The Modern Dance

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The Modern Dance
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released	1978
Recorded	November 1977, Suma Studios, Cleveland
Genre	Post-punk
Length	36:20
Label	Blank Records
Producer	Pere Ubu and Ken Hamann
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Pere Ubu chronology
The Modern Dance (1978) Dub Housing (1978)

The Modern Dance is the debut album by Pere Ubu.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Pere Ubu, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

1. "Non-Alignment Pact" – 3:18
2. "The Modern Dance" – 3:28
3. "Laughing" – 4:35
4. "Street Waves" – 3:04
5. "Chinese Radiation" – 3:27

[edit] Side two

1. "Life Stinks" (Peter Laughner) – 1:52
2. "Real World" – 3:59
3. "Over My Head" – 3:48
4. "Sentimental Journey" – 6:05
5. "Humor Me" – 2:44

[edit] Personnel

• Tom Herman - guitar
• Scott Krauss - drums
• Tony Maimone - bass
• Allen Ravenstine - EML synthesizer, sax
• David Thomas - vocals, musette