Packaged in a 28-cubic-foot stainless steel refrigerator and containing releases spanning the group’s entire career, the UBS holds well over 100 items, including first pressings. In typically outrageous fashion, there are only 10 available, and they cost $100,000.

The band never gives interviews, but co-manager Homer Flynn admits they haven’t sold any yet. The publicist laughed at the idea of a promotional copy.

“There have been several inquiries,” claims Flynn, “but when it gets to paying the deposit, they seem less interested. There’s one guy in particular who’s a huge Residents fan and has a lot of money. He’s invested money into projects in the past, so I’m a little surprised I haven’t heard anything from him at this point. I’m still thinking he might buy one.

“We also have a really great connection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the woman who’s the connection there, the media curator, has tried to drum up support for them to buy one, which would be really fantastic.”

Anyone attending the show should go with an open mind despite the promise of a “career retrospective.”

“There will be people who are disappointed because they’re not doing ‘Constantinople’ or the stuff that was more popular from a singles point of view. A lot of what they’re doing is fairly obscure.

“But, I think if you look at it in the context of the Residents, it’s a true retrospective. It’s very valid for them.” – Jim Caligiuri