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Notes From Ralph[]
"This 8" flexi-disc was produced to promote the Meet the Residents album and was inserted inside the February 1974 issue of FILE, a Canadian art magazine, and the following ad for the album appeared in the May 17th issue of Friday:
Yeah, that's right Hippies and Squirrels, the first one is almost free. And do you know why? Do you have any idea why we would have 1000 records pressed to sell for $1.99 each while losing eighty-five cents on each one? Well, I'll tell you why -- It's so that you'll know our name when you freak out over this groovy, outasite disc (it's real hip, too). And what's that, you say? -- it's UNIVAC RES CORP! Yeah, that's right: UNIVAC RES CORP! Now don't forget it -- UNIVAC RES CORP!
Once we sell this first thou and get our name spread far and wide throughout the land, why we'll order some more and goose that ol'price up a little. Then when all those are gone and this thing is a stone smash hit, we'll put out another record and jack that goddam price up sky high! Pretty good plan, huh? And you can be one of the first to help us get it all together by rushing us that two bucks and by remembering that name. It's UNIVAC RES CORP! That's it -- UNIVAC RES CORP! Now don't forget, Hippies and Squirrels: UNIVAC RES CORP!
Sincerely yours,
The remaining 1000 copies of these flexi-discs were stapled to a reproduction of the album cover art and sold to Ralph Records mail order customers."
- Meet The Residents Sampler at The Residents Historical
ImaginaryJacques (Admin) 💀 (talk) 10:52, 18 February 2023 (UTC)