It was re-issued in a remastered version in 2004 by Virgin Records. The album did not chart in the United Kingdom or United States, but received greater attention from the rock press. The album's music has an upbeat and bouncy sound but with dark lyrical themes. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is a loose concept album with topics ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution. To help guide production of the album, Eno and Peter Schmidt developed instruction cards called Oblique Strategies to use through the creative process of the album. Also participating was guitarist and co-writer Phil Manzanera, who had played with Eno in Roxy Music. Unlike his previous album Here Come the Warm Jets, Eno used a core band of five instrumentalists (keyboards, guitars, bass, drums and percussion) and used fewer guest musicians. ![]() Produced by Eno, it was originally released by Island Records in November 1974. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is the second solo album by English musician Brian Eno.
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