The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian

The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian
The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian
Studio album by David Thomas; & the Pedestrians
Released	October 30, 1981
Recorded	May – June 1981
Studio	Regent's Park; (London, UK)
Genre	Art rock, experimental rock
Length	37:53
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Adam Kidron, Peter Walmsley
David Thomas chronology

The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian is the debut studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas. Originally released on October 30, 1981, by Rough Trade Records, the album was remastered in 1997 by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Thomas

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Birds Are a Good Idea"	Moxham, Thomas, Thompson	The Pedestrians	1:58
2.	"Yiki Tiki"	Fier, Thomas, Thompson	The Pedestrians	2:15
3.	"The Crickets in the Flats"	Fier	The Golden Palominos	4:59
4.	"Sound of the Sand"	Moxham, Thomas	The Pedestrians	3:28
5.	"The New Atom Mine"	Fier, Greaves, Thomas, Thompson	The Pedestrians	5:17

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Big Dreams"	Moxham, Thomas	The Pedestrians	2:22
2.	"Happy to See You"	Thomas	The Trees	3:33
3.	"Crush This Horn Part 2"	Fier, Thomas	The Golden Palominos	1:49
4.	"Confuse Did"	Fier, Thomas	The Pedestrians	2:34
5.	"Sloop John B"	Traditional arr.	The Eggs	5:10
6.	"Man's Best Friend"	Fier, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton	The Pedestrians	4:28

Musicians

Adapted from The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian liner notes.^[4]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1981	Rough Trade	LP	ROUGH 30
United States	1981	Rough Trade	LP	ROUGH US 18

References

External links

The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian at Discogs (list of releases)

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