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SNAKEFINGER - Chewing hides the Sound

Format: do-CD Label & Cat.Number: Klanggalerie gg220-2 Release Year: 2024 Note: re-issue of the wild and uncategorizable LP from 1979 (Ralph Records), his first solo outing with a "The Model" cover-version, co-produced with THE RESIDENTS, this new deluxe version has 3 rare tracks from 7"es, and a full disc of alternative remixes from 1987, found in the archives.. Price (incl. 19% VAT): €20.00 More Info https://klanggalerie.bandcamp.com/album/chewing-hides-the-sound-deluxe Klanggalerie präsentiert: das remasterte Snakefinger-Solodebüt von 1979 (Ralph Records) plus drei Single-Bonustracks, sowie elf bisher unveröffentlichte Versionen der Albumsongs auf der zweiten CD! Der Londoner Musiker Philip Charles Lithman traf in den frühen Siebzigern in San Francisco auf die Residents, die ihm auch seinen Künstlernamen verpassten. Zunächst kehrte Lithman nach England zurück, um mit der Pubrock-Band Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers zwei Alben zu veröffentlichen. Daraufhin wieder in den USA, arbeitete er als Solomusiker und veröffentlichte 1979 „Chewing Hides The Sound“, nicht nur zusammen mit den Residents geschrieben, sondern auch auf deren Label Ralph veröffentlicht. Das Album enthält Klassiker wie „What Wilbur?“, „Picnic In The Jungle“ und natürlich das Kraftwerk-Cover „The Model“. Die oft surreale Stimmung und Lithmans Slideguitar-Stil prägen die Musik. Auf der ersten CD sind neben den zwölf Albumsongs drei exklusive, nur auf dazugehörigen Singles zu findende Bonussongs. Auf CD 2 sind elf bisher unveröffentlichte Versionen zusammengefasst, alternative Mixe bzw. Remixe, die erst kürzlich in den Residents-Archiven auftauchten und 1987 im Zuge der Veröffentlichung von „Snakey Wake“ im Gedenken an den zuvor verstobenen Lithman entstanden. Snakefinger surely needs not much of an introduction. Born Philip Charles Lithman in London, he moved to San Francisco in 1971. His roots lie in the British blues scene, but he soon became friends with The Residents who also gave him the name Snakefinger based on a photograph of Lithman performing, in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. In 1972 Lithman returned to England and formed the pub rock band Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. After the lack of success of the second album, he returned to the states and work on his first solo album began. "Chewing Hides The Sound" came out in 1979 on Ralph Records. It includes classics such as his Kraftwerk cover "The Model", "What Wilbur?" and "Picnic In The Jungle". The songs on the album were co-written with The Residents. The music showcased Lithman's distinctive slide guitar playing and often surreal imagery. At the same time, a string of singles was released. All tracks that were exclusive to these releases are added as bonus tracks here. Very recently, a so far unknown remix of the whole album was discovered in the Residents' archive. It was made in 1987 in preparation for the Snakey Wake by The Residents and has never been published in any form. Klanggalerie are now proud to present you this lost gem for the first time ever on this double CD. Full Tracklist: Disc 1: 1. The Model 2. Kill The Great Raven 3. Jesus Was A Leprechaun 4. Here Comes The Bums 5. The Vivian Girls 6. Magic And Ecstasy 7. Who Is The Culprit And Who Is The Victim? 8. What Wilbur? 9. Picnic In The Jungle 10. Friendly Warning 11. I Love Mary 12. The Vultures Of Bombay 13. The Spot 14. Smelly Tongues 15. Talkin' In The Town Disc 2: 1. What Wilbur (Alternate Version) 2. The Vivian Girls (Alternate Version) 3. Kill The Great Raven (Alternate Version) 4. Interlude (Neon Lights) 5. Here Come The Bums (Alternate Version) 6. Magic And Ecstasy (Alternate Version) 7. Friendly Warning (Alternate Version) 8. Talkin' In The Town (Alternate Version) 9. Who Is The Culprit And Who Is The Victim (Alternate Version) 10. I Love Mary (Alternate Version) 11. The Vultures of Bombay (Alternate Version) www.klanggalerie.com/gg220