Santa Dog
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Santa Dog was the first official release from The Residents
and Ralph Records
. It was a double single released in December, 1972.
The single was packaged to look like a Christmas card from an insurance agency and was mailed to various recipients, including Frank Zappa
and Richard Nixon
. The remaining copies were sold through Ralph's mail order service. Although all four songs were performed by the Residents, they are attributed to different bands.
The covers were hand silkscreened. However, the ink on most copies did not fully dry before the singles were packaged, leading to a situation where most of the covers were destroyed upon opening.
The songs from the single have appeared as bonus tracks on the 1988 CD release of Meet the Residents and on the limited edition Refused (Santa Dog 99)
, which also includes a number of different versions of the first track, "Fire".
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
and Ralph Records
Ralph Records
Ralph Records was The Residents' original record label, the name coming from the somewhat colorful phrase "calling Ralph on the porcelain telephone."...
. It was a double single released in December, 1972.
The single was packaged to look like a Christmas card from an insurance agency and was mailed to various recipients, including Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
and Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. The remaining copies were sold through Ralph's mail order service. Although all four songs were performed by the Residents, they are attributed to different bands.
The covers were hand silkscreened. However, the ink on most copies did not fully dry before the singles were packaged, leading to a situation where most of the covers were destroyed upon opening.
The songs from the single have appeared as bonus tracks on the 1988 CD release of Meet the Residents and on the limited edition Refused (Santa Dog 99)
Refused (Album)
Refused, also known as Santa Dog '99, was released by the Residents towards the end of 1999 to celebrate the end of the millennium...
, which also includes a number of different versions of the first track, "Fire".