The Residents / Eskimo LP Gatefold / ESK 7906 / SEALED

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May 18, 2009 Sold Date

May 11, 2009 Start Date

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The Residents
Eskimo LP
USA 1979
Sealed!

Label: Ralph Records ESK7906 Gatefold 1st or 2nd Pressing

Description:
Here we have a sealed LP copy of The Residents 1979 masterpiece "Eskimo". Without opening the shrink wrap it is impossible to determine whether or not this is the 1st pressing (white vinyl) or the 2nd pressing (black vinyl). I speculate that this is indeed the white vinyl, because this came from a collection with a number of different sealed colored vinyl LPs, but I cannot say for sure and the risk is entirely up to you. If you know of a way to determine if this is white or black vinyl please let me know. Please feel free to ask questions.Thank You!

"THE RESIDENTS, ESKIMO, ON RALPH RECORDS (ESK 7906) USA 1979, FIRST PRESSING, WHITE VINYL. The Residents masterpiece, Eskimo was unlike anything anyone had heard before. Instead of an album made up of songs, The Residents produced a series of acoustic landscapes: each track is the sound of a story taking place, rather than the traditional song telling a story.?The idea for the album is supposed to have come from the band's former collaborator, the Mysterious N. Senada, who had disappeared in the early 70s to search for music among the Eskimos (legend has it that he re-appeared during the making of the album with a tape of sound samples and a jar of arctic air to record). The Residents teamed up with drummer Chris Cutler and Don Preston (formerly a keyboard player for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention), as well as their regular collaborator, Snakefinger. Inspired by such pieces of pop culture as the famous Santa Claus Coca-Cola ads, The Residents set about inventing an anthropological background for their Eskimos which didn't bear much resemblance to reality, but instead was based on pop perceptions of the northern peoples. Eskimo had one other eye-catching feature: it had the first cover featuring the Residents' newest costumes, the Eyeball heads. In spite of The Residents' fears about possible pretentiousness, Eskimo was a huge critical success. The music press in the UK loved it, hailing it as a huge milestone in the new music. Sales were phenomenal for an independent, underground album. The first pressing of 10,000 copies on snow-white vinyl sold out quickly.While there are many stories that surround this album, one thing is certain, the core of the group had splintered, and The Residents were about to embark on a new journey, there sound would not be the same again, and the seeds were scattered to the winds" -Popsike

Side One
• The Walrus Hunt
• Birth
• Arctic Hysteria
• The Angry Angakok
Side Two
• A Spirit Steals a Child
• The Festival of Death

Vinyl Condition:
Sealed, Perfect

Cover Condition:
Sealed, Perfect

Grading:
I adhere to the industry standard Goldmine Grading System
Grades (M (sealed), NM, VG+, VG, G, F)

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