Pere Ubu - 19781027

Pere Ubu - 19781027 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, Canada

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38:36 minutes - Incomplete

Towards the end the taper admits to arriving late and asking another member of the audience how much was missed. He replies that they had started out with Modern Dance. Just how much is missing is a mystery. Probable band:
 * 1)  Dub Housing  6:24
 * 2)  Heaven  4:16
 * 3)  Ubu Dance Party  5:55
 * 4)  Codex  6:17
 * 5)  I Will Wait  3:03
 * 6)  Humor Me  3:24
 * 7)  Real World  5:11
 * 8)  Non-Alignment Pact  4:02

David Thomas- vocals, organ, percussion, musette, Tom Herman- guitar, bass, backing vocals,

Tony Maimone- bass, guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals,

Allen Ravenstine- EML synthesizers, sax, Scott Krauss- drums, organ, percussion.

This is often represented as 78.10.22, but official gig lists indicate 78.10.27

(or possibly even the 28th).

"COME ON!  DO SOMETHING!", shouts an audience member...

"I will as soon as you remove your glasses", retorts Dave.

Against the backdrop of an unruly, and at times pugnacious audience calling out requests for songs

by Captain Beefheart, Can and others, Dave and the boys manage to get it done. This is a rare

case...the Beefheart show from the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 11/01/80 comes to mind

(with "The Man Who Would Be Horse" heckler)...where the audience adds to the fun and doesn't

actually ruin the pleasure afforded by the recording. And what a solid recording it is, where every

member in the audience can be heard, but it still picks up the band with solid clarity and separation of parts.