The Mole Show Live at the Roxy

The Mole Show Live at the Roxy is a live recording by American art rock group the Residents.[1] The show was originally bootlegged, and The Cryptic Corporation bought the master tapes, releasing it officially on Ralph Records in 1983. 1800 copies were pressed on black vinyl, and a picture disc edition of 1500 copies was also released. The album was released in 1998 by Bomba Records in Japan.

The Mole Show
Live album by
Released1983
RecordedOctober 30, 1982
VenueThe Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles
LabelRalph Records
ProducerThe Cryptic Corporation
The Residents chronology
Title in Limbo
(1983)
The Mole Show
(1983)
Residue of the Residents
(1983)

Track listing

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Tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 are narration interludes by Penn Jillette.

All tracks are written by The Residents except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Voices of the Air" 3:07
2."The Secret Seed" 1:58
3."Welcome..." 0:50
4."The Ultimate Disaster" 4:46
5."Rather flashy..." 0:13
6."God of Darkness" 2:34
7."Mole style..." 0:18
8."Migration" 8:15
9."Another Land" 3:20
10."That's all we need..." 0:21
11."The New Machine" 6:25
12."A real complicated ending..." 0:32
13."The Song of the Wild" 3:03
14."Final Confrontation" 6:47
15."We had to borrow money from our parents..." 1:40
16."Satisfaction"Mick Jagger / Keith Richards2:10
17."Happy Home" 3:19

Personnel

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  • The Residents – performance
  • Nessie Lessons – vocals on "Happy Home"
  • Penn Jillette – narration
  • Scott Fraser – sound

References

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  1. ^ The Residents - The Mole Show Live At The Roxy, retrieved 2022-08-29