Assorted Secrets
Assorted Secrets was originally released as a cassette-only extra by the band The Residents that featured some live-in-the-studio recordings as well as a live rehearsal of the Mole Show. Following the financial disaster that was the Mole Show tour, Ralph Records needed to release product fast, and while these takes were not high enough recording quality to warrant a vinyl release, they made an enjoyable cassette release for fans of the group. Supposedly The Residents are upset that this ever got out. Originally released in 1984, this was re-released as a limited edition (in a brown box advising the buyer not to listen) in 2000, featuring several bonus tracks.
Assorted Secrets | ||||
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Studio album and Live album by | ||||
Released | 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | Fall 1981 - May 5, 1983 | |||
Venue | The House, Santa Monica, California | |||
Studio | The Residents studio | |||
Genre | Industrial, avant-garde, noise rock, experimental, avant-rock, art pop | |||
Label | Ralph Records[2] | |||
Producer | Scott Fraser | |||
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Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing
- Original cassette
Side One, recorded April 10, 1982
- Mark of the Mole
Side Two,
- The Letter
- Ship's a Goin' Down
- Bach Is Dead
- Birthday Boy
- Constantinople
- Die in Terror
- Give to Someone Else
- Smack Your Lips
- Song of the Wild
- Happy Home
Tracks 1-7 recorded Fall 1981
Tracks 8-10 recorded May 5, 1983[4]
- CD reissue
- God Song
- The Letter
- Ships a' Goin' Down
- Bach Is Dead
- Birthday Boy
- Constantinople
- Die in Terror
- Give It to Someone Else
- Festival of Death
- Smack Your Lips
- Song of the Wild
- Happy Home
- Mark of the Mole Part 1
- Mark of the Mole Part 2
- Mark of the Mole Part 3
References
- Bonini, Alessandro; Tamagnini, Emanuele (October 10, 2006). New wave: la prima e più completa guida sul genere che ha sovvertito le regole della musica. Gremese Editore. ISBN 9788884404121 – via Google Books.
- "TrouserPress.com :: Residents". www.trouserpress.com.
- Allmusic review
- "The Residents - Assorted Secrets". Discogs.