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1981 studio album by Tygers of Pan Tang
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.
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"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
All music is composed by
Tygers of Pan Tang except where noted
Side one Title 1. "Gangland" 3:43 2. "Take It" 4:27 3. "Minotaur" 0:22 4. "Hellbound" 3:30 5. "Mirror" 4:34
Side two Title 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.
1997 CD reissue bonus tracks Title Lyrics 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
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
Charts
References
Jacopo Meille
Robb Weir
Dean Robertson
Brian West
Craig Ellis
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums