Blame The Messenger
My Town
A Fact About Trains
King Knüt
When Love Is Uneven
The Storm Breaks
The Long Rain
Having Time
Friends of Stone
The Velikovsky 2-Step

David Thomas and wooden birds
Blame The Messenger

Released January 15 1987.
Produced by Chris Cutler.

Out of print.

Pix Lyrix

Release Notes

In 1986, the David Thomas and pedestrians trio (Thomas, Lindsay Cooper and Chris Cutler) began to peter out. Solo spoken word appearances continued and David Thomas and wooden birds toured in America (David Thomas, Ralph Carney, Tony Maimone, Daved Hild, Allen Ravenstine) and in Europe extensively (David Thomas, George Cartwright, Tony Maimone, Daved Hild, Allen Ravenstine). At the end of the year, a new Accordion Club toured briefly (David Thomas, Stefan Agaton, Thomas Agaton and Chris Cutler). Recorded in September 1986 in two days at Suma, the idea for Blame The Messenger was to use the same principles that went into Monster Walks The Winter Lake but with an electric band. It is the project that led to the return of Pere Ubu. In a way, the album can be considered part of the Ubu canon.

Production Notes

Produced by David Thomas.
Mixed by Chris Cutler.
Recorded by Paul Hamann at Suma on September 22(?), 23 and 24, 1986. Original release edited by Paul Hamann and Roz Ilett at Telarc, Cleveland OH, mastered at Suma by Mike Bishop and cut by Denis Blackham at Tape One, London.
Digitally transferred and eq'ed by David Thomas and Paul Hamann at Suma, October 1996.
Photos by Mik Mellen.
Design by John Thompson.

Working Title: The Way lt Was The Way Before