The Pere Ubu Time Line

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Timeline of Band Members

David Thomas (b.1953)

vocals & musette [1975 - present]

Tim Wright (b.1950, d.2013)

bass & guitar [1975 - 1976]

Peter Laughner (b.1952, d.1977)

guitar [1975 - 1976]

Tom Herman (b.1949)

guitar [1975 - 1979, 1998 - 2016]

Scott Krauss (b.1950)

drums [1975 - 1981, 1987 - 1994]

Allen Ravenstine (b.1950)

EML synthesizer & sax [1975 - 1988]

Dave Taylor

EML synthesizer [1976]

Tony Maimone (b.1952)

bass [1976 - 1994]

Anton Fier

drums [1981]

Mayo Thompson (b.1944)

guitar [1980 - 1981]

Jim Jones (b.1950, d.2008)

guitar [1987 - 1995]

Chris Cutler (b.1947)

drums [1987 - 1989, 2019 - present]

Eric Drew Feldman

synthesizer [1989 - 1992]

Garo Yellin

cello [1993 - 1994]

Michele Temple (b.1959)

bass [1994 - present]

Robert Wheeler (b.1957)

EML synthesizer & theremin [1994 - present]

Scott Benedict

drums [1994]

Steve Mehlman (b.1971)

drums [1995 - 2019]

Wayne Kramer

guitar [2000]

Andy Diagram (b.1959)

trumpet [1999]

Keith Moliné (b.1965)

guitar [2005 - present]

Gagarin (b.1954)

digital electronica [2007 - present]

Sarah Jane Morris (b.1959 )

vocals [2009]

Darryl Boon (b. 1963)

clarinet [2013 - 2019]

Gary Siperko (b. 1969)

guitar [2016 - 2019]

Kristof Hahn

steel guitar [2016 - 2019]

Peter Ole Jørgens (b. 1958)

drums & percussion [2019 - present].

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Timeline of Bands

Pere Ubu v. 1.0

August to October 1975
David Thomas vocals
Peter Laughner guitar, bass
Tom Herman guitar, bass
Tim Wright guitar, bass
Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizer
Scott Krauss drums
Recordings: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo / Heart Of Darkness 45

Pere Ubu v. 2.0

July 1976 to September 1979
David Thomas vocals, musette
Tom Herman guitar
Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizer, sax
Tony Maimone bass
Scott Krauss drums
Recordings: Nonalignment Pact, Modern Dance / Heaven 45, The Modern Dance lp, Dub Housing lp, The Book Is On The Table, New Picnic Time lp

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Pere Ubu v. 3.0

December 1979 to June 1981
David Thomas vocals, keyboards
Mayo Thompson guitar
Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizer
Tony Maimone bass, piano
Scott Krauss drums
Recordings: The Art Of Walking lp, Not Happy / Lonesome Cowboy Dave 45

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Pere Ubu v. 4.0

June 1981-February 1982
David Thomas vocals
Mayo Thompson guitar
Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizers
Tony Maimone bass
Anton Fier drums, marimba
Recordings: Song Of The Bailing Man lp

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Follow the evolution into Pere Ubu 5.0 here.

Pere Ubu v. 5.0

Feb to Sep 1987
David Thomas vocals
Jim Jones guitar
Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizers
Tony Maimone bass
Chris Cutler drums

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Pere Ubu v. 6.0

January 1989
David Thomas vocals
Jim Jones guitar
Eric Drew Feldman keyboards
Tony Maimone bass
Chris Cutler drums
Scott Krauss drums
Recordings: Wine Dark Sparks, Invisible Man, Fedora Satellite, Like A Rolling Stone, Around The Fire, Down By The River, Bang The Drum

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Pere Ubu v. 7.0

April 1992 to April 1993
David Thomas vocals, melodeon
Jim Jones guitar, keyboards
Tony Maimone bass
Scott Krauss drums, keyboards
Recordings: The Story of My Life lp

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Pere Ubu v.8.0

April 1993 to March 1994
David Thomas vocals, melodeon, theremin
Jim Jones guitar, keyboards
Garo Yellin electric cello
Michele Temple bass
Scott Krauss drums
Recordings: Demo versions of Memphis, Beach Boys, Down By The River II and Montana

Pere Ubu v.9.0

May 1994 to July 1995
David Thomas vocals, melodeon
Jim Jones guitar, keyboards
Robert Wheeler EML synths, theremin
Michele Temple bass
Scott Benedict drums
Recordings: Raygun Suitcase lp

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Pere Ubu v.10.0

Aug 1995 to Oct 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
David Thomas vocals
Tom Herman guitar
Robert Wheeler EML synths, theremin, ASR 10
Michele Temple bass
Steve Mehlman drums
Recordings: B each B oys Seedee +, Pennsylvania, St Arkansas

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Pere Ubu v.11.0

May 2005 to Nov 2019
David Thomas vocals
Keith Moliné guitar
Robert Wheeler EML synths, theremin, Ensoniq ASR 10
Michele Temple bass
Steve Mehlman drums
Recordings: Why I Hate Women lp, Why I Remix Women lp

Pere Ubu v.11.5

2013 to 2016
David Thomas vocals
Keith Moliné guitar
Robert Wheeler EML synthesizer, theremin
Gagarin electronica
Michele Temple bass
Steve Mehlman drums
Recordings: Lady From Shanghai
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Pere Ubu v.12.0

April 2007 to 2013
David Thomas vocals
Keith Moliné guitar
Gagarin synthesizers
Michele Temple bass
Steve Mehlman drums
Recordings: Lady From Shanghai lp

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Pere Ubu v.13.0

Nov 2020 to ??
David Thomas: vocals
Keith Moliné: guitar and bass
Gagarin: digital synthesizers and drum machine
Chris Cutler: drum kit

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