Mind at the End of the Tether

"Mind at the End of the Tether"
Single by Tackhead
B-side	"King of the Beat"
Released	1986
Format	12"
Genre	Funk, industrial
Length	6:40
Label	On-U Sound
Writer(s)	Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish
Producer(s)	Adrian Sherwood
Tackhead singles chronology
"What's My Mission Now?" (1985) "Mind at the End of the Tether" (1986) "The Game (You'll Never Walk Alone)" (1987)

"Mind at the End of the Tether" is a single by the industrial hip-hop group Tackhead, released in 1986 on On-U Sound Records.^[1] Although the record states otherwise, the b-side is actually the Fats Comet song "King of the Beat".^[2]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish

UK 12" single (ON-U DP 15)

1. "Mind at the End of the Tether" – 6:40
2. "King of the Beat" – 7:46

Personnel

Tackhead Keith LeBlanc – drums, percussion Skip McDonald – guitar Adrian Sherwood – sampler, programming, producer Doug Wimbish – bass guitar

Additional musicians DJ Cheese – scratches (B-side)

Charts

Charts (1986)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[3]	31

References

1. Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Tackhead - 'Mind at the End of the Tether'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
2. "Discography: Mind at the End of the Tether". tackhead.com. 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

External links

• "Mind at the End of the Tether" at Discogs (list of releases)