Name: Mole Box - The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed
Brand: The Residents

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

NRTBOX010

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-04-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5013929361034

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Total Cap

6 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Residents

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

New Ralph

New Ralph is a reincarnation of the iconic record label, Ralph Records. Established in 2017, this label made its debut with the highly acclaimed compilation album *New Ralph Compilation*. The following year, New Ralph embarked on an exciting reissue series, reintroducing timeless classics from their extensive catalog. With a rich history and a commitment to preserving the legacy of Ralph Records, New Ralph continues to be at the forefront of delivering exceptional music to fans worldwide.

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."

Between 1981 and 1985 The Residents embarked on what would become the infamous, ultimately incomplete ‘Mole Trilogy’. Intended to tell the story of two colliding cultures – the Moles and the Chubs – via the mediums of narrative storytelling and recreations of the music of those societies, the project took the band into unchartered musical territory, into the concert halls of the USA and Europe for the first time and, legend has it, to the brink of collapse. 

Produced with The Cryptic Corporation using archival tapes supplied by The Residents themselves, this set presents, for the first time, all known recordings related to the ‘Mole’ saga – namely the albums Mark Of The Mole, The Tunes Of Two Cities and The Big Bubble, as well as live recordings, unreleased material, rehearsal room recordings, alternate mixes, demos and a selection of recordings which may or may not comprise part of the legendary, unreleased Part Three of the trilogy.

A significant leap, both sonically and conceptually, from their 1970s work, the “Mole Trilogy” proves to be the link between the freewheeling, avant-garde leanings of The Residents’ early material and the concept-driven, electronically produced music they would explore in the latter half of the 1980s and beyond. Packed with almost three hours (by our count) of previously unreleased music, this set is a must- hear for fans of San Francisco’s most infamous and increasingly unfathomable quartet. 

Remastered, expanded, and pREServed for future generations - this is the latest in a series of archival Residents reissues that will continue throughout 2019 and beyond. 

Mole Box - The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed

Music GB