Fingerprince

Fingerprince is the fourth studio album (released as the third) by the Residents. The album was recorded between 1974–1976 and released in 1977. It was intended to be a three-sided record titled Tourniquet of Roses. Due to expense, the project was abandoned and cut down to a regular two-sided album. The third side was originally released separately in 1979 as Babyfingers. 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 vinyl but included the complete Babyfingers as a bonus 3" CD with the album.

Fingerprince
Studio album by The Residents
Released	February 1977
Recorded	1974-November 1976
Genre	Avant-garde, electronic
Length	36:32
Label	Ralph Records
The Residents chronology
The Third Reich 'n' Roll (1976) Fingerprince (1977) The Residents Radio Special (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	B[1]

Reception

In the December 31, 1977 issue of Sounds magazine, 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 disliked the album more than the other two, but noted that these things take time. He also compares The Residents' integrity and outrage to the first punk "explosion."[2] Andy Gill of New Musical Express compared the second side of the album to Harry Partch.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Residents.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Yesyesyes"	3:00
2.	"Home Age Conversation"	2:03
3.	"Godsong"	3:41
4.	"March de la Winni"	0:58
5.	"Bossy"	1:00
6.	"Boo Who?"	2:48
7.	"Tourniquet of Roses"	3:15
8.	"You Yesyesyes Again"	2:35
9.	"Six Things to a Cycle"	17:09
Total length:		35:09

CD Releases, 1988 and Forward

All tracks are written by the Residents.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You yesyesyes"	3:00
2.	"Home Age Conversation"	2:03
3.	"Godsong"	3:41
4.	"March de la Winni"	0:58
5.	"Bossy"	1:00
6.	"Boo Who?"	2:48
7.	"Tourniquet of Roses"	3:15
8.	"Death in Barstow"	2:05
9.	"Melon Collie Lassie"	2:51
10.	"Flight of the Bumble Roach"	2:55
11.	"Walter Westinghouse"	8:02
12.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 1"	2:47
13.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 2"	1:38
14.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 3"	2:26
15.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 4"	3:49
16.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 5"	4:50
17.	"Six Things to a Cycle: Part 6"	2:17
18.	"You yesyesyes Again (1977 Remix)"	2:38
Total length:		49:43

2018 pREServed Edition

The 2018 pREServed edition restores the track listing to the original vinyl version, adding the Babyfingers tracks as bonus tracks.[4]

All tracks are written by the Residents.

Disc One (Fingerprince + Babyfingers)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Yesyesyes"	2:59
2.	"Home Age Conversation"	2:05
3.	"Godsong"	3:42
4.	"March de la Winni"	1:00
5.	"Bossy"	1:03
6.	"Boo Who?"	2:51
7.	"Tourniquet of Roses"	3:16
8.	"You Yesyesyes Again"	2:46
9.	"Six Things to a Cycle"	17:44
10.	"Monstrous Intro"	0:41
11.	"Death in Barstow"	2:03
12.	"Melon Collie Lassie"	2:53
13.	"Flight of the Bumble Roach"	2:14
14.	"Walter Westinghouse"	8:05
Total length:		53:00

All tracks are written by the Residents.

Disc Two (Finger Ephemera)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leapmus (February, 1976)"	14:37
2.	"Entrance to Crypt"	1:10
3.	"Clumsy Climb"	1:55
4.	"Piano Dittie"	1:21
5.	"You Yesyesyes ('Oh Mummy' Mix)"	1:53
6.	"Whoopy Snorp"	3:44
7.	"Godsong (1982 Rehearsal)"	1:34
8.	"Walter Westinghouse (1982 Rehearsal)"	6:45
9.	"Godsong (Studio Rehearsal)"	1:32
10.	"Tourniquet of Roses (Tromsø, Inconvenienced, 1986)"	2:44
11.	"Walter Westinghouse (Live 1997)"	6:24
12.	"Once I Went to Barstow (Live 2011)"	4:48
13.	"Melon Collie Lassie (Live 2014)"	3:34
14.	"Fingerprince Concentrate"	7:53
Total length:		59:00

Personnel

The Residents - Vocals, Guitar, Horns, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Percussion

Snakefinger - Vocals, Guitar.

Zeibak - Vocals

D. Jackovich - Percussion

T. Logan - Percussion

A. Dekbar - Violin[5]

References

1. 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.
2. "Residents: Meet the Residents *****; Third Reich 'N' Roll *****; Finger Prince *****. By Jon Savage : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
3. "Meet the Legendary Residents, Alias the Cryptic Corporation. By Andy Gill : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
4. https://www.discogs.com/The-Residents-Fingerprince/release/11756942 pREServed edition track listing.
5. https://www.discogs.com/The-Residents-Fingerprince/release/1467847 Personnel section