The Residents - 1. Meet The Residents ('74) 2. The Third Reich 'N' Roll ('76) - LP-Alben (mehrere Objekte) - 1974

The Residents: Experimental, Avantgarde, Abstract

1. The Residents – Meet The Residents (Ralph Records – RR0677) made in USA 1977 reissue LP of 1974 album | vinyl: NM (mint-) | cover: NM (mint-) This reissue used the original mono recordings to create a new stereophonic mix. No additional re-recording was employed. | Originally released on Ralph Records in 1974, with a different cover.

2. The Residents – The Third Reich 'N' Roll (Ralph Records – RR1075) made in USA 1977 repress LP of 1979 album | vinyl: NM (mint-) | cover: VG++ (excellent) some storage wear around the edges | This is the 1977 reissue and repress with gray carrot on the front cover; 12 boxed images of stylized Star Of David swastikas around the centre red and black liner notes on the back cover. | The Third Reich 'N' Roll consists of two suites; "Swastikas On Parade" and "Hitler Was A Vegetarian". Both are 'semi-phonetic' interpretations of Top 40 Rock 'n' Roll from the 60s.

US avant-garde group based in San Francisco.

The official inception of the Residents was the release of Meet The Residents in 1974, but members of the group had worked together since 1969 or perhaps earlier. The band is known for its wide range of named guest stars and collaborators, its multitude of concept albums, its ambitious multimedia, audiovisual, and stage projects, its highly reclusive nature (with all its public relations handled by The Cryptic Corporation), and the mystery surrounding much of its activities, from its history since 1972 to the identities of its members.

The band has consistently related that it took its name from a rejection letter that it had received from Warner Bros. Records. They sent the label an anonymous demo tape, the letter thus simply addressed them as "Residents."