▁third ▁single , ▁and ▁after ▁their ▁fourth ▁single , ▁" The ▁Modern ▁Dance " ▁b / w ▁' He aven " ▁( which ▁was ▁pressed ▁in ▁very ▁small ▁quantities ▁and ▁contained ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁mix ▁of ▁" Mod ern ▁Dance " ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁version ), ▁Pere ▁U bu ▁signed ▁to ▁Bl ank ▁Records , ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁im print ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁Records . ▁ ▁L augh ner ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁after ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁singles , ▁and ▁died ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁of ▁ac ute ▁pan cre atic ▁failure . ▁Tony ▁Ma im one ▁signed ▁on ▁as ▁bass ist ▁after ▁Tim ▁Wright ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁DNA . ▁ ▁Their ▁debut ▁album , ▁The ▁Modern ▁Dance ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁sold ▁poor ly , ▁but ▁has ▁proven ▁influ ential . ▁Mus icians ▁of ▁many ▁types , ▁including ▁progress ive ▁rock , ▁punk ▁rock , ▁post ▁punk ▁and ▁new ▁wave , ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁dark , ▁abstract ▁record . ▁With ▁the ▁song ▁" S ent iment al ▁J our ney ," ▁the ▁debut ▁also ▁introduced ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁re - app ropri ating ▁titles ▁from ▁well - known ▁popular ▁songs : ▁Pere ▁U bu ' s ▁" S ent iment al ▁J our ney " ▁has ▁no ▁obvious ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Dor is ▁Day ▁hit ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ; ▁" Dr inking ▁W ine ▁Sp ody ody " ▁has ▁no ▁apparent ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁St icks ▁McG he e ▁song ▁( l ater ▁rev ived ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Lee