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{{Infobox album
| name       = 390° of Simulated Stereo
| type       = [[Live album]]
| artist     = [[Pere Ubu (band)|Pere Ubu]]
| cover      = Degreesofstereo.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = March 1981
| recorded   =
| venue      = Cleveland, London, Brussels
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Post-punk]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] <small>(original release)</small><br>[[Fire Records (UK)|Fire]] <small>(2021 reissue)</small>
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[The Art of Walking]]
| prev_year  = 1980
| next_title = [[Song of the Bailing Man]]
| next_year  = 1982
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15037 |title=390° of Simulated Stereo – Pere Ubu &#124; AllMusic |first=John |last=Dougan |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |access-date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-07-13-8902170212-story.html|title=THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL PERE UBU|first=Greg|last=Kot|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev3score = B+<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pere+ubu|title=Robert Christgau: CG: pere ubu|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''390° of Simulated Stereo''''' is a live album featuring recordings from [[Pere Ubu]]'s first few years of existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=pere_ubu|title=TrouserPress.com :: Pere Ubu|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/music-doesnt-fit-people-dont-fit|title=MUSIC THAT DOESN'T FIT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T FIT - Record Collector Magazine|website=recordcollectormag.com}}</ref>  In general, the recordings featured are [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]] in nature.  The album was [[out of print]] for decades, but was reissued for [[Record Store Day]] 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firerecords.com/product/pere-ubu-390-degrees/|title=Pere Ubu – 390 Degrees of Simulated Stereo V.21C|date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"Non-alignment Pact"&nbsp; – 3:45
#"Street Waves"&nbsp; – 4:08
#"Real World"&nbsp; – 4:05
#"My Dark Ages"&nbsp; – 5:32
#"Modern Dance"&nbsp; – 3:33
#"Humor Me"&nbsp; – 2:44
#"Heart of Darkness"&nbsp; – 4:07
#"Laughing"&nbsp; – 5:15
#"Can't Believe It"&nbsp; – 2:16
#"Over My Head"&nbsp; – 4:46
#"Sentimental Journey"&nbsp; – 4:53
#"[[30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song)|30 Seconds Over Tokyo]]"&nbsp; – 5:42

All songs were either taken from ''[[The Modern Dance]]'', the group's first LP, or were among Pere Ubu's earliest singles later collected on [[Terminal Tower (album)|''Terminal Tower'']]. The only exception is the song "Can't Believe It", which is exclusive to this release. The track listing on the CD version's rear tray card and disc label are incorrect; all the correct songs are listed but in scrambled order.

*1, 8 – December 5, 1978 at [[London College of Communication|College of Printing]], London
*2 – May 5, 1978 at Theater 140, Brussels
*3, 4 –  February 18, 1978 at Disasto 2, WHK Auditorium, Cleveland
*5 –  March 2, 1979 at International Garage Exhibition, [[Cleveland State University]]
*6 – October 14, 1977 at Pere Ubu rehearsal loft, Cleveland
*7 – December 6, 1978 at [[Brunel University]], Uxbridge
*9-11 –  May 1976 at The Mistake, Cleveland
*12 – August 4, 1977 at Pirate's Cove in The Flats, Cleveland

Note: The 2021 Record Store Day reissue omits Track 6 "Humor Me" and Track 12 "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" to increase the fidelity of the vinyl reissue. However, those two songs are present on a download code that comes with the vinyl. This reissue has "V.21C" added to the title, and the cover is Yellow instead of White.

==Personnel==
;Pere Ubu
*[[David Thomas (musician)|David Thomas]] – vocals, horn, percussion, cover design
*Tom Herman – guitar, bass, backing vocals
*[[Allen Ravenstine]] – EML synthesizers, saxophone (1–8, 12)
*[[Tony Maimone]] – bass, backing vocals (1–8, 12)
*[[Scott Krauss]] – drums
*[[Peter Laughner]] – guitar, bass, backing vocals (9–11)
*Dave Taylor – synthesizer, organ (9–11)
*[[Tim Wright (bassist)|Tim Wright]] – bass, guitar (9–11)

;Technical
*Pat Ryan, Paul Hamann – sound recordings

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/pere-ubu-390-degrees-of-simulated-stereo- ''NME'' review]

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