Spellbound is the second album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, produced in 1981 on MCA. Spellbound is the first of two full length Tygers of Pan Tang albums to feature John Sykes as second guitarist, who later joined Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. It is also the first album with vocalist Jon Deverill. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Wild Cat and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.[4]
| Spellbound | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 April 1981 [1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1981 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 34:27 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides | |||
| Tygers of Pan Tang chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
"Hellbound" was covered by American thrash metal band Heathen as a bonus track for the album Victims of Deception as well as German NWOBHM tribute act Roxxcalibur on their 2011 sophomore release, Lords of the NWOBHM, while "Gangland" was covered by German thrash metal band Kreator in 1987 on their "Behind the Mirror" single and on 1988 EP Out of the Dark... Into the Light.
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Tygers of Pan Tang except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangland" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Take It" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Minotaur" | 0:22 |
| 4. | "Hellbound" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Mirror" | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Silver and Gold" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Blackjack" (*) | 3:15 |
| 8. | "The Story So Far" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Tyger Bay" (*) | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Don't Stop By" | 4:04 |
- Tracks 7 and 9 were switched on the 1989 double LP vinyl reissue and 1989 CD reissue.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "All or Nothing" (Small Faces cover) | Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Don't Give a Damn" (B-Side to "Hellbound" single) | 4:32 | |
| 13. | "Bad Times" (From "The Audition Tapes", 1979) | 2:41 | |
| 14. | "It Ain't Easy" (Studio outtake, previously unreleased) | 4:03 | |
| 15. | "Don't Take Nothing" (From "The Audition Tapes", 1979) | 2:46 |
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Jon Deverill – lead and backing vocals
- Robb Weir – lead guitar, backing vocals
- John Sykes – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Richard "Rocky" Laws – bass, backing vocals
- Brian "Big" Dick – drums
- Production
- Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer
- Andrew Warwick – assistant engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 44 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 33 |
References
edit- ^ "Tygers of Pan Tang albums".
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tygers of Pan Tang Spellbound review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 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.
- ^ "Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tygers of Pan Tang – Spellbound". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.