Assorted Secrets

Assorted Secrets
Studio album and Live album by The Residents
Released	1984
Recorded	Fall 1981 - May 5, 1983
Venue	The House, Santa Monica, California
Studio	The Residents studio
Genre	Industrial, avant-garde, noise rock, experimental, avant-rock, art pop
Label	Ralph Records
Producer	Scott Fraser
The Residents chronology
Residue of the Residents (1983) Assorted Secrets (1984) Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (1984)

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Assorted Secrets was originally released as a cassette-only extra by the band The Residents that featured some live-in-the-studio recordings as well as a live rehearsal of the Mole Show. Following the financial disaster that was the Mole Show tour, Ralph Records needed to release product fast, and while these takes were not high enough recording quality to warrant a vinyl release, they made an enjoyable cassette release for fans of the group. Supposedly The Residents are upset that this ever got out. Originally released in 1984, this was re-released as a limited edition (in a brown box advising the buyer not to listen) in 2000, featuring several bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original cassette

Side One, recorded April 10, 1982

1. Mark of the Mole

Side Two,

1. The Letter
2. Ship's a Goin' Down
3. Bach Is Dead
4. Birthday Boy
5. Constantinople
6. Die in Terror
7. Give to Someone Else
8. Smack Your Lips
9. Song of the Wild
10. Happy Home

Tracks 1-7 recorded Fall 1981

Tracks 8-10 recorded May 5, 1983

CD reissue

1. God Song
2. The Letter
3. Ships a' Goin' Down
4. Bach Is Dead
5. Birthday Boy
6. Constantinople
7. Die in Terror
8. Give It to Someone Else
9. Festival of Death
10. Smack Your Lips
11. Song of the Wild
12. Happy Home
13. Mark of the Mole Part 1
14. Mark of the Mole Part 2
15. Mark of the Mole Part 3

External links

• Assorted Secrets at Discogs (list of releases)