condition (record/cover): VG+ (light surfae noise) / VG+ The Residents' 1984 exploration of George Gershwin and James Brown - two quintessential American composers from vastly different cultural traditions. The band systematically deconstructs and reconstructs famous songs from both artists, revealing unexpected structural connections between high culture and popular music. Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and Brown's funk hits receive the full Residents treatment - familiar melodies made strange through heavy processing and radical recontextualization. A brilliant demonstration of how experimental techniques can illuminate popular music's underlying structures and reveal hidden connections across cultural boundaries. Both homage and critique simultaneously.