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Release Date: 27 February 2026
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929362635
Genres: Avant-garde
Description
THE FAN-FAVOURITE 2005 MASTERPIECE, COMPLETE WITH 2CDs OF WORKS-IN-PROGRESS AND DEMOS CHARTING THE FOUR-YEAR WRITING AND RECORDING PROCESS.
44 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS, INCLUDING LOST AND FORGOTTEN NEW SONGS. COMPILED BY RENALDO AND THE LOAF’S BRIAN POOLE AND RESIDENTS COLLABORATOR CARLA FABRIZIO.
ESSAY BY JIM KNIPFEL AND SLEEVENOTES BY THE RESIDENTS’ MYSTERIOUS ARCHIVIST.
An expansive, detailed exploration of one of The Residents’ greatest works, and a favourite of the band themselves.
From its humble beginnings in 2001 as a Civil War themed album, through multiple incarnations ('Feast Of Manias’, 'Tiger Love’ and more), 'Animal Lover’ took shape in a way no other Residents album had before. Evolving and morphing across multiple distinct phases, with contributions from collaborators as well as The Residents themselves, the album saw the group explore new sonic territory, complex arrangements and a contemporary sound whilst retaining their own unmistakable aesthetic.
This 'Evolution Edition’ provides over forty unreleased tracks showcasing the 2001-2004 development of the album, including a detour into abandoned songs such as 'Vanishing Genitalia’ and 'Starvation Demon’, as well as contemporary outtakes and the 'Imaginary Jack' suite. Featuring notes from Brian Poole and Carla Fabrizio, and the usual insightful essay from Jim Knipfel (based on the recollections of The Cryptic Corporation’s Homer Flynn), this set explores a level of access and detail rarely available to fans of any particular album.
A must-hear for Residents fans and collectors, including those not already familiar with 'Animal Lover’, and an essential part of the ongoing pREServed series. Expect forthcoming sets exploring 'Tweedles!’, 'The Ughs’ and the Randy, Chuck & Bob era.
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
ANIMAL LOVER
1 On The Way (To Oklahoma)
2 Olive And Gray
3 What Have My Chickens Done Now?
4 Two Lips
5 Mr. Bee's Bumble
6 Inner Space
7 Dead Men
8 My Window
9 Ingrid's Oily Tongue
10 Mother No More
11 Dreaming Of An Anthill (Teeming)
12 Elmer's Song
13 The Monkey Man
14 The Whispering Boys
15 Burn My Bones
BONUS ANIMALS
16 Animal Lover Seven
17 Dead Men (Unspoken Outtake)
18 The Mad Gasser
19 Two Testes
20 On The Way To Oklahoma For Christmas
21 Jack's Lament
DISC TWO
ANIMAL EVOLUTIONS PARTS 1-3 (ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
THE CIVIL WAR PROJECT (2001)
1 I'm A Good Old Rebel (Good Soldier)
2 The Lakes Of Pontchartrain (Sweet Dreams)
3 Drill Ye Tarriers (Elmer)
4 Lost Jimmie Whelan (Jack's Lament)
5 Molly & Tenbrooks (Tea)
6 Greenland Whale Fisheries (Mother)
7 Aura Lea (Aura)
8 Oh Dem Golden Slippers (Better Than None)
9 Lily Of The West (Of The West)
10 Follow The Drinking Gourd (Water)
FEAST OF EPIPHANY (JAN-FALL 2003)
11 Kurth (Bones)
12 Of The West 1 (Monkey)
13 Battle (Inner Space)
14 Water (Mother Samuel)
15 Tea (Whispering)
16 The Range (Ingrid)
17 Of The West 2 (Monkey)
18 Low Rain (Dead Men)
19 Gold Shipper (Lips)
20 Good Soldier (Tiger Love)
21 Aura Lea (Vocal Demo)
TIGER LOVE (2003 – 2004 DEVELOPMENTS BY CARLA & NOLAN)
22 Jack's Lament
23 Aura Lea
24 Mother Samuel (Chickens)
25 Vanishing Genitalia (Olive And Gray)
26 Tiger Love - Long Version (Oklahoma)
27 Inner Space (Outtake)
28 Sweet Dreams - Long Version (Window)
DISC THREE
ANIMAL EVOLUTIONS PART 4
(TRACKS 1-16 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
FEAST OF MANIAS / BETA 1 (APR – AUG 2004)
1 Goat Sucker (Molly’s Vocal Demo)
2 Witchcraft
3 Vanishing Genitalia (Mania)
4 Starvation Demon
5 Tulip
6 Two Lips (Alt Version)
7 Inner Space (Alt Version Vocal Demo)
8 Untitled Instrumental
9 Whispering Boys (MIDI)
10 Untitled Oklahoma Fragment
11 Dead Men (Alt Version)
12 Jack's Lament Refrain
LEFTOVERS FROM THE FEAST
13 Visions Of Joanna
14 Sneeking A Pee
15 Lament
16 Shiny Dough
IMAGINARY JACK
17 The Window (Opening)
18 Anger/Hunger
19 Two Lips
20 Yes/No
21 Animal Lover
22 The Window (Closening)
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