The Residents - Santa Dog ‘88
The Residents have to be one of the oddest bands to come out of anywhere, well, ever. The first thing I ever heard by them was the song “Santa Dog ‘78″, which my older brother played continually because it freaked the 9 year old me out quite a bit. I didn’t know why the song creeped me out, it just did. Their first single, the original “Santa Dog” record came out in 1972 and was a double single. It was later comped on the CD version of “Meet the Residents”, but has been removed from later pressings. Different versions of the song were put out over the years and were compiled as a fan club bootleg called “Santa Dog ‘88″. Each version is equally strange, but I still get weirded out by the ‘78 rendition.A newer, almost 13 minute version was released in 1992. It’s mainly noise and is the weakest of the 5 in my opinion. Below are the first 4 from that boot.
Santa Dog (a.k.a. Fire)
Santa Dog ‘78
Santa Dog ‘84 (unfinished)
Santa Dog ‘88
The Residents Meet the Residents
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