Ride The Tiger

Tracklist

1	The Cone Of Silence	2:46
2	Big Sky	2:42
3	The Evil That Men Do	4:10
4	The Forest Green	3:19
5	The Pain Of Pain	5:31
6	The Way Some People Die	3:34
7	The Empty Pool	2:18
8	Alrock's Bells	4:03
9	Five Years	3:42
10	Screaming Dead Balloons	3:15
11	Living In The Country	2:13
12	The River Of Water	2:27
13	A House Is Not A Motel	3:40
14	Crispy Duck	2:59
15	Closing Time	3:39

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Matador Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Matador Records
• Copyright (c) – Matador Records Inc
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Matador Records Inc
• Recorded At – White Dog Studio
• Recorded At – Water Music

Credits

• Bass – Clint Conley (tracks: 4, 7, 8), Dave Rick (tracks: 12, 13), Mike Lewis (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 9 to 11, 14, 15)
• Drums, Artwork [Cover Art] – Georgia Hubley
• Liner Notes – Ira*
• Photography By [Booklet P. 4] – Carol Whaley, Elinor Blake
• Photography By [Booklet P. 6, 8, Back Cover] – Robert Sietsema
• Producer – Clint Conley (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Recorded By – Ken French (tracks: 1 to 11), Robert Miller (tracks: 12, 13)
• Saxophone – David Bither (tracks: 10), Mike Tchang (tracks: 12)
• Technician [Enhancement] – John Siket (tracks: 14, 15)
• Trombone – Chris Nelson (tracks: 12)
• Vocals [Singing], Guitar [Informed] – Dave Schramm
• Vocals [Singing], Guitar [Naive] – Ira Kaplan
• Written-By – Lee* (tracks: 13), Schramm* (tracks: 6, 9), Weckerman* (tracks: 7), Hubley* (tracks: 4), Ira Kaplan (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15), Seeger* (tracks: 11), Raymond Davies* (tracks: 2), Walker* (tracks: 15), Rubin* (tracks: 9)

Notes

Tracks 1-11 recorded at White Dog in Boston, December '85 - January '86. LP originally released on Coyote Records.
Tracks 12 & 13 recorded at Water Music in Hoboken, May '85. 7" originally released on Egon Records.
Tracks 14 & 15 recorded live on cassette, April '86. Enhanced at Sound On Sound in NYC, March '93. Previously unreleased.

©℗1996 Matador Records (cover)
© ℗ 1996 Matador Records Inc (disc face)

Made In Taiwan.
Different booklet (just 4-pages) than US issue.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 44861-0205-2 3
• Matrix / Runout: PD-5963 OLE2052
• Mould SID Code: IFPI LL68

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TTC 8676	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(LP, Album)	Coyote Records	TTC 8676	US	1986
OLE 205-2	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Matador	OLE 205-2	US	Unknown
TTC 8676C	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(Cass, Album)	Coyote Records	TTC 8676C	US	1986
SHIG LP 2, SHIGLP 2	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(LP, Album)	Shigaku Presents, Shigaku Presents	SHIG LP 2, SHIGLP 2	UK	1987
04918-27	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(CD, Album)	City Slang, EFA	04918-27	Germany	1993