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Performer: The Residents
Title: Not Available
Country: US
Catalog Number: RR1174
Label: Ralph Records
Released: Oct 1978
Style: Experimental
Rating: 4.0
Votes: 022
| 1 | Epilogue |
| 2 | Part Four: Never Known Questions |
| 3 | Part One: Edweena |
| 4 | Part Three: Ship's A' Going Down |
| 5 | Part Two: The Making Of A Soul |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR1174 | The Residents | Not Available (LP, Album, Ora) | Ralph Records | RR1174 | US | 1978 |
| HYCA-2022 | The Residents | Not Available (CD, Album, RE, RM, Car) | Birdsong, Hayabusa Landings | HYCA-2022 | Japan | 2010 |
| TORSO CD 414 | The Residents | Not Available (CD, Album, RE, PDO) | Torso | TORSO CD 414 | Netherlands | 1988 |
| NRT007 | The Residents | Not Available (2xCD, Album, RE, RM) | New Ralph Too, Cherry Red, MVD Audio | NRT007 | UK, Europe & US | 2019 |
| LP 034 | The Residents | Not Available (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Euro Ralph | LP 034 | Germany | 2004 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR1174 | The Residents | Not Available (LP, Album, Pur) | Ralph Records | RR1174 | US | 1978 |
| RR1174 | The Residents | Not Available (LP, Album, Ora) | Ralph Records | RR1174 | US | 1978 |
| HYCA-2022 | The Residents | Not Available (CD, Album, RE, RM, Car) | Birdsong, Hayabusa Landings | HYCA-2022 | Japan | 2010 |
| TORSO CD 414 | The Residents | Not Available (CD, Album, RE, PDO) | Torso | TORSO CD 414 | Netherlands | 1988 |
| NRT007 | The Residents | Not Available (2xCD, Album, RE, RM) | New Ralph Too, Cherry Red, MVD Audio | NRT007 | UK, Europe & US | 2019 |
Digipak reissue of Not Available original LP (Ralph Records, 1978). Recorded in 1974. This release has the original Ralph Records catalog number (RR1174) printed on the spine. The Euro Ralph catalog number is printed near the top-left hand corner of the back cover.
Reprocessed by Ralph Records.
Cover Art by Pore-Know Graphics, based on a drawing by a Resident.
Thanks to S. Lewis and R. Paulsen.
Liner photo from "Vileness Fats".
Printed on back sleeve:
© 1978, 2004 The Cryptic Corporation
Made in Germany
Printed on CD:
Made in Germany
© 2005 The Cryptic Corp.
℗ 2005 Euro RalphInitial pressing batch of 5000 with purple colored labels.These copies suffer from an audible distortion in the vinyl during the first track on side B, "Ship's A' Going Down". This is due to a mastering / plating flaw (bad stamper). Many copies were distributed and sold before the remaining copies of the pressing batch were recalled, and apparently then destroyed (landfill).
Reprocessed by Ralph Records.
Liner photo from "Vileness Fats."
© 1978, The Cryptic Corporation
Ralph Records, 444 Grove Street,
San Francisco, CA 94102
"This record was recorded in 1974."
"This record is issued at the discretion of Ralph Records and The Cryptic Corp. The characters and events portrayed are fictional and do not represent either The Residents or other persons, living or dead."
© ℗ 1978 The Cryptic Corp.
Not Available was not meant to be released. This album was not released until The Residents themselves had forgotten completely about its existence in 1978.
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