| Artist |
Brian Eno |
| Album Title: |
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Avant Rock |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
11/00/1974 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1982 |
| Label |
Editions EG |
| Catalog No |
ENO 2 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (Disc 1) |
| A1.
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Burning Airlines Give You So Much More (3:17)
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| A2.
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Back in Judy's Jungle (5:15)
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| A3.
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The Fat Lady of Limbourg (5:05)
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| B1.
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Mother Whale Eyeless (5:46)
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| B2.
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The Great Pretender (5:10)
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| Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (Disc 2) |
| A1.
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Third Uncle (4:50)
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| A2.
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Put a Straw Under Baby (3:25)
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| A3.
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The True Wheel (5:11)
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| B1.
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China My China (4:44)
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| B2.
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Taking Tiger Mountain (5:33)
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| Date Acquired |
01/02/1979 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
20.00 |
Web Links |
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Discogs entry:
Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp. pressing released in gatefold sleeve
Recorded at Island Studios London, September 1974
℗ 1794 E.G. Records, Ltd.
All songs published by E.G. Music
Made In U.S.A.
Printed in Canada.
Portsmouth Sinfonia courtesy of Transatlantic Records
Robert Wyatt courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
Credits:
Arranged By – Eno, Turrington (tracks: B2), Phil Manzanera
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Brass – Andy Mackay (tracks: A3)
Chorus – Randi+The Pyramids (tracks: B3), The Simplistics (tracks: A2, B5)
Drums – Freddie Smith
Drums [Extra Drums] – Phil Collins (tracks: A4)
Engineer – Rhett Davies
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Robert Ash
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Lettering – John Bonis
Lithography [Lithographs] – Peter Schmidt
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Photography By [Polaroids] – Lorenz Zatecky
Producer – Eno
Producer [Assistant] – Phil Manzanera
Strings – Portsmouth Sinfonia (tracks: B2)
Technician [Special Aide] – Nicholas Pearson
Technician [Special Equipment] – Bill Kelsey
Vocals – Polly Eltes (tracks: A4)
Vocals, Guitar [Snake Guitar], Keyboards – Eno
Written-By – Eno, Manzanera (tracks: B3), Manzanera (tracks: B3)
Companies, etc.:
Marketed By – Jem Records
Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
Published By – E.G. Music
Produced For – E.G. Records
Recorded At – Island Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Side One Etched Sterling Stamped): ENO-2-A HUB STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side Two Etched Sterling Stamped): ENO-2-B HUB STERLING
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Steve Huey:
Continuing the twisted pop explorations of Here Come the Warm Jets, Eno's sophomore album, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), is more subdued and cerebral, and a bit darker when he does cut loose, but it's no less thrilling once the music reveals itself. It's a loose concept album -- often inscrutable, but still playful -- about espionage, the Chinese Communist revolution, and dream associations, with the more stream-of-consciousness lyrics beginning to resemble the sorts of random connections made in dream states. Eno's richly layered arrangements juxtapose very different treated sounds, yet they blend and flow together perfectly, hinting at the directions his work would soon take with the seamless sound paintings of Another Green World. Although not quite as enthusiastic as Here Come the Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain is made accessible through Eno's mastery of pop song structure, a form he would soon transcend and largely discard.
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| Cover 1 |
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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| Cover 6 |
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