hypersongs

Spellbound

The second album, with Jon Deverill's debut and John Sykes's first of two.
Tygers of Pan Tang, 1981

Chris Tsangarides produced and engineered, with Andrew Warwick assisting. Jon Deverill sang lead, Robb Weir and John Sykes played guitars, Rocky Laws bass and Brian Dick drums. It reached 33 in the UK and 44 in Sweden. AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia gave it 4.5 stars and Martin Popoff 8 out of 10. Deverill said it was incredible recording Spellbound, it was my first album; it took about a month, Gary Moore was recording next door and Sykes's favorite guitarist was Moore. On Tsangarides he said he caught the band's energy and raw edge but encouraged our pursuit of a good melody. A 1997 CD added bonus tracks including a Small Faces cover, "All or Nothing", and "Don't Give a Damn", the B-side of the "Hellbound" single.

Track listing

  1. Gangland3:43
  2. Take It4:27
  3. Minotaur0:22
  4. Hellbound3:30
  5. Mirror4:34
  6. Silver and Gold3:35
  7. Blackjack3:15
  8. The Story So Far3:29
  9. Tyger Bay3:28
  10. Don't Stop By4:04

More from Tygers of Pan Tang

Wild Cat (1980), The Cage (1982), The Wreck-Age (1985), Burning In The Shade (1987), Noises From The Cathouse (2004), Animal Instinct (2008), Ambush (2012), Tygers Of Pan Tang (2016), Ritual (2019), Bloodlines (2023)

Sources

  1. Spellbound (Tygers of Pan Tang album), Wikipedia
  2. Jon Deverill interview, Defenders of the Faith (2020)