Profile:

US avant-garde group based in San Francisco.

The official inception of the Residents was the release of Meet The Residents in 1974, but members of the group had worked together since 1969 or perhaps earlier. The band is known for its wide range of named guest stars and collaborators, its multitude of concept albums, its ambitious multimedia, audiovisual, and stage projects, its highly reclusive nature (with all its public relations handled by The Cryptic Corporation), and the mystery surrounding much of its activities, from its history since 1972 to the identities of its members.

The band has consistently related that it took its name from a rejection letter that it had received from Warner Bros. Records. They sent the label an anonymous demo tape, the letter thus simply addressed them as "Residents."

The Residents – Mark Of The Mole

Label:

Ralph Records – RZ-8152

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

Sep 15, 1981

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Experimental

Hole-Workers At The Mercies Of NatureA1Voices Of The AirThe Ultimate DisasterA2Won't You Keep Us Working?A3First WarningA4Back To Normality?A5The Sky Falls!A6Why Are We CryingA7The Tunnels Are FillingA8It Never StopsMigrationA9March To The SeaA10The ObserverA11Hole-Workers' New HymnHole-Workers Vs Man And MachineAnother LandB1RumorsB2ArrivalB3DeploymentB4SaturationThe New MachineB5IdeaB6ConstructionB7Failure / ReconstructionB8SuccessFinal ConfrontationB9Driving The Moles AwayB10Don't Tread On MeB11The Short WarB12Resolution?

Manufactured By – Ralph Records
Phonographic Copyright ? – Cryptic Corporation
Published By – Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Arts
Pressed By – KM Records Inc. – KM-6911

Lacquer Cut By – LKIKS*

Backcover:
Manufactured by Ralph Records/444 Grove Street/San Francisco, CA 94102
© 1981, The Cryptic Corporation/RZ-8152

Center label B-side:
Published by Pale Pachyderm Pub (BMI)
? © 1981 The Cryptic Corporation/RZ8152-B

- Matrix / Runout information is etched, except ??? logo which is stamped.
- Durations are not listed on the release.
- Comes with or without printed 'Buy or Die' inner sleeve.