Phaedra

by Tangerine Dream

- Studio, released February 1974 -

Covers

CD release Europe 1995 Painting & Design: Edgar Froese	CD release UK 1984 Painting: Edgar Froese
CD release Japan 2005 Painting: Edgar Froese	8 track tape release USA 1974

Tracks


		[a]	[b]
1.	Phaedra	17:39	16:47
2.	Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares	9:55	10:45
3.	Movements Of A Visionary	7:46	7:58
4.	Sequent C'	2:13	2:17
Total running time		37:33	37:47

Details


Recording date	December 1973
Recording site(s)	The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell)
Recording engineer(s)	Phil Becque
Composer(s)	Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann
Musician(s)	Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann
Producer(s)	Edgar Froese

Notes

The first album released worldwide by Virgin Records, Phaedra, was recorded in less than three weeks. The title originates from the Greek myth of Phaedra, the daughter of Minos and Ariadne's sister. She committed suicide after her stepson refused her advances. The album is divided into four compositions: two credited to the group, one each to Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann. Along with conventional instruments like guitar, bass, organ and flute, each member used a VCS 3 synthesiser. Edgar Froese played his Mellotron, Chris Franke the big Moog and Peter Baumann electric piano. Phaedra was released on February 20th, 1974 and went straight into the album charts, reaching number 15 of the British Top 20 and staying on the chart for 15 weeks.

In 1995 Virgin re-released the album on CD in the so-called "Definitive Edition" series, featuring the original front cover artwork. The sound quality of this release, using the Super Bit Mapping technology, is probably the best up to now, but like most of the other releases of this series, the booklet text contains a little error in that Peter Baumann's name is misspelled Bauman, and on the backside insert the second track is misspelled 'Stand' instead of 'Strand'. Furthermore the tracks have been indexed differently, opening the second track with a minute of ambient noises (you can hear some children's voices in the background) which was originally part of the first track.

In 2005 the album was re-released in Japan with a cardboard sleeve featuring the exact replica of the original lp sleeve.

In 2005, too, a completely reworked version of this album has been released as Phaedra 2005.

Releases


Australia	1974: Virgin/Festival Promo-LP [a]: L 35138; green labels with sticker, foc Promo-LP [a]: L 35138; black/white labels with sticker, foc LP [a]: L 35138; black/white labels, foc LP [a]: L 35138; multi-coloured labels, foc 197?: Virgin/CBS Promo-LP [a]: V 2010; white promo labels, foc with promo stamp LP [a]: V 2010; red/green labels, foc
Brazil	1977: Virgin/Phonogram LP [a]: 9124 127; red labels
Canada	1974: Virgin/WEA LP [a]: VR 13-108; multi-coloured labels, foc 1977: Polydor/Virgin LP [a]: V 2010; multi-coloured labels, foc LP [a]: V 2010; red/green labels, foc 1984: Virgin LP [a]: V 2010; red labels with white stripes
Europe	1995: Virgin CD [b]: 840 062-2; identical to UK version from 1995
France	1974: Virgin/Eurodisc Arabella LP [a]: 2933 723; black/silver labels, foc 1974: Virgin/Polydor LP [a]: 2933 723; black/silver labels, foc LP [a]: 2933 723; red/silver labels, foc LP [a]: 2933 723; green labels, foc 1975: Virgin/CPF LP [a]: 840 030; black/white labels LP [a]: 840 030; multi-coloured labels 1981: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 202 622; red/green labels, foc 1983: Virgin LP [a]: 70 041; red/green labels, foc 1985: Virgin CD [a]: CDV 2010; identical to UK version from 1984
Germany	1974: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761; multi-coloured labels, foc LP [a]: 87 761; black/white labels, foc LP [a]: 87 761; green labels, foc LP [a]: 87 761; red/green labels, foc LP [a]: 87 761; red/green labels 1984: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761; red/green labels LP [a]: 87 761; white/grey labels 1985: Virgin/Ariola CD [a]: 610 378; identical to UK version from 1984 with the German order number on a sticker fixed on the jewel case 1993: Virgin CD [a]: 786 064-2
Greece	1977: Virgin LP [a]: 062-VG 50053; red/green labels 1977: Virgin/Phonogram LP [a]: 2933 723; green labels
Israel	1974: Virgin LP [a]: V 2010 DD 30861; multi-coloured labels, foc 1975: Virgin/General Music LP [a]: BAN V 2010; multi-coloured labels LP [a]: BAN V 2010; red/green labels
Italy	1974: Virgin/Dischi LP [a]: VIL 12010; black/white labels, foc LP [a]: VIL 12010; multi-coloured labels, foc LP [a]: VIL 12010; red/green labels, foc; mispressing: side two is pressed on both sides of the LP LP [a]: VIL 12010; two red of the red/green labels, foc; mispressing: side two is pressed on both sides of the LP 1984: Virgin LP [a]: OVED 25; red/green labels, foc, mispressing LP [a]: OVED 25; white/grey labels, foc, mispressing
Japan	1975: Virgin/Nippon Columbia Promo-LP [a]: YQ-7021-VR; multi-coloured promo labels, foc LP [a]: YQ-7021-VR; multi-coloured labels, foc 1978: Virgin/Victor Promo-LP [a]: VIP 6909; white promo labels, foc LP [a]: VIP 6909; green labels, foc 1982: Virgin/Victor LP [a]: VIP 4149; green labels 1990: Virgin CD [a]: VJCP-2513 2005: Virgin/Toshiba-EMI CD [b]: VJCP-68667; cardboard sleeve, obi
Mexico	1981: Virgin/BMG LP [a]: LA 410
New Zealand	1974: Virgin/RTC LP [a]: V 2010; multi-coloured labels, foc LP [a]: V 2010; black/white labels, foc LP [a]: V 2010; red/green labels, foc
South Africa	19??: Virgin/Gallo LP [a]: V 2010; white/black labels, foc
South Korea	1985: Virgin/Yeh Eum LP [a]: YVPL-067; red/green labels 1997: Virgin/Doremi/EMI CD [b?]: VKPD-0225
Spain	1975: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761-I; multi-coloured labels, foc 1976: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761-I; multi-coloured labels, foc 1978: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761-I; green labels, foc 197?: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761-I; red/green labels, foc 1980: Virgin/Ariola LP [a]: 87 761-I; red/green labels, foc 1987: Virgin LP [a]: E 87 761; red/green labels
UK	1974: Virgin LP [a]: V 2010; multi-coloured labels, foc with order number on back side LP [a]: V 2010; multi-coloured labels, foc with order number on front side LP [a]: V 2010; green labels, foc LP [a]: V 2010; green labels with white circles, foc LP [a]: V 2010; red/green labels, foc 1984: Virgin LP [a]: OVED 25; red/green labels LP [a]: OVED 25; white/grey labels 1985: Virgin CD [a]: CDV 2010 1995: Virgin CD [b]: TAND 5
USA	1974: Virgin/Atlantic Promo-LP [a]: VR 13-108; black/white promo labels saying 'sample copy' with numbers ST-VR-743109-DJ PR/ST-VR 743110 PR; +_PHAEDRA is split in three sections: Part 1 4:51, Part 2 5:15, Part 3 6:15 Promo-LP [a]: VR 13-108; black/white promo labels saying 'promotional copy' with numbers ST-VR-743109-DJ MO/ST-VR 743110 MO; +_PHAEDRA is split in three sections (see above) Promo-LP [a]: VR 13-108; black/white promo labels saying 'promotional copy' with numbers ST-VR-743109-DJ RI/ST-VR 743110 RI; +_PHAEDRA is split in three sections (see above) LP [a]: VR 13-108; multi-coloured labels 8 track tape [a]: TP 13-108 1981: Virgin/JEM LP [a]: VI 2010; skin-coloured labels, foc 1988: Virgin Promo-LP [a]: 90 933-1; black labels with blue triangle, gsc LP [a]: 790 933-1; black labels with blue triangle CD [a]: 790 933-2 1993: Virgin CD [a]: V21Y 86 064-2
Yugoslavia	1975: Virgin/RTB LP [a]: 55-5533; white labels, foc LP [a]: 55-5533; multi-coloured labels, foc LP [a]: 55-5533; green labels, foc LP [a]: 55-5533; red labels, foc
Phaedra was also released as part of the set Synthetiseur.