Phaedra (album)

Phaedra
Phaedra
	1974 LP album cover, by Edgar Froese
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	20 February 1974
Recorded	November – December 1973
Studio	The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England
Genre	Electronic; kosmische; ambient; space music; progressive electronic;
Length	37:33
Label	Virgin
Producer	Edgar Froese
Tangerine Dream chronology

Phaedra is the fifth studio album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was recorded during November 1973 at The Manor in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England and released on 20 February 1974 through Virgin Records. This is the first Tangerine Dream album to feature their now classic sequencer-driven sound, which is considered to have greatly influenced the Berlin School genre.^[3]

The album marked the beginning of the group's international success and was their first album released on the Virgin label. It achieved six-figure sales in the UK, reaching number 15 in the UK Albums Chart in a 15-week run,^[6] with virtually no airplay, only by strong word of mouth. It also earned the group a gold disc in seven countries,^[7] though in their native Germany it sold barely 6,000 units.^[8] The album title refers to Phaedra of Greek mythology.

^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Incognito, Daniel. "Tangerine Dream: Phaedra". Sputnikmusic.
^ ^a ^b Harden, Alexander (Spring 2016). "Kosmische Musik and Its Techno-Social Context". IASPM Journal. 6 (2): 155–173. doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i2.9en. ISSN 2079-3871.
^ Listed in "A Classic Space Music Countdown to Liftoff: 10 Essential classic space music albums, counting down from 10 to 1" Time Warped in Space by Echoes Radio producer and host, John Diliberto Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Tangerine Dream - Phaedra". OfficialCharts.com.
^ Irvin, Jim (2007). The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 326. ISBN 978-1841959733.
^ Stump, Paul (1999). Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream. Firefly Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 0-946719-18-7.

[AllMusic-1] Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Sputnikmusic-2] Incognito, Daniel. "Tangerine Dream: Phaedra". Sputnikmusic.

[iaspm-3] Harden, Alexander (Spring 2016). "Kosmische Musik and Its Techno-Social Context". IASPM Journal. 6 (2): 155–173. doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i2.9en. ISSN 2079-3871.

[4] Listed in "A Classic Space Music Countdown to Liftoff: 10 Essential classic space music albums, counting down from 10 to 1" Time Warped in Space by Echoes Radio producer and host, John Diliberto Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine.

[5] "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[ukchart-6] "The Official Charts Company - Tangerine Dream - Phaedra". OfficialCharts.com.

[Irvin2007-7] Irvin, Jim (2007). The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 326. ISBN 978-1841959733.

[phase1-8] Stump, Paul (1999). Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream. Firefly Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 0-946719-18-7.

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