Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. 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."

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

Charts

References

1. Spellbound (Tygers of Pan Tang album)
2. Tygers of Pan Tang
3. List of Tygers of Pan Tang members
4. Wildcat (disambiguation)
5. Ambush (album)
6. Wild Cat
7. Live at Nottingham Rock City
8. Peter Collins (record producer)
9. The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM
10. 1980 in heavy metal music
11. Morgan Studios
12. Les Binks
13. Fireclown
14. New wave of British heavy metal
15. The Heavy Metal Box
16. List of hard rock bands (N–Z)
17. 1986 in heavy metal music
18. Burning Up
19. Rodney Matthews
20. 1985 in heavy metal music