Tangent
There are several official versions of this composition:
- the original live album recording from 1983 (and excerpts of it)
- two slightly different live recordings of Rare Bird from 1986
- two short remixes from 1996
- a remix of Polish Dance from 2000 (alleged to be a live recording)
- two slightly different live recordings of Rare Bird from 2007
- a remix of Rare Bird from 2008 (alleged to be a live recording from 1988)
For convenience of reference, the composition
Tangent is virtually indexed for this discography at four points. These sections are entitled as follows:
- 00:00 - Tangent (Section 1) 3:51
- 03:51 - Tangent (Section 2) 6:07
- 09:58 - Tangent (Polish Dance) 5:54
- 15:52 - Tangent (Rare Bird) 4:07
The original version of
Tangent consisted of two parts, interrupted by applause and a short silence: the main part (consisting of sections 1 to 3) and a four minute encore, later entitled
Rare Bird. Section 3 was later entitled
Polish Dance.
Records
Tangerine Dream: Official Releases
2000
i-Box [1996 remix] 5:20
i-Box [Titled
Polish Dance (Live)][2000 remix] 5:51
2010
Run To Vegas [a] [Titled
Rare Bird (Live 1988)][2008 remix] 3:41
Run To Vegas [b] [Titled
Rare Bird (Live 1988)][2008 remix] 3:41
Poland [d] [Titled
Rare Bird] 4:01
The Soldier [Titled
Cue #5: Variation On Tangent #1][Early version of
Section 2] 2:28
Tangerine Dream: Bootlegs
1993
Sonambulistic Imagery [a] [Titled
Rare Bird][1986 live version, part of the track
Imagery Four] 4:36
2014
The Soldier [Titled
Desert Detonation Device] 6:03
Tangerine Dream: Fan Releases