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"The Electrocutioner" is a song by The Residents, its notable for being the closing track of the LP Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen.
In 2012, the song was re-recorded by The Residents; this version was released on the digital album D*ck S*ab - 35th Anniversary. In September 2021, the song was performed on the Dog Stab! mini-tour of California, its only appearance in the group's live shows to date.[1]
History[]
This song is notable on the album to be the only song featuring female vocals from "Ruby". It is now known that "Ruby" refers to Monica Ganas who plays Ruby in the trio "Rick and Ruby". Their keyboardist at the time was The Residents good friend Joshua Raoul Brody leading to her feature on "Duck Stab!". The song also features a guitar solo from Snakefinger making The Electrocutioner a rare group effort.
The original songs only other notable appearance was for the early Resident promotional release "Nibbles" (aka Please Do Not Steal It!) where it was featured as the closing track.
Later versions[]
The Residents re-imagined "The Electrocutioner" in 2012 for the 35th Anniversary of Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen; this version was released on the resulting digital release D*ck S*ab.
The song was performed live for the first time on the group's Dog Stab! mini-tour of California in September 2021.[1] This was shortly after the songs appearance on the Night Flight special Duck Stab! Alive! The song would be combined with
List of releases[]
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen (1978)) [Version 1]
- Please Do Not Steal It! (1979) [Version 1]
- D*ck S*ab - 35th Anniversary (2012) [Version 2]
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen pREServed CD edition (2018) [Version 1] [Version 2]
- Duck Stab! Alive! (1:38) [Version 3]
List of versions[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grove Street studio recording, August 1978 (3:20)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 D*ck S*ab studio recording, 2012 (2:38)
- ↑ Duck Stab! Alive! Night Flights studios 2021
External links and references[]
- Duck Stab! EP at The Residents Historical
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen at The Residents Historical
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
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Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen (1978) Side A: Duck Stab! |