The ResidentsMark Of The Mole

Label:

Torso – TORSO CD 417

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue , PDO,

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

Mark Of The Mole
1 Voices Of The Air 2:56
The Ultimate Disaster (8:59)
2.1 Won't You Keep Us Working?
2.2 First Warning
2.3 Back To Normality?
2.4 The Sky Falls!
2.5 Why Are We Crying?
2.6 The Tunnels Are Filling
2.7 It Never Stops
Migration (7:18)
3.1 March To The Sea
3.2 The Observer
3.3 Hole-workers New Hymn
Hole Workers Vs. Man And Machine
Another Land (4:41)
4.1 Rumors
4.2 Arrival
4.3 Deployment
4.4 Saturation
The New Machine (17:20)
5.1.1 Ideas
5.1.2 Construction
5.1.3 Failure / Reconstruction
5.1.4 Success
Final Confrontation
5.2.1 Driving The Moles Away
5.2.2 Don't Tread On Me
5.2.3 The Short War
5.2.4 Resolution?
Intermission
6 Lights Out (Prelude) 5:54
7 Shorty's Lament (Intermission) 6:48
8 The Moles Are Coming (Intermission) 2:58
9 Would We Be Alive? (Intermission) 5:13
10 The New Hymn (Recessional) 4:21

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed ToTorso Records
  • Distributed ByEFA – CD 14255-26
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Cryptic Corporation
  • Copyright ©Cryptic Corporation
  • Published ByPale Pachyderm Publishing
  • Made ByPDO,

Credits

  • Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements By]J. Raoul Brody* (tracks: 6 to 10)
  • Artwork [CD Package By]Rex Ray
  • CoverPorno Graphics*
  • Featuring, Backing Vocals [Features Backing Singers]Joan Cashel (tracks: 6 to 10)
  • Featuring, Voice [Features The Voices Of]Penn Jillette (tracks: 1 to 5)
  • Producer [Produced By]The Cryptic Corporation
  • Written-By, Performer [Performed By]The Residents

Notes

This version has the CD made by PDO, .
A similar version glass mastered by Mark Of The Mole.

There are only 10 tracks when playing the CD contrary to what is stated on tray card (11 tracks). Tracks 5 and 6 are gathered on CD in one piece in two parts: 5.1 "The New Machine", and 5.2 "Final Confrontation").

Tracks 1 to 5: Mark Of The Mole (vinyl LP - Ralph Records - 1981).
Tracks 6 to 10: Intermission (vinyl EP - Ralph Records - 1982). This was used as prelude, intermission and recessional music during the Mole Show Tour (1982-1983).

Published by Pale Pachyderm Publishing (BMI) [Published is misspelt 'Publushed' on the tray card]

Released under license by Torso Records
© (p) 1981, 1982, 1988 The Cryptic Corporation

Packaged in a standard jewel case with 4-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (Performance rights): BMI
  • Matrix / Runout: TORSO CD 417 2898 596 01 ˙/ G MADE IN W. BY PDO

Other Versions (5 of 18)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Mark Of The Mole (LP, Album) Ralph Records RZ-8152 US 1981
New Submission
Mark Of The Mole (LP, Album, Test Pressing) Ralph Records R 8152 US 1981
New Submission
Mark Of The Mole (LP, Album, White Label) Ralph Records RZ-8152 US 1981
Mark Of The Mole (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Brown) Ralph Records RZ 8152, R2-8152 US 1982
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Mark Of The Mole (LP, Album, Test Pressing) Ralph Records RZ 8152 US 1982

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Reviews

  • astro_cat2010's avatar
    astro_cat2010
    I have this album on Torso but my copy only has 10 tracks. Part 5 (The new machine) and 6 (Final confrontation) are together as "track 5" (which makes a 17:21 minutes track)… Intermission starts at track 6 and finishes at track 10. Anyone has the same "bad" pressing ?

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