The Residents – Fingerprince
Label: |
Ralph Records – RR1276 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Reissue
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | You Yesyesyes | 3:00 | |
| A2 | Home Age Conversation | 2:03 | |
| A3 | Godsong | 3:41 | |
| A4 | March De La Winni | 0:58 | |
| A5 | Bossy | 1:00 | |
| A6 | Boo Who? | 2:48 | |
| A7 | Tourniquet Of Roses | 3:15 | |
| A8 | You Yesyesyes Again | 2:38 | |
| B | Six Things To A Cycle | 17:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Cryptic Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cryptic Corporation
- Copyright © – Cryptic Corporation
- Published By – Pale Pachyderm Publishing
- Engineered At – El Ralpho Studios
- Engineered At – The Crypt Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Arts
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L.2336
Credits
- Composed By, Arranged By, Engineer – The Residents
- Design [Cover], Layout – The Residents
- Lacquer Cut By – LKIKS*
- Liner Notes – The Cryptic Corporation
- Percussion – T. Logan*
- Photography By [Liner] – Richard McCaffree
- Violin – A. Dekbar
- Vocals – Zeibak
- Vocals, Guitar – Snakefinger
- Vocals, Guitar, Horns, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Percussion – The Residents
Notes
Third pressing, reissue (1979).
- 1st pressing (Ralph Records, 1977): 1000 copies - dark brown/gray cover, strong cardboard sleeve. Original 'RR1276' runout groove etching. Some copies come with a letter-sized 'application form' for the Ralph Records 'Weirdo' mailing list.
- 2nd pressing (Ralph Records, 1977): lighter brown cover, new labels on disc, repressed with 'RR1276 Re77' runout groove etching. Some copies come with a letter-sized 'application form' for the Ralph Records 'Weirdo' mailing list.
- third pressing, this one (Ralph Records, 1979): reissue, artwork repackaged in color (black, green and lilac) on front and back sleeve. Pink labels on disc.
- 4th pressing (Ralph Records, 1988): later reissue, artwork in color, available in limited edition purple vinyl (500 copies).
All titles published by Pale Pachyderm Publishing (BMI)
Engineered at El Ralpho Studios and The Crypt studios
Cover design and layout by the Residents realized at Pore No Graphics
RR1276
© 1979, The Cryptic Corporation
© ℗ 1976 The Cryptic Corp.
- 1st pressing (Ralph Records, 1977): 1000 copies - dark brown/gray cover, strong cardboard sleeve. Original 'RR1276' runout groove etching. Some copies come with a letter-sized 'application form' for the Ralph Records 'Weirdo' mailing list.
- 2nd pressing (Ralph Records, 1977): lighter brown cover, new labels on disc, repressed with 'RR1276 Re77' runout groove etching. Some copies come with a letter-sized 'application form' for the Ralph Records 'Weirdo' mailing list.
- third pressing, this one (Ralph Records, 1979): reissue, artwork repackaged in color (black, green and lilac) on front and back sleeve. Pink labels on disc.
- 4th pressing (Ralph Records, 1988): later reissue, artwork in color, available in limited edition purple vinyl (500 copies).
All titles published by Pale Pachyderm Publishing (BMI)
Engineered at El Ralpho Studios and The Crypt studios
Cover design and layout by the Residents realized at Pore No Graphics
RR1276
© 1979, The Cryptic Corporation
© ℗ 1976 The Cryptic Corp.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched, ⊏◯⊐ stamped): RR 1276 A Re1 LKIKS ⊏◯⊐ L.2336
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched, ⊏◯⊐ stamped): RR 1276 B Re1 LKIKS ⊏◯⊐ L.2336-X
- Rights Society: BMI
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| Fingerprince (LP, Album, Repress) | Ralph Records | RR1276 | US | 1977 | |||
| Fingerprince (LP, Album) | Ralph Records | RR1276 | US | 1977 | |||
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Recommendations
Reviews
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The skillful deconstructions undertaken by The Residents allowed them to create their own musical language: a kind of marriage dada and pop. The first side of 'Fingerprince' consists of short pieces. It is a blueprint for several subsequent albums. “Six Things To A Cycle” occupies the second side and lasts more than 17 minutes. Written for a ballet, it is constructed from a variety of percussion where one feels the influence of composer Harry Partch. The abundance of congas and other percussion instruments also betrays the influence of certain world music, especially African. The complexity of the percussive frame eventually reconciled with the weird world of The Residents that materializes with the appearance of toy instruments and sad melodies – their trademark. 'Fingerprince' is a very well done album that clearly goes off the beaten track. Originally, it was supposed to have 3 sides. The tracks that couldn’t be included on the record we’re released on the EP 'BabyfingerM. This rare 7 inch contains 4 tracks including the superb piece “Walter Westinghouse.”
© Alain Cliche 2016
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