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- Date Released: October 1, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Post-Punk, Alternative Experimental
- Label: Hearpen
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Though the sound quality is less than desirable, The Shape of Things is an important release in that it adds more than an hour to the scant recorded legacy of cult figure Peter Laughner. Captured on cassette by an audience member, The Shape of Things documents an April 7, 1976, Cleveland performance at the Mistake soon after Pere Ubu's inception, and just months after the dissolution of vocalist David Thomas and Laughner's pre-Ubu band, Rocket From the Tombs (between their first two singles, "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Final Solution"). On this particular evening, the young band is full of wide-eyed exuberance and volatile energy. The feeling that almost anything could happen is tangible. Future Ubu classics are included on the set list, as well as covers of the Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog," the Seeds' "Pushin Too Hard," and Lou Reed's "Heroin." Soon after this show, Laughner quit Pere Ubu, and a few months later he was dead. It might be hard to get a hold of a copy of The Shape of Things, as it was available only at live shows and through Hearpen directly, though only Pere Ubu completists -- or cult-icon enthusiasts -- will be interested anyway.
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Heart of Darkness |
7:48 |
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| 02. | |
Cloud 149 |
3:20 |
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| 03. | |
Gone Gone Gone |
5:38 |
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| 04. | |
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo |
8:59 |
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| 05. | |
Life Stinks |
2:30 |
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| 06. | |
Final Solution |
6:41 |
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| 07. | |
Pushin Too Hard |
5:57 |
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| 08. | |
The Way She Looks |
5:15 |
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| 09. | |
Doris Day Sings Sentimental Journey |
5:16 |
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| 10. | |
Can't Believe It |
2:39 |
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| 11. | |
I Wanna Be Your Dog |
4:51 |
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| 12. | |
Heroin/Outra |
8:56 |
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12 Total Tracks, 67:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Pere Ubu - Engineer // Pere Ubu - Main Performer // David Thomas - Harp // David Thomas - Harp // David Thomas - Vocals // David Thomas - Vocals // Tin Huey - Engineer // Tom Herman - Bass // Tom Herman - Guitar // Scott Krauss - Drums // Dave Taylor - Organ // Dave Taylor - Synthesizer // Tim Wright - Bass // Tim Wright - Guitar // Tom Wright - Bass // Tom Wright - Guitar // Peter Laughner - Bass // Peter Laughner - Guitar // Peter Laughner - Vocals // Paul Hamann - Digital Mastering // John Thompson - Package Design
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