THIS IS THE 1980 FRANCE ORIGINAL PRESSING on CELLULOID/RALPH label. The single cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear BUT light discolouration/wear on corners, mild creases on edges/corners, sticker mark on front (top left), surface ringwear, left spine is readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition (light clicks, barely played) and plays wonderfully. 2ND SOLO ALBUM.
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SNAKEFINGER
Philip Lithman led a schizophrenic career, trying to make his way out of obscurity into the light of mainstream success, but then found a living as a valued sideman to the most obscure pop group of the '70s and '80s: the Residents. His dramatic, slanted runs up the fretboard have its antecedents in the British blues scene and art rock, most particularly Robert Fripp and Fred Frith (the latter also lending guitar to Residents recordings); his fingerwork earned him the nickname "Snakefinger." In the end, he died (suddenly, of a heart attack) while in limbo: not weird enough for the Residents, not normal enough for chart success or critical recognition.
Produced by Snakefinger and The Residents
1980 CELLULOID / RALPH RECORDS CEL 2-6557
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
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LABEL: CELLULOID / RALPH - PINK/GREEN LABEL w/RALPH LOGO at BOTTOM - GREEN/PINK TEXT
Catalog on cover: CEL 2-6557
Catalog on labels: CEL 2 6557 A yPartx88.064 / CEL 2 6557 B yPartx88.065
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched/Stamped): M6 334021 2 CEL 6557AX YPARTX 88064 I
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched/Stamped): M6 334022 2 CEL 6557BX YPARTX 88065 I
On labels: D.R.[boxed]
© & ℗ 1980 Cryptic Corp.
Tous droits...........interdits.
Made in France
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
© 1980 - The Cryptic Corpor.
RALPH and CELLULOID logos
tracklisting
Side A: GOLDEN GOAT - DON'T LIE - THE MAN IN THE DARK SEDAN
I COME FROM AN ISLAND - JUNGLE PRINCESS
Side B: TRASHING ALL THE LOVES OF HISTORY - SAVE ME FROM DALI
LIVING IN VAIN - THE PICTURE MAKERS - CHILDREN OF THE SEA
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
English avant-guitarist Philip Charles Lithman, aka Snakefinger, began an association with the Residents in 1969, before the group even had that name. The Residents co-produced his two albums with Snakefinger. Greener Postures was originally released in 1980. This is the peculiar and unique material of a cult guitarist extraordinaire. Each song is a quirky island in a sea of sonic oddity. The gamut on Greener Postures runs from the edgy depression ballad "Living in Vain" to "I Come From an Island" with an oppressive beat and stark message that could come from the Residents' The Mole Show. A listen to this album forces consideration of his immense contribution to the Residents' sound...(AllMusic)