The Thirteenth Anniversary Show
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The Thirteenth Anniversary tour was a triumph both financially and critically for the Residents
. It was also the last time Snakefinger
would work with them, as he died of a heart attack in 1987. The official album release of The Thirteenth Anniversary Show in 1987 was a recording of the show in Japan
. There was also a recording of the show in the United States
that was released to UWEB fan club members in the late 1980s, and various outtakes and bootlegs of other performances of the show exist as well.
The track list below is for the cassette edition, as this was also the track list used for the ESD reissue in the late 1990s.
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
. It was also the last time Snakefinger
Snakefinger
Philip Charles Lithman , who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations with The Residents.-History:Lithman was born in Tooting, South London, and came...
would work with them, as he died of a heart attack in 1987. The official album release of The Thirteenth Anniversary Show in 1987 was a recording of the show in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. There was also a recording of the show in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that was released to UWEB fan club members in the late 1980s, and various outtakes and bootlegs of other performances of the show exist as well.
The track list below is for the cassette edition, as this was also the track list used for the ESD reissue in the late 1990s.
Track listing
- "Jailhouse Rock"
- "Where Is She"
- "Picnic in the Jungle"
- "Passing the Bottle*"
- "Monkey and Bunny"
- "Theme from an American TV Show**"
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
- "Smelly Tongues"
- "Eloise"
- "Ships a Going Down*"
- "Tourniquet of Roses*"
- "Easter Woman"
- "Amber"
- "Red Rider"
- "Die in Terror"
- "Coming of the Crow"
- "Eva's Warning"
- "Cry for the Fire"
- These songs included on the cassette version only upon release in 1986.
- Track included, but not listed, on LP or cassette.
Track Listing for 1999/2000 CD Re-Release
- Lizard Lady
- Semolina
- Hello Skinny/Constantinople
- Jailhouse Rock
- Where Is She?
- Picnic in the Jungle
- Smelly Tongues
- Eloise
- Ship's a Goin' Down
- The New Machine
- Tourniquet of Roses
- Passing the Bottle
- Monkey and Bunny
- Theme from an American TV Show
- Man's World
- Walter Westinghouse
- Easter Woman
- Amber
- Red Rider
- Die in Terror
- The Coming of the Crow/Eva's Warning
- Cry for the Fire