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Ralph Records

Ralph Records was an American independent record label active between 1972 and 1989, best known for being initially run by avant-garde art collective the Residents. The name arose from the slang phrase for vomiting "calling Ralph on the porcelain telephone".

Artists who released records on Ralph
Art Bears (2 releases) • Big City Orchestra (1) • Eugene Chadbourne (1) • Chrome (only 3 tracks on Subterranean Modern compilation) • Club Foot Orchestra (2) • Freshly Wrapped Candies (1) • Fred Frith (4) • Frank Harris and Maria Marquez (1) • King Kurt (1) • MX-80 Sound (5) • Nash the Slash (1) • Michael Perilstein (1) • Renaldo and the Loaf (4) • The Residents (31) • Rhythm & Noise (2) • Schwump (1) • Snakefinger (11) • Bill Spooner (1) • Suckdog (1) • Hajime Tachibana (1) • Tuxedomoon (7) • Voice Farm (2) • Yello (2) == Notable releases ==
Notable releases
Santa Dog EP (1972) • Meet The Residents (1974) • The ResidentsThe Third Reich N Roll (1976) • The ResidentsSatisfaction 7-inch (1976) • The ResidentsFingerprince (1977) • The Beatles Play The Residents and The Residents Play The Beatles 7-inch (1977) • The ResidentsDuck Stab! EP (1978) • The ResidentsNot Available (1978) • The ResidentsDuck Stab/Buster & Glen (1978) • The ResidentsSanta Dog '78 (1978) • The ResidentsEskimo (1979) • The ResidentsBabyfingers EP (1979) • SnakefingerChewing Hides The Sound (1979) • TuxedomoonHalf-Mute (1980) • The ResidentsCommercial Album (1980) • Fred FrithGravity (1980) • SnakefingerGreener Postures (1980) • MX-80 SoundOut of the Tunnel (1980) • The ResidentsDiskomo/Goosebump EP (1980) • YelloSolid Pleasure (1980) • YelloClaro Que Si (1981) • TuxedomoonDesire (1981) • Fred FrithSpeechless (1981) • The ResidentsMark of the Mole (1981) • The ResidentsThe Tunes of Two Cities (1982) • The ResidentsIntermission EP (1982) • The ResidentsMole Show (1983) • Fred FrithCheap at Half the Price (1983) • The Residents and Renaldo & The LoafTitle In Limbo (1983) • Residue of the Residents (1983) • The ResidentsGeorge & James (1984) • The ResidentsAssorted Secrets (1984) • Rhythm & NoiseContents Under Notice (1984) • The ResidentsWhatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (1984) • Rhythm & NoiseChasms Accord (1985) • The ResidentsThe Big Bubble (1985) • The Residents & Snakefinger13th Anniversary Show – Live In Japan (1985) • The Residents & SnakefingerThe 13th Anniversary Show Live in the U.S.A.(1986) • The ResidentsStars & Hank Forever (1986) ==Compilations==
Compilations
Subterranean Modern, 1979 • ''Frank Johnson's Favorites'', 1981 • Best of Ralph, 1982 == See also ==
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