The phrase 'Les haricots sont pas salés' recurs often in cajun and zydeco music. The translation is 'The haricot beans aren't salted; a slurring of the first two words gave the name to the style of cajun music, zydeco.
Songs From The Lost Album is a collection of B sides, demos for a roots project that never happened, and songs from Cloudland that wouldn't fit on a vinyl release because of the time limitation of vinyl: Down By The River Around The Fire Like A Rolling Stone Invisible Man Fedora Satellite Fire Bang The Drum Postman Drove A Caddy Wine Dark Sparks The Wire The B Side
The album
Story Of My Life
could not be included because of licensing issues.
The box is dedicated to Nick Hobbs and Dave Bates. Included in the box is an A3 sized Winter In The Firelands poster designed by Johnny Dromette
Production Notes
The songs on these albums were remastered in 2017 by Paul Hamann at Suma studio. Box packaging designed by John Thompson.
Pere Ubu is
Chris Cutler Eric Drew Feldman Jim Jones Scott Krauss Tony Maimone Allen Ravenstine David Thomas
Press Reaction
"Reminders of the consistent greatness of David Thomas and his evolving team of players, and testaments from an age when post-punk found itself morphing into alt-rock, the 3 studio albums on Les Haricots Sont Pas Sales 1987-1991 are all superb."
A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
"Having the Fontana releases reengineered and packaged together form a more accessible entry point for most than even the bands earliest works. Ubu enthusiasts either embrace or ignore this phase, though Tenement was universally applauded, but it's a part of their history that deserves the best preservation possible. And that's exactly what Hamann did as one of his last acts. It also serves as a study for Ravenstine's influence within the band with him ultimately replaced down the road by the equally capable Robert Wheeler who is still with them to this day. There's something here for everyone and The Tenement Year along with the last half of Worlds in particular put quite a few spices in the pot."
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