Phaedra (album)

Phaedra is an album of the German group Tangerine Dream .

Contents

 * 1 Introduction
 * 2 Musicians
 * 3 Compositions
 * 4 Trivia
 * 5 Listing in album list

Introduction
It belongs to the albums from "The Virgin Years". It is the time of the symphonic rock and therefore of the Mellotron and his successors (Moog, etc.), although the mellotrongroep eminently Moody Blues instrument already abolished. The recording techniques are also not yet optimal (relative to today), the set of instruments and also has its weaknesses (see article Mellotron). Other equipment began during the long improvisation to be so hot number Phaedra they were displeased.

Phaedra, the first album from the band via Virgin Records was brought out, caused a small breakthrough in the UK, sales rose above the 100,000 mark. It there was also ranked 15th in the album list. In Germany and the Netherlands, the album sold only moderately.

The album was recorded at The Manor Studios in Shipton-on-Cherwell also where Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells was recorded.

Musicians [ edit ]

 * Edgar Froese - mellotron, guitar-bass, VCS3 synthesizer, organ;
 * Christopher Franke - Moog synthesizer, keyboards, VCS3 SA;
 * Peter Baumann - organ, electronic piano, VCS3 synthesizer, flute.

[Compositions edit ]
Track (2) begins with a long mellotronintro. The atmosphere of the album is calm and it was no different then; especially the mellotron is a slow instrument. More sequencers are used on the album (electronic rhythm), so the music is not too sloppy.

[Trivia edit ]

 * Between predecessor Atem and this album is Green desert included, which appeared only in 1986;
 * the first CD version came out on September 10, 1985; later still a remastered version;
 * In 2005 Edgar Froese was obvious that the album no longer met and recorded the album again ( Phaedra (2005) ;
 * The album is listed in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 2006.

[Listing in album list edit ]
The listing in the British album charts was erratic; it is the longest listed album of TD (excluding the 3-week interruption) in the list closely followed by the next album.