Terminal Tower (album)
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| Terminal Tower | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Art punk, post-punk[1] | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Paul Hamann, Pere Ubu | |||
| Pere Ubu chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [4] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A/B:1[5] |
| MusicHound Rock | 5/5[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[9] |
| The Village Voice | A−[10] |
Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection is a compilation album by American
Datapanik in Year Zero EP, and continuing 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart of Darkness" | Tom 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 at London College of Printing, London, December 5, 1978) | 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 |
Personnel
- Tom Herman – guitar, bass
- Peter Laughner – guitar, bass
- Tim Wright – bass, guitar
- Mayo Thompson – guitar
- Scott Krauss– drums
- Tony Maimone – bass
- Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers, saxophone, vocals
- David Thomas – vocals, trombone
- Chris Cutler - drums, percussion, sounds
- Dave Taylor – EML synthesizers, Acetone organ on "Final Solution" and "Cloud 149"
- Alan Greenblatt – rhythm guitar on "Untitled"
References
- ^ "40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Terminal Tower – Pere Ubu". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (May 30, 1993). "The Best of Pere Ubu on CD". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Rocklist.net... Gary Graff - MusicHound".
- ^ "Pere Ubu: Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection". Q.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 1, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
External links
- Terminal Tower at Discogs (list of releases)
- Stylus Magazine review
