The Residents: Demons Dance Alone, 3CD pREServed Edition

• THE SEMINAL 2002 ALBUM, PLUS DEMOS, LIVE RECORDINGS, NON-ALBUM TRACKS AND LATER EVOLUTIONS.

• WITH 27 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS!

• COMPILED BY THE RESIDENTS, ASSISTED BY CARLA FABRIZIO.

• ESSAY BY JIM KNIPFEL AND SLEEVENOTES BY THE RESIDENTS’ MYSTERIOUS ARCHIVIST.

Formed in the early 1970s, The Residents have now been charting a unique path through the musical landscape for over 50 years. From far-out, experimental recordings to highly conceptual, innovative multi-platform projects, the band refuses to stand still, and continues to move in several different directions at once. But you already knew that.

Produced with The Cryptic Corporation, using archival material supplied by the group and their friend and collaborator Carla Fabrizio, this package takes a deep dive into the classic 2002 album – The Residents’ response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, exploring loss, denial and grief as only they could. Remastered, expanded and packed with previously unheard music, including a disc of early instrumentals and vocal demos, ‘Demons Dance Alone’ pREServed sheds new light on the development of one of the band’s modern masterpieces.

pREServed for future generations - this is The Residents as we’ve always wanted to hear them, and the latest in a series of archival reissues that will continue throughout 2024 and beyond. Look out for forthcoming ‘Animal Lover’ and ‘Tweedles!’ sets, as well as the long- awaited ‘American Composers Series’ pREServed set and a number of special vinyl releases.

Also available on double vinyl: NRTLP022D

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

DEMONS DANCE ALONE

1  Tongue I

2  Mr Wonderful

3  The Weatherman

4  Ghost Child

5  Caring

6  Honey Bear

7  The Car Thief

8  Neediness

9  Tongue II

10  Thundering Skies

11  Mickey Macaroni

12  Betty's Body

13  My Brother Paul

14  Baja

15  Tongue III

16  The Beekeeper's Daughter

17  Wolverines

18  Make Me Moo

19  Tongue IV

20  Demons Dance Alone

BONUS TRACKS

21  Sleepwalker

22  Hidden Hand

23  Vampire

24  Tortured

25  The Golden Goat

DISC TWO

DEMOS DANCE ALONE

1  DRIve (Honey)*

2  KLEnex*

3  COLlera*

4  JASmine (Paul)*

5 A Miracle (Betty)*

6  Tortured ENK84*

7  Mr Wonderful (Demo)*

8  Ghost Child (Demo)*

9  Caring (Demo)*

10  Honey Bear (Demo)*

11  The Car Thief (Demo)*

12  Neediness (Demo)*

13  Mickey Macaroni (Demo)*

14  Betty's Body (Demo)*

15  The Beekeeper's Daughter (Demo)*

16  Wolverines (Demo)*

17  Demons Dance Alone (Demo)*

18  Sleepwalker (Demo)*

19  Love Song Of A Vampire (Demo)*

20  Tortured In The Orchard (Demo)*

21  The Golden Goat (Remix)

22  Vampire (Alternate)*

23  The Weatherman (Radio Thoreau)

24  Wolverines (Radio Thoreau)

*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

DISC THREE

DEMONS DANCE ALIVE

1  Pickle

2  Betty's Body (Demons Live)

3  Caring (Demons Live)

4  My Brother Paul (Demons Live)

5  The Car Thief (Demons Live)

6  Honey Bear (Demons Live)

7  Neediness (Demons Live)

8  Wonderful Betty (WWW Rehearsal)*

9  Demons Dance Alone (Talking Light Rehearsal)

10  Honey Bear (Talking Light WIP)*

11  Sleepwalker (Teenager)

12  My Brother Paul (WOW Studio)

13  Honey Bear (WOW London)*

14  Betty's Body (Shadowland Studio)*

15  Caring (Shadowland Studio)*

16  Make Me Moo (Shadow Sketch)*

17  Mickey Macaroni (Shadowland)

*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED