| Song of the Bailing Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August 1981 – January 1982 | |||
| Studio | Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade (original release)[1] Cooking Vinyl (1999 European CD reissue) Thirsty Ear (1999 US CD reissue) Get Back (2001 Italian LP reissue) Fire (2016 European LP & CD reissues) | |||
| Producer | Adam Kidron | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[7] |
Song of the Bailing Man is the fifth Pere Ubu album, released in 1982.[8][9] It was the final Pere Ubu album until 1988's The Tenement Year.[10]
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Pere Ubu". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Song of the Bailing Man at AllMusic
- ^ Kot, Greg (13 July 1989). "THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL PERE UBU". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 483.
- ^ "Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time / The Art of Walking / The Song of the Bailing Man". PopMatters. January 10, 2017.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 539.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 291–292.
- ^ "Pere Ubu | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Taylor, Steve (September 27, 2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826482174 – via Google Books.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (December 15, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.