70s Nudes

There was time in the late '70s and early '80s when inner suburban Melbourne was churning out as much world class rock 'n' roll as it ever has. Bands like The Sports, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and Paul Kelly & The Dots could pack out venues like Bombay Rock or The Venue for nights on end. The songs coming out of Melbourne were strong and often about the city itself. Skyhooks sung about the sun setting over Carlton, The Sports would sing about going down to the cop shop on Russell Street and a little later, Paul Kelly would name check St. Kilda and other quirks of Melbourne suburbia.

Meet The Residents is the 1974 debut album by San Francisco group The Residents. Originally from Louisiana, they traveled and found themselves lost in Northern California, which they called home. This edition was released by East Side Digital in 1988 and also features one of their first releases, the 4-song holiday double 7" record Santa Dog, where each song is performed by a different band even though they are all one and the same.