Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is the second solo studio album by Brian Eno (mononymously credited as "Eno"), released in November 1974 by Island Records. Unlike his debut album Here Come the Warm Jets, which had featured 16 musicians, this album utilized a core band of five instrumentalists: Eno himself on keyboards and guitar, guitarist Phil Manzanera, bassist Brian Turrington, drummer Freddie Smith, and percussionist Robert Wyatt, and also featured far fewer guests. Manzanera, who had played with Eno in Roxy Music, also participated in the writing and production. To help guide the musicians, Eno and Peter Schmidt developed instruction cards called Oblique Strategies to facilitate creativity during the recording process.

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Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Studio album by Eno
Released	November 1974
Recorded	September 1974
Studio	Island, London
Genre	Art rock[1] experimental rock[2] art pop[3] avant-pop[4]
Length	48:14
Label	Island
Producer	Eno
Eno chronology
Here Come the Warm Jets (1974) ''Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)'' (1974) Another Green World (1975)

Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is a loose concept album that addresses a variety of subjects ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution. Although the songs largely utilise pop-song structures, Eno's lyrics play with themes of geopolitical intrigue. It did not chart in the United Kingdom or the United States, but had received positive reviews from critics. Since its release, the album has received even more critical attention.