Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

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Wild Cat
File:TIGERS-WILD-CAT.jpg
Studio album by
Tygers of Pan Tang
ReleasedJuly 1980[1]
RecordedMorgan Studios, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:36
LabelMCA
ProducerChris Tsangarides
Tygers of Pan Tang chronology
Wild Cat
(1980) 		Spellbound
(1981)
Singles from Wild Cat
  1. "Suzie Smiled"
    Released: August 1980
  2. "Euthanasia"
    Released: October 1980[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]

Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang.[6][5] It was released in 1980 on MCA Records, and reached #18 on the UK album chart. The band's debut single "Don't Touch Me There", released in January 1980, was re-recorded for inclusion. 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."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Jess Cox, Brian Dick, Rick Laws, and Robb Weir except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
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
1997 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsLength
11."Rock 'n' Roll Man" 2:35
12."Alright on the Night" 3:08
13."Tush" (ZZ Top cover)Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard2:18
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
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)[8] 18

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 850. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 850. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tygers of Pan Tang Wild Cat review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 319.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "The top 25 NWOBHM records". Goldmine. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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