The Cage is a 1982 album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang

Tygers Of Pan Tang

Tygers of Pan Tang are a heavy metal band, formed in 1978 and originating from Whitley Bay, England. They are a notable band of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement...

, released on MCA

Music Corporation of America

MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...

. It is considered the finest album of the band, selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK, namely the covers of Leiber & Stoller's "Love Potion No 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time, due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.

Track listing

1. "Rendezvous"
2. "Lonely at the Top"
3. "Letter From L.A."
4. "Paris by Air"
5. "Tides"
6. "Making Tracks"
7. "The Cage"
8. "Love Potion No.9"
9. "You Always See What You Want"
10. "Danger in Paradise"
11. "The Actor"

Credits

• Jon Deverill - vocals
• Robb Weir - guitar
• Fred Purser - guitar
• Richard "Rocky" Laws - bass guitar
• Brian Dick - drums
• John Sykes
  John Sykes
  John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
  
  - guitar on "Love Potion No.9" and "Danger in Paradise"