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Snakefinger (17 Jun 1949 - 01 Jul 1987)

Male Person - United Kingdom singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents

Releases (13)

Official

Album

  1. Chewing Hides the Sound 1979
  2. Greener Postures 1980
  3. Manual of Errors 1982
  4. Night of Desirable Objects Mar 1987

Album - Compilation

  1. Against the Grain 1983
  2. A Collection of Songs Written and Produced With the Residents 1988
  3. Philip Charles Lithman AKA Snakefinger 1949 – 1987 1992
  4. Who Do You Love: B-Sides & Rarities 13 Nov 2020

Album - Live

  1. Snakefinger’s History of the Blues: Live in Europe 1984
  2. Live in Melbourne 1981 15 Oct 2015

Single

  1. The Man In The Dark Sedan 1980

Bootleg

Album

  1. Vestal Virgins 1993

Relationships (4)

Performance Name Of

  1. Philip Lithman

Supporting Artist For

  1. The Residents (1969 - 1987)

Member Of

  1. Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins original, eponymous
  2. Club Foot Orchestra

Recordings by (118)

  1. The Spot 3:00 (1978)
  2. Smelly Tongues 2:24 (1978)
  3. The Model 3:41 (1979)
  4. Kill the Great Raven 3:05 (1979)
  5. Jesus Was a Leprechaun 2:00 (1979)
  6. Here Come the Bums 2:50 (1979)
  7. The Vivian Girls 2:08 (1979)
  8. Magic and Ecstasy 2:49 (1979)
  9. Who Is the Culprit and Who Is the Victim? 2:58 (1979)
  10. What Wilbur? 2:35 (1979)
  11. Picnic in the Jungle 3:57 (1979)
  12. Friendly Warning 2:41 (1979)
  13. I Love Mary 2:31 (1979)
  14. The Vultures of Bombay 3:03 (1979)
  15. The Man In The Dark Sedan 4:33 (1980)
  16. Womb To Worm ?:?? (1980)
  17. Golden Goat 4:08 (1980)
  18. Don’t Lie 3:31 (1980)
  19. I Come From an Island 3:22 (1980)
  20. Jungle Princess 3:46 (1980)
  21. Trashing All the Loves of History 3:10 (1980)
  22. Save Me From Dali 2:31 (1980)
  23. Living in Vain 3:42 (1980)
  24. The Picture Makers vs. Children of the Sea 9:29 (1980)
  25. Yeti What Are You? 4:10 (1982)
  26. Beatnik Party 3:42 (1982)
  27. The Garden of Earthly Delights 3:02 (1982)
  28. You Sliced Up My Wife 2:01 (1982)
  29. I Followed George’s Dream 5:20 (1982)
  30. Bring Back Reality 5:07 (1982)
  31. Shining Faces 2:22 (1982)
  32. Eva's Warning 4:37 (1982)
  33. Private Universe / Life on Nebulov 7:28 (1982)
  34. I Love You Too Much to Respect You ?:?? (1983)
  35. Shining Faces (I Am Nino) ?:?? (1983)
  36. Here Comes the Bums ?:?? (1983)
  37. Magic and Ecstacy ?:?? (1983)
  38. Yeti: What Are You? ?:?? (1983)
  39. Natural Ball 3:40 (1984)
  40. 36-22-36 2:29 (1984)
  41. Cryin for My Baby 2:51 (1984)
  42. I Can’t Be Satisfied 2:38 (1984)
  43. Crosscut Saw 2:52 (1984)
  44. Every Day I Have the Blues 3:08 (1984)
  45. If You Haven’t Any Hay 1:58 (1984)
  46. You Upset Me Baby 3:03 (1984)
  47. Preachin’ Blues 2:55 (1984)
  48. These Kind of Blues 3:39 (1984)
  49. Stolen Moments 9:56 (1984)
  50. Eva’s Warning 4:31 (1984)
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On Recordings (25)

Instruments

  1. Extra: Version 2:23 The Residents & Renaldo and The Loaf (1983) guitar
  2. Africa Tree 2:59 The Residents & Renaldo and The Loaf (1983) violin
  3. Sitting on the Sand 1:28 The Residents & Renaldo and The Loaf (1983) guitar
  4. Suerte De La Noche 4:28 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  5. Picnic in the Jungle 5:44 The Residents (1986) guest, additional, electric guitar
  6. Hip Hopi 3:17 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  7. Visions 0:47 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  8. Chinese Flowers 3:20 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  9. Time Axe Bag Dad 4:53 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  10. Elk's Dance Hit 5:04 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  11. Wild Beasts 4:06 Club Foot Orchestra (1986) guitar
  12. The Mummy Show 29:38 The Residents (2010) electric guitar

Produced

  1. 81⁄4 4:15 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  2. I Gave Myself to You 4:41 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  3. Bad Day in Bombay (Parts I & II) 6:03 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  4. Sawney Bean / Sawney’s Death Dance 4:30 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  5. Bless Me for I Have Sinned 2:34 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  6. The Golden King 7:52 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  7. There’s No Justice in Life 3:17 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  8. Move 2:28 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  9. Sophia’s Playful Pipes 1:48 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  10. This Is Not a Disco Song 3:47 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  11. Jesus Gave Me Water 1:05 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (Mar 1987)
  12. It Hurts Me Too 3:59 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (1987)
  13. I Love You Too Much to Respect You 3:51 Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins (1987)

Credited as (6)

  1. Snakefinger
  2. The Residents & Snakefinger
  3. The Residents feat. Snakefinger
  4. The Residents and Snakefinger
  5. Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins
  6. The Residents featuring Snakefinger

Works (24)

Wrote

  1. Golden Goat
  2. Don’t Lie
  3. Man in the Dark Sedan
  4. I Come From an Island
  5. Jungle Princess
  6. Trashing All the Loves of History
  7. Save Me From Dali
  8. The Picture Makers vs. Children of the Sea
  9. Yeti What Are You?
  10. Beatnik Party
  11. You Sliced Up My Wife
  12. I Followed George’s Dream
  13. Bring Back Reality
  14. Eva’s Warning
  15. Living in Vain
  16. Kill the Great Raven
  17. Jesus Was a Leprechaun
  18. Here Come the Bums
  19. Who Is the Culprit and Who Is the Victim?
  20. What Wilbur?
  21. Picnic in the Jungle
  22. Friendly Warning
  23. The Vultures of Bombay
  24. The Vivian Girls

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb160368128
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n95031018
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/snakefinger
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95031018
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13524238X

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/485663

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/142962

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/38134830

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2086125

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/25367

Biographies

  1. http://residents.com/bh/SNAKEFINGER.htm