The Shape of Things (album)
# The Shape of Things (album)

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The Shape of Things is Pere Ubu's fourth live album. It documents a performance within the band's first few months of existence, from the brief period in which Peter Laughner was a member. Initially produced only as a tour merchandise item, it has since been released to retail.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Pere Ubu (Dave Taylor, David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman); except where indicated

* "Heart of Darkness" (Thomas, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 7:48
* "Cloud 149" – 3:20
* "Gone Gone Gone" – 5:38
* "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (Thomas, Gene O'Connor, Laughner) – 8:59
* "Life Stinks" – 2:30
* "Final Solution" (Thomas, Craig Bell, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 6:41
* "Pushin' Too Hard" (Sky Saxon) – 5:52
* "The Way She Looks" – 5:15
* "Doris Day Sings Sentimental Journey" – 5:16
* "Can't Believe It" – 2:39
* "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (David Alexander, Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:51
* "Heroin/Outro" (Lou Reed) – 8:56

## Personnel

### Pere Ubu

* David Thomas - vocals, harp
* Peter Laughner - guitar, vocals, bass
* Tom Herman - guitar, bass
* Tim Wright - bass, guitar
* Dave Taylor - EML synthesizer, Ace Tone organ
* Scott Krauss - drums
