Mind at the End of the Tether

1986 single by Tackhead

"Mind at the End of the Tether"

Single by Tackhead

B-side

"King of the Beat"

Released

1986 (1986)

Genre

Funk, industrial

Length

6:40

Label

On-U Sound

Songwriter(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)

"Mind at the End of the Tether" – 6:40
"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

^ Parker, David (2001). "12" single: Tackhead - 'Mind at the End of the Tether'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ "Discography: Mind at the End of the Tether". tackhead.com. 2004. Archived from the original on July 20, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)