Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses

Artist: The Residents

Label: Rykodisc/EuroRalph/RalphAmerica

Produced By: The Residents

Tracklisting: UK 4 Disc Version:

Washington: Album History 1996-1981

1. Have A Bad Day Concentrate
2. Hunters Concentrate
3. Gingerbread Man Concentrate
4. Six Amber Things
5. He Also Serves
6. Ship Of Fools
7. Freak Show Concentrate
8. CUBE E Concentrate
9. God in 3 Persons Concentrate
10. The Mole Trilogy Concentrate

Lincoln: Album History 1980-1972

1. Easter Woman
2. Amber
3. Red Rider
4. Floyd
5. The Nameless Souls
6. Love Leaks Out
7. The Simple Song
8. Moisture
9. Loneliness
10. When We Were Young
11. Eskimo Concentrate
12. Constantinople
13. Blue Rosebuds
14. Lizard Lady
15. Hello Skinny
16. Fingerprince Concentrate
17. The Third Reich N Roll Concentrate
18. Not Available Concentrate
19. Meet The Residents Concentrate
20. Aircraft Damage

Jefferson: Singles History 1972-1997

1. Jambalaya
2. Don't Be Cruel
3. From The Plains To Mexico
4. Double Shot
5. Harry The Head
6. Don't
7. The Gingerbread Man
8. Kawliga
9. Where is She?
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. This Is A Man's Man's Man's World
12. Jingle Bells
13. Satisfaction
14. Loser = Weed
15. Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
16. Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life
17. Flying
18. For Elsie
19. Teddy Bear
20. Surrender
21. Hit The Road Jack

Roosevelt: History Mystery

1. Tryin' To Beat It
2. Siren Song (of the Shrunken Head)
3. Ugly Beauty
4. Anganok
5. Teddy
6. I Tried To Cry
7. The Cry of a Crow
8. Struggle
9. Spaghetti Sunda
10. Love Me
11. Hallowed By Thy Ween
12. America

TRACK LISTINGS FOR THE RYKO RELEASE

Unum: History 1996-1981

1. Jambalaya
2. Six Amber Things
3. He Also Serves
4. Ship of Fools
5. Teddy Bear
6. The Gingerbread Man Concentrate
7. Where is She?
8. Kawliga
9. Freak Show Concentrate
10. From the Plains to Mexico
11. Double Shot
12. For Elsie (excerpt)
13. Harry the Head
14. Have a Bad Day Concentrate
15. Hit the Road Jack (Remix)

Pluribus: History 1980-1972

1. Easter Woman
2. Amber
3. Red Rider
4. Floyd
5. The Nameless Souls
6. Love Leaks Out
7. The Simple Song
8. Moisture
9. Loneliness
10. When We Were Young
11. Eskimo Concentrate
12. Constantinople
13. Blue Rosebuds
14. Lizard Lady
15. Hello Skinny
16. Satisfaction
17. Loser = Weed
18. Fingerprince Concentrate
19. This Is A Man's Man's Man's World
20. Jailhouse Rock
21. The Third Reich N Roll Concentrate

Roosevelt 2.0:

1. Teddy
2. I Tried To Cry
3. The Cry of a Crow
4. Struggle
5. Pollex Christi (Abridged)
6. Love Me
7. Anganok (excerpt)
8. Spaghetti Sunda
9. Trying to Beat It
10. Siren Song (of the Shrunken Head)
11. Ugly Beauty
12. Hallowed Be Thy Ween
13. America

Prelude To The Teds:

1. Teddy
2. I Tried to Cry
3. The Cry of a Crow
4. Struggle

Review

One of the few collections the Residents have put out of previously released material, and a very excellent one. There's two versions of this—the US 2-CD version and a UK 4-CD version. I only have the US one, and that's an excellent starter. I would definitely recommend this to the new Residents fan—not only is it a good mix, but there are a lot of concentrates of some of the albums that give you a good taste for what the albums are like, so you can get a good guess as to whether or not you'd enjoy a particular one. And, for the fans, there's a lot of b-side and single-only songs on here, too. It's just a really good package.

Later, Ralph America repackaged a re-ordered/slightly expanded version of the fourth disc of the UK version, called Roosevelt 2.0. This is pretty cool, but more of a fans-only thing. It also came in a wooden cigar box. It's very out of print, though. But the main thing with this is the main best-of, anyway. - Rev. Syung Myung Me