Frank Johnson' Favorites

RALPH RECORDS
presents
FRANK JOHNSON'S FAVORITES
featuring
THE RESIDENTS
SNAKEFINGER
TUXEDOMOON
MX-80 SOUND
YELLO
FRED FRITH
ART BEARS
RENALDO and the LOAF

--

FRANK JOHNSON PICKS THE HITS
 Frank Johnson is the Ralph Records computer.
 A long time ago there was another Frank Johnson.  He was the imaginary 
housemate of The Residents.  Frank was smarter than The Residents in a 
sort of stupid logical way.  The original Frank died in 1970.
 A short time ago when the Ralph computer first arrived, everybody was a 
little afraid of it.  Afraid in the way that The Residents used to fear 
Frank.
 No reason to resist the obvious (reincarnation being what it is, and 
all).  Frank Johnson is the Ralph Records computer.
 Frank was asked to select songs for an LP from all the material in the 
vault.  Frank thought for about four seconds and selected the cuts you 
find on this record.
 Frank also selected two additional tracks which are not on this album. 
There is no record of the songs ever having existed.
 It is just like Frank to peek and poke at the future.

SIDE ONE

1. Dark Companion -- TUXEDOMOON
   (Tuxedomoon) 4:10
   Joeboy/Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as a single in 1980;
   never before on an LP.

2. What a Dilemma -- FRED FRITH
   (Fred Frith) 3:12
   Arcades Music (PRS)
   Released as the "B" side to
   "Dancing in the Street" single (1980).

3. Melvyn's Repose -- RENALDO AND THE LOAF
   (Renaldo and the Loaf) 2:05
   Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Never before released.
   Thanks to Melvyn
   for sitting still.

4. O Type -- MX-80 Sound
   (Anderson/Stim) 3:36
   Emexco Music/Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as a single in 1980;
   never before on any LP.

5. Loser = Weed  -- that "=" should have a squiggly over it 
   -- THE RESIDENTS
   (The Residents) 2:09
   Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "Satisfaction" single (1976);
   never before on any LP.

6. Smelly Tongues -- SNAKEFINGER
   (The Residents) 2:24
   Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "The Spot" single in 1978;
   never before on any LP.

SIDE TWO

1. I.T. Splash -- YELLO
   (Blank/Meier) 2:37
   Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of "Bimbo"
   single (1980); never before on any LP.

2. White Night -- MX-80 SOUND
   (Anderson/Stim) 4:17
   Emexco Music/Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "Someday You'll be King" (1980);
   never before on any LP.

3. Womb to Worm -- SNAKEFINGER
   (Snakefinger) 3:13
   Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "Man in the Dark Sedan" single (1980);
   never before on any LP.

4. Flying -- THE RESIDENTS
   (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 3:22
   Northern Songs Ltd. (BMI)
   Released as the second side of
   "The Beatles Play The Residents -- The Residents
   Play The Beatles" single (1977);
   never before on any LP.

5. Collapse -- ART BEARS
   (Cutler/Frith) 3:00 (edited version)
   Arcades Music (PRS)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "Rats and Monkeys" single (1979);
   never before on any LP.

6. Crash -- TUXEDOMOON
   (Belfer/Reininger) 5:26
   Joeboy/Pale Pachyderm Pub. (BMI)
   Released as the "B" side of
   "What Use?" single (1980);
   never before on any LP

© 1981, The Cryptic Corporation

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