In the late 1980s The Residents embarked on what many fans still consider their greatest live project. Cube-E - The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces spanned almost four years and proposed to do nothing less than it's title suggested, telling the story of American popular music, from it's birth around the campfires of a non-existent Old West to it's death at the hands of Elvis and the British Invasion, all in three easy pieces. Performed on TV and on stage around the world between 1987 and 1990, the show saw The Residents fully embrace their loves of elaborate and imaginative staging, the latest in music technology and, of course, The King - Elvis Aaron Presley. It goes without saying that there was barely a dry seat in the house, and alongside live recordings and contemporaneous studio material this pREServed set includes the previously unreleased demos for the entire King & Eye album, which saw the group tackle twenty-something (you can count 'em!) of Mr. Swivel Hips' hottest hits. Spread across an inescapably unwieldy 7CDs at the group's insistence, Cube-E pREServed is the final word in Americana cool. Or so it says here! Remastered, expanded, and pREServed for future generations, this is the latest in a series of archival Residents reissues that will continue throughout 2020 and beyond. Look out for Freak Show and Gingerbread Man sets, coming to a record store near you!

Tracklist:

Buckaroo Blues Live in Amsterdam
From the Plains to Mexico
The Theme from Buckaroo Blues
The Stampede
Trail Dance
Bury Me Not
Cowboy Waltz
Saddle Sores
The Theme from Buckaroo Blues (Reprise)
Bonus Bucks
Suzanna
Buckaroo Blues
(Studio Instrumental)
From the Plains to Mexico
(Italian Version)
From the Plains to Mexico (Night Music)
Buckaroo Blues Theme
(Live in London, 2001)
From the Plains to Mexico
(Live in New York, 2002)
Bury Me Not
(Live in San Francisco, 2011)
From the Plains to Mexico
(Live in San Francisco, 2018)
Black Barry Live in Amsterdam
The Gospel Truth
Shortnin' Bread
Black Barry
Forty-Four
Engine 44
New Orleans
Voodoo Queen
What Am I Gonna Do?
Organism
Bonus Barries
Wistful Break
Voodoo Queen/What Am I Gonna Do? (Rehearsal)
New Orleans (Studio Jam)
Household Work
Amazon
Fever Dream
The Toy Factory (Fanfare Mix)
Ghost Music
Forty-Four
(Live in San Francisco, 1997)
Forty-Four (Live in Nantes, 2014)
Black Barry Dynasone
The Baby King Live in Amsterdam
Ober
The Baby King Pt. 1
Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
Fool Such As I
All Shook Up
The Baby King Pt. 2
Devil in Disguise
Burning Love
Teddy Bear
Viva Las Vegas
The Baby King Pt. 3
Love Me Tender
The Baby King Pt. 4
Hound Dog / Out
Bonus Babies
Don't Be Cruel (Video Edit)
Don't
Surrender
Burning Love (Tele5 Demo)
Burning Love (Tele5 Performance)
Ober (Live in Australia, 2005)
Teddy Bear (Live in Australia, 2005)
Teddy Bear (Live in San Francisco, 2018)
Cube-E Live in San Francisco, 1989
Buckaroo Blues
Black Barry
Cube-E Live in San Francisco, and Recklinghausen, 1989
The Baby King Beginning
The Baby King Middle
The Baby King End
Plus
Mr Skull's Nye Song
The King ; Eye Remastered
Blue Suede Shoes
The Baby King PT 1
Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
All Shook Up
Return to Sender
The Baby King PT 2
Teddy Bear
Devil in Disguise
Stuck on You
Big Hunk O Love
A Fool Such As I
The Baby King PT 3
Little Sister
His Latest Flame
Burning Love
Viva Las Vegas
The Baby King PT 4
Love Me Tender
The Baby King PT 5
Hound Dog
Bonus Kings
Dog Glue
Jailhouse Rock RMX
Surrender RMX
Heartbreak Hotel RMX
Little Sister RMX
Burning Love RMX
A Fool Such As I RMX
The King ; Eye Demos
Blue Suede Shoes
The Baby King PT 1
Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
All Shook Up
Return to Sender
The Baby King PT 2
Teddy Bear
Devil in Disguise
Stuck on You
Big Hunk O Love
A Fool Such As I
The Baby King PT 3
Little Sister
Burning Love
Viva Las Vegas
The Baby King PT 4
Love Me Tender
The Baby King PT 5
Hound Dog
I Can't Help Falling in Love with You
Don't
Surrender

UPC: 5013929361539
Label: Cryptic Corporation
Release Date: 10.23.20
Format: CD

The Residents - Cube-e Box: The History Of American Music In 3 E-Z Pieces pREServed (CD)