Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen, later renamed as just Duck Stab, is the fifth studio album by American art rock group the Residents, released in November 1978. It is named after the first side of the album, Duck Stab!, a seven-song EP released earlier in 1978 featuring shorter songs similar to the first side of Fingerprince. Buster and Glen, the B-side of the album, was intended to follow Duck Stab! presumably in early 1979.
| Duck Stab/Buster & Glen | ||||
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| Studio album by the Residents | ||||
| Released | November 30, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | October 1977–August 1978 | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | Ralph East Side Digital | |||
| Producer | The Residents | |||
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| Buster & Glen cover | ||||
After the first pressing of Duck Stab! quickly sold out—which was an oddity for the band—they decided to re-release it as an album, merged with the unreleased Buster and Glen. This was also in part due to the audio quality of the original EP, which the Residents stated was poor.
The shorter length of the songs made the album more accessible for fans who had recently heard "Satisfaction", and songs like "Constantinople" and "Hello Skinny" helped cement the band's cult following. Some noted that the Residents were approaching commercial elements with this EP, but they were purposefully avoiding others, such as a traditional chorus/verse structure. This album features guitar by Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman.