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.
| Poland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1984 LP album cover | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 29 October 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 10 December 1983 | |||
| Venue | Torwar Hall, Warsaw[2] | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, Berlin School | |||
| Length | 81:49 | |||
| Label | Jive Electro | |||
| Producer | Froese, Franke, Schmoelling | |||
| Tangerine Dream chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Poland | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Track listing
editAll 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 |
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
editEquipment
editThe following equipment were used on this live recording:[7]
Chris Franke
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
- Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
- Sequential Circuits Pro-1
- E-mu Emulator
- E-mu Custom Programmable Synth
- Moog Custom Programmable Modular Synth
- MTI Synergy
- PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer
- Compulab Digital Sequencer
- Syntec Custom Digital Drum Computer
- Simmons Drum Modules
- Quantec Room Simulator
- Roland SDE 3000
- Hill Multi-Mixer
Edgar Froese
- Yamaha DX7
- Yamaha YP-30
- Roland Jupiter-8
- Roland Jupiter-6
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
- PPG Wave 2.2
- PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer
- Publison DHM 89 B2
- Publison KB 2000
- Korg SDD 3000 Delay
- Roland SDE MIDI/DCB Interfaces
- Quantec Room Simulator
- Canproduct Mixer
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
edit- "Warsaw in the Sun" b/w "Polish Dance" (UK No. 96)
References
edit- ↑ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 27 October 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Poland – The Warsaw Concert". tangerinedreammusic.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 21 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 October 1984. p. 50. Retrieved 22 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Westergaard, Sean. Poland: The Warsaw Concert - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
- ↑ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Poland". Voices in the Net.
- ↑ "Tangerine Dream – Poland (The Warsaw Concert) [instrumentation credits image]". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2025.