Tragic Figures
Tragic Figures is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1982 by Independent Project.[3] The reissue version was augmented with the 1982 single "Film Noir" and the 1984 EP Tragic Figure, among other bonus tracks.
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Released | June 1982 | |||
Recorded | July 1981–March 1982 | |||
Studio | Radio Tokyo, Venice, CA | |||
Genre | Post-punk, experimental rock | |||
Length | 37:05 | |||
Label | Independent Project | |||
Savage Republic chronology | ||||
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Robert Christgau | B[2] |
The sleeve design, by Bruce Licher, features a photograph of the revolutionary government executing Iranian Kurds on August 24, 1979. The photographer, Jahangir Razmi, won a Pulitzer Prize anonymously but was able to reveal himself in 2006.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Philip Drucker, Mark Erskine, Bruce Licher and Jeff Long.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "When All Else Fails" | 3:03 |
2. | "Attempted Coup : Madagascar" | 2:55 |
3. | "The Ivory Coast" | 3:12 |
4. | "Next to Nothing" | 3:23 |
5. | "Exodus" | 5:47 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Machinery" | 3:16 |
2. | "Zulu Zulu" | 0:32 |
3. | "Real Men" | 3:15 |
4. | "Flesh That Walks" | 3:19 |
5. | "Kill the Fascists!" | 2:12 |
6. | "Procession" | 6:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When All Else Fails" | 3:03 | |
2. | "Attempted Coup : Madagascar" | 2:55 | |
3. | "The Ivory Coast" | 3:12 | |
4. | "Next to Nothing" | 3:23 | |
5. | "Exodus" | 5:47 | |
6. | "On the Prowl" | 1:38 | |
7. | "Machinery" | 3:16 | |
8. | "Zulu Zulu" | 0:32 | |
9. | "Real Men" | 3:15 | |
10. | "Flesh That Walks" | 3:19 | |
11. | "Kill the Fascists!" | 2:12 | |
12. | "Procession" | 6:05 | |
13. | "Film Noir" (from Film Noir 7") | 3:30 | |
14. | "O Andonis" (from Film Noir 7") | Mikis Theodorakis | 2:08 |
15. | "Mobilization" (from The Best of the Radio Tokyo Tapes compilation) | 3:21 | |
16. | "Tragic Figure" (from Tragic Figure EP) | 4:12 | |
17. | "The Empty Quarter" (from Tragic Figure EP) | 1:47 | |
18. | "The Ivory Coast" (from Tragic Figure EP) | 2:53 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Tragic Figures liner notes.[4]
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Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1982 | Independent Project | CS, LP | IP 004 |
1987 | Fundamental | CD, LP | SAVE 21 | |
1990 | CD | |||
1994 | Independent Project | IP 004 | ||
2002 | Mobilization | MOB 101 |
References
- Unterberger, Richie. "Savage Republic: Tragic Figures > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- Christgau, Robert. "Savage Republic". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- Enthal, Andrea; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Savage Republic". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- Tragic Figures (sleeve). Savage Republic. Bishop, California: Independent Project Records. 1982.CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
- Tragic Figures at Discogs (list of releases)
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