Pennsylvania (album)

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Pennsylvania
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released	March 2, 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	David Thomas
Pere Ubu chronology
Datapanik in Year Zero (1996) Pennsylvania (1998) Apocalypse Now (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Pennsylvania is Pere Ubu's eleventh studio album. The album marks Tom Herman's return to Pere Ubu's studio work after a twenty-year absence.

Director's Cut[]

In 2005, to celebrate Pere Ubu's 30th Anniversary, a "Director's Cut" was released which featured new mastering, alternate mixes, and two bonus tracks. David Thomas explains: "The point of doing a Director's Cut is to benefit from that older and wiser thing. I reviewed all alternate mixes from the session, sometimes discovering that an earlier mix turned out to be superior to the chosen mix. As well, 10 years later, we have access to improved mastering technology. Consequently, there is a greater clarity and cohesion to the Director's Cut. We are not going to make both versions available. The Director's Cut is the way it's supposed to be. Period." [1]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Pere Ubu

Original release[]

1. "Woolie Bullie" – 3:41
2. "Highwaterville" – 1:36
3. "SAD.TXT" – 3:26
4. "Urban Lifestyle" – 2:55
5. "Silent Spring" – 4:15
6. "Mr Wheeler" – 4:14
7. "Muddy Waters" – 3:49
8. "Slow" – 1:07
9. "Drive" – 4:42
10. "Indiangiver" – 0:58
11. "Monday Morning" – 3:32
12. "Perfume" – 4:31
13. "Fly's Eye" – 2:39
14. "The Duke's Saharan Ambitions" – 4:56
15. "Wheelhouse" – 23:25
    • song's actual length is 5:03; contains three hidden tracks: an untitled, nearly inaudible voice loop (6:04–7:04), "Fly's Eye" (remix) (starts at 8:02) and "My Name Is..." (starts at 10:48)

"Director's Cut"[]

1. "Woolie Bullie" * – 3:41
2. "Highwaterville" – 1:36
3. "SAD.TXT" – 3:26
4. "Urban Lifestyle" * – 2:55
5. "Silent Spring" – 4:15
6. "Mr Wheeler" * – 3:35
7. "Muddy Waters" * – 3:26
8. "Slow" – 1:07
9. "Drive" * – 4:17
10. "Indiangiver" – 0:58
11. "Monday Morning" * – 3:32
12. "Perfume" – 4:31
13. "Fly's Eye" – 2:39
14. "The Duke's Saharan Ambitions" – 4:56
15. "Wheelhouse" – 5:03
16. "Fly's Eye" (remix) – 2:44
17. "SAD.TXT" (live) – 3:48
18. "My Name Is..." (live) – 7:30
19. "Dr Sax" (out-take) – 5:12

(*) alternate mix

Personnel[]

Pere Ubu

• David Thomas – vocals, organ ("Woolie Bullie"), virtual voices ("My Name Is...")
• Tom Herman – guitar, bass, tack piano, snare percussion
• Jim Jones – guitar, bass, organ
• Robert Wheeler – EML & digital synthesizers, theremin, organ
• Michele Temple – bass, guitar, organ, piano
• Steve Mehlman – drums, percussion

Technical

• Paul Hamann - engineer
• John Thompson - design

References[]