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==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
===Albums===
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The discography of '''Tiger''' consists of two studio albums, an extended play, six singles, and "Best in Bucks"; a one-off collaboration single with keyboardist Fleas.

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!width="250"|Album details
!width="35"| <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small>
|-
|-
| 1996
|valign="top"|
'''''[[We Are Puppets]]'''''<br />
| ''[[We Are Puppets]]''
'''Year: '''November 22, 1996<br />
*Released: November 22, 1996
*Labels: Trade 2, [[Island Records|Island]]
'''Format: '''CD<br />
|align=center| 108<ref name="ChartlogUK-T">{{cite web | title = UK Chartlog - DJ T – Tzant | url = http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM | publisher = zobbel.de | accessdate=18 November 2012}}</ref>
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#108<ref name="Chart Log UK">[http://www.chartwatch.co.uk/tobias/CLUK_T1.HTM www.chartwatch.co.uk]</ref><br />
'''Review: '''[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r260919|pure_url=yes}} link]
*Produced by Daren Eskriett and Tiger.
*Except 1, produced by Pete Briquette.
|
# "My Puppet Pal" - 3:08
# "Shamed All Over" - 3:31
# "Race" - 3:25
# "Bollinger Farm" - 3:41
# "Storm Injector" - 3:19
# "Depot" - 3:11
# "On the Rose" - 3:33
# "Sorry Monkeys" - 3:13
# "Cateader Reddle" - 3:51
# "She's OK" - 2:10
# "Ray Travey" - 2:25
# "Keep In Touch" - 6:29
|-
|-
| 1997
|valign="top"|
'''''[[Shining in the Wood]]''''' (US Only)<br />
| ''[[Shining in the Wood]]'' (EP)
'''Year: '''April 22, 1997<br />
*Released: April 22, 1997
*Labels: [[Bar/None Records]], Trade 2, [[Island Records|Island]]
'''Format: '''CD<br />
|align=center| –
'''Label: '''Bar None Records<br />
'''Review: '''[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r260238|pure_url=yes}} link]
*Produced by Daren Eskriett and Tiger.
*Except 3, produced by Louis Jones and Tiger.
|
# "Shining in the Wood" - 3:45
# "Where's the Love?" - 3:49
# "Honey Friends" - 3:19
# "Time Tunnel Cellar" - 2:09
# "Bicycle" - 2:42
# "I'm in Love with RAF Nurse" - 1:55
|-
|-
| 1999
|valign="top"|
'''''[[Rosaria]]'''''<br />
| ''[[Rosaria]]''
'''Year: '''May, 1999<br />
*Released: May 1999
*Labels: Tugboat Records
'''Format: '''CD<br />
|align=center| –
'''Label: '''Tugboat
*Produced by [[Stephen Street]].
*Except 6 & 9, produced by [[Donald Ross Skinner]].
|
# "Friends" - 3:39
# "I Was a Rolling Stone" - 4:07
# "Speak to Me" - 3:55
# "Girl from the Petrol Station" - 5:22
# "Candy and Andy" - 3:24
# "Birmingham" - 4:34
# "Root Cage" - 3:26
# "Soho Soul" - 5:04
# "Bee Song" - 3:14
# "Our Simple Life" - 3:33
# "River" - 4:27
# "Rox Baroque" - 4:34
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Singles===
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Year
!'''Info'''
! width="250"|Title
!'''Track listing'''
!width="35"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><ref name="ChartlogUK-T"/>
!Album
|-
|-
|valign="top"|
|rowspan="3"|1996
''Shining In The Wood''<br />
|"Shining in the Wood"
|align=center| 135
'''Year: '''Jun, 1996<br />
| —
'''Format: '''[[7"]] / [[CD]]<br />
'''Label: '''[[Fierce Panda]]<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#135<ref name="Chart Log UK" />
|
# "Shining In the Wood" - 3:45
# "Where's the Love?" - 3:39
# "Bicycle" - 2:42
|-
|-
|"Race"
|valign="top"|
|align=center| 37
''Race''<br />
|rowspan="3"|''We Are Puppets''
'''Year: '''Aug, 1996<br />
'''Format: '''7" / CD / [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]]<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#37<ref name="Strong" />
|
# "Race" - 3:27
# "Honey Friends" - 3:19
# "Time Tunnel Cellar" - 2:10
# "I'm In Love With RAF Nurse" - 1:56
|-
|-
|"My Puppet Pal"
|valign="top"|
|align=center| 62
''My Puppet Pal''<br />
'''Year: '''Nov, 1996<br />
'''Format: '''7" / CD / Cassette<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#62<ref name="Strong" />
|
# "My Puppet Pal" - 3:08
# "Icicle" - 3:53
# "Flea's Song" / Bonus Track - 5:57 (with Fleas)
|-
|-
|valign="top"|
|rowspan="2"|1997
''On The Rose''<br />
|"On the Rose"
|align=center| 57
'''Year: '''Feb, 1997<br />
'''Format: '''7" / 2xCD<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#57<ref name="Strong" />
|
*CD one
# "On The Rose (New Recording)" - 2:49
# "On Spanish Farmland" - 3:36
# "Babe" - 2:56
*CD two "Live"
# "On the Rose (New Recording)" - 2:51
# "Ray Travez (Soho live)" - 2:20
# "Depot ([[Mark Radcliffe]] Show)" - 2:20
# "I'm In Love With RAF Nurse (Mark Radcliffe show)" - 1:52
|-
|-
|"Best in Bucks" <small>(limited single with and as 'Fleas')<br />(B-sides: "Sports Day" and "Nasty Landscapes")</small>
|valign="top"|

''Best in Bucks'' <br />
|align=center| –
(ltd single with and as 'Fleas')<br />
| —
'''Year: '''1997<br />
'''Format: '''7"<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
|
# "Best in Bucks"
# "Sports Day"
# "Nasty Landscapes"
|-
|-
|valign="top"|
|rowspan="2"|1998
''Friends''<br />
|"Friends"
|align=center| 72
'''Year: '''Aug, 1998<br />
|rowspan="2"|''Rosaria''
'''Format: '''7" / 2xCD<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
'''UK Chart Position: '''#72<ref name="Strong" />
|
*CD one
# "Friends" - 3:39
# "Wensleydale" - 3:12
# "Bottle Of Juice" - 2:23
*CD two
# "Friends" - 3:39
# "White Saab, Dark Night" - 3:12 (with Fleas)
# "Rogue Robyn" - 3:10
|-
|-
|"Girl From the Petrol Station"
|valign="top"|
|align=center| <small>N/R</small>
''Girl From the Petrol Station''<br />
(Unreleased)<br />
'''Year: '''1998<br />
'''Format: '''Promo CD<br />
'''Label: '''Trade 2<br />
|
# "Girl From The Petrol Station" (edit) - 3:49
# "Paul Young" - 3:36
# "Sea Shandy" - 2:35
# "God It's Good" - 3:36
# "Rolling Rose" - 2:47
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 19:50, 18 November 2012

Tiger
OriginPrinces Risborough/London, England
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, punk rock
Years active1996–1999
LabelsFierce Panda, Island, Trade 2
Past membersDan Laidler
Julie Sims
Tina Whitlow
Dido Hallett
Gavin Skinner
Craig 'Ed' Grimshaw
Louis Jones
Seamus Feeney

Tiger were an English indie rock band from Princes Risborough and London who were formed in 1996.[1]

Tiger quickly got British press attention after their debut single "Shining in the Wood" was played on BBC Radio 1. The musical climate of the time was dominated by Britpop and retro bands influenced by Oasis. Tiger, who were characterised by fuzzy guitars and multiple keyboards, were quickly held up as part of a new alternative.

The band had two keyboardists using Moog synthesizers and used droning song structures similar to Stereolab and Neu!, but with a stronger pop element. The band were often criticised for their (lack of) fashion sense: they wore outdated clothes and at least two members of the band had mullet haircuts, which, although they have become fashionable since, were totally out of place at the time.

The band recorded and released their 1996 debut album We are Puppets less than a year after they first formed. It was often described as patchy and samey, but one which nonetheless had some strong pop songs.[citation needed] The album's singles, "Race", "My Puppet Pal", and "On The Rose" were minor successes although only "Race" reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.[2]

NME invited them to perform on their annual Brat Bus Tour in 1997 and their performances were generally held to be a success.

In late 1998 they supported Pulp, but any impetus had been lost by this point and they were dropped from their record label shortly after. Their Stephen Street-produced second album Rosaria eventually appeared on the Tugboat label in 1999, but shortly afterwards they split up.

Line-up

  • Dan Laidler: vocals, guitar
  • Julie Sims: guitar, vocals
  • Tina Whitlow: keyboards, guitar
  • Dido Hallett: keyboards
  • Craig 'Ed' Grimshaw (drummer from Warm Jets) on debut single "Shining In The Wood"
  • Louis Jones (singer & guitarist from Warm Jets) on debut single "Shining In The Wood"
  • Seamus Feeney: drums
  • Gavin Skinner: drums (on the 2nd album)

Discography

Tiger discography
Studio albums2
EPs1
Singles7

The discography of Tiger consists of two studio albums, an extended play, six singles, and "Best in Bucks"; a one-off collaboration single with keyboardist Fleas.

Studio albums

Year Album details UK
1996 We Are Puppets
  • Released: November 22, 1996
  • Labels: Trade 2, Island
 108[3]
1997 Shining in the Wood (EP) –
1999 Rosaria
  • Released: May 1999
  • Labels: Tugboat Records
 –

Singles

Year Title UK[3] Album
1996 "Shining in the Wood" 135 —
"Race" 37 We Are Puppets
"My Puppet Pal" 62
1997 "On the Rose" 57
"Best in Bucks" (limited single with and as 'Fleas')
(B-sides: "Sports Day" and "Nasty Landscapes") 		– —
1998 "Friends" 72 Rosaria
"Girl From the Petrol Station" N/R

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  2. ^ Roberts, Robert (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 559. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ a b "UK Chartlog - DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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