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Poland (album)

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Poland
1984 LP album cover
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1984[1]
Recorded10 December 1983 (1983-12-10)
VenueTorwar Hall, Warsaw[1]
GenreElectronic music, Berlin School
Length81:49
LabelJive Electro
ProducerFroese, Franke, Schmoelling
Tangerine Dream chronology
Flashpoint
(1984)
Poland
(1984)
Heartbreakers
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Poland - The Warsaw Concert is the twenty-fourth major release and fifth live album by Tangerine Dream.[3] It spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 90.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling

No.TitleLength
1."Poland"22:36
2."Tangent"19:55
3."Barbakane"18:04
4."Horizon"21:10

"Tangent" contains a hidden track at the end, an encore titled "Rare Bird", which is not listed on the sleeve of any of the original 1984 issues. On some CD reissues, it is separated and listed as its own track.

The four tracks consist of 3-4 distinct sections each. The third of the four sections of "Tangent" is titled "Polish Dance" (which is notably similar to the composition "Choronzon" from Exit, played backwards). The second section of "Barbakane" is titled "Warsaw in the Sun", which was remixed and released as a single, with "Polish Dance" unaltered on the b-side.

"Barbakane" was shortened to 13:52 on most CD reissues, in order to fit the 80-minute time restraint of the CD, and to avoid having to issue a double disc version.

Out of twelve CD releases, only three issues have the complete album:

  • (1984) Jive/Teldec 8.28638
  • (1984) Relativity 88561-8045-2, re-released in 1993
  • (2011) Reactive EREACD 2018

All other issues have the truncated version of "Barbakane". Some releases remove "Tangent" altogether.

It was also available as a limited edition picture disc which feature the cover photos directly on the vinyl.

Personnel

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Equipment

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The following equipment were used on this live recording:[1]

Chris Franke

Edgar Froese

Johannes Schmoelling

  • Roland Jupiter-8
  • PPG Wave 2.3 Waveterm
  • EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer
  • Dr. Böhm Digital Drums
  • Roland TR-808
  • Mini Moog
  • Korg Mono/Poly
  • Roland SDE 3000 Delay
  • Canproduct Mixer
  • MXR 01 Digital Reverb
  • MXR Digital Delay
  • BOSS Overdrive/Flanger

Singles

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  • "Warsaw in the Sun" b/w "Polish Dance" (UK no. 96)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Poland (Media notes). Tangerine Dream. Reactive Records. 2011. EREACD 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Westergaard, Sean. Poland: The Warsaw Concert - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  3. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Poland". Voices in the Net.