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Monster (David Thomas album)

Monster is a box set anthologizing David Thomas's solo career from the years 1981–1987, during which time his main vehicle, Pere Ubu, was inactive. 'Variations On A Theme' has been remixed and rearranged from its original forms. On its release in 1997, the box included a contemporary live disc entitled "Meadville" by Thomas's group the Two Pale Boys; as of the current 2002 reissue, that disc has been excised, anticipating a future standalone release.

Track listing

CD1 - The Sound of the Sand

  1. "The Birds Are a Good Idea" – 1:58
  2. "Yiki Tiki" – 2:16
  3. "Crickets in the Flats" – 4:58
  4. "Sound of the Sand" – 3:27
  5. "The New Atom Mine" – 5:14
  6. "Big Dreams" – 2:21
  7. "Happy to See You" – 3:32
  8. "Crush This Horn, Part 2" – 1:49
  9. "Confuse Did" – 2:32
  10. "Sloop John B" – 5:09
  11. "Man's Best Friend" – 4:28

CD2 - Variations on a Theme

  1. "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" (1983 mix) – 3:44 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
  2. "Bird Town" – 2:44
  3. "Pedestrian Walk" (1983 mix) – 4:17 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
  4. "The Egg & I" – 2:55
  5. "Who Is It?" – 3:40
  6. "Song of the Hoe" – 6:03
  7. "Hurry Back" – 4:20
  8. "The Rain" (1983 mix) – 3:48 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
  9. "Semaphore" – 5:11
  10. "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" – 3:21
  11. "Pedestrian Walk" – 4:31
  12. "Hurry Back" (1983 mix) – 3:57 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
  13. "The Rain" – 5:18

CD3 - More Places Forever

  1. "Through The Magnifying Glass" – 2:58
  2. "Enthusiastic" – 4:46
  3. "Whale Head King" – 5:50
  4. "Song of the Bailing Man" – 4:42
  5. "Big Breezy Day" – 3:23
  6. "The Farmer's Wife" – 4:32
  7. "New Broom" – 4:21
  8. "About True Friends" – 4:35 (the original version on vinyl is approximately 5:00 long and has an accapella introduction. The version on the “Monster” box set is 3:34 and lacks the vocal introduction)

Monster Walks the Winter Lake

  1. "My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus" – 3:06
  2. "What Happened to Me" – 2:45
  3. "Monster Walks The Winter Lake" – 11:13
  4. "Bicycle" – 4:17
  5. "Coffee Train" – 2:24
  6. "My Town" – 3:19
  7. "Monster Magee, King of the Seas" – 2:14
  8. "Monster Thinks About The Good Days" – 3:37
  9. "What Happened to Me" – 2:41

CD4 - Blame the Messenger

  1. "My Town" – 3:07
  2. "A Fact About Trains" – 4:24
  3. "King Knut" – 5:27
  4. "When Love Is Uneven" – 3:27
  5. "The Storm Breaks" – 3:34
  6. "The Long Rain" – 4:11
  7. "Havin' Time" – 4:53
  8. "Friends of Stone" – 3:18
  9. "The Velikovsky 2-Step" – 6:50

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