Description
Vinyl LP pressing. Two sides of 100% PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED studio recordings spanning 2009-2015. Between 2010 and 2016, the ever-enigmatic Residents-operating as the trio of Randy, Chuck, and Bob-embarked on an astonishing creative run that included three acclaimed tours: Talking Light, Wonder of Weird, and Shadowland. These shows, which enthralled audiences around the world, reimagined the group's legendary back catalog while introducing a wealth of new stories, characters, and conceptual frameworks. The Residents Present Randy, Chuck & Bob in the Studio opens a long-locked vault from that era, offering a rare glimpse into the band's creative process with two sides of previously unreleased studio material spanning 2009 to 2015. Drawn from the group's extensive private archive, this collection features demos crafted for the live shows, alternate mixes, rehearsal recordings, and full-on studio improvisations. Listeners can hear The Residents at their most uninhibited-shifting between ambient experimentation, absurdist pop, and surreal storytelling in ways only they can. It's an intimate document of a band both honoring and deconstructing it's own mythology, offering diehard fans and newcomers alike a front-row seat to the strange alchemy that defines their sound.
Tracklist:
- Talking Light [Early Ambient Version]
- Pudding in Disguise [Remix]
- Service (Rehearsal Room Recording)
- Ghost Snake [Randy's Demo]
- Sleeper / Mental Decay (Chuck's TL Idea)
- Unseen Sister [Randy's Demo]
- Smelly Tongues [Live Jam]
- Santa Dog 2012 [Randy's Mix]
- Tweedles Medley
- Handful of Desire / Mark of the Male
- Spotted Pinto Bean (Chuck's Wow Idea)
- Evil Disposer [Live Jam]
UPC: 5013929362734
Label: Cryptic Corporation
Release Date: 4.17.26
Format: Vinyl
