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Mole Show
chevron_rightRalph Records
United States“First pressing with cover art wraparound sheet glued over gray/brown thick cardboard sleeve. Edition of 1,800 copies issued by Ralph Records, it was however designed to look like a bootleg for marketing reasons. There are no title, duration, label name, catalog number, or credits printed on the sleeve. Runout etchings on vinyl only give the title of the album ("Mole Show"), a catalog number (001) and the side (A/B). Only a paper sheet is included listing all persons involved with the show. Title appears as "The Residents' Moleshow - Live At The Roxy - October 30, 1982" on A-side label, and "The Residents Mole Show" on the insert. The front cover image was taken from the European Mole Show program; the back sleeve image is a picture of a piece of the burlap screen which was used in all of the concerts. This album is a condensation of the two concerts given by The Residents at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on October 30, 1982 (early and late shows).”
Cat#: 001
Mole Show
chevron_rightRalph Records
United States“This is the second pressing of this recording which was termed the "official" version, following the limited release of the first pressing which the Cryptic Corporation claimed was a bootleg (the "unofficial" version). This was done as media hype to garner interest in the recording prior to release to make people think there was demand for the recording from sources other than the Cryptic Corporation themselves, which made the public believe that the LP was obviously highly desirable and definitely worthy of release. This second pressing features cover art printed direct onto card rather than the printed paper cover glued onto the card sleeve of the first pressing. The cardboard is white. Below is some (mis-) information from the book "The Cryptic Guide To THE RESIDENTS", 1986 FACTS: This album is an "unofficial" condensation of two Mole Show concerts given by The Residents at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles in October of 1983. The "bootleg" record has no label or catalog number - it was bootlegged by an "inside source" at the shows, whose efforts were later discovered, but were not discouraged. Ralph Records was later financially compensated, after discovering that the resulting album was being manufactured and sold. The sound quality of the record is quite good, considering that the recording was made from a cassette tape of the two concerts. The front cover was taken from the European MOLE SHOW program; the back cover is a picture of a piece of the burlap screen which was used in all of the concerts. COLLECTOR INFO: 1800 copies of THE LIVE MOLE SHOW were produced in total secrecy, and were sold by mail and through word of mouth. Later that year, Ralph Records came into possession of the master tapes, and manufactured the same recording as a picture disc, in a limited edition of 1500 copies. Other bootleg recordings have been made of the MOLE SHOW concerts. One of the more notable is [url=/master/302608]THE THIRD SECRET OF FATIMA[/url], a self-proclaimed edition of 346 copies (quite suspect), which was recorded and manufactured in Italy. The overall sound quality of this release is quite poor, even for a bootleg album.”
Cat#: Mole Show 001
Mole Show
chevron_rightRalph Records
United States“Picture disc version, limited edition of 1,500 copies. No information on the vinyl except runout etchings. No accompanied sleeve, some copies perhaps with a paper sheet insert. Tracklist and durations are not listed. The A-side image was taken from the European Mole Show program; the B-side image is a picture of a piece of the burlap screen which was used in all of the concerts. This album is a condensation of the two concerts given by The Residents at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles in October 30, 1982 (early and late shows).”
Cat#: C-002
Mole Show
chevron_rightRalph Records
United States“Test pressing for the 2nd pressing with Rainbo Records labels. No further info on tracks or running time.”
Cat#: 001
Mole Show
chevron_rightRalph Records
United States“Test pressing of the first release of the LP [r=1475885].”
Cat#: 001
CD(2)
The Mole Show Live At The Roxy
chevron_rightBomba Records
Japan“Recorded live at The Roxy, Los Angeles, on October 30th 1982. Digitally re-mastered by Master & Servant, Hamburg, Germany Manufactured and distributed by Bomba Records, Inc. Tokyo, Japan Under license from the Cryptic Corporation ℗ 1998 JASRAC R-9820570 Stereo All tracks Pale Pachyderm Publishing (BMI) (c)(p) 1998 The Cryptic Corporation Made in Japan by Bomba Records, Inc.”
Cat#: BOM22062
The Mole Show Live At The Roxy
chevron_rightBirdsong / Hayabusa Landings
Japan“Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica, with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese.”
Cat#: HYCA-2043
Barcode: 4571167363438
Tape(2)
Mole Show
chevron_rightMood
Netherlands“Vredenburg, 1983-06-04. Inner sleeve reads: "The moles have lost everything, and they are going to have the courage to pack it all up, to crawl up above ground head across the desert towards the sea. They will go by some weird old man and then finally they will be lead by one of the Residents to the Promised land."”
Cat#: MOOD1
Live At The Roxy, 30.Oct. 1982
chevron_right007 Records
“Recorded live at the Roxy in 1982, Mole Show, Los Angeles. Insert included, unofficial release from the early 80's.”