Terminal Tower (album)
Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection is a compilation album by American rock band Pere Ubu. Released in 1985, the album compiles several of the band's early singles and B-sides, including the Hearthan singles recorded with founder Peter Laughner that were initially compiled on the Datapanik in Year Zero EP, and continuing through later sides recorded with Mayo Thompson.
| Terminal Tower | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Art punk, post-punk | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Paul Hamann, Pere Ubu | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A/B:1 |
| MusicHound Rock | 5/5 |
| Q | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
The original Rough Trade UK LP was fine, but the American Twin Tone LP and CD both played at slightly slow speed (about a half-tone flat) throughout, had the left and right channels reversed and suffered from generally poor sound compared to the UK LP or the US singles. Most of the compilation was properly remastered for the Datapanik in the Year Zero box set, and all subsequent individual reissues of the compilation have used that corrected master.