Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album) explained

Wild Cat
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tygers of Pan Tang
Cover:	TIGERS-WILD-CAT.jpg
Released:	July 1980^[1]
Recorded:	Morgan Studios, London
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	44:36
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Chris Tsangarides
Next Title:	Spellbound
Next Year:	1981

Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang.^[2] It was released in 1980 on MCA Records, and reached #18 on the UK album chart. 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."^[3]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Per the liner notes

Band members

• Jess Cox – Vocals
• Robb Weir – Guitars and Vocals
• Richard 'Rocky' Laws – Bass and Vocals
• Brian "Big" Dick – Sticks, Kicks and Gong

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

Notes and References

1. Book: The Great Rock Discography. 1995. 850 . 9780862415419 . Strong . Martin Charles .
2. Book: Waksman . Steve . This Ain't the Summer of Love: Conflict and Crossover in Heavy Metal and Punk . 2009 . University of California Press . 188 . 9780520253100 .
3. Web site: The top 25 NWOBHM records . Goldmine . 16 August 2020.