

"It is still astonishing to listen deeply to these records-packed with ideas and so breathtakingly original," says They Might Be Giants' John Linnell of the band's influence oh him. Reininger ( Tuxedomoon), Sam Coomes ( Quasi), David Janssen and Brian Poole ( Renaldo and the Loaf), and more. The book also features an introduction from Primus' Les Claypool, as well as recollections and tributes from Danny Elfman, Pee-wee Herman alter ego Paul Reubens, John Linnell ( They Might Be Giants), “Weird Al” Yankovic, Andy Partridge ( XTC), magician and Residents collaborator Penn Jillette, Eric Drew Feldman ( Captain Beefheart's Magic Band), Paul Leary ( Butthole Surfers), Aaron Freeman ( Ween), James McNew ( Yo La Tengo), Zach Hill ( Death Grips), Eric André, David J ( Bauhaus), Cedric Bixler-Zavala ( The Mars Volta), Josh Freese ( The Vandals), Rob Crow ( Pinback), Dan Deacon, Don Preston ( The Mothers of Invention), Alexander Hacke ( Einstürzende Neubauten), JG Thirlwell, Blaine L. It also comes with a 7" single featuring unreleased track "Nobody's Nos" from the Not Available era of the band.

1 is a fully authorized visual history with rare and unseen photos, artwork, and other ephemera across 356 pages. Author Aaron Tanner was given unprecedented access to The Cryptic Corporation's Residents archive, and A Sight for Sore Eyes, Vol.
