Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)
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| Wild Cat | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides | |||
| Tygers of Pan Tang chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang.[5][4] It was released in 1980 on MCA Records, and reached #18 on the UK album chart. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Spellbound, and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.
Critical reception
Goldmine called the album "an early biker-metal classic exuding all the boisterous charm one would expect from a bunch of young kids excitedly helping build a scene."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Jess Cox, Brian Dick, Rick Laws, and Robb Weir except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Euthanasia" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Slave to Freedom" | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Don't Touch Me There" | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Money" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Killers" | 6:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Fireclown" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Wild Catz" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Suzie Smiled" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Badger Badger" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Insanity" | 6:26 |
| Total length: | 44:36 | |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Rock 'n' Roll Man" | 2:35 | |
| 12. | "Alright on the Night" | 3:08 | |
| 13. | "Tush" (ZZ Top cover) | Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Straight as a Die" | 3:13 | |
| 15. | "Don't Take Nothing" | 3:03 | |
| 16. | "Bad Times" | 3:12 | |
| 17. | "Burning Up" | 3:58 | |
| 18. | "Don't Touch Me There" (original version) | 2:33 | |
| Total length: | 67:36 | ||
Personnel
Per the liner notes
- Band members
- Jess Cox – Vocals
- Robb Weir – Guitars and Vocals
- Richard 'Rocky' Laws – Bass and Vocals
- Brian "Big" Dick – Sticks, Kicks and Gong
- Production
- Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer
- Andrew Warwick – assistant engineer
- Cream – artwork, design
- Pete Vernon – photos
- Grahame Thompson & Tom Noble – management for Pan Tang Productions
- Grahame Thompson – tour manager
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 18 |
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 850. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tygers of Pan Tang Wild Cat review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 371. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 319.
- ^ Waksman, Steve (2009). This Ain't the Summer of Love: Conflict and Crossover in Heavy Metal and Punk. University of California Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780520253100.
- ^ "The top 25 NWOBHM records". Goldmine. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Tygers of Pan Tang | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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