Variations on a Theme (David Thomas album)

Variations on a Theme
Studio album by David Thomas &
The Pedestrians with Richard Thompson
Released June 1983 (1983-06)
Recorded March 1983 (1983-03)
Studio Suma Recording
(Painesville, OH)
Genre Art rock
Length 38:04
Label Rough Trade
Producer David Thomas
David Thomas chronology
Winter Comes Home
(1982)Winter Comes Home1982		 Variations on a Theme
(1983)		 More Places Forever
(1985)More Places Forever1985
Richard Thompson chronology
Shoot Out the Lights
(1982) Shoot Out the Lights1982		 Variations on a Theme
(1983) Variations on a Theme1983		 Hand of Kindness
(1983) Hand of Kindness1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

Variations on a Theme is the second studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas, released in May 1983 by Rough Trade Records. Like its predecessor The Sound of the Sand, Variations on a Theme features prominent guitar work from Richard Thompson.[3] In 1997, the album was remastered by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set. It was the only album in the set to be remixed, and its running order was changed.

Track listing

All lyrics written by David Thomas.

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."A Day at the Botanical Gardens"David Thomas3:21
2."Pedestrian Walk"David Thomas, Eddie Thornton4:34
3."Bird Town"Richard Thompson2:43
4."The Egg & I"Anton Fier2:55
5."Who Is It?"Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler3:39
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Song of Hoe"David Thomas6:03
2."Hurry Back"Jim Jones4:19
3."The Rain"Chris Cutler, Anton Fier5:17
4."Semaphore"Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Jack Monck5:13

Personnel

Adapted from the Variations on a Theme liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Rough Trade LP ROUGH 60
United States Sixth International Silo2

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Rick. "David Thomas: Variations on a Theme > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "David Thomas". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David (2007). "David Thomas". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Variations on a Theme (sleeve). David Thomas & the Pedestrians. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1983.
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