PERE UBU Terminal Tower - UK LP Post Punk David Thomas

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	$		25

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PERE UBU

Terminal Tower - An Archival Collection

Original UK LP released on Rough Trade Records in 1985. Gatefold sleeve plus printed innersleeve.

At the outset of their career, Pere Ubu released some of the very first independent-label American punk singles on their own Hearthan (later Hearpen) label, which constitute some of their most celebrated and legendary work.

Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection gathers 11 tracks, mostly from the crucial Hearthan/Hearpen period (including the entire Datapanik in the Year Zero EP), plus a couple of later U.K. singles. This music's historical importance is undeniable -- not only because of the band's pioneering independent status in an area not as celebrated for its punk scene, but also because Pere Ubu was one of the first bands to push their art punk sound into territory later classified as alternative, a testament to their forward-looking approach.

None of that would matter if Terminal Tower didn't hold up so well as a listening experience, but Pere Ubu still sounds utterly original. David Thomas' unearthly voice mumbles and sobs the angular melodies over a backdrop of garagey guitars, startling sound effects (from both guitar and synth), and odd dissonances. Moments of jarring, apocalyptic terror ("Heart of Darkness," the creeping, crawling "30 Seconds Over Tokyo") sit next to oddly beautiful introspection, sometimes on the same song (the aching angst and evocative guitar solo of "Final Solution").

Meanwhile, poppier tracks incorporate those avant-garde textures into a gleeful dada bounce. The two tracks unavailable anywhere else, "Not Happy" and "Lonesome Cowboy Dave," are slices of poppy dementia that may make the collection worthwhile for devotees who already own the box, especially since this is such a strong, coherent listen.

Terminal Tower stands as the best introduction to the band not only because of its stellar material and relative accessibility, but also because it largely lacks the arty indulgences that popped up even on the group's most consistent albums. Essential, groundbreaking listening.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Heart Of Darkness

30 Seconds Over Tokyo

Final Solution

Cloud 149

Untitled

Side Two

My Dark Ages

Heaven

Humor Me

The Book Is On The Table

Not Happy

Lonesome Cowboy Dave

Released on 'Rough Trade Records' in 1985

Catalogue No. ROUGH 83

Disc is in EX++ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition

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