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The Residents: Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog

On July 10, 2020, “Cherry Red” label released “Metal, Meat & Bone: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog”, the 46th Residents (The) album. It is a rock opera with covers of songs by fictional albino blues singer Alvin Snow, also known as Dyin’ Dog. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by The Residents and Eric Drew Feldman.

Personnel:

  • The Residents – performance, arrangements
  • Alvin Snow – performance
  • The Mongrels – performance
  • Roland Sheehan – performance
  • Eric Drew Feldman – performance
  • Nolan Cook – guitars
  • Carla Fabrizio – vocals
  • Sivan Lioncub – vocals
  • Peter Whitehead – vocals
  • Rob Laufer – vocals
  • Black Francis – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Bury My Bone – Alvin Snow
  2. Hungry Hound – Alvin Snow
  3. DIE! DIE! DIE! – Alvin Snow
  4. River Runs Dry – Alvin Snow
  5. The Dog’s Dream – Alvin Snow
  6. I Know – Alvin Snow
  7. Pass for White – Alvin Snow
  8. Tell Me – Alvin Snow
  9. Mama Don’t G0 – Alvin Snow
  10. Dead Weight – Alvin Snow
  11. Cold as a Corpse – The Residents
  12. Blood Stains – The Residents
  13. Cut to the Quick – The Residents
  14. She Called Me Doggy – The Residents
  15. Evil Hides – The Residents
  16. Midnight Man – The Residents

Frank Black And The Catholics: Show Me Your Tears

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On September 9, 2003, “SpinArt” label released “Show Me Your Tears”, the final Frank Black and the Catholics album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Nick Vincent, Ben Mumphrey, Stan Ridgway, Frank Black, Rich Gilbert, David McCaffrey and Scott Boutier.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black- vocals, guitar
  • Rich Gilbert – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
  • David McCaffrey – vocals, bass
  • Scott Boutier – drums, bells
  • David Philips – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Joey Santiago, Keith Moliné– guitar
  • Stan Ridgway – vocals, harmonica, melodica, banjo, percussion
  • Eric Drew Feldman– organ
  • Van Dyke Parks- piano, accordion
  • Rob Laufer – vocals, piano
  • Jack Kidney – saxophone, harmonica
  • Andy J. Perkins – trumpet
  • Cynthia Haagens, Eric Potter, Jean Black, Pietra Wexstun– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black.

  1. Nadine
  2. Everything Is New
  3. My Favorite Kiss
  4. Jaina Blues
  5. New House of the Pope
  6. Horrible Day
  7. Massif Centrale
  8. When Will Happiness Find Me Again?
  9. Goodbye Lorraine
  10. This Old Heartache
  11. The Snake
  12. Coastline
  13. Manitoba

 

Frank Black and the Catholics: Devil’s Workshop

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On August 20, 2002, “SpinART” label released “Devil’s Workshop”, the second of a pair of albums by Frank Black and the Catholics to be simultaneously released in 2002. It was recorded March – April 2002, and was produced by Frank Black, Scott Boutier, David McCaffery, Dave Philips, Rob Laufer and Ben Mumphrey.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black– vocals, guitar
  • Dave Philips – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Rob Laufer – keyboards
  • David McCaffery – vocals, bass
  • Scott Boutier – vocals, drums
  • Eric Drew Feldman– keyboards
  • Stan Ridgway– keyboards
  • Joey Santiago– guitar
  • Lyle Workman– guitar
  • Moris Tepper– guitar
  • Ben Mumphrey– maracas

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black.

  1. Velvety
  2. Out of State
  3. His Kingly Cave
  4. San Antonio, TX
  5. Bartholomew
  6. Modern Age
  7. Are You Headed My Way?
  8. Heloise
  9. The Scene
  10. Whiskey in Your Shoes
  11. Fields of Marigold