THE RESIDENTS - Eskimo - pREServed Edition (w/ Booklet) - 2LP - Vinyl [JUL 7]

2LP - Black Vinyl. Limited pREServed Edition. With extensive new essay by the group’s mysterious archivist.

• The legendary 1978 album by the Residents remastered.
• Plus ‘X is for Xtra’ – the 1974 recordings which became ‘not available’.
• All Remastered from the Original Tapes.
• Produced with the Residents and the Cryptic Corporation.
• 2LP set with a 12” x 12” booklet.
• The fifth in a series of vinyl re-issues of the residents’ classic 70s albums.

Perhaps their best-known album – certainly the one which introduced the classic eyeball head image – Eskimo saw The Residents explore the myths, legends and music of the native tribes of the northern American coastline and tundra. Released following several years of the group travelling into the Arctic to make field recordings, record with (and learn from) the natives and soak up as much of that atmosphere as they could cram into their suitcases, the album and its mythology (not least the long delay preceding its release) cemented The Residents’ reputation as the weird anonymous band with eyeballs on their heads it was OK to like (long before everybody was doing it).

2LP - Presented here with an accompanying RDX mix produced by the group using the album’s original multitrack tapes, this 2LP edition both celebrates the original LP and, through an extensive new essay by the group’s mysterious archivist, sheds new light on its production. A must for fans and collectors, and perhaps a first-time opportunity for anybody who’s been waiting over 40 years to finally give it a listen. 

Tracklist:

Side A
1. The Walrus Hunt
2. Birth
3. Arctic Hysteria
4. The Angry Angakok

Side B
1. A Spirit Steals A Child
2. The Festival Of Death

Side C
1. ICE RDX Suite (The ‘Eskimo’ multitrack tapes)

Side D
1. Kenya
2. Middle East Dance (from ‘ICE2’)
3. Scottish Rhapsody
4. Diskomo (Demo)
5. Eskimo Suite (1982 Rehearsal)
6. Diskomo (1982 Rehearsal)