1980 Reject letter from Hardy Fox of Ralph Records/Residents

Sep 4, 2026 6:01 PM

I was only 17 years old at the time and sent a reel to reel tape to Ralph Records of our recordings. It was experimental music bouncing cassette decks and reel to reel machines. Mostly influenced by the band Chrome.

Great letter! Residents and Chrome were insane and so ahead of their time. Both very influential. RIP Damon and Hardy.

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Do you still have the recordings? I’m always interested in hearing experimental stuff.

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They’re still on cassette. Never been digitized!

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