The contents of an Ultimate Box Set
The discography of The Residents officially dates from Christmas 1972 to the present day (though recordings from some years earlier are also known to exist). It consists of dozens of studio, live, and compilation albums, as well as many singles, digital releases and offshoot projects.
Please note that due to its length and complexity, the below discography has been separated into sections (ie. "Collaborative releases" for Title In Limbo or I Am A Resident!, "Serial drama and spoken word" for The River of Crime, "Box sets" for Duck Stab! Alive! etc.). A select number of items are listed under multiple sections (usually indicating multiple release formats or variants of a title).
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The Delta Nudes/Residents, Uninc. (1967-1972)
- Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor (1970, unreleased)
- The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger (1970, unreleased)
- The W***** B*** Album (recorded 1971, released 2018)
- B.S. (recorded 1971, released 2019)
- 1-10 (With A Touch of 11) (recorded 1972, released 2022)
The Residents
Studio albums
- Meet The Residents (1974)
- Not Available (recorded 1974, released 1978)
- The Third Reich 'n Roll (1976)
- Fingerprince (1977)
- Duck Stab!/Buster and Glen (1978)
- Eskimo (1979)
- Commercial Album (1980)
- Mark of the Mole - Part One of The Mole Trilogy (1981)
- The Tunes of Two Cities - Part Two of The Mole Trilogy (1982)
- George & James - The American Composer Series, Volume I (1984)
- The Big Bubble - Part Four of The Mole Trilogy (1985)
- Stars & Hank Forever! - The American Composers Series, Volume II (1986)
- God In Three Persons (1988)
- The King & Eye (1989)
- Freak Show (1990)
- Our Finest Flowers (1992)
- Gingerbread Man (1994)
- Have A Bad Day (1996)
- Wormwood: Curious Tales From The Bible (1998)
- Demons Dance Alone (2002)
- Animal Lover (2005)
- Tweedles! (2006)
- The Voice of Midnight (2007)
- The Bunny Boy (2008)
- The UGHS! as The UGHS! (2009)
- Lonely Teenager as The Residents' Talking Light (2011)
- Coochie Brake as Sonidos de la Noche (2011)
- Mush-Room (2013)
- The Ghost of Hope (2017)
- Intruders (2018)
- Metal, Meat & Bone - The Songs of Dyin' Dog (2020)
Limited edition studio albums
- Night of the Hunters (2007)
- Hades (2009)
- Dollar General (One Lost Night in Van Horn, Texas) (2010)
Collaborative and split releases
Albums
- Title In Limbo with Renaldo & The Loaf (1983)
- I Am A Resident! with You? (2018)
Singles and EPs
- Holy Kiss Of Flesh / Songs For Nambia split EP with Doc Wör Mirran (2022)
Soundtrack albums
- Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (1984)
- The Census Taker (1985)
- God In Three Persons Soundtrack (1988)
- Hunters: The World of Predators and Prey (1995)
- Icky Flix (2001)
- I Murdered Mommy! (2004)
- Postcards From Patmos (2008)
- Film and Video Series - Volume 2: Strange Culture / Haeckel's Tale (2010)
- Chuck's Ghost Music as The Residents' Talking Light (2011)
- Theory of Obscurity Soundtrack (2014)
- The River of Crime Instrumental Soundtrack (2015)
- Sculpt (2016)
- Music To Eat Bricks By (2019)
- Triple Trouble - The Original Soundtrack Recording (2022)
Serial drama and spoken word
Serial drama
- The River of Crime! (2006)
Spoken word
- The Healer and the Archer (2020)
Singles and EPs
- Santa Dog as Residents, Uninc. (1972)
- Meet The Residents Sampler flexidisc (1974)
- Satisfaction (1976)
- The Beatles Play The Residents and The Residents Play The Beatles (1977)
- Duck Stab! (1978)
- Santa Dog '78 (1978)
- Babyfingers (1979)
- Diskomo/Goosebump (1980)
- The Commercial Single (1980)
- Intermission - Extraneous Music From The Residents' Mole Show (1982)
- The White Single (1984)
- This Is A Man's Man's Man's World (1986)
- Kaw-Liga (1986)
- Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1986)
- Hit The Road Jack (1987)
- For Elsie (1987)
- Double Shot (1988)
- Holy Kiss Of Flesh (1988)
- Diskomo Live In San Francisco flexidisc (1988)
- Santa Dog 88 (1988)
- The Snakey Wake (1988)
- From The Plains To Mexico (1989)
- Don't Be Cruel (1990)
- Blowoff (1992)
- Santa Dog '92 (1992)
- Prelude To "The Teds" (1993)
- Pollex Christi (1997)
- I Hate Heaven (1998)
- In Between Screams (Intermission Music From The Residents' Wormwood) (1999)
- High Horses as Combo de Mecanico (2001)
- The Sandman Waits (2007)
- Dogtag (Bunny Intermission) (2008)
- The Knife Fight (2009)
- 1997: The Missing Year - The Original Disfigured Night Arrangement (2009)
- Imaginary Jack (2009)
- Anganok (2009)
- Anganok Instrumental (2009)
- The Replacement (2009)
- Things To Come (2009)
- Born To Be Wild (2010)
- So Long Sam (2010)
- Summer Songs (2010)
- Mole Suite (2011)
- RZ VF (2011)
- Black Barry (2012)
- Shadow Stories (2015)
- Rushing Like A Banshee (2016)
- Train Vs. Elephant (2017)
- Santa Dog 17 (2017)
- I Am A Resident! Theme (2018)
- The Intruder (2018)
- Die! Die! Die! (2020)
- Bury My Bone (2020)
- Metal, Meat & Bone - Six Songs Inspired By Dyin' Dog (2020)
- Picnic/Loser + God's Magic Finger (Live In Japan) (2021)
- Santa Dog '84 (2021)
- Nobody's Nos (2022)
- Santa Dog 2022 (2022)
- Duck Kosmische (2023)
- Not Available (Work in Progress) (2023)
- The Commercial Single Commercials (In Mono) (2023)
- That'll Be the Day (Baby Baby) (2023)
- Semolina (Live, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, January 14, 2023) (2024)
- Vampire (Alternate) (2024)
- Duck Sauce (2024)
Live albums
- Mole Show (Live At The Roxy) (1983)
- The 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan (1986)
- Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour (1986)
- 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Holland (1987)
- Buckaroo Blues & Black Barry (1989)
- Mole Show: Live In Holland (1989)
- Cube-E (The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces) - Live In Holland (1990)
- Live At The Fillmore (1998)
- Wormwood Live 1999 (1999)
- The Way We Were (2005)
- Prague and Beyond (2009)
- 1997: The Missing Year - Adobe Disfigured Night (2009)
- 1997: The Missing Year - The Marlboro Eyeball Experience (2009)
- 1997: The Missing Year - The Fillmore Dress Rehearsal (Act One) (2009)
- Talking Light (Live) download series (2010-2011)
- Talking Light Live In Rehearsal, Santa Cruz, California (2010)
- 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)
- Live At The Snakey Wake (2010)
- 13th Anniversary Show - Ritz NY - Jan 16, 1986 (2010)
- Brava (2010)
- Talking Light Bimbo's (2011)
- Cube-E Dynasone 3EZ (2011)
- Triple Dub-Ya: The Way We Were Melbourne (2012)
- Demonic! Demons Dance Alone Live In Oslo (2012)
- The 13th Anniversary Show - Cleveland (2014)
- The Wonder of Weird (2014)
- Marching To The See: The Wonder of Weird Tour (2014)
- Shadowland (2015)
- In Between Dreams Live (2019)
- God In 3 Persons (2020)
- Bunny Boy Live In Frankfurt (2021)
- Sam's Enchanted Evening (2023)
- Secret Show Live in San Francisco (2024)
Live in the studio
- Roadworms: The Berlin Sessions (2000)
- Mole Dance 82 (2021)
- Duck Stab! Alive! (2021)
Compilations
- The Residents Radio Special (1979)
- Please Do Not Steal It! / Nibbles (1979)
- Residue of The Residents (1983)
- Ralph Before '84: Volume 1, The Residents (1984)
- Assorted Secrets (1984)
- Memorial Hits (1985)
- PAL TV LP (1985)
- Heaven? (1986)
- Hell! (1986)
- Buckaroo Blues (1989)
- Stranger Than Supper (1990)
- Liver Music (1990)
- Daydream B-Liver (1991)
- Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents (1993)
- Louisiana's Lick (1995)
- Our Poor, Our Tired, Our Huddled Masses (1997)
- Residue Deux (1998)
- Twenty-Five Years of Eyeball Excellence (1998)
- Land of Mystery (1999)
- Refused (1999)
- Diskomo 2000 (2000)
- dot.com (2000)
- Roosevelt 2.0 (2001)
- Petting Zoo (2002)
- Eat Exuding Oinks! The Residents Radio Special (2002)
- The 12 Days of Brumalia (2004)
- Best Left Unspoken... Volume One: Pollex Christi and Other Selections (2006)
- Best Left Unspoken... Volume Two: High Horses and Other Selections (2006)
- Best Left Unspoken... Volume Three: For Elsie and Other Selections (2007)
- Smell My Picture (2008)
- El Año Del Muerto (2009)
- Ten Little Piggies (2009)
- The Bridegroom of Blood featuring Gamelan Sekar Jaya (2009)
- 1997: The Missing Year - Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches (2009)
- Documentation - Tunes In Danger of Becoming Lost (2009)
- Cover Versions Series 1 (2009)
- Arkansas (2009)
- Chicken Scratching with The Residents (2010)
- Ozan (2010)
- Morning Music (2010)
- Beautiful Eyes (2010)
- Lost In A Vacant Lot (2010)
- Ozark (2011)
- The Best of Ozark (2011)
- Night Train To Nowhere! (2012)
- D*ck S*ab - 35th Anniversary (2012)
- ERA B474 (2012)
- The Delta Nudes' Greatest Hiss as The Delta Nudes (2013)
- Ten Two Times (2013)
- Re:Smell My Picture Volume 1 (Pardon Me, I'm Taking a Shit) (2014)
- Re:Smell My Picture Volume 2 (Twilight Zone) (2014)
- The Residents Present The Delta Nudes as The Delta Nudes (2016)
- Disfigured Night (2016)
- Loss of the Lizard Lady featuring Molly Harvey (2018)
- Eskimo Deconstructed (2019)
- Dreaming Of An Eyeball Beaming (2019)
- A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big (2019)
- Eyeful (2020)
- Leftovers Again?! (2021)
- WOW Demos 1 (2021)
- WOW Demos 2 (2021)
- Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection (2022)
- Warning: Uninc. - Live and Experimental Recordings 1971-1972 (2022)
- So Long Sam (1945-2006) (2022)
- LS1 - Sketches For A Live Show (2023)
- Leftovers Again?! AGAIN?! (2024)
- Commercial Album Radio Ads (2024)
Remix/RMX releases
Albums
- Poor Kaw-Liga's Pain (1994)
- WB:RMX (2004)
- The King & Eye: RMX (2004) - remixed by Paralyzer
- RMX (2009)
- Bad Day On The Midway: Music From The Game Reconsidered (2012)
Singles and EPs
- Kaw-Liga (Dancemix) (1986)
- Hit The Road Jack (Special Almost Dance Mix) (1987)
- Kaw-Liga (Housey Mix) (1989)
- Viva Las Vegas RMX (2004) - remixed by Paralyzer
- JB@45 (2011)
- Eskimo - Renaldo & The Loaf Re-Construction (2023) - remixed by Renaldo & The Loaf
Digital series
- Radio Thoreau (2013-2015) - remixed by Charles Bobuck
Instrumental releases
Albums
- Animal Lover Instrumental (2008)
- Tabasco: Tweedles Instrumental (2010)
- Voice-Less Midnight (2010)
Singles and EPs
- GBM(i) (2011)
Box sets
- The Third Reich 'n Roll Collectors' Box (1980)
- In Memoriam Torso (1994)
- UWEB Box Set (1995)
- Our Poor, Our Tired, Our Huddled Masses (1997)
- Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town (2003)
- Eskimo Box (2003)
- Cube-E (2006)
- The Mole Bag (2009)
- The Residents' Ultimate Box Set (2013)
- 80 Aching Orphans: 45 Years Of The Residents (2017)
- Classic Vinyl Series Box Set (2018)
- Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed (2019)
- The Residents Present Alvin Snow, aka Dyin' Dog (2019)
- Santa Dog Deluxe Box Set (2019)
- Cube-E Box: The History of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces pREServed (2020)
- Tourniquet of Roses Collectors' Box (2020)
- Eskimo Collectors' Box (2021)
- Duck Stab! Alive! (2021)
- Wormwood Box: Curious Stories From The Bible pREServed (2022)
- Not Available Deluxe Blacklight Box Set (2023)
- Eskimo Deluxe Liquid Vinyl Box Set (2023)
Solo works and side projects
Randy Rose
Singles and EPs
- Bigfoot Beware (2016)
- For Maurice (2016)
Live albums
- Moravian Meeting (with Uz Jsme Doma) (2020)
Charles Bobuck contraptions
Albums
- GOD-O: Music for a Gallery Opening (2012)
- Lying Horse Rock (2012)
- Codgers on the Moon (2012)
- Maxine (2012)
- CB Suite (2013)
- Life Is My Only Sunshine (2013)
- The Highway (2014)
- Roman de la Rose (The Pink Romance) (2014)
- Missing Soldiers - The Favorite Songs of Clara Barton (2015)
- What Was Left of Grandpa (2015)
- The Swords of Slidell (2016)
- Bobuck Plays The Residents (2016)
- Nineteen-Sixty-Seven (2017)
Singles and EPs
- Gosh Darn Chickens - Three Bobuck Contraptions (2012)
- Never Known Questions (2014)
- Sinking Solo (2014)
- Cymbals Ring (Old Vinyl) (2014)
- Shake It Shake It (I Wet My Bed) (2014)
- Walk Over (2015)
- Six Tiny Tunes (2016)
- Later Tonight (2016)
- Wallpaper (2017)
- Clank Clank Clank (2017)
Compilations
- As A Child I Sold The News, Now I Sell The Olds (2015)
- THIS (2016)
- Eggs For Breakfast (2017)
- Egg Booty (2017)
- Oddities 2013-2015 as Bob Uck and the Family Truck (2020)
Black Tar and the Cry Babies
Albums
- Black Tar - 13 Tiny Tunes For Hallow's Eve (2016)
- Tarnation Serafini (2017)
Singles and EPs
- Season Of The Witch (2015)
- TAR-Nation: The Best of Black Tar and the Cry Babies (2017)
- Left With The Fires (2017)
Compilations
- Black Tar and the Cry Babies (2019)
Hardy Fox
Albums
- Hardy Fox (or Heart) (2018)
- A Day Hanging Dead Between Heaven and Earth with Fred Frith (2018)
- Rilla Contemplates Love (2018)
- Killing Time (2020)
- Ibbur (2022)
Singles and EPs
- "Wink" (2017)
- "Duet" (2017)
- "Paying the Sun" (2018)
- Nachtzug (2018)
- 25 Minus Minutes (2019)
- Hotel California EP (2023)
Production credits
Between 1975 and 1981, The Residents occasionally acted as producers for other acts, such as Ralph Records stablemates Schwump and Snakefinger.
- Aphids in the Hall single by Schwump (1975)
- The Spot single by Snakefinger (1978)
- Chewing Hides The Sound LP by Snakefinger (1979)
- The Model single by Snakefinger (1979)
- Greener Postures LP by Snakefinger (1980)
- Tornader to the Tater single by Gary Panter (1981)
See also
- List of free online releases
- List of songs featured on compilations
- Collectors' Box series
- List of tribute albums
- The Residents videography
- The Residents live shows
- List of interactive media
- The Residents bibliography
- List of unfinished projects
- List of soundtracks and scores by The Residents
- List of concentrates
- List of recording studios
External links and references
- The Residents Historical
- RZWeb (defunct 2004)
- The Moles' "Bach Is Dead" Discography (defunct 2011)
- The Residents at Discogs
