with All Tha Freaks, Plains To Mexico & Wistful Break being Liver studio performances.

The compilation covers the band's entire 20 year history, with tracks dating from October of 1971 to then present day 1991.

Track Listing

1. Daydream In Space _(Ra) (8:24)
2. Dog Glue _(Residents) (1:14)
3. Dear Brother _(Williams) (3:41)
4. Pictures Of Life's Other Side _(Williams) (3:06)
5. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry _(Williams) (3:11)
6. A Live Radio Broadcast (Ft. Snakefinger) _(Senada) (2:19)
7. The Boarding House (Ft. Snakefinger) _(Residents) (13:11)
8. King Kong (Ft. Snakefinger) _(Zappa) (4:02)
9. All Tha' Freaks _(Residents) (1:04)
10. From The Plains To Mexico _(Residents) (3:27)
11. Wistful Break _(Residents) (1:02)
12. Burning Love _(Residents) (2:14)
13. Daydream Believer _(Steward) (2:57)

2016 Extended Version

1. Daydream In Space (8:24)
2. Dog Glue (1:14)
3. Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix) (5:59)
4. Dear Brother (3:41)
5. Pictures Of Life's Other Side(3:06)
6. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (3:11)
7. A Live Radio Broadcast (2:19)
8. The Boarding House (13:11)
9. King Kong (4:02)
10. All Tha' Freaks (1:04)
11. From The Plains To Mexico (3:27)
12. Wistful Break (1:02)
13. Burning Love (2:14)
14. Daydream Believer (2:57)

Credits

• All Songs By: The Usual Folks
  • Except Nods to
    • Sun Ra on: Space Is The Place
    • Frank Zappa: King Kong
    • John Stewart: Daydream Believer
    • Hank Williams: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Pictures of Life's Other Side & Dear Brother
    • N. Senada: Concerto & Symphony for Saxophone & Violin, and other unspecified pieces
• Imaginative Talking, Sawing Violin, & Plucking Guitar on 1971 Recordings: P.C "Snakefinger" Lithman
• Photography & Design by: Rex Ray

Additional Credits

• Thanks To: N. Senada on the 1971 recordings

Liner Notes

• "Daydream In Space": 1985, a mish-mash of seemingly oddities, including a tip of the top hat to Sun Ra and Barry White. Compiled by the band for this project.
• "Dog Glue": 1989, a snippet from the music used behind the "Baby King" stories on the album "The King And Eye."
• "Dear Brother," "Pictures Of Life's Other Side," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry": 1986, The Hank Williams Death And Despair Trilogy In Waltz Time, three lost tracks from the "Stars And Hank" sessions. Written by Hank Williams.
• "A Live Radio Broadcast," "The Boarding House," "King Kong": 1971, Before There Was Snakefinger There Was P.C. Lithman - Before There Was The Un-Named Band There Was A Band With No Name - Before There Was Time And Space There Was N. Senada. "Cantaten und Symphonen for der Saxophonen und Violinen" and other unspecified pieces written by N. Senada. Thanks to P.C. "Snakefinger" Lithman for the imaginative talking, sawing violin, and plucking guitar with great enthusiasm on the 1971 recordings.
• "All Tha Freaks": 1990, a bit of playfulness during the recording sessions for "Freak Show."
• "From The Plains To Mexico": 1990: this is the original recording which was released only as a seven inch single included in a Italian lyrics book. Much moodier than the later arrangements on Cube-E.
• "Wistful Break,": 1990.
• "Burning Love,": 1990, this recording of a loose rehearsal for a live German TV show is a completely different up-beat arrangement, unlike later versions that appeared on "The King And Eye" and Cube-E projects.
• "Daydream Believer": 1991, The Monkees's hit single is severely reworked here and was recorded especially for this project. Written by John Stewart.

Release History

Year	Label	Format	Region
1991	UWEB	CD	US
2016	Klanggalerie		EU
2017		File	AT

Buy Or Die!

• Daydream B-Liver extended version at Klanggalerie

Related Releases

• Stars & Hank Forever (1987)
• The King & Eye (1989)
• Cube-E (1990)
• Liver Music (1990)
• Freak Show (1990)
• Stranger Than Supper (1990)