| Poland | ||||
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 1984 LP album cover | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 1984 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 10 December 1983 | |||
| Venue | Torwar Hall, Warsaw [1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, Berlin School | |||
| Length | 81:49 | |||
| Label | Jive Electro | |||
| Producer | Froese, Franke, Schmoelling | |||
| Tangerine Dream chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Poland - The Warsaw Concert is the twenty-fourth major release and fifth live album by Tangerine Dream. [3] It spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 90.
All tracks are written by Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poland" | 22:36 |
| 2. | "Tangent" | 19:55 |
| 3. | "Barbakane" | 18:04 |
| 4. | "Horizon" | 21:10 |
"Tangent" contains a hidden track at the end, an encore titled "Rare Bird", which is not listed on the sleeve of any of the original 1984 issues. On some CD reissues, it is separated and listed as its own track.
The four tracks consist of 3-4 distinct sections each. The third of the four sections of "Tangent" is titled "Polish Dance" (which is notably similar to the composition "Choronzon" from Exit , played backwards). The second section of "Barbakane" is titled "Warsaw in the Sun", which was remixed and released as a single, with "Polish Dance" unaltered on the b-side.
"Barbakane" was shortened to 13:52 on most CD reissues, in order to fit the 80-minute time restraint of the CD, and to avoid having to issue a double disc version.
Out of twelve CD releases, only three issues have the complete album:
All other issues have the truncated version of "Barbakane". Some releases remove "Tangent" altogether.
It was also available as a limited edition picture disc which feature the cover photos directly on the vinyl.
The following equipment were used on this live recording: [1]
Chris Franke
Edgar Froese
Johannes Schmoelling
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