Mole Box

~ Release by The Residents (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box set of 6 CDs issued in cardboard sleeves with reproductions of the original LP front sleeves (discs 1 to 4). Includes 24 pages booklet with extensive liner notes.

The liner notes and Cherry Red's web site suggest this release being part of the pREServed series. Whyever, this is not "officially" mentioned on the release itself. In previous pREServed releases, the series was mentioned on back of the cardboard inner sleeves and on stickers on outer shrink.

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-11 06:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Mark of the Mole
2CD: The Tunes of Two Cities
#TitleRatingLength
1Serenade for Missy
recording of:
Serenade for Missy
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:17
2A Maze of Jigsaw
recording of:
A Maze of Jigsaws
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:52
3Mousetrap
recording of:
Mousetrap
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
Eager Beaver
3:33
4God of Darkness
recording of:
God of Darkness
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:18
5Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)
recording of:
Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
In the Mood
4:00
6Praise for the Curse
recording of:
Praise for the Curse
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:53
7The Secret Seed
recording of:
The Secret Seed
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:47
8Smokebeams
recording of:
Smokebeams
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:43
9Mourning the Undead
recording of:
Mourning the Undead
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:06
10Song of the Wild
recording of:
Song of the Wild
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:24
11The Evil Disposer
recording of:
The Evil Disposer
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:16
12Happy Home (excerpt From Act II of “Innisfree”)
recording of:
Happy Home
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
Machito
4:52
13Open Up
recording of:
Open Up
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:18
14Anvil Forest
recording of:
Anvil Forest
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:22
15Scent of Mint
recording of:
Scent of Mint
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:28
16Smack Your Lips
recording of:
Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth) (in 1982)
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
In the Mood
4:04
17Song of the Wild
recording of:
Song of the Wild (in 1982)
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:32
18Happy Home
recording of:
Happy Home (in 1982)
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
Machito
2:14
19God of Darkness
recording of:
God of Darkness
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
3:07
20Smack Your Lips
recording of:
Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
In the Mood
4:52
21The Secret Seed
recording of:
The Secret Seed
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
2:51
22Happy Home
recording of:
Happy Home
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
is based on:
Machito
3:36
3CD: The Big Bubble
4CD: The Mole Show Live at the Roxy, 1982
5CD: The Uncle Sam Mole Show, Live in Washington DC, 1983
6CD: Miscellaneous Mole Materials

Credits

Release

liner notes:Jim Knipfel
mastering:Scott Colburn (engineer / producer / musician)
illustration:Pore Know Graphics (graphic art, affiliated with Cryptic Corporation)
design:Paul Bevoir (British musician and graphic designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Cherry Red Records (UK indie label; for copyrights, use Cherry Red Records Ltd. instead, with an alias if needed) (in 2019)
MVD Entertainment Group (in 2019)
The Cryptic Corporation (in 2019)
pressed at:GZ Media in Loděnice, Beroun (Beroun District), Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemian Region), Czechia
part of:pREServed (The Residents) (order: 8)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13466102 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-residents-mole-box-the-complete-mole-trilogy-preserved/ [info]