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"Numb Erone" (or "Number 1") is a composition by The Residents, briefly intended to be performed as a ballet by an off-shoot project, the Number One band.
Although this project never came to fruition, a short instrumental version of the piece was featured as the second track on The Residents' debut album Meet The Residents, released April 1st 1974 on Ralph Records.
History[]
The earliest known recording of the song comes from the "Inka Don't Dry" demo version included in the 2018 Meet The Residents pREServed box set. This version is played on trombone, violin, and bass drum, and is a considerably more frantic performance. It here acts as an instrumental opening to "Inka Don't Dry".
The second version is the "Number 1" version, featured on the 2013 compilation The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss. This version is a live performance of the track as played by the Number One band, and was intended as a ballet piece. An edited version of this performance which cuts out musician dialogue, but with a longer outro, is featured on Meet The Residents pREServed. The eventual album version is played exclusively on an upright piano.
The Residents performed the song live at their debut performance in 1976. This version features the same lyrics as the early live version, except pronounced 'E-run, e-run-e, rum e-run-e num erum num erum'. This live version is largely made up of a backing tape, with live drums overplayed. The backing tape was released on The Third Reich 'n Roll pREServed.
Lyrics[]
Number 1[]
Number, number one Number one one one one one one one one one Number, number one Number one one one one one one one one one Number, number one Number one one one one one one one one one Number, number one Number one one one one one one one one one
List of releases[]
- Meet The Residents Sampler (1974) [Version 1]
- Meet The Residents (1974) [Version 2]
- Meet The Residents stereo remix (1977) [Version 3]
- Liver Music (1990) [Version 4]
- UWEB Box Set (1995) [Version 4]
- Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town (2003) [Version 4]
- Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! Can't You See That It's True, What The Beatles Did To Me I Love Lucy Did To You (2010) [Version 5]
- The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss (2013) [Version 6]
- The Residents Present The Delta Nudes (2016) [Version 6]
- Meet The Residents pREServed CD edition (2018) [Version 2] [Version 7] [Version 8]
- The Third Reich 'n Roll pREServed edition (2018) [Version 4] [Version 9]
- Meet The Residents pREServed vinyl edition (2023) [Version 2] [Version 7] [Version 8]
List of versions[]
- ↑ Sycamore Street studio recording, February - October 1973 (sampler edit, 0:27)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sycamore Street studio recording, February - October 1973 (original mono version, 1:23)
- ↑ Sycamore Street studio recording, February-October 1973 (1977 stereo remix, 1:07)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! live recording, Longbranch Saloon, Berkeley, California, June 7th 1976 (edited version, 1:25)
- ↑ Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! live recording, Longbranch Saloon, Berkeley, California, June 7th 1976 (2:33)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Number One band Sycamore Street "live" studio recording, 1973 (2:40)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sycamore Street studio demo, 1973 ("Inka Don't Dry" intro, 2:54)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Number One band Sycamore Street "live" studio recording, 1973 (edited version, 2:20)
- ↑ Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! instrumental backing tape, 1976 (1:45)
See also[]
- Number One (band)
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