The Tenement Year is a Rock album by Pere Ubu, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.
About
The Tenement Year is the sixth studio album by American rock band Pere Ubu, and their first album after reuniting following their 1982 break-up. 'Classic lineup' members Tony Maimone and Allen Ravenstine, along with fellow Cleveland scenester Jim Jones and Henry Cow percussionist Chris Cutler found themselves playing with David Thomas for his 1987 album Blame the Messenger, and, discovering they sounded much like Pere Ubu, began incorporating a few Ubu numbers while touring for that album. Eventually, an official reunion was pursued, original drummer Scott Krauss was contacted, and thus the new lineup was completed and the old mantle assumed. The Tenement Year found the group veering in a loose, freewheeling, and decidedly more pop-oriented direction than in the past, though the pop leanings would become even more pronounced on subsequent albums. The album is a farewell to their hometown of Cleveland.
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Sound DNA
- Rock
There are differences between the original 1988 edition and the 2007 The Tenement Year [Remastered & Expanded] (Europe 2007) (opens in a new tab) remaster (described by David Thomas as a "Director's Cut". One of the tracks was replaced with a different mix and several bonus tracks were added see the latter for details.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Allen RavenstineSAXOPHONE SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER , SAXOPHONE
- Chris CutlerDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, NOISES DRUMS, PERCUSSION, OTHER
- David ThomasTROMBONE VOCALS VOCALS, TROMBONE
- Jim JonesELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Scott KraussDRUMS
- Tony MaimoneBASS BASS GUITAR
18 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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