The Tower (The Legendary Pink Dots album)

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The Tower
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Studio album by
Released1984
Length42:44
Label In Phaze (UK)
Terminal Kaleidoscope/Play It Again Sam (Belgium)
Soleilmoon (US)
Producer Pat Bermingham
The Legendary Pink Dots chronology
Curse
(1983)
The Tower
(1984)
Asylum
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Tower is a 1984 album by The Legendary Pink Dots. It was the last album which April White (credited as April Iliffe/Sybil Strange-Cargo) appeared on.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Zone"3:05
2."Break Day"3:35
3."Tower One"5:05
4."Vigil-Anti"4:24
5."A Lust For Powder"3:16
6."Poppy Day"3:56
7."Tower Two"3:57
8."Astrid"3:42
9."Rope & Glory"0:51
10."Tower Three"4:06
11."Tower Four"4:44
12."Tower Five"1:07
Total length:42:44

Personnel

Additional personnel

Notes

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. The Tower at AllMusic