''Residue of the Residents'' is an outtakes compilation released by American

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group

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in 1983, collecting miscellaneous recordings from the band's career from 1971 to 1983.

Track listing

* Track 2 was originally released on the 1977 various artists compilation ''Blorp Esette.'' *Track 5, "Shut Up Shut Up", is an alternate mix of the '' Commercial Single'' track. *Tracks 6 and 12, "Anvil Forest" and "Open Up", are outtakes from ''

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''. * Track 7 is a remix of the 1980 ''

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'' single. * Track 9, "Ups and Downs", is an early version of the ''

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'' track. * Track 10, "Walter Westinghouse", was originally released on the 1977 EP ''

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'', and is included on most CD reissues of ''

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''. *Track 11, "Saint Nix", was originally recorded in 1974 but overdubbed for inclusion on the album.

Residue Deux

An updated edition of the album was released in 1998 and titled ''Residue Deux.'' * Track 8, "Jailhouse Rock", is a different version, recorded in 1986 as a single. * Track 10, "Scent of Mint", another outtake from ''The Tunes of Two Cities'', replaces "Walter Westinghouse". * Track 13, "From the Plains to Mexico", was originally released in 1989 as a single in Italy with the Residents' book ''An Almost Complete Collection of Lyrics: 1972 to 1988''. * Tracks 14-17 were originally released on the 1979 Ralph Records sampler ''Subterranean Modern''. The album also contained music from Chrome,

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and

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. * Tracks 18 and 22, "Daydream Believer" and "Daydream in Space", were originally released on the 1991 fan club compilation ''Daydream B-Liver''. * Tracks 19-21 were originally released as bonus tracks on the 1988 CD edition of ''

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''.

2014 Superior Viaduct reissue

* Track 14, "Loser ≅ Weed", was originally released in 1976 as the B-side to the "Satisfaction" single. * Tracks 15 and 16, "Death in Barstow" and "Melon Collie Lassie", are tracks from ''Babyfingers''.

References

External links

* https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=residue * {{Authority control The Residents albums 1984 compilation albums Ralph Records albums