Pere Ubu Cloudland

Personnel: David Thomas (vocals); (guitar, background vocals); Stephen Hague (keyboards); Allen Ravenstine (synthesizer, background vocals); Chris Cutler, Scott Krauss (drums); Tony Maimone (background vocals).Recording information: Advision Studios, London (01/1989); Konk Studios, London (01/1989); Suma. Painesville, OH (01/1989); Advision Studios, London (06/1988-09/1988); Konk Studios, London (06/1988-09/1988); Suma. Painesville, OH (06/1988-09/1988); Advision Studios, London (10/1988/01/1989); Konk Studios, London (10/1988/01/1989); Suma. Painesville, OH (10/1988/01/1989).Photographer: John Thompson .In a press handout that accompanied the original release of Pere Ubu's Cloudland, David Thomas quipped "We'd never been asked to write a pop record before. I guess it never occurred to anyone." Given the sonic Dadaism of much of Pere Ubu's work, what's most startling is not that it took so long for someone to suggest they make a pop record but that they were able to comply so successfu