Poland (album)

Poland
1984 LP album cover
Live album by
Released29 October 1984 (1984-10-29)[1]
Recorded10 December 1983 (1983-12-10)
VenueTorwar Hall, Warsaw[2]
GenreElectronic music, Berlin School
Length81:49
LabelJive Electro
ProducerFroese, Franke, Schmoelling
Tangerine Dream chronology
Flashpoint
(1984)
Poland
(1984)
Heartbreakers
(1985)
Singles from Poland
  1. "Warsaw in the Sun"
    Released: 17 September 1984 (1984-09-17)[3]
                       8 October 1984 (1984-10-08) (Shaped
                       Picture Disc)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Poland - The Warsaw Concert is the twenty-fourth major release and fifth live album by Tangerine Dream.[6] It spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 90.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Johannes Schmoelling.

No.TitleLength
1."Poland"22:36
2."Tangent"19:55
3."Barbakane"18:04
4."Horizon"21:10

The four tracks consist of 3-4 distinct sections each. The third and fourth sections of "Tangent" were entitled "Polish Dance" and "Rare Bird" when both appeared on the B-side of the 12" single release of "Warsaw In The Sun", which is the second section of "Barbakane" in remixed form.

"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:

  • (1984) Jive/Teldec 8.28638
  • (1984) Relativity 88561-8045-2, re-released in 1993
  • (2011) Reactive EREACD 2018

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.

Personnel

Equipment

The following equipment were used on this live recording:[7]

Chris Franke

Edgar Froese

Johannes Schmoelling

  • Roland Jupiter-8
  • PPG Wave 2.3 Waveterm
  • EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer
  • Dr. Böhm Digital Drums
  • Roland TR-808
  • Mini Moog
  • Korg Mono/Poly
  • Roland SDE 3000 Delay
  • Canproduct Mixer
  • MXR 01 Digital Reverb
  • MXR Digital Delay
  • BOSS Overdrive/Flanger

Singles

  • "Warsaw in the Sun" b/w "Polish Dance" (UK No. 96)

References

  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 27 October 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Poland – The Warsaw Concert". tangerinedreammusic.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 October 1984. p. 50. Retrieved 22 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Westergaard, Sean. Poland: The Warsaw Concert - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  6. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Poland". Voices in the Net.
  7. ^ "Tangerine Dream – Poland (The Warsaw Concert) [instrumentation credits image]". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2025.