Name: By Order Of Mayor Pawlicki (Live In Jarocin)
Brand: Pere Ubu

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Bonus disc: No

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CDBRED806

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-06-12

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

USED

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5013929180635

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

Artist

Pere Ubu

Genre US

Label US

Cherry Red

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

“On Friday, July 14th 2017, Pere Ubu musicians and crew undertook the journey to Jarocin, Poland, from their homes around the world…..” And so begins the story of ‘By Order Of Mayor Pawlicki’. Broken mics, broken drums, broken itineraries and some espionage made this a stand-out gig for all involved, but from the moment they took to the stage the band’s performance blew all of those impediments, and more, aside.

Performing material from the first seven years of the band’s career, Pere Ubu, led by the ever-engaging David Thomas, rejuvenate and reinvigorate their classic catalogue from this influential era. Interspersed with Thomas’ anecdotes, observations and inspired utterances, here we present eighteen cornerstone pieces of the Pere Ubu jigsaw, performed with dedicated brutality.

Exclusive to the CD format, this set includes a bonus disc of selected encores, intriguingly titled ‘We Don’t Do Encores,’ including covers of MC5’s ‘Kick Out The Jams’ and even a touch of Nirvana’s ‘Teen Spirit’. “By Order Of Mayor Pawlicki” stands as a must-have document of a band whose prime is everlasting, and whose musical explorations are inspired and essential.

Presented in artwork produced by Johnny Dromette, designer of those seminal early album sleeves.

By Order Of Mayor Pawlicki (Live In Jarocin)

Music US