Name: St. Arkansas
Brand: Pere Ubu

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FIRELP372

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

Dark Blue Vinyl

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

UK Import Version

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

0809236137272

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

CD-FIRE-372

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Extended format: No

Redeye

809236137227

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Pere Ubu

Genre US

Label US

Fire

Evolving from Cleveland's Teutonic protopunks, Pere Ubu was formed in 1975 by David Thomas and guitarist Peter Laughner. Ubu's early singles, "Heart Of Darkness" and "Final Solution," showcased their restless angst before it became popular. With superior musicianship and influences from Thomas's Jehovah's Witness upbringing, Pere Ubu released albums like The Modern Dance and Dub Housing that subverted rock norms. After a split, the band regrouped for more self-indulgent albums through 1982. They returned with renewed focus in 1988 and continued to experiment with pop textures while maintaining their unique sound.

Tim Kerr Records picked up the ball with 1995's Ray Gun Suitcase—a mix of Ubu's vicious rock, luscious pop, and art-damaged identities—and a series of multimedia-enhanced EPs. Throughout their career, Pere Ubu has consistently pushed boundaries and defied categorization. Their music is characterized by Thomas's distinctive warble and their willingness to explore unconventional sonic territories.

With an extensive lineup that has included notable musicians such as Tom Herman, Mayo Thompson, Allen Ravenstine, Tim Wright, Tony Maimone, Scott Krauss, Chris Cutler, Garo Yellin, Robert Wheeler,and Steve Mehlman among others—Pere Ubu continues to create thought-provoking music that challenges listeners' expectations.

New Wave / Post Punk

Pere Ubu's darkest and most dramatic statement, St Arkansas remains a work of offhand brilliance by a band who often seem capable of miracles. This edition is newly remixed by David Thomas in 2021 and reissued on Fire Records. Following Pennsylvania, St Arkansas (2002) was Pere Ubu’s next studio album featuring a travelogue of characters encountered on the Mighty Road from Conway Arkansas to Tupelo Mississippi, I-40 to US 49 to State 6.

“I drove the route and wrote down what the Road was telling me.” David Thomas. Pere Ubu are the mainstream. “Immediate, energised and claustrophobic.. It's difficult to think of a more important band.” Mojo // “Straddling the extremes of pure, uncompromising modern art and pure, uncompromising loud rock.” The Sunday Times

St. Arkansas

Music US

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