Refused (album) explained

Refused
Type:Compilation
Artist:The Residents
Cover:Residents_Refused.jpg
Released:December 15, 1999
Recorded:1972–1999
Genre:Avant-garde, experimental rock
Label:Ralph America
Producer:The Cryptic Corporation
Prev Title:Wormwood
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Wormwood Live
Next Year:1999

Refused, also known as Santa Dog '99, is an album released on CD by the Residents in 1999 to celebrate the end of the millennium. It collects the 1972 Santa Dog EP as well as every rerecording of the title track (also known as "Fire") that had been made up to that point, as well as new recordings made especially for the album. It was originally released by Ralph America in a limited run of 1333 copies (in reference to the Number of the Beast, given that 1999 minus 1333 equals 666).[1]

The album cover shows Richard Nixon's refused copy of the original EP, which was mailed to him alongside other celebrities and close friends by the Residents.[2]

The track "Santa Dog '84 (A Work in Progress)" is a new version of the original, although still incomplete, with overdubs and vocals by Molly Harvey and Carla Fabrizio.

Track listing

2019 Klanggalerie reissue

The album was rearranged and rereleased in 2019 on CD by Klanggalerie to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Refused. It excludes the other three tracks from the 1972 EP but includes all subsequent rerecordings made since the release of the original album, as well as the original "Santa Dog '84" and an instrumental of "Santa Dog '88" titled "Santa Cow".[3] [4] [5]

2022 Secret Records reissue

The album was once again rearranged and rereleased in 2022 on 2xLP by Secret Records as Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection (aka Refused) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Santa Dog.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Residents - Refused (1999, CD) - Discogs. Discogs.
  2. Web site: The Residents' Historical - Santa Dog. The Residents.
  3. Web site: gg314. Klanggalerie.
  4. Web site: The Residents - Refused (2019, CD) - Discogs. Discogs.
  5. Web site: The Residents - Refused [Klanggalerie - 2019]]. Musique Machine.
  6. Web site: The Residents - Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection (aka Refused) 2xLP. Secret Records.
  7. Web site: The Residents - Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection (2022, Peppermint, Vinyl) - Discogs. Discogs.