Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (1975-82) (5cd box)

Pere Ubu  - Datapanik in the Year Zero (1975-82)

avantgarde, rock | 5cd box set | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 2150MB

Geffen | released: 1996

Allmusic:
Pere Ubu's troubles with record companies are legendary within certain underground rock circles. In perhaps the most bizarre turn of events, the group's collected works of 1978-1982 -- after being out of print for nearly a decade -- were reissued by Geffen as a five-disc box set, Datapanik in the Year Zero. Named after the group's 1978 EP, the set is arranged chronologically and occasionally substitutes live versions for studio tracks, but that hardly matters -- nearly every song the band recorded during the five-year time span is included. In addition to the official Pere Ubu material, the box includes a disc of rare singles from early incarnations of Ubu and other Cleveland-area punk rockers like Rocket from the Tombs, 15-60-75, and Mirrors, which were released on David Thomas' independent record label. With this much material, it's safe to say that the set is a definitive retrospective. However, if you're simply interested in Pere Ubu, consider the set carefully before investing. Pere Ubu were indeed one of the most innovative and challenging bands of their era, which means that their music is an acquired taste. However, those willing to invest in the box will find a wealth of inventive, hard-edged avant rock & roll.

The box contains:
1975 - "Datapanik In The Year Zero EP"
1978 - "The Modern Dance"
1978 - "Dub Housing"
1979 - "New Picnic Time"
1980 - "Art Of Walking"
1982 - "Song Of The Bailing Man"
 & live recordings,  rarities and unreleased pre-Ubu material

Disc 1: 1975-1977
1. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" – 6:21
2. "Heart of Darkness" – 4:44
3. "Final Solution" – 4:58
4. "Cloud 149" – 2:37
5. "Untitled" – 3:32
6. "My Dark Ages" – 4:00
7. "Heaven" – 3:04
8. "Nonalignment Pact" – 3:18
9. "The Modern Dance" – 3:28 (album mix)
10. "Laughing" – 4:35
11. "Street Waves" – 3:04
12. "Chinese Radiation" – 3:27
13. "Life Stinks" – 1:52
14. "Real World" – 4:00
15. "Over My Head" – 3:49
16. "Sentimental Journey" – 6:06
17. "Humor Me" – 2:43
18. "The Book Is On The Table" – 4:02

Disc 2: 1978-1979
1. "Navvy" – 2:40
2. "On The Surface" – 2:35
3. "Dub Housing" – 3:40
4. "Caligari's Mirror" – 3:49
5. "Thriller!" – 4:36
6. "I, Will Wait" – 1:46
7. "Drinking Wine Spodyody" – 2:44
8. "Ubu Dance Party" – 4:46
9. "Blow Daddy O" – 3:38
10. "Codex" – 4:54
11. "The Fabulous Sequel" – 3:07
12. "49 Guitars & One Girl" – 2:51
13. "A Small Dark Cloud" – 5:49
14. "Small Was Fast" – 3:30
15. "All The Dogs Are Barking" – 3:02
16. "One Less Worry" – 3:46
17. "Make Hay" – 4:02
18. "Goodbye" – 5:17
19. "Voice of The Sand" – 1:27
20. "Kingdom Come" – 3:15

Disc 3: 1980-1982
1. "Go" – 3:35
2. "Rhapsody In Pink" – 3:34
3. "Arabia" – 4:59
4. "Young Miles In The Basement" – 4:20
5. "Misery Goats" – 2:38
6. "Loop" – 3:15
7. "Rounder" – 3:24
8. "Birdies" – 2:27
9. "Lost In Art" – 5:12
10. "Horses" – 2:35
11. "Crush This Horn" – 3:00
12. "The Long Walk Home" – 2:35
13. "Petrified" – 2:16
14. "Stormy Weather" – 3:18
15. "West Side Story" – 2:46
16. "Thoughts That Go By Steam" – 3:47
17. "Big Ed's Used Farms" – 2:24
18. "A Day Such As This" – 7:16
19. "The Vulgar Boatman Bird" – 2:49
20. "My Hat" – 1:19
21. "Horns Are A Dilemma" – 4:21

Disc 4: 390 Degrees of Simulated Stereo, Volume 2
1. "Vocal Liner Notes" 0:56
2. "Theatre 140, 5/5/78" 0:07
3. "Real World" – 4:32
4. "Laughing" – 5:19
5. "Street Waves" – 4:30
6. "Humor Me" – 3:08
7. "Over My Head" – 5:00
8. "Sentimental Journey" – 8:49
9. "Life Stinks" – 3:13
10. "My Dark Ages" – 5:30
11. "C. Teatro Medica, 3/3/81" 0:11
12. "The Modern Dance" – 3:40
13. "Codex" – 3:24
14. "Ubu Dance Party" – 3:57
15. "Big Ed's Used Farms" – 3:27
16. "Real World" – 2:46
17. "Birdies" – 2:15

Disc 5: Terminal Drive (Ubu-related rarities)
1. "Foreign Bodies : The Incredible Truth" – 2:35
2. "15-60-75 : It's In Imagination" – 4:43
3. "Syd's Dance Band : Never Again" – 2:20
4. "Carney & Thomas : Sunset In The Antipodes" – 2:26
5. "Home & Garden : (please) FIX MY HORN (my brakes don't work)" – 3:24
6. "Neptune's Car : Baking Bread" – 2:13
7. "David Thomas : Atom Mind" – 2:29
8. "Tripod Jimmie : Autumn Leaves" – 4:17
9. "Friction : Dear Richard" – 5:56
10. "Pressler-Morgan : You're Gonna Watch Me" – 1:40
11. "Rocket from the Tombs : Amphetamine" – 5:32
12. "Mirrors : She Smiled Wild" – 3:57
13. "electric eels : Jaguar Ride" – 1:46
14. "Tom Herman : Steve Canyon Blues" – 4:17
15. "Allen Ravenstine : Home Life" – 6:47
16. "Rocket From The Tombs : 30 Seconds Over Tokyo" – 7:00
17. "Proto Ubu : Heart of Darkness" – 8:47
18. "Pere Ubu : Pushin' Too Hard" – 3:54

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