Ride the Tiger (album)

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Released January 1986 Artist Yo La Tengo Producer Clint Conley		Length 50:18 Release date January 1986 Label Coyote Records

Recorded December 1985 in Boston, United States Ride the Tiger (1986) New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) Genres Rock music, Indie rock, Alternative rock Similar Yo La Tengo albums, Alternative rock albums

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Ride the Tiger is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. It was released in 1986 by record label Coyote.

Content

The song "Big Sky" is a cover of The Kinks' song from their album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. The song "A House Is Not a Motel" is a cover of Love's song from their album Forever Changes.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ira Kaplan, except as noted above.

Personnel

Yo La Tengo

Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar

Dave Schramm – vocals, guitar

Mike Lewis – bass guitar

Georgia Hubley – drums

Additional personnel

David Bither – saxophone

Mike Tchang – saxophone

Chris Nelson – trombone

Clint Conley – bass guitar

Dave Rick – bass guitar

Technical

Ken French – engineering

Songs

1The Cone of Silence2:50
2Big Sky2:46
3The Evil That Men Do4:11

References

Ride the Tiger (album) Wikipedia

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