Tape Head

For the transducer, see Tape head.

Tape Head
Studio album by
King's X
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998[1]
RecordedMay–July 1998
StudioHound Pound and Alien Beans
GenreHard rock
Length47:41
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerKing's X
King's X chronology
Best of King's X
(1997) 		Tape Head
(1998) 		Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth {2 reviews}[4]
HM MagazineHM Magazine review[5]

Tape Head is the seventh studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 1998 via Metal Blade Records.[1]

A music video was made for the song "Fade".[6] "World" is a reworked song from the band's Sneak Preview demos. The controversial unreleased track "Quality Control" is included on the album, but has been re-titled to "Happy". The majority of the lyrics are now different, including the lack of profanity.

The album cover picture is that of Doug Pinnick wrapped in recording tape.

According to Pinnick, he brought the songs "Happy", "Cupid" and "Hate You", and Ty Tabor brought "Ocean" to the Tape Head recording sessions. All other songs were band created during the recording session.

The song "Walter Bela Farkas" was recorded live August 8, 1996, at the Tramps nightclub in New York City.

Track listing

All songs written by King's X.

No.TitleLength
1."Groove Machine"3:42
2."Fade"3:24
3."Over and Over"3:23
4."Ono"3:55
5."Cupid"4:14
6."Ocean"3:08
7."Little Bit of Soul"4:13
8."Hate You"3:01
9."Higher Than God"3:00
10."Happy"5:38
11."Mr. Evil"3:45
12."World"3:36
13."Walter Bela Farkas (Live Peace in New York)"2:32

[1]

Japanese edition bonus track[7]
No.TitleLength
14."Two"3:14

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Wally Farkas – vocals on "Walter Bela Farkas"

Production and design

  • Mixed and mastered at Alien Beans by Ty Tabor
  • Photography by Wanda Tabor
  • Cover by Ty Tabor
  • Design by Brian J Ames

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tape Head 1998". kingsx-france.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007.
  2. ^ Tape Head at AllMusic
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ The Phantom Tollbooth reviews
  5. ^ Van Pelt, Doug (November–December 1998). "Album Reviews: KING'S X Tape Head". HM Magazine (74). ISSN 1066-6923.
  6. ^ Metal Blade Records (November 16, 2010). "King's X – Fade (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "King's X – Tape Head". Discogs. Retrieved December 11, 2020.