Tragic Figures

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Tragic Figures
Savage Republic Tragic Figures.jpeg
Studio album by
Savage Republic
ReleasedJune 1982
RecordedJuly 1981–March 1982
StudioRadio Tokyo, Venice, CA
Genre Post-punk, experimental rock
Length37:05
Label Independent Project
Savage Republic chronology
Tragic Figures
(1982)		 Tragic Figure
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau B [2]

Tragic Figures is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1982 by Independent Project. [3] The reissue version was augmented with the 1982 single "Film Noir" and the 1984 EP Tragic Figure , among other bonus tracks.

Contents

The sleeve design, by Bruce Licher, features a photograph of the revolutionary government executing Iranian Kurds on August 24, 1979. The photographer, Jahangir Razmi, won a Pulitzer Prize anonymously but was able to reveal himself in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Philip Drucker, Mark Erskine, Bruce Licher and Jeff Long.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."When All Else Fails"3:03
2."Attempted Coup : Madagascar"2:55
3."The Ivory Coast"3:12
4."Next to Nothing"3:23
5."Exodus"5:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Machinery"3:16
2."Zulu Zulu"0:32
3."Real Men"3:15
4."Flesh That Walks"3:19
5."Kill the Fascists!"2:12
6."Procession"6:05
1987 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When All Else Fails" 3:03
2."Attempted Coup : Madagascar" 2:55
3."The Ivory Coast" 3:12
4."Next to Nothing" 3:23
5."Exodus" 5:47
6."On the Prowl" 1:38
7."Machinery" 3:16
8."Zulu Zulu" 0:32
9."Real Men" 3:15
10."Flesh That Walks" 3:19
11."Kill the Fascists!" 2:12
12."Procession" 6:05
13."Film Noir" (from Film Noir 7") 3:30
14."O Andonis" (from Film Noir 7") Mikis Theodorakis 2:08
15."Mobilization" (from The Best of the Radio Tokyo Tapes compilation) 3:21
16."Tragic Figure" (from Tragic Figure EP) 4:12
17."The Empty Quarter" (from Tragic Figure EP) 1:47
18."The Ivory Coast" (from Tragic Figure EP) 2:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Tragic Figures liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1982 Independent Project CS, LP IP 004
1987Fundamental CD, LPSAVE 21
1990CD
1994Independent ProjectIP 004
2002MobilizationMOB 101

In other media

The song Real Men is used in the Silence of the Lambs (film) when Catherine Martin captures Jame Gumb's pet dog and threatens to kill it before Clarice Starling arrives. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Savage Republic: Tragic Figures > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Savage Republic". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Enthal, Andrea; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Savage Republic". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tragic Figures (sleeve). Savage Republic. Bishop, California: Independent Project Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - IMDb". IMDb .
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