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Profile:	THE RESIDENTS Present The Archival Reissue Series… Deep in a San Francisco basement, lost in time and space and long-forgotten by their masters, lay over a hundred tattered boxes dating back to the early 1970s. Buried beneath layers of dust and rubble, these cardboard coffins had all but given up on ever being called into active service… Until now. Containing master tapes, demos, curios and acres of unreleased material, these time-capsules were recently rediscovered by their creators – The Residents – who, contemplating their own existence for the first time in decades, had begun to wonder just who they were, and what they’d done with their lives. Torches were taken up, a base camp established, and the eyeball enigmas went to work. The Residents pREServed proudly presents the results of those long, uncertain months spent exhuming their own pasts – a series of archival, deep excavation Residents reissues. Beginning at the beginning – with ‘Meet The Residents’ and ‘The Third Reich N Roll’ released in January 2018 – and working chronologically through the mire, these long-awaited sets will include newly remastered albums and singles, live recordings, alternate versions and, of course, as much long-lost and unreleased material as The Residents’ can bear to part with. Accompanied by in-the-know essays by established experts from both sides of the Atlantic and detailed sleevenotes from The Residents’ mysterious archivist, each set will explore and contextualise its parent album – from conception to recording and on into its place in the ever evolving world of the legendary, unpredictable and much-loved quartet. As ever with The Residents, s are advised to expect the unexpected and put their faith in the unknowable. Is this the Real Residents? Find out for yourself…

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THE RESIDENTS Present The Archival Reissue Series…

Deep in a San Francisco basement, lost in time and space and long-forgotten by their masters, lay over a hundred tattered boxes dating back to the early 1970s. Buried beneath layers of dust and rubble, these cardboard coffins had all but given up on ever being called into active service… Until now.

Containing master tapes, demos, curios and acres of unreleased material, these time-capsules were recently rediscovered by their creators – The Residents – who, contemplating their own existence for the first time in decades, had begun to wonder just who they were, and what they’d done with their lives. Torches were taken up, a base camp established, and the eyeball enigmas went to work.

The Residents pREServed proudly presents the results of those long, uncertain months spent exhuming their own pasts – a series of archival, deep excavation Residents reissues. Beginning at the beginning – with ‘Meet The Residents’ and ‘The Third Reich N Roll’ released in January 2018 – and working chronologically through the mire, these long-awaited sets will include newly remastered albums and singles, live recordings, alternate versions and, of course, as much long-lost and unreleased material as The Residents’ can bear to part with.

Accompanied by in-the-know essays by established experts from both sides of the Atlantic and detailed sleevenotes from The Residents’ mysterious archivist, each set will explore and contextualise its parent album – from conception to recording and on into its place in the ever evolving world of the legendary, unpredictable and much-loved quartet.

As ever with The Residents, s are advised to expect the unexpected and put their faith in the unknowable.

Is this the Real Residents? Find out for yourself…

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modManiac Nov 10, 2021
Lots of people have mentioned that the first few reissues had poor, brickwalled mastering. Can anyone tell me with which release does the quality improve?
devotown Apr 30, 2021
I am sad to see both of the American Composer Series albums have been skipped over in this reissue process!
freek_kinkelaar Nov 11, 2019
The first couple of albums in this series were brickwalled to the max. All dynamics lost to volume. If you don't hear that, perfect - these are made for you! If you do, however, have an ear for sound, you will find these very tough and tiring to listen to. A serious mistake that fortunately has not (really) continued in the rest of the series. As to the bonus tracks: there are some serious beauties here, which make the series worth buying. Speaking personally: I am not too keen on the later live versions included. I would have preferred recordings from that time-period only. I also have my doubts about the time-period when some of the bonus tracks were recorded - they sound awfully contemporary. Having said that, this is a must-have series for Residents fanatics.
homesliceuk Jan 26, 2019
Edited 6 years ago

You're kidding me pilastr....

The first pREServed releases were incredibly brickwalled and harsh.
pilastr Apr 12, 2018
These are perfect remasters, none of the brittle highs that so many digital re-masters screw up. Apart from the bonus material (which is fascinating to hear) Colburn's careful work from the original tapes is a revelation that consigns all previous versions to the dustbin of nostalgia. There's no going back, and to think all that we weren't hearing for these many years. Vinyl fetishists be damned, these CDs are must have.