''The Mole Show Live at the Roxy'' is a live recording by American art rock group the Residents. The show was originally bootlegged, and

The Cryptic Corporation The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vi ...

bought the master tapes, releasing it officially on

Ralph Records Ralph Records was an independent record label active between 1972 and 1989, best known for being initially run by avant-garde art collective, ''The Residents''. The name coming from the slang phrase for vomiting, "calling Ralph on the porcelain tele ...

in 1983. 1800 copies were pressed on black vinyl, and a

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edition of 1500 copies was also released. The album was released in 1998 by Bomba Records in Japan.

Track listing

Tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 are narration interludes by

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Personnel

*The Residents – performance *Nessie Lessons – vocals on "Happy Home" *Penn Jillette – narration *Scott Fraser – sound

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mole Show Live At The Roxy, The 1983 live albums The Residents albums Ralph Records albums