Description

Year/Genre: 1979, Alternative/ Experimental
Matrix #: MVD5453
Condition: VG+ (sounds great)

Cultural Facts:

1. Presented as a concept album simulating Arctic tribal rituals through experimental sound collage.

2. Recorded using homemade instruments, field recordings, and tape manipulation at the Cryptic Corporation studio.

3. Marketed as a documentary satire, it critiqued Western stereotypes of Indigenous culture.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $35$40
VG+: $25$30
VG: $18$22
G: $10$12
11/3/25 TC

Description

Original white vinyl pressing of the 1979 LP; possibly one of the strangest albums ever (even by Residents standards!), a 6-part sound-story – ‘warm clothing or a blanket should be within easy reach’ when listening! In gatefold sleeve with printed inner.

• A1 The Walrus Hunt
• A2 Birth
• A3 Arctic Hysteria
• A4 The Angry Angakok
• B1 A Spirit Steals A Child
• B2 The Festival Of Death