Tracklist
| A1 | Easter Woman | 1:00 |
| A2 | Perfect Love | 1:00 |
| A3 | Picnic Boy | 1:00 |
| A4 | End Of Home | 1:00 |
| A5 | Amber | 1:00 |
| A6 | Japanese Watercolor | 1:00 |
| A7 | Secrets | 1:00 |
| A8 | Die In Terror | 1:00 |
| A9 | Red Rider | 1:00 |
| A10 | My Second Wife | 1:00 |
| A11 | Floyd | 1:00 |
| A12 | Suburban Bathers | 1:00 |
| A13 | Dimples And Toes | 1:00 |
| A14 | The Nameless Souls | 1:00 |
| A15 | Love Leaks Out | 1:00 |
| A16 | Act Of Being Polite | 1:00 |
| A17 | Medicine Man | 1:00 |
| A18 | Tragic Bells | 1:00 |
| A19 | Loss Of Innocence | 1:00 |
| A20 | The Simple Song | 1:00 |
| B21 | Ups And Downs | 1:00 |
| B22 | Possessions | 1:00 |
| B23 | Give It To Someone Else | 1:00 |
| B24 | Phantom | 1:00 |
| B25 | Less Not More | 1:00 |
| B26 | My Work Is So Behind | 1:00 |
| B27 | Birds In The Trees | 1:00 |
| B28 | Handfull Of Desire | 1:00 |
| B29 | Moisture | 1:00 |
| B30 | Love Is... | 1:00 |
| B31 | Troubled Man | 1:00 |
| B32 | La La | 1:00 |
| B33 | Loneliness | 1:00 |
| B34 | Nice Old Man | 1:00 |
| B35 | The Talk Of Creatures | 1:00 |
| B36 | Fingertips | 1:00 |
| B37 | In Between Dreams | 1:00 |
| B38 | Margaret Freeman | 1:00 |
| B39 | The Coming Of The Crow | 1:00 |
| B40 | When We Were Young | 1:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Ralph Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cryptic Corporation
- Copyright (c) – Cryptic Corporation
- Published By – Pale Pachyderm Publishing
- Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Arts
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-2731
Credits
- Cover [Design], Art Direction – Pore Know Graphics*
- Featuring [Special Appearances] – Chris Cutler, Don Jackovich, Mud's Sis, Sandy Sandwich, Snakefinger
- Featuring [Special Secret Appearances, Uncredited] – Lene Lovich
- Guest [Extra-hard Working Guest Musician] – Fred Frith
- Lacquer Cut By – LKIKS*
- Written-By, Producer – The Residents
Notes
Second pressing of 20,000 copies:- New cut at Sonic Arts by Leo Kulka.
- Green Ralph logo on bottom right corner of the rear sleeve instead of purple previously.
- Credits for manufacturing and copyright printed at the bottom of the rear cover (under the tracklisting).
- Corrected tracks order printed on the rear sleeve for tracks 8 to 14.
- Comes with official 'Buy or Die' inner sleeve.
- Sequentially listed tracks on sleeve and on labels regardless of sides: 1 to 40.
© ℗ 1980, The Cryptic Corporation
The front cover artwork features a collage of John Travolta, Barbra Streisand and The Residents.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout): RZ-8052-L-A Re2 LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L-2731
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout): RZ 8052-L-B Re1 LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L-2731-X
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RZ-8052-L | The Residents | Commercial Album (LP, Album) | Ralph Records | RZ-8052-L | US | 1980 |
| ESD 80202 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, Opt) | East Side Digital | ESD 80202 | US | Unknown |
| ESD 80202 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, Ame) | East Side Digital | ESD 80202 | US | Unknown |
| LINC 9 | The Residents | Commercial Album (Cass, Album) | Missing Link, 7 Records & Tapes | LINC 9 | Australia | 1980 |
| BOM22041 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) | Bomba Records | BOM22041 | Japan | 1997 |
Tracklist
| 1 | Easter Woman | 1:08 |
| 2 | Perfect Love | 1:07 |
| 3 | Picnic Boy | 1:05 |
| 4 | End Of Home | 1:08 |
| 5 | Amber | 1:07 |
| 6 | Japanese Watercolor | 1:06 |
| 7 | Secrets | 1:07 |
| 8 | Die In Terror | 1:07 |
| 9 | Red Rider | 1:07 |
| 10 | My Second Wife | 1:07 |
| 11 | Floyd | 1:07 |
| 12 | Suburban Bathers | 1:08 |
| 13 | Dimples And Toes | 1:08 |
| 14 | The Nameless Souls | 1:08 |
| 15 | Love Leaks Out | 1:08 |
| 16 | The Act Of Being Polite | 1:08 |
| 17 | Medicine Man | 1:09 |
| 18 | Tragic Bells | 1:08 |
| 19 | Loss Of Innocence | 1:09 |
| 20 | The Simple Song | 1:07 |
| 21 | Ups And Downs | 1:09 |
| 22 | Possessions | 1:08 |
| 23 | Give It To Someone Else | 1:08 |
| 24 | Phantom | 1:08 |
| 25 | Less Not More | 1:08 |
| 26 | My Work Is So Behind | 1:09 |
| 27 | Birds In The Trees | 1:08 |
| 28 | Handful Of Desire | 1:09 |
| 29 | Moisture | 1:08 |
| 30 | Love Is... | 1:08 |
| 31 | Troubled Man | 1:08 |
| 32 | La La | 1:08 |
| 33 | Loneliness | 1:09 |
| 34 | Nice Old Man | 1:09 |
| 35 | The Talk Of Creatures | 1:08 |
| 36 | Fingertips | 1:09 |
| 37 | In Between Dreams | 1:09 |
| 38 | Margaret Freeman | 1:07 |
| 39 | The Coming Of The Crow | 1:09 |
| 40 | When We Were Young | 1:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – Mute Records Ltd.
- Licensed From – Cryptic Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cryptic Corporation
- Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
Notes
CDr promo release in wraparound thin paper sleeve.No indication of catalog# and release date on the back sleeve.
P 1880, 2004 The Cryptic Corporation under exclusive agreement to Mute Records
C 2004 Mute Records Limited
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RZ-8052-L | The Residents | Commercial Album (LP, Album) | Ralph Records | RZ-8052-L | US | 1980 |
| ESD 80202 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, Ame) | East Side Digital | ESD 80202 | US | Unknown |
| ESD 80202 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, Opt) | East Side Digital | ESD 80202 | US | Unknown |
| TORSO CD 413 | The Residents | Commercial Album (CD, Album, RE, DAD) | Torso | TORSO CD 413 | Netherlands | 1988 |
| LINC 9 | The Residents | Commercial Album (Cass, Album) | Missing Link, 7 Records & Tapes | LINC 9 | Australia | 1980 |
