Terminal Tower (album)
Encyclopedia
Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection is a compilation of Pere Ubu
's early singles and b-sides. It includes the Hearpen singles (recorded with founder Peter Laughner
) that were initially compiled on the Datapanik in Year Zero
EP, and continues through later sides recorded with Mayo Thompson
.
Pere Ubu
Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group from Cleveland, Ohio.Père Ubu may also refer to:* Ubu, the enigmatic central figure of a series of French plays by Alfred Jarry, including Ubu Roi, and subsequent plays Ubu Cocu and Ubu Enchaîné...
's early singles and b-sides. It includes the Hearpen singles (recorded with founder Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Laughner remains a rather little known figure; nonetheless, Richie Unterberger described him as "probably the single biggest catalyst in the birth of Cleveland's alternative rock scene in the mid...
) that were initially compiled on the Datapanik in Year Zero
Datapanik in Year Zero
Datapanik in Year Zero is a 1996 box set by Pere Ubu, which catalogues their initial phase of existence up to their 1982 break-up . The title was first used by the band for a 1978 EP which compiled their first singles; the name was "recycled" for this release...
EP, and continues through later sides recorded with Mayo Thompson
Mayo Thompson
Mayo Thompson is an American musician and visual artist best known as the leader of the avant-garde rock band Red Crayola .-1960s:...
.
Track listing
- "Heart of Darkness" (1975) – 4:44
- "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (1975) – 4:57
- "Final Solution" (1976) – 3:28
- "Cloud 149" (1976) – 3:05
- "Untitled" (1976) – 4:08
- "My Dark Ages" (1976) – 6:19
- "Heaven" (1977) – 2:37
- "Humor Me" (live) (1979) – 4:00
- "The Book Is on the Table" (1979) – 3:01
- "Not Happy" (1981) – 3:26
- "Lonesome Cowboy Dave" (1981) – 1:53
Personnel
- Tom Herman – guitar, bass
- Peter LaughnerPeter LaughnerPeter Laughner was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Laughner remains a rather little known figure; nonetheless, Richie Unterberger described him as "probably the single biggest catalyst in the birth of Cleveland's alternative rock scene in the mid...
- guitar, bass - Tim WrightTim Wright (bassist)Tim Wright is an American bassist. He was the original bassist with Pere Ubu, but left in 1978 to join Arto Lindsay in the no wave band DNA. He stayed with them until they split in 1982.- References :...
- bass - Mayo ThompsonMayo ThompsonMayo Thompson is an American musician and visual artist best known as the leader of the avant-garde rock band Red Crayola .-1960s:...
- guitar - Scott Krauss – drums
- Tony MaimoneTony MaimoneTony Maimone is a bass player, producer, and engineer who lives in Brooklyn, New York.He was a member of Pere Ubu from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, often playing with drummer Scott Krauss...
– bass - Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers
- David ThomasDavid Thomas (musician)David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...
– vocals