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Tracklist

A1	The Cone Of Silence	2:46
A2	Big Sky	2:42
A3	The Evil That Men Do	4:10
A4	The Forest Green	3:19
A5	The Pain Of Pain	5:31
A6	The River Of Water	2:27
A7	A House Is Not A Motel	3:40
B1	The Way Some People Die	3:34
B2	The Empty Pool	2:18
B3	Alrock's Bells	4:03
B4	Five Years	3:42
B5	Screaming Dead Balloons	3:15
B6	Living In The Country	2:13
B7	Crispy Duck	2:59
B8	Closing Time	3:39

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – White Dog Studio
• Recorded At – Water Music Recorders
• Copyright (c) – Matador Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Matador Records
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• Bass – Clint Conley (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Dave Rick (tracks: A6, A7), Mike Lewis (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B4 to B6, B7, B8)
• Drums, Artwork [Cover Art] – Georgia Hubley
• Producer – Clint Conley (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B6)
• Recorded By – Ken French (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B6), Robert Miller (tracks: A6, A7)
• Saxophone – David Bither (tracks: B5), Mike Tchang (tracks: A6)
• Technician [Enhancement] – John Siket (tracks: B7, B8)
• Trombone – Chris Nelson (tracks: A6)
• Vocals [Singing], Guitar [Informed Guitar] – Dave Schramm
• Vocals [Singing], Guitar [Naive Guitar] – Ira Kaplan

Notes

A1 to A5, B1 to B6 recorded at White Dog Boston, December '85 - January '86. Originally released on Coyote Records.
A6, A7 recorded at Water Music in Hoboken, May '85. Originally released on Egon Records.
B7, B8 recorded live on cassette April '86, enhanced at Sound on Sound in NYC, March '93. Previously unreleased.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 744861020516
• Matrix / Runout (Side A run out, etched): OLE-205-1-A MASTERDISK
• Matrix / Runout (Side B run out, etched): OLE-205-1-B MASTERDISK

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TTC 8676	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(LP, Album)	Coyote Records	TTC 8676	US	1986
OLE 205-2	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Matador	OLE 205-2	US	Unknown
OLE 205-2	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Matador	OLE 205-2	Taiwan	1996
TTC 8676C	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(Cass, Album)	Coyote Records	TTC 8676C	US	1986
SHIG LP 2, SHIGLP 2	Yo La Tengo	Ride The Tiger ‎(LP, Album)	Shigaku Presents, Shigaku Presents	SHIG LP 2, SHIGLP 2	UK	1987