Buy or Die!: Ralph Records 1972-1982

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-6, 2-18, 2-21, 3-17, 3-18 previously unreleased.

Cardboard box with 3 CDs in separate cardboard sleeves and a 24-page booklet.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): CRCD3BOX187-1 12 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L556
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 94K4
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): CRCD3BOX187-2 14 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L551
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 94K6
Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): CRCD3BOX187-3 22 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI L556
Mould SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI 94K3

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-13 17:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Chrome0:30
2I Left My Heart in San Francisco
MX-80 Sound1:56
3I Left My Heart in San Francisco
The Residents2:05
4I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Tuxedomoon1:07
5Picnic in the Jungle
recording of:
Picnic in the Jungle
writer:
Homer Flynn, Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Snakefinger3:59
6Someday You'll Be King
recording of:
Someday You’ll Be King
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Andrea Ross
MX-80 Sound3:20
7White Night
recording of:
White Night
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Rich Stim (Richard William Stim; songwriter and vocalist; aka. Junior Grenadier; member of Angel Corpus Christi, MX-80 Sound, Chinaboise)
MX-80 Sound4:21
8What Use?
engineer:
Jim Renney (engineer)
producer:
Tuxedomoon
bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar and synthesizer:
Peter Principle
bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and violin:
Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
electronic drum set, keyboard, saxophone and synthesizer:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
vocals:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon) and Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
arranger:
Tuxedomoon
recording of:
What Use?
writer:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon), Peter Dachert and Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
Tuxedomoon4:03
97 Years
engineer:
Jim Renney (engineer)
producer:
Tuxedomoon
bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar and synthesizer:
Peter Principle
bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and violin:
Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
electronic drum set, keyboard, saxophone and synthesizer:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
vocals:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon) and Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
arranger:
Tuxedomoon
recording of:
7 Years
composer:
Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon3:11
10It's Not My Fault
recording of:
It’s Not My Fault
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Andrea Ross
MX-80 Sound3:23
11The Model
cover recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
publisher:
Edition Positive Songs (publisher), Kling Klang Musik GmbH (Germany-based licensing and publishing entity controlled by Ralf Hütter), No Hassle Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
translated version of:
Das Modell
Snakefinger3:43
12Diskomo
recording of:
Diskomo
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
The Residents7:54
13The Man in the Dark Sedan
producer:
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
remixer:
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group)
recording of:
Man in the Dark Sedan
writer:
Homer Flynn, Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents), The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Snakefinger4:36
14Amber
recording of:
Amber
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
The Residents1:04
15Shut Up, Shut Up RDX
recording of:
Shut Up Shut Up
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
The Residents1:18
16Tornader to the Tater
recording of:
Tornader to the Tater
writer:
Gary Panter
Gary Panter3:16
17Italian Sunglasses Movie
recording of:
Italian Sunglasses Movie
writer:
Gary Panter
Gary Panter3:16
18Rozz Tox
mixer:
Richard Anderson (works with Cherry Red Records)
recording of:
Rozz Tox
writer:
Gary Panter
Gary Panter5:50
19Golden Goat
producer:
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
remixer:
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group)
recording of:
Golden Goat
writer:
Homer Flynn, Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents), The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Snakefinger4:11
20O Type
remixer:
Peter Conheim
recording of:
O-Type
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Rich Stim (Richard William Stim; songwriter and vocalist; aka. Junior Grenadier; member of Angel Corpus Christi, MX-80 Sound, Chinaboise)
MX-80 Sound8:20
21Old Too Fast
remixer:
Peter Conheim
recording of:
Old Too Fast
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Rich Stim (Richard William Stim; songwriter and vocalist; aka. Junior Grenadier; member of Angel Corpus Christi, MX-80 Sound, Chinaboise)
MX-80 Sound4:49
3▶CD

Credits

Release

mastering:Shawn Franklin
compiler:RA (works with Cherry Red Records)
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group)
design:Paul Bevoir (British musician and graphic designer)
artwork:Paul Bevoir (British musician and graphic designer) (task: layout)
Gary Panter (task: incorporating original artworks by)
Porno/Grafix (graphic art, affiliated with Cryptic Corporation) (task: incorporating original artworks by)
publisher:Arcades Music (music publisher and copyrights holder, created by members of the band Henry Cow)
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Dash Music Co. Ltd
Datasound AG
Edition Positive Songs (publisher)
Emexco Music (publisher affiliated with BMI)
Irving Music (BMI)
Kling Klang Musik GmbH (Germany-based licensing and publishing entity controlled by Ralf Hütter)
Les Editions de la Bascule
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Inc.
TBU Music
The Black Office
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Warner Chappell Overseas Holding Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by:Cherry Red Records (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Cherry Red Records (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only)
Crammed Discs
Cryptic Corporation
Yello
licensed from:[pias]
Cleopatra (US label, predominantly industrial/goth, and low budget compilations)
La-ni Mae Lithman
MX-80 Sound
Renaldo & The Loaf
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK)
licensed to:Polydor/Island (prior to 2024, was a valid release label only for digital media, and related to physical releases only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution)
miscellaneous support:Universal Music GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (task: licensed through)
remastered at:Red Channels in El Cerrito, California, United States
remixed at:Red Channels in El Cerrito, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/32438910 [info]