Name: Faceless Forever – A Residents Encylopaedia
Brand: The Residents

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CRBOOK69

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Hardback

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Limited edition

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2022-12-09

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Cherry Red (ADA)

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9781914565304

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The Residents

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

The Residents are a US avant-garde group based in San Francisco. They officially started with the release of "Meet The Residents" in 1974, although they had been collaborating since 1969 or earlier. Known for their concept albums, multimedia projects, and enigmatic nature, the band has worked with numerous guest stars and maintains a highly secretive identity. Their name was inspired by a rejection letter from Warner Bros. Records that simply addressed them as "Residents."

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

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To celebrate The Residents’ 50th Anniversary, The Cryptic Corporation presents Faceless Forever – A Residents Encyclopaedia.

Compiled, written and edited by Residents friends and insiders Jim Knipfel and Brian Poole, with contributions from The Residents themselves, Chris Combs, Paulie Kraynak, The Eyeball Museum and Richard Anderson, ‘Faceless Forever’ brings together over 500 entries exploring every release, every tour, key collaborators, lesser-known curiosities, niche trivia and minutiae from the periphery of the group’s universe. Ever wanted to know more about Randolph The Cat? Or wondered just how many albums The Residents have started but failed to complete? And who the hell is Gomer Flynn? Well, as ever with The Residents, the answers lie within.

Packed with both entry-level guidance and extreme nerdery beyond anything even the most determined of fans might want to know, and written with advice and insight from The Residents and The Cryptic Corporation, Faceless Forever attempts the impossible – pulling together fifty years of mythology, half-truths and rumour concerning this most unknowable of bands – and, according to The Residents themselves, does an “OK” job of it.

Faceless Forever – A Residents Encylopaedia

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