Tragic Figures

Studio album by Savage Republic

Released

1982

Recorded

July 1981–March 1982

Studio

Radio Tokyo, Venice, CA

Genre

Post-punk, experimental rock

Length

37:05

Label

Independent Project

Savage Republic chronology

Tragic Figures
(1982)

Tragic Figure
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]

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

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(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]

Savage Republic

Philip Drucker (as Jackson Del Rey) – guitar, percussion, vocals
Mark Erskine – drums, vocals
Bruce Licher – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion
Jeff Long – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals

Production and additional personnel

John Golden – mastering
Ethan James – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1982	Independent Project	CS, LP	IP 004
	1987	Fundamental	CD, LP	SAVE 21
	1990	Fundamental	CD	SAVE 21
	1994	Independent Project		IP 004
	2002	Mobilization		MOB 101

References

↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Savage Republic: Tragic Figures > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Savage Republic". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ Enthal, Andrea; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Savage Republic". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ Tragic Figures (sleeve). Savage Republic. Bishop, California: Independent Project Records. 1982.

External links

Tragic Figures at Discogs (list of releases)

Savage Republic

Thom Fuhrmann Ethan Port Alan Waddington Kerry Dowling Bruce Licher Mark Erskine Philip Drucker Jeff Long Robert Loveless Brad Laner Greg Grunke Joel Connell Val Haller

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