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Tape Head is the seventh studio album by heavy metal/hard rock trio King's X, released in 1998 via Metal Blade Records.[1]

Tape Head
Studio album by King's X
Released	October 20, 1998[1]
Recorded	May–July 1998
Studio	Hound Pound and Alien Beans Studios
Genre	Hard rock, progressive metal
Length	47:41
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	King'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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Phantom Tollbooth	{2 reviews} [3]
HM Magazine	HM Magazine review[4]

A music video was made for the song "Fade".[5] "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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

The song "Walter Bela Farkas" was recorded live August 8, 1996 at the Tramps nightclub in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by King's X.

[1]

Personnel

• Doug Pinnick – bass, vocals
• Ty Tabor – guitar, vocals
• Jerry Gaskill – drums, vocals

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

External links

• Official band website
• Additional information about the album

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