390° of Simulated Stereo

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390° of Simulated Stereo
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Live album by
Pere Ubu
ReleasedMarch 1981
VenueCleveland, London, Brussels
GenrePost-punk
LabelRough Trade (original release)
Fire (2021 reissue)
Pere Ubu chronology
The Art of Walking
(1980) 		390° of Simulated Stereo
(1981) 		Song of the Bailing Man
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune3.5/4 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]

390° of Simulated Stereo is a live album featuring recordings from Pere Ubu's first few years of existence.[4][5] In general, the recordings featured are lo-fi in nature. The album was out of print for decades, but will be reissued for Record Store Day 2021.[6]

Track listing[]

  1. "Non-alignment Pact"  – 3:45
  2. "Street Waves"  – 4:08
  3. "Real World"  – 4:05
  4. "My Dark Ages"  – 5:32
  5. "Modern Dance"  – 3:33
  6. "Humor Me"  – 2:44
  7. "Heart of Darkness"  – 4:07
  8. "Laughing"  – 5:15
  9. "Can't Believe It"  – 2:16
  10. "Over My Head"  – 4:46
  11. "Sentimental Journey"  – 4:53
  12. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo"  – 5:42

All songs were either taken from The Modern Dance, the group's first LP, or were among Pere Ubu's earliest singles later collected on Terminal Tower. The track listing on the CD version's rear tray card and disc label are incorrect; all the correct songs are listed but in scrambled order.

  • 1, 8 – December 5, 1978 at College of Printing, London
  • 2 – May 5, 1978 at Theater 140, Brussels
  • 3, 4 – February 18, 1978 at Disasto 2, WHK Auditorium, Cleveland
  • 5 – March 2, 1979 at International Garage Exhibition, Cleveland State University
  • 6 – October 14, 1977 at Pere Ubu rehearsal loft, Cleveland
  • 7 – December 6, 1978 at Brunel University, Uxbridge
  • 9-11 – May 1976 at The Mistake, Cleveland
  • 12 – August 4, 1977 at Pirate's Cove in The Flats, Cleveland

Personnel[]

Pere Ubu
  • Tom Herman – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Peter Laughner – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Tim Wright – bass, guitar
  • Scott Krauss – drums
  • Tony Maimone – bass, backing vocals
  • Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers, saxophone
  • David Thomas – vocals, horn, percussion, cover design
  • Dave Taylor - synthesizer, organ
Technical
  • Pat Ryan, Paul Hamann – sound recordings

References[]

  1. ^ Dougan, John (2011). "390° of Simulated Stereo – Pere Ubu | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg. "THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL PERE UBU". chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: pere ubu". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Pere Ubu". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ "MUSIC THAT DOESN'T FIT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T FIT - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  6. ^ https://www.firerecords.com/product/pere-ubu-390-degrees/

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