Monster (Abridged reissue)

~ Release by David Thomas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Original release 1981. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Pedestrians'

Original release 1987. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Wooden Birds'

More Places Forever: Original release 1984. Monster Walks...: Original release 1986. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Wooden Birds'

Annotation last modified on 2005-08-06 16:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Sound of the Sand
2▶CD: Variations on a Theme
3▼CD: More Places Forever / Monster Walks the Winter Lake
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1Through the Magnifying Glass
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:58
2Enthusiastic
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:46
3Whale Head King
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
5:50
4Song of the Bailing Man
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:43
5Big Breezy Day
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:24
6The Farmer's Wife
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:32
7New Broom
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:21
8About True Friends
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:33
9My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
percussion:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:06
10What Happened to Me
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
percussion and background vocals:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:47
11Monster Walks the Winter Lake
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
accordion [second accordion]:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
11:18
12Bicycle
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
Roz Ilett (Telarc editor) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
4:22
13Coffee Train
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar and membranophone:
Tony Maimone
brass [horns], drums (drum set) and piano:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:26
14My Town
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion and foot stomps [clogging]:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electric bass guitar [electric slide bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:19
15Monster Magee, King of the Sea
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:17
16Monster Thinks About the Good Days
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar and membranophone:
Tony Maimone
drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar [electric basses]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:41
17What Happened to Me
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist)
percussion:
Daved Hild
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:40
4▶CD: Blame the Messenger