Spellbound (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

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, who later joined Thin Lizzy. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Wild Cat and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.^[2]

"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

All songs written by Tygers of Pan Tang

1. "Gangland" - 3:43
2. "Take It" - 4:27
3. "Minotaur" - 0:22
4. "Hellbound" - 3:30
5. "Mirror" - 4:34
6. "Silver and Gold" - 3:35
7. "Tyger Bay" - 3:28
8. "The Story So Far" - 3:29
9. "Blackjack" - 3:15
10. "Don't Stop By" - 4:04

1997 CD re-issue bonus tracks

11. "All or Nothing" (Small Faces cover) - 2:44
12. "Don't Give a Damn" - 4:32
13. "Bad Times" - 2:41
14. "It ain't Easy" - 4:03
15. "Don't Take Nothing" - 2:46

Personnel

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 Dick - drums

Production

• Chris Tsangarides - producer, engineer
• Andrew Warwick - assistant engineer

References