Terminal Tower (album)

Terminal Tower
Compilation album by Pere Ubu
Released 1985
Genre Post-punk
Label Rough Trade
Pere Ubu chronology

Song of the Bailing Man
(1982)		 Terminal Tower
(1985)		 The Tenement Year
(1988)
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Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection is a compilation of Pere Ubu's early singles and b-sides. It includes the Hearthan 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. The original Rough Trade UK LP was fine, but the American Twin Tone LP and CD both played at slightly slow speed (about a half-tone flat) throughout, had the left and right channels reversed and suffered from generally poor sound compared to the UK LP or the US singles.Most of the compilation was properly remastered for the 'Datapanik In The Year Zero' box set, and all subsequent individual reissues of the compilation have used that corrected master.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Heart of Darkness"  Tom Herman, Peter Laughner, David Thomas, Tim Wright 4:44
2. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo"  Thomas, Laughner, Gene O'Connor 6:19
3. "Final Solution"  Craig Bell, Herman, Scott Krauss, Laughner, Dave Taylor, Thomas, Wright 3:28
4. "Cloud 149"  Herman, Krauss, Laughner, Taylor, Thomas, Wright 3:05
5. "Untitled (early/alternate version of "The Modern Dance")"  Herman, Krauss, Allen Ravenstine, Thomas, Wright 4:08
6. "My Dark Ages"  Herman, Krauss, Tony Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas 4:57
7. "Heaven"  Herman, Krauss, Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas 2:37
8. "Humor Me" (live)Herman, Krauss, Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas 4:00
9. "The Book Is on the Table"  Herman, Krauss, Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas 3:01
10. "Not Happy"  Herman, Krauss, Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas, Mayo Thompson 3:26
11. "Lonesome Cowboy Dave"  Herman, Krauss, Maimone, Ravenstine, Thomas, Thompson 1:53

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References

  1. ↑ Terminal Tower (album) at AllMusic

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