PERE UBU "The Modern Dance" 1978 UK MERCURY MINT
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35
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£ 35
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Aug 30, 2010
Sold Date
Aug 20, 2010
Start Date
£ 22
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Great Britain
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Description
PERE UBU "The Modern Dance" 1978 UK MERCURY MINT
ONE PLAY, UNMARKED VINYL, LAMINATED SLEEVE, SUPERB COPY
PERE UBU
The Modern Dance
ORIGINAL UK MERCURY FIRST PRESSING (April 1978) OF PERE UBU'S STUNNING ART-ROCK/POST-PUNK MASTERPIECE, "The Modern Dance" - IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION - ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT - A TREMENDOUS PIECE OF WORK WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME AND SOUNDING EVEN BETTER NOW THAN IT DID WAY BACK WHEN
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLUE/SILVER MERCURY LABELS WITH '1978 BLANK RECORDS' CREDIT
FIRST UK PRESSING CORRECTED MATRIX NUMBERS:
SIDE ONE: (catalogue number heavily crossed out), 1Y//1 ∇ 420 03 1 1 (stamped), 9100052 1Y/1 (etched)
SIDE TWO: (catalogue number heavily crossed out), 2Y//1 ∇ 420 03 1 1 (stamped), 9100052 2Y/1 (etched)
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE FULLY LAMINATED, BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
The Modern Dance remains the essential Ubu purchase (as does the follow-up, Dub Housing).
For sure, Mercury had no idea what they had on their hands when they released this as part of their punk rock offshoot label Blank (in the US, Mercury in the UK), but it remains a classic slice of art-punk.
It announces itself quite boldly: the first sound you hear is a painfully high-pitched whine of feedback, but then Tom Herman's postmodern Chuck Berry riffing kicks off the brilliant "Non-Alignment Pact," and you soon realise that this is punk rock unlike any you've ever heard.
David Thomas' caterwauling is funny and moving, Scott Krauss (drums) and Tony Maimone (bass) are one of the great unheralded rhythm sections in all of rock, and the "difficult" tracks like "Street Waves," "Chinese Radiation," and the terrifying "Humor Me" are revelatory, and way ahead of their time.
The Modern Dance is the signature sound of the avant-garage: art rock, punk rock, and garage rock mixing together joyously and fearlessly.
Track Listing:
Side 1: Non-alignment Pact / The Modern Dance / Laughing / Street Waves / Chinese Radiation
Side 2: Life Stinks / Real World / Over My Head / Sentimental Journey / Humour Me
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just one light spindle trace - beautiful copy - once played - MINT(-)
VINYL Visual: The record lies perfectly flat on the turntable and both surfaces retain their original deep, like-new, glossy sheen and are completely unmarked - MINT
VINYL Audio: Sensational audio quality - crystal clear, clean, rich and sharp. The whole LP plays flawlessly throughout with absolutely no audio imperfections whatsoever and it sounds stunning. I loved this album on release but returning to it today after many a year I can't believe how fresh, exciting and current it sounds - its not dated one iota - sensational stuff and very, very highly recommended indeed - MINT
SLEEVE: The fully laminated sleeve is crisp, clean, fresh and unmarked with a deep, glass-like gloss to the surfaces - practically untouched - MINT(-)
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