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Tape Head is the seventh studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 1998 via Metal Blade Records.[1]
| Tape Head | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 20, 1998[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–July 1998 | |||
| Studio | Hound Pound and Alien Beans | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 47:41 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | King's X | |||
| King's X chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[3] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | {2 reviews}[4] |
| HM Magazine | HM Magazine review[5] |
A music video was made for the song "Fade".[6] "World" is a reworked song from the band's Sneak Preview demos. The controversial unreleased track "Quality Control" is included on the album, but has been re-titled to "Happy". The majority of the lyrics are now different, including the lack of profanity.
The album cover picture is that of Doug Pinnick wrapped in recording tape.
According to Pinnick, he brought the songs "Happy", "Cupid" and "Hate You", and Ty Tabor brought "Ocean" to the Tape Head recording sessions. All other songs were band created during the recording session.
The song "Walter Bela Farkas" was recorded live August 8, 1996, at the Tramps nightclub in New York City.
Track listing
editAll songs written by King's X.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Groove Machine" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Fade" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Over and Over" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Ono" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Cupid" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Ocean" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Little Bit of Soul" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Hate You" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Higher Than God" | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Happy" | 5:38 |
| 11. | "Mr. Evil" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "World" | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Walter Bela Farkas (Live Peace in New York)" | 2:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Two" | 3:14 |
Personnel
edit- Doug Pinnick – bass, vocals
- Ty Tabor – guitar, vocals
- Jerry Gaskill – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
- Wally Farkas – vocals on "Walter Bela Farkas"
Production and design
- Mixed and mastered at Alien Beans by Ty Tabor
- Photography by Wanda Tabor
- Cover by Ty Tabor
- Design by Brian J Ames
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tape Head 1998". kingsx-france.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007.
- ^ Tape Head at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ The Phantom Tollbooth reviews
- ^ Van Pelt, Doug (November–December 1998). "Album Reviews: KING'S X Tape Head". HM Magazine (74). ISSN 1066-6923.
- ^ Metal Blade Records (November 16, 2010). "King's X – Fade (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
- ^ "King's X – Tape Head". Discogs. Retrieved December 11, 2020.