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David Thomas made Hearpen Records in 1975 to put out Pere Ubu records. The name derives from an anglo-saxon word for harp. The p is a transliteration of the anglo-saxon thorn, a letter that was pronounced th. HEARTHAN (pronounced hay-are-than, rhymes with van) gradually gave way to HEARPEN (pronounced hay-are-pen) as the label's name. The logo got designed on a day it was HEARTHAN. A rule evolved that written the name is Hearpen while integrated into a design it becomes Hearthan. Hearpen is the favored pronunciation in all cases. Confusion was the foundation on which our business grew.
On December 11 2007 hearpen.com went online. It is a web site dedicated to sales of Ubu and Ubu-related downloads.
Hearpen Records
PO Box 4
Utica PA
USA 16362
| HR 101 | 30 Seconds Over Tokyo b/w Heart of Darkness, Pere Ubu, 1975. |
| HR 102 | Final Solution b/w Cloud 149, Pere Ubu, 1976. |
| HR 103 | Street Waves b/w My Dark Ages, Pere Ubu, 1976. |
| HR 104 | The Modern Dance b/w Heaven, Pere Ubu, 1977. |
| HR 105 | Shirley b/w She Smiled Wild, Mirrors, 1977. Side 1, written by Crook-Klimek, recorded at Owl Studio, June 1975 by Jaime Klimek, Paul Marotta, Jim Crook, Michael Weldon and Jim Jones. Side 2, written by Klimek, recorded in the basement, August 1975 by Klimek, Crook, Weldon and Jones. Songs copyrighted Mirror Music. Sleeve photos by Joyce Faust and Jill Marotta. Sleeve design by Michael Weldon. |
| HR 106 | Jeffrey I Hear U (5:44) b/w The Elephant Man (5:58), The Girls, 1979 Produced by David Thomas. Recorded at Suma, February 10 1979. Engineered by Ken and Paul Hamann. Songs written by Dagley-Hild-Amos-Condo and copyright Holy Shroud. Sleeve design by Jim Harkey, Mark Dagley and Daved Hild. Pressed at 33 1/3 rpm. |
| HR 107 | You're Gonna Miss Me b/w Hand Piece, Pressler-Morgan, 1979. |
| HR 108 | Here In The Life (3:36) b/w (It's In) Imagination (4:41), 15-60-75, 1979. Produced by David Thomas. Recorded at Suma. Engineered by Paul Hamann. Songs written by Robert Kidney, ©Water Brothers Music. Download the 2007 Reissue from hearpen.com. |
| HR 109 | Allocated to the T/K box set. |
| HR 110 | Monster, David Thomas, 1997. (box set) |
| HR 111 | Bay City, David Thomas and foreigners, 2000 |
| HR 112 | Jimmy Bell's Still In Town, 15-60-75, 2000. Cooperative release on Glitterhouse (UK/Europe) and Bomba. USA release on Hearpen with distribution by Morphius Records |
| HR 113 | The Shape of Things, Pere Ubu, 2000. Available from Ubutique. Distributed exclusively by Morphius Records. |
| HR 114 | Surf's Up!, David Thomas and two pale boys, 2001. Released on Glitterhouse, Bomba & Thirsty Ear. |
| HR 115 | The Day The Earth Met The Rocket From The Tombs, Rocket From The Tombs, 2002. Released in partnership with Glitterhouse, Bomba (Japan) & Smog Veil. Smog Veil is distributed by Revolver, Get Hip, Southern, Scratch (Canada), Choke, Carrot Top, Disgruntled, Subterranean, Forced Exposure and Surefire. |
| (HR 116) | Rocket Redux, Rocket From The Tombs, 2004. Released in partnership with Glitterhouse, Bomba (Japan) & Smog Veil. Smog Veil is distributed by Revolver, Get Hip, Southern, Scratch (Canada), Choke, Carrot Top, Disgruntled, Subterranean, Forced Exposure and Surefire. |
| HR 117 | One Man Drives While The Other Man Screams, Pere Ubu, 2004. Available from Ubutique. Distributed exclusively by Morphius Records. |
| HR 118 | 18 Monkeys On A Dead Man's Chest, David Thomas and two pale boys, 2004. Released in partnership with Glitterhouse, Bomba (Japan) & Smog Veil. |
| HR 119 | Why I Hate Women, Pere Ubu, 2006. Released in partnership with Glitterhouse, & Smog Veil. |
| HR 120 | Why I Remix Women, Pere Ubu, 2006. Released in partnership with Glitterhouse, & Smog Veil. |
| HR 121 | Oh, Pennsylvania, I Do Remember Thee, Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 122 | Turpentine b/w Petrified, Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 123 | Three Things b/w Life Of Riley, David Thomas and two pale boys, 2007. |
| HR 124 | Petit Ubu, Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 125 | Wait For It, Tom Herman, 2007. |
| HR 126 | Pirate's Cove June 2 1977, Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 128 | Nobody's John b/w Behind Your Eyes, 15-60-75, 2007. |
| HR 129 | Paradiso July 14 1991 (Part 1), Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 130 | Paradiso July 14 1991 (Part 2), Pere Ubu, 2007. |
| HR 131 | The U-Men Live At Intersate Mall, Pere Ubu, 2008. |
| HR 132 | 390 Degrees Of Simulated Stereo, Pere Ubu, 2008. |
| HR 133 | The Art Of Talking, Pere Ubu, 2008. |