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PERE UBU
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
* 9/1975

Line-Up:

David Thomas - voc
Tom Herman - g
Michele Temple - bg
Robert Wheeler - kb
Steve Mehlman - ds

Former Members:

Peter Laughner (g, 9/75-1976); Tom Herman (g, 9/75-80); Alan Greenblatt (g, 1976); Mayo Thompson (g, 6/80-82); Jim Jones (g, 1988-cca 1995)

Tim Wright (bg, 9/75-1976); Tony Maimone (bg, 1976-82, 1988-92)

Scott Krause (ds, 9/75-8/81, 1988-cca 1995); Anton Fier (ds, 1981-82); Chris Cutler (ds, 1988)

Allen Ravenstine (kb, 9/75-1976, 1976-82, 1988-89); Dave Taylor (kb, 1976); Eric Drew Feldman (kb, 1989-92)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Modern Dance	1/1978	Blank
2.	Dub Housing	11/1978	Chrysalis
3.	New Picnic Time	21.09.1979	Chrysalis
4.	The Art Of Walking	04.07.1980	Rough Trade
5.	390° Of Simulated Stereo - Ubu Live: Vol. 1	5/1981	Rough Trade
6.	The Song Of The Bailing Man produced by: Adam Kidron	03.09.1982	Rough Trade
7.	Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection	11/1985	Rough Trade
8.	The Tenement Years	3/1988	Fontana
9.	One Man Drives While The Other Man Screams - Live Vol. 2: Pere Ubu On Tour	3/1989	Rough Trade
10.	Cloudland produced by: Stephen Hague	5/1989	Fontana
11.	World's In Collision	5/1991	Fontana
12.	The Story Of My Life produced by: Al Clay	25.01.1993	Fontana
13.	Ray Gun Suitcase	8/1995	Cooking Vinyl
14.	The Hearpen Singles 1975-1977	17.10.1995	Fire
15.	Datapanik In The Year Zero (5CD)	9/1996	Geffen
16.	Pennsylvania	16.02.1998	Cooking Vinyl
17.	Apocalypse Now	23.08.1999
18.	St. Arkansas	18.06.2002	spinART
19.	Why I Hate Women	03.10.2006	Smog Veil
20.	Why I Remix Women	12.06.2007	Smog Veil
21.	Long Live Pere Ubu with Sarah Jane Morris	11.09.2009	Cooking Vinyl
22.	Lady From Shanghai	04.01.2013	Fire
23.	Live At The Longhorn: April 1, 1978	13.06.2013	Nero's Neptune
24.	Carnival Of Souls	03.09.2014	Fire
25.	Elitism For The People 1975-1978 (4LP box set)	25.04.2015	Fire
26.	Live Fox Warfield 1980	11.03.2016	Interference
27.	Architecture of Language: 1979-1982	18.03.2016	Fire
28.	Hearpen Singles	18.03.2016	Fire

Mayo Thompson:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Corky's Debt To His Father	?	?

Tim Wright:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Survival	1992
2.	Thirst	26.04.2004	Novamute

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	30 Seconds Over Tokyo / Heart Of Darkness	12/1975	Hearthan
2.	Final Solution / Cloud 149	3/1976	Hearthan
3.	Street Waves / My Dark Ages	11/1976	Hearthan
4.	The Modern Dance / Heaven	8/1977	Hearthan
5.	Datapanik In The Year Zero EP (Heart Of Darkness / 30 Seconds Over Tokyo / Cloud 149 / Untitled / Heaven)	8/1978	Radar
6.	The Fabulous Sequel (Have Shoes Will Walk) / Humor Me / The Book Is On The Table	14.09.1979	Chrysalis
7.	Final Solution / My Dark Ages	13.06.1980	Rough Trade
8.	Not Happy / Lonesome Cowboy Dave	13.02.1981	Rough Trade
9.	We Have The Technology / The B-Side 12",CD + The Postman Drove A Caddy	7/1988	Fontana
10.	Waiting For Mary (What Are We Doing Here?) / Wine Dark Sparks 12",CD + Flat	3/1989	Fontana
11.	Love Love Love / Fedora Satellite CD + Say Goodbye	6/1989	Fontana	88
12.	Breath / Bang The Drum 12" + Over My Head / Universal Initiation CD + Humor Me (all live)	10/1989	Fontana
13.	I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue / Invisible Man 12",CD + Around The Fire	3/1991	Fontana
14.	Oh Catherine / Like A Rolling Stone 12",CD + Down By The River	5/1991	Fontana
15.	Folly Of Youth / Ball'n'Chain (jam) / Down By The River II (demo) / Memphis (demo)	11/1995	Cooking Vinyl

Tim Wright:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Searcher / The Walk	23.04.2001	Novamute
2.	Going Down / The Lunge	08.07.2002	Novamute
3.	Killergod / Thirst	22.03.2004	Novamute
4.	The Ride	12.04.2004	Novamute
5.	Oxygen (Tim Wright remix, Vector Lovers Antimatter remix, Ade Duque remix)	01.11.2004	Novamute
6.	Definitely Wrong / Spindle	18.06.2007	Tresor
7.	Section 7 / Punding System	20.10.2008	Input Output Inc
8.	Vagabundos 2013 Part 2 EP (Seawall (Ricardo Villalobos remix) / Thirst (Luciano Dancehall mix) / Lies (No Ears instrumental)) & Losoul & Cesar Merveille & Envoy	01.08.2013	Cadenza
9.	The Crab / Can't Stop	20.04.2015	The Nothing Special

WWW Links:

http://www.ubuprojex.net

Various:

original name Foggy & The Shrimps
own label Hearthan

disbanded 1982
reunited 1988

Tim Wright:

produced by SP:

Tube Jerk: Stretcher / Tube Jerk (27.7.98, Ill)

Eric Drew Feldman:

produced by LP:

Frank Black: Frank Black (8.3.93, 4AD)
Frank Black: Teenager Of The Year (20.5.94, 4AD)
dEUS: In A Bar Under The Sea (28.10.96, Island)
John Parrish: How Animals Move (10.9.02, Thrill Jockey)
The Polyphonic Spree: Together We're Heavy (13.7.04, Hollywood)
Charlotte Hatherley: Grey Will Fade (16.8.04, Double Dragon)

appeared on the LP:

Frank Black: Frank Black (8.3.93, 4AD)

Tony Maimone:

appeared on the LP:

Bob Mould: Workbook (7/89, Virgin)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	1		84	Novinky	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1978	2	14.01.1978	16	Singles	single review
1978	39	07.10.1978	4	News
1978	42	04.11.1978	21	Albums	album review
1979	18	12.05.1979	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	33	01.09.1979	4	News
1979	34	08.09.1979	25	Albums	album review
1979	36	22.09.1979	29	Singles	single review
1980	17	14.06.1980	3	News
1980	30	06.09.1980	16	Albums	album review
1980	32	20.09.1980	3	News
1980	34	04.10.1980	40		interview
1981	6	07.02.1981	5	News
1981	7	14.02.1981	17	Singles	single review
1981	8	21.02.1981	22	Albums	album review
1981	8	21.02.1981	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	12	21.03.1981	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	12	21.03.1981	32	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	13	28.03.1981	14		interview
1981	14	04.04.1981	20	Albums	album review
1981	15	11.04.1981	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	36	04.09.1982	4	Fast Forward
1993	2	09.01.1993	4	News
1995	50	16.12.1995	16	Live	gig review
1996	38	21.09.1996	51	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	0	06.11.1976	27
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	8	29.04.1993	4	Pelmel - Opozice od A do Z	profile
1995	11	06.06.1995	6	Galerie
1997	11		48		profile
1998	5		107	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	2		45		interview
1999	5		111	Recenze - Reedice	album review
1999	10		15	Pelmel - Venku
2006	9		9	Rock&Top - News
2007	1		61	Recenze	album review
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	8		94	Nová alba - RS tipy	album review