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"Leapmus" is a 14 minute suite recorded in February 1976 by The Residents, a full year before the release of their 1977 album Fingerprince.

It would remain in complete obscurity until the release of the expanded and remastered pREServed edition of Fingerprince in 2018.

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The suite was recorded in February 1976, with its title referencing that year's leap day (February 29th). The message "For Helen" is written on the master tape's cover.

The nature of "Leapmus" is unclear. It appears to have been originally conceived as a self-contained suite, not inteded for any kind of public release nor further development. However, it could be considered a demo for Side A of The Residents' 1977 studio album Fingerprince, as many of the musical themes and composition techniques featured in the suite would later be present in the LP.

"Leapmus" presents primitive versions of "You Yesyesyes" and "Boo Who?", which would both be further developed and eventually included in Fingerprince. The "Leapmus" version of "You Yesyesyes" also became a part of the album, in a two-and-a-half-minute edit titled "You Yesyesyes Again".

The recordings would not be available until 2018, when the pREServed edition of Fingerprince was released. The suite was included in the Finger Ephemera bonus disc, completely unedited from its master tape. According to The Mysterious Archivist, not even The Cryptic Corporation had listened to "Leapmus" before it was made public.

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Fingerprince-transparent-sml Tourniquet of Roses
Fingerprince / Babyfingers
(1976-1979)

Side A
"You Yesyesyes" · "Home Age Conversation" · "Godsong" · "March de la Winni" · "Bossy" · "Boo Who?" · "Tourniquet of Roses" · "You Yesyesyes Again"

Side B
"Six Things To A Cycle"

Side C · Babyfingers
A: "Monstrous Intro" · "Death In Barstow" · "Melon Collie Lassie" · "Flight of the Bumble Roach"
B: "Walter Westinghouse"

Personnel
The Residents · Snakefinger · Don Jackovich · Adrian Deckbar · Tony Logan · Pamela Zeibak

Related works
Vileness Fats · X Is For Xtra · "Leapmus" · "Entrance to Crypt" · "Clumsy Climb" · "Piano Dittie" · Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! performance · The Third Reich 'n Roll video · "Whoopy Snorp" · The Residents Radio Special · "Six Amber Things"

Related articles
Sycamore St. studio · Grove St. studio · Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · Pore No Graphics · Collectors' Box series

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