A Place on the Shelf

A Place on the Shelf, is a 2009 compilation album of songs not finished or released on studio albums by the English progressive rock group The Tangent. The title is a play-off their third album's title A Place in the Queue. The initial release through the band's website featured three bonus tracks on the CD.[1] It was later released as a 5-song album on Andy Tillison's Bandcamp page.[2]

A Place on the Shelf
Compilation album by
The Tangent
ReleasedJune 12, 2009
GenreProgressive rock
Length57:47 (regular edition)
75:50 (initial release)
Labelself-released
ProducerAndy Tillison
The Tangent chronology
Not as Good as the Book
(2008)		 A Place on the Shelf
(2009)		 Down and Out in Paris and London
(2009)

"Le Massacre du Printemps" is Tillison's version of the Igor Stravinsky piece The Rite Of Spring. "Everyman's Forgotten Monday" was originally on the album "Lifecycle" by Gold Frankincense & Diskdrive. "I Wanna Be A Chick" was originally recorded in 2008 for Down and Out in Paris and London. Originally written for release on Not as Good as the Book, the controversial epic "Live On Air" is based on the events of the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Tillison

No.TitleLength
1."Le Massacre du Printemps Part 1"11:42
2."Everyman's Forgotten Monday"5:09
3."I Want to Be a Chick"4:32
4."Live on Air"21:41
5."Le Massacre du Printemps Part 2"14:44
Total length:57:47
Original Pressing Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
6."A Sale of Two Souls" (Live at the Boederij, Holland 2008)7:04
7."The Ethernet 1992"5:25
8."Special Po90 Preview – Backup"5:34
Total length:75:50

Personnel

References
  1. "A Place on the Shelf by the Tangent – RYM/Sonemic".
  2. "A Place on the Shelf, by the Tangent".
  3. "Issue 2010-037 • CD & DVD Reviews • DPRP.net". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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