Variations on a Theme

Infobox Album
Name = Variations on a Theme
Type = Album
Artist = David Thomas


Released = June 1983
Genre = Rock
Label = Rough Trade Records
Producer = David Thomas
Reviews = | Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:24rc28gc05ja link]
Last album = "Winter Comes Home" (1982)
This album = "Variations on a Theme" (1983)
Next album = "More Places Forever" (1985)|:"This article discusses the David Thomas album, for the musical technique, see Variation (music)""Variations on a Theme" is David Thomas' second solo studio album. Like its predecessor "The Sound of the Sand", "Variations on a Theme" features prominent guitar work from Richard Thompson.

Track listing

#"A Day at the Botanical Gardens"
#"Bird Town"
#"Pedestrian Walk"
#"The Egg & I"
#"Who Is It?"
#"Song of Hoe"
#"Hurry Back"
#"The Rain"
#"Semaphore"

Musicians

*Lindsay Cooper
*Chris Cutler
*Anton Fier
*Paul Hamann
*Jim Jones
*Jack Monck
*David Thomas
*Richard Thompson