FINGERPRINCE
CD Liner Notes
Recorded in 1976, Fingerprince is The Resident's fourth
album. However, when it was being recorded it was not
called "Fingerprince". In 1976 it was called "Tourniquet of
Roses" and was so long that it would have consumed three LP
sides. The record company, Ralph Records, insisted that the
record be cut back to the standard length of two sides,
which was renamed "Fingerprince". The remaining side was
eventually released in limited numbers as Babyfingers.
The
two pieces to note here are "Walter Westinghouse" and "Six
Things to a Cycle", which is a ballet. The plot outline was
provided by The Residents reads: "Man, represented as a
primitive humanoid, is consumed by his self-created
environment only to be replaced by a new creature, still
primitive, still faulty, but destined to rule the world
just as poorly".
"Walter Westinghouse", on the other hand,
is noteworth as a kind of mini-opera with characters and
dialogue interaction, a trend which points towards much of
The Residents 'later work.
Thanks to the convenient length
of Compact Discs, we are happy to finally present the
original "Tourniquet of Roses" as it was conceived. True,
the title "Fingerprince" is still on the cover in attempt
to prevent confusion, but this is the real thing, folks.
Dig it.
--- The Cryptic Corporation