The Residents – Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats?
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Ralph Records – RZ-8452 |
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Vinyl
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US |
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Electronic |
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Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? | |
| A2 | Atomic Shopping Carts | |
| A3 | Adventures Of A Troubled Heart | |
| A4 | Search For The Short Man | |
| A5 | The Importance Of Evergreen | |
| B1 | Broccoli And Saxophone | |
| B2 | Disguised As Meat | |
| B3 | Thoughts Busily Betraying | |
| B4 | Lord, It's Lonely | |
| B5 | The Knife Fight |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Ralph Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cryptic Corporation
- Copyright © – Cryptic Corporation
- Published By – Pale Pachyderm Publishing
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-18418
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17465
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17466
Credits
- Cover – Pore-No Graphics*
- Producer – The Residents
Notes
Repress by Rainbo Records in 1987. Similar to the original Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? but with also a different positioning of text on labels.
Also available in a limited edition red vinyl (1984).
"The Residents scripted "Vileness Fats" and started shooting this epic fantasy in 1972. It was intended to be the first full-length music video.
The story concerns a love triangle made up of an Indian priestess who lives forever and a schizophrenic one-armed midget.
Four years later, The Residents had shot fourteen hours of video, but had only completed about half of the script. Technological advances in video now made their black and white footage look poor, and they knew that in the five or six years it would take to complete, a video revolution would take place... so they gave up.
In 1984, twelve years after starting the project, the same technological advancement that killed the project brought it back to life. Though computer enhancement, enough footage was salvaged to construct the half-hour amazement, "Whatever Happened to VILENESS FATS?"."
(notes from release)
© ℗ 1984, The Cryptic Corp.
Jacket Made in Canada
Also available in a limited edition red vinyl (1984).
"The Residents scripted "Vileness Fats" and started shooting this epic fantasy in 1972. It was intended to be the first full-length music video.
The story concerns a love triangle made up of an Indian priestess who lives forever and a schizophrenic one-armed midget.
Four years later, The Residents had shot fourteen hours of video, but had only completed about half of the script. Technological advances in video now made their black and white footage look poor, and they knew that in the five or six years it would take to complete, a video revolution would take place... so they gave up.
In 1984, twelve years after starting the project, the same technological advancement that killed the project brought it back to life. Though computer enhancement, enough footage was salvaged to construct the half-hour amazement, "Whatever Happened to VILENESS FATS?"."
(notes from release)
© ℗ 1984, The Cryptic Corp.
Jacket Made in Canada
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched runout, ⊏◯⊐ stamped): RZ8452 A LKIKS SAC/C ⊏◯⊐ L-18418 Ƨ-17465
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched runout, ⊏◯⊐ stamped): RZ8452 B LKIKS SAC/C ⊏◯⊐ L-18418-X Ƨ-17466
Other Versions (5 of 9)
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Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Red) | Ralph Records | RZ-8452 | US | 1984 | ||
| Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Ralph Records | RZ-8452 | US | 1984 | |||
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Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (LP, Album) | Ralph Records | RZ-8452 | US | 1984 | ||
| Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (LP, Album, Reissue, Repress) | Ralph Records | RZ-8452 | US | 1987 | |||
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Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue) | Torso | TORSO CD 204 | Netherlands | 1991 |
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Reviews
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Those that know the Residents story probably know all the details of Vileness Fats, so I'll just give a brief overview. Starting in 1972, the Residents began writing & filming a movie, titled Vileness Fats. Trying to describe the movie to someone is hard, as there never was a 'complete' film (although 14 hours of footage exist), only a 30 minute edit (in 1984) and a shorter, 'condensed" edit (in the 2000's on the Icky Flix DVD) were released to the public, both not really making a lot of sense (especially considering that by the time they stopped filming, only half of the script was shot). Still, it involves a whole host of interesting characters, including Arf & Omega - a pair of siamese twins, Princess Edweena, and others (including a one-armed midget), all living in this town and dealing with problems (I guess that's one way to sum it up).
By 1984, fans knew of Vileness Fats, but no one had ever seen it or heard it (bar a track of dialogue being featured on the Santa Dog" 2x7"s set.) So fans rejoiced when an edited version (very, V-E-R-Y edited - from 14 hours down to 30 minutes!) appeared on VHS (along with footage from a Mole Show concert). Alongside this VHS, a soundtrack LP was issued, and I find it stands alone as a great Residents album.
Personally, I think the soundtrack LP (reissued on CD in 1991 by ESD) is MUCH more coherent than the film, only because the music stands on it's own - the film is very convoluted, and the viewer can't hear almost any dialogue (apparently done purposely).
Perhaps my favorite track is "Broccoli and Saxophones", if only for the lone song with vocals that is featured in the film - it's one of the standout parts of the film, with squawking saxophones and great vocals.
Either way, I recommend it - it makes for some great background listening, as unlike most Residents albums, there is no real plot to decipher, no story to follow, just some (mostly) instrumental music.
It should be noted that the CD reissue also adds the soundtrack to The Census Taker, another film the Residents did the soundtrack for (but unlike Vileness Fats, that was the extent of their involvement).
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