Architecture of Language 1979–1982

~ Release by Pere Ubu (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD: New Picnic Time
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1Have Shoes Will Walk (The Fabulous Sequel)3:07
249 Guitars and One Girl
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:52
3A Small Dark Cloud
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
5:49
4Small Was Fast
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Small Was Fast
writer:
Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine and David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:39
5All the Dogs Are Barking
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
53:02
6One Less Worry
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:46
7Make Hay
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:02
8Goodbye
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
5:18
9The Voice of the Sand
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
1:28
10Kingdom Come
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:52
2CD: The Art of Walking
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1Go
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:56
2Rhapsody in Pink
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Pink
writer:
Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Mayo Thompson
3:36
3Arabia
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
5:52
4Misery Goats
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:40
5Young Miles in the Basement
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:00
6Loop
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:16
7Rounder
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Rounder
writer:
Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Mayo Thompson
3:25
8Birdies
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
42:27
9Lost in Art
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:34
10Horses
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:35
11Crush This Horn
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:01
3CD: Song of the Bailing Man
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1The Long Walk Home
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
The Long Walk Home
writer:
Anton Fier (drummer), Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Mayo Thompson
2:36
2Use of a Dog
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:19
3Petrified
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Petrified
writer:
Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine and David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
42:17
4Stormy Weather
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:21
5West Side Story
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:48
6Thoughts That Go by Steam
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
53:50
7Big Ed’s Used Farms
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:26
8A Day Such as This
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
7:19
9The Vulgar Boatman Bird
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
The Vulgar Boatman Bird
writer:
Anton Fier (drummer), Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Mayo Thompson
52:48
10My Hat
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
1:19
11Horns Are a Dilemma
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:21
4CD: Architectural Salvage
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1Humor Me (live)
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
live recording of:
Humor Me
writer:
Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine and David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
publisher:
Ubu Music
2:52
2The Book Is on the Table
bass guitar and bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Maimone
drums (drum set) [drums] and tape [tapes]:
R Scott Krauss
electronic instruments and synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:02
3All the Dogs Are Barking (alt. mix 4)
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Tom Herman
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:47
4Arabian Nights
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:58
5Tribute to Miles
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:17
6Horses (alt. mix 3)
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:36
7Rounder (alt. mix 1)
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Scott Krauss
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Rounder
writer:
Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Mayo Thompson
3:55
8Not Happy
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:39
9Lonesome Cowboy Dave
bass guitar and bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Maimone
drums (drum set) [drums]:
R Scott Krauss
electronic instruments and synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Mayo Thompson
membranophone:
Anton Fier (drummer)
mouth harp and whistle:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
1:54