RESIDENTS-Santa Dog ltd orig debut 1972 dbl 7" LP psych
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Description
1972 Ralph US limited edition double 7". Tracks:
Fire -- (Wanda Play) Ivory & The Braineaters
* Lightning -- (M Givens) The College Walkers
* Explosion -- (Della Gnue) Delta Nudes
* Aircraft Damage -- (B Barnes, C America) Arf & Omega featuring The Singing Lawnchairs
The package was the founding release from Ralph Records and consisted of two 45s in a hand silk-screened gatefold sleeve which was printed to look like a Christmas card from an insurance company. This sleeve included '50s-ish drawings illustrating each song surrounded by text saying "Season's Greetings from Residents Uninc." and announcing the upcoming Vileness Fats project. 500 copies were pressed but only 400 were usable because of various problems. Some of the sets were shrink-wrapped before the varnish on the silk-screening was dry and the packages had to be torn apart to be opened. Of the 400 usable copies, 300 were sent out to friends, record companies, and anyone else who came to mind. Richard Nixon was sent a copy, as was Frank Zappa, whose copy was returned "No Longer At Address" and was later given away in a contest.
First official release by the legendary Residents. Quite beyond strange for the time and without comparison back in 1972. Screened gatefold cover has nice screen intact inside and out ( many were stuck together because screen had not yet dried and some became stuck to outer shrink wrap). It is hard to tell is some of the yellowing is from age or from the original screening process. Signed on bottom of sleeve as Santa Dog & Ralph (as if it were an actual Xmas card). Group had not even officially adopted the name Residents yet. Vinyls are VG++ (probably played no more than twice, the minor wear present most likely happened before records were even packed in the sleeves or as a result of hand packing into inner sleeves in the first place). Records are still shiny. A truly monumental musical artefact that beat, by many years, punk and Throbbing Gristle to the punch.
