Night Of Desirable Objects, by SNAKEFINGER'S VESTAL VIRGINS

Night Of Desirable Objects

by SNAKEFINGER'S VESTAL VIRGINS

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Bishop Sadly, I came to Snakefinger after he passed away. This album has so much crazy music going on, but it all *works*. Favorite track: Bad Day In Bombay (Parts I & II).

Adrian Cruz Rubio excellent album and reference of the time

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1.	Sophia's Playful Pipes 01:49	buy track
2.	There's No Justice In Life 03:19	buy track
3.	Bless Me For I Have Sinned 02:35	buy track
4.	Jesus Gave Me Water 01:06	buy track
5.	Move 02:29	buy track
6.	The Golden King 07:55	buy track
7.	Bad Day In Bombay (Parts I & II) 06:08	buy track
8.	8 1/4 04:18	buy track
9.	I Gave Myself To You 04:42	buy track
10.	Sawney Bean/Sawney's Death Dance 04:45	buy track
11.	This Is Not A Disco Song 03:50	buy track
12.	You're A Can Of Gasoline (I'm A Lighted Match) 02:40	buy track
13.	Artists In Bed 03:55	buy track
14.	It Hurts Me, Too 04:02	buy track
15.	Hidden Treasure 03:54	buy track
16.	Mary Ann 04:00	buy track
17.	Wanderers Return 02:46	buy track
18.	Hollywood Blues 03:20	buy track
19.	Desert Island Woman 02:01	buy track

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Snakefinger surely needs not much of an introduction. Born Philip Charles Lithman in London, he moved to San Francisco in 1971. His roots lie in the British blues scene, but he soon became friends with The Residents who also gave him the name Snakefinger based on a photograph of Lithman performing, in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. In 1972 Lithman returned to England and formed the pub rock band Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. After the lack of success of the second album, he returned to the states and work on his solo albums co-written and produced by The Residents began. Night of Desirable Objects was Snakefinger's fourth and final studio album, recorded with the Vestal Virgins and released by Ralph Records in 1987. It featured a variety of styles including jazz, folk, rock, gospel and polka, and displayed a compositional maturity. Snakefinger suffered a heart attack and died on 1 July 1987 in Linz, Austria while touring in support of the album, on the same day the album's first single was released: "There's No Justice In Life". As with all previous re-issues by us, this album will come remastered and with bonus tracks.

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released February 12, 2018

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