Fingerprince

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Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Fingerprince is the third studio album by American experimental rock band the Residents, released in 1977.[1] It was allegedly intended to be a three-sided record titled Tourniquet of Roses, but due to financial difficulties in fulfilling such a project, the record was instead cut down to a regular two-sided album.

The album is considered a transitional period for the Residents, between the early avant-garde stylings of Meet the Residents and The Third Reich 'n Roll and the minimalist song structures of Duck Stab and Commercial Album.

Music

Fingerprince's first side consists of short, minimalist songs featuring skeletal drum machines, emphasized horn and percussion sections, murky atmospherics (except for the upbeat "You Yesyesyes") and a bigger focus on vocals and lyrics.

The second side consists of one 17-minute track titled "Six Things to a Cycle", originally written as a ballet.[2] It is an instrumental suite composed of six movements, with a strong focus on percussion and repetition of a single motif. Eventually the improvised percussion is joined by wordless vocals, keyboards, horns and violins.

A third side of music was planned for the album before the decision to release it as a standard single LP. This third side was eventually released in 1979 as an EP titled Babyfingers, which mirrors the standard LP – short songs on one side, a single long composition on the other side.

Release history

For the CD release of Fingerprince, all of the songs from Babyfingers, which were originally supposed to be part of the record, were included in their original running order.

The 1995 Euro Ralph CD reissue of Fingerprince kept the original track order from the original LP but included the complete Babyfingers as a bonus 3" CD with the album. All subsequent reissues of the album include all three sides, with slight alterations in the track order.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[6]
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The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[8]
SoundsStarStarStarStarStar[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[10]

In the December 31, 1977, issue of Sounds, Jon Savage notes that this album is more accessible than the band's first two albums, comparing it to Steely Dan and Frank Zappa "put through 10 years and a considerable warp." He also compares the Residents' integrity and outrage to the first punk "explosion."[9] Andy Gill of New Musical Express compared the second side of the album to Harry Partch.[11]

Track listing

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CD releases

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2018 pREServed Edition

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Personnel

  • The Residents – vocals, guitars, horns, synthesizers, keyboards, percussion
  • Snakefinger – vocals, guitars
  • Don Jackovich – percussion
  • Adrian Dekbar – violin
  • Tony Logan – percussion
  • Pamela Zeibak – vocals

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Neely, Tim (January 24, 2003). "The Residents' U.S. discography". Goldmine. Vol. 29, no. 2. p. 17.
  2. ^ Original Fingerprince sleeve notes.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fingerprince (Tourniquet of Roses) Review by Ted Mills". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Larkin, Colin (2007). "Residents". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 859. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Residents". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1281. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Faubert, Shane (1999). "Residents". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. pp. 937–38. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coleman, Mark (1992). "The Residents". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 587–88. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Savage, Jon (December 31, 1977). "Residents: Meet the Residents *****; Third Reich 'N' Roll *****; Finger Prince *****". Sounds. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Salamon, Jeff (1995). "The Residents". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 332–34. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet the Legendary Residents, Alias the Cryptic Corporation. By Andy Gill : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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