Monster (David Thomas album)

Monster is a box set anthologizing David Thomas's solo career from the years 1981–1987, during which time his main vehicle, Pere Ubu, was inactive. 'Variations On A Theme' has been remixed and rearranged from its original forms. On its release in 1997, the box included a contemporary live disc entitled "Meadville" by Thomas' current group the Two Pale Boys; as of the current 2002 reissue, that disc has been excised, anticipating a future standalone release.

CD1 - The Sound of the Sand

 * 1) "The Birds Are a Good Idea" – 1:58
 * 2) "Yiki Tiki" – 2:16
 * 3) "Crickets in the Flats" – 4:58
 * 4) "Sound of the Sand" – 3:27
 * 5) "The New Atom Mine" – 5:14
 * 6) "Big Dreams" – 2:21
 * 7) "Happy to See You" – 3:32
 * 8) "Crush This Horn, Part 2" – 1:49
 * 9) "Confuse Did" – 2:32
 * 10) "Sloop John B" – 5:09
 * 11) "Man's Best Friend" – 4:28

CD2 - Variations on a Theme

 * 1) "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" (1983 mix) – 3:44 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
 * 2) "Bird Town" – 2:44
 * 3) "Pedestrian Walk" (1983 mix) – 4:17 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
 * 4) "The Egg & I" – 2:55
 * 5) "Who Is It?" – 3:40
 * 6) "Song of the Hoe" – 6:03
 * 7) "Hurry Back" – 4:20
 * 8) "The Rain" (1983 mix) – 3:48 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
 * 9) "Semaphore" – 5:11
 * 10) "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" – 3:21
 * 11) "Pedestrian Walk" – 4:31
 * 12) "Hurry Back" (1983 mix) – 3:57 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
 * 13) "The Rain" – 5:18

CD3 - More Places Forever

 * 1) "Through The Magnifying Glass" – 2:58
 * 2) "Enthusiastic" – 4:46
 * 3) "Whale Head King" – 5:50
 * 4) "Song of the Bailing Man" – 4:42
 * 5) "Big Breezy Day" – 3:23
 * 6) "The Farmer's Wife" – 4:32
 * 7) "New Broom" – 4:21
 * 8) "About True Friends" – 4:35

Monster Walks the Winter Lake

 * 1) "My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus" – 3:06
 * 2) "What Happened to Me" – 2:45
 * 3) "Monster Walks The Winter Lake" – 11:13
 * 4) "Bicycle" – 4:17
 * 5) "Coffee Train" – 2:24
 * 6) "My Town" – 3:19
 * 7) "Monster Magee, King of the Seas" – 2:14
 * 8) "Monster Thinks About The Good Days" – 3:37
 * 9) "What Happened to Me" – 2:41

CD4 - Blame the Messenger

 * 1) "My Town" – 3:07
 * 2) "A Fact About Trains" – 4:24
 * 3) "King Knut" – 5:27
 * 4) "When Love Is Uneven" – 3:27
 * 5) "The Storm Breaks" – 3:34
 * 6) "The Long Rain" – 4:11
 * 7) "Havin' Time" – 4:53
 * 8) "Friends of Stone" – 3:18
 * 9) "The Velikovsky 2-Step" – 6:50