Spellbound is the second album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang

Tygers Of Pan Tang

Tygers of Pan Tang are a heavy metal band, formed in 1978 and originating from Whitley Bay, England. They are a notable band of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement...

, produced in 1981

1981 in music

See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...

 on MCA

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. Spellbound is the first of two full length Tygers of Pan Tang albums to feature John Sykes

John Sykes

John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....

, who later joined Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy

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The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Wild Cat

Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, released in 1980. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Spellbound and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.-Track listing:...

and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.

"Gangland" was covered by German

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 thrash metal

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 band Kreator

Kreator

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 in 1987 on their "Behind the Mirror

Behind the Mirror (Kreator song)

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" single and on 1988 EP Out of the Dark ... Into the Light

Out of the Dark ... Into the Light

Tracks 6-8, marked with an asterisk, are European CD bonus tracks.The American vinyl version swaps the order of the studio tracks and the live tracks , and adds a sixth track: "Gangland", a Tygers of Pan Tang cover.-Personnel:Kreator...

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Track listing

All songs written by Tygers of Pan Tang

1. "Gangland" - 3:43
2. "Take It" - 4:27
3. "Minotaur" - 0:22
4. "Hellbound" - 3:30
5. "Mirror" - 4:34
6. "Silver and Gold" - 3:35
7. "Tyger Bay" - 3:28
8. "The Story So Far" - 3:29
9. "Blackjack" - 3:15
10. "Don't Stop By" - 4:04

1997 CD re-issue bonus tracks

11. "All or Nothing" - 2:44
12. "Don't Give a Damn" - 4:32
13. "Bad Times" - 2:41
14. "It ain't Easy" - 4:03
15. "Don't Take Nothing" - 2:46

Band members

• Jon Deverill - lead and backing vocals
• Robb Weir - lead guitar, backing vocals
• John Sykes
  John Sykes
  John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
  
  - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Richard "Rocky" Laws - bass, backing vocals
• Brian Dick - drums