Tragic Figure

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Tragic Figure
Savage Republic - Tragic Figure.jpg
EP by
Released1984
RecordedMarch–August 1981
StudioUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Post-punk, experimental rock
Length8:53
Label Independent Project
Producer Savage Republic
Savage Republic chronology
Tragic Figures
(1982)
Tragic Figure
(1984)
Trudge
(1985)

Tragic Figure is an EP by the American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1984 by Independent Project Records. It was later appended to reissues of the band's debut album Tragic Figures . [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tragic Figure"Philip Drucker, Mark Erskine, Bruce Licher, Jeff Long4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Empty Quarter"Erskine, Long1:47
2."The Ivory Coast"Drucker, Erskine, Licher, Long2:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Tragic Figure liner notes. [2]

Savage Republic

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1984 Independent Project LP IP 013

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References

  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Savage Republic: Tragic Figures > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. Tragic Figure (sleeve). Savage Republic. Bishop, California: Independent Project Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)