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Welcome to Meet The Residents Wiki, an unofficial guide to North Louisiana's Phenomenal Pop Combo!

For over 40 years, The Residents have been at the forefront of virtually every new technology in sound, video, performance and multimedia - and still, nobody can say exactly who they are.

This wiki (based largely on the sources listed below) aims to provide an introduction to those unfamiliar with the rich history of The Residents, as well as a historical resource for both casual and obsessive fans, including information on related entities such as The Cryptic Corporation and Ralph Records.

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Recent and upcoming releases

Metal, Meat & Bone

• A single, "Die! Die! Die!" featuring the original Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow demo of the song on side A and The Residents' cover version (featuring Black Francis) on side B, was released digitally and on 7" vinyl on Psychofon Records in May 2020. A second digital-only single, "Bury My Bone", was released June 28th 2020.
• The album Metal, Meat & Bone - The Songs of Dyin' Dog, featuring covers of the Dyin' Dog tracks by The Residents, as well as the original Dyin' Dog demos and six additional songs by The Residents inspired by him, was released July 10th 2020 on MVD/Cherry Red. The six additional Residents tracks did not feature on the standard double LP vinyl edition of the album, instead being released at the same time on Psychofon Records as a standalone limited vinyl EP, Metal, Meat & Bone - Six Songs Inspired By Dyin' Dog.

pREServed

• The most recent releases in The Residents and Cherry Red Records ongoing pREServed archival reissue series are a two disc Not Available set, featuring the original, unheard 1974 recording sessions, and A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big, a two disc collection of the group's 1971 and 1972 demos and live recordings. Both were released November 9th 2019, completing "phase one" of the pREServed campaign.
• The next expected release in the pREServed series is the seven-disc Cube-E Box, containing a complete live recording of an Amsterdam Cube-E performance, another (almost) complete hometown recording of the show, and additional related tracks, as well as The King & Eye and its previously unreleased demos. This set is due for release October 23rd 2020.
• Other instalments in the pREServed series expected for release at an unknown date are multiple-disc Freak Show and Gingerbread Man sets, and an American Composer Series box set, which had been originally intended for release in 2019 but delayed while the group searched for additional material.

Other releases

• A spoken word piece entitled The Healer and the Archer was released on January 15th 2020 via Astres D'Or. The press release describes the piece as "a fable of love and loss". It was released an edition of 25, each copy featuring unique cover art by long-time Residents collaborator Leigh Barbier.
• Killing Time, one of a number of recordings Hardy Fox submitted to Walter Robotka in the months prior to his death, was released April 16th 2020 on Klanggalerie.
• Moravian Meeting, a live album featuring a recording of Randy Rose's appearance with long-time Residents collaborators Už Jsme Doma, and Eyeful, a compilation of the group's Eyeful series of online releases, were both released on June 7th 2020 on Klanggalerie.
• A recording of the group's God In Three Persons Live performances at the Museum of Modern Art was released on vinyl and CD to crowdfund participants in early September 2020.
• O for Obscurity, Or, The Story of N., a biography of The Residents' late mentor, The Mysterious N. Senada by British author Andrew Hook, is due for release alongside a limited edition vinyl reissue of the group's 1997 interpretation of Senada's Pollex Christi on Psychofon Records on September 19th 2020.
• A double-album compilation of the previously unheard complete Icky Flix soundtrack is expected to be released on September 26th 2020, as a delayed Record Store Day "RSD First" release (indicating another future release of the material).

Upcoming live performances

Dog Stab!

• All previously announced North American dates of the 2020 Dog Stab! tour have been postponed until further notice due to the spread of the COVID-9 coronavirus. The Residents expect to continue the Dog Stab! tour in Europe in January and February of 2021.

External links and references

Official

• The Residents Official Website
• The Residents Historical
• The Residents on Facebook
• The Residents on Twitter
• Ralph America Official Website (defunct 2011)
• Hacienda Bridge (Hardy Fox / Charles Bobuck) (defunct 2018)

Unofficial

• RZWeb (defunct 2004)
• The Moles' Bach Is Dead Discography and Virtual Museum (defunct 2011)
• The Residents on Wikipedia
• The Residents Facebook group
• Title In Limbo a.k.a. Ralph Records 2.0 Facebook group
• The Talk of Creatures forum

Buy Or Die!

• Buy Or Die! The Official Residents Online Shop
• The Residents on Cherry Red Records
• The Residents on Psychofon Records
• Secret Records on Bandcamp
• Klanggalerie on Bandcamp
• The Residents on Amazon (see also The Residents Amazon author page)
• The Residents on Discogs
• Ralph Records on Discogs
• Ralphlet Outlet on Bandcamp

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