TNT - Tell No Tales

Review by Erik Saunier

Tell No Tales by TNT is a hard rock album that is sure to get heads banging and feet tapping. The album was released in 1987 and features the classic line-up of the band, including lead vocalist Tony Harnell, guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø, bassist Morty Black, and drummer Diesel Dahl.

The album kicks off with the high-energy track "Everyone's A Star," which sets the tone for the rest of the record. The band's signature sound is on full display, with Le Tekrø's blistering guitar riffs and Harnell's soaring vocals. Other standout tracks include "10,000 Lovers (In One)," which features a catchy chorus and a killer guitar solo, and the power ballad "Northern Lights," which showcases Harnell's impressive vocal range.

Artist: TNT
Album: Tell No Tales

2019

Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Incipts	0:51
Listen to Your Heart	3:17
As Far as the Eye Can See	03:41
10.000 Lovers (In One)	2:54
Everyone's Star
As Far As The Eye Can See	3:42
Everyone's a Star	3:21
sapphire	1:15
Everyone's A Star	3:22
Northern Lights	4:9
10,000 Lovers(In One)	2:56
Incipits	0:50
Child's Play	4:27
Smooth Syncopation	0:49
10,000 Lovers (In One)	2:56
Sapphire	1:14
Listen To Your Heart	3:18
Tell No Tales	2:21
Child's Play	4:25
Desperate Nights	3:31
As Far As the Eye Can See	3:41
Desperate Night	3:31

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Mercury
Vertigo
Music On CD, Mercury
Mercury , Mercury

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ouvir online
lytte på nettet
escuchar en línea
kuunnella verkossa
écouter en ligne
online luisteren
online anhören
ascolta in linea
lyssna på nätet

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Companies

Role	Company
Licensed From	Phonogram International B.V.
Distributed By	Sung Eum Limited
Manufactured By	Sung Eum Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p)	PolyGram Records, Inc.
Published By	Copyright Control
Produced For	Necessary Productions
Recorded At	Norsk Sound Studios
Mixed At	Norsk Sound Studios
Overdubbed At	Sound Ideas Studios
Mastered At	Masterdisk
Copyright (c)	PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed By	Phonogram
Lacquer Cut At	PRS Baarn
Pressed By	PRS Baarn
Record Company	Universal Music
Designed At	Koppel & Scher
Made By	PMDC, USA

Credits

Role	Credit
Arranged By	TNT
Performer	TNT
Backing Vocals	Hakon Iversen
Bass Guitar	Morty Black
Synthesizer	Morty Black
Crew	Per Ola Holden
Design	Jackie Murphy, Koppel & Scher
Drums	Diesel Dahl
Percussion	Diesel Dahl
Engineer	Rune "The Chef" Nordahl
Guitar	Ronni Le Tekro
Keyboards	Bjorn Nessjoe, Baard Svensen, Carlos Waadeland
Programmed By	Bjorn Nessjoe, Baard Svensen, Carlos Waadeland
Management	Freefall Talent Group
Mastered By	Bob Ludwig
Other [Accounting	For Bruce Kolbrenner, Inc.]
Other	ICM, Marsha Vlasic
Photography	Mark Weiss
Producer	Bjorn Nessjoe
Vocals	Tony Harnell
Harmony Vocals	Tony Harnell
Guitar Synthesizer	Ronni Le Tekro
Management [Accounting	For Bruce Kolbrenner, Inc.]
Management [Legal Assistance	For Esq.]
Photography By	Mark Weiss
Legal	Michael Guido
Written-By	Nessjoe (tracks: 9), Dahl (tracks: 11), Tekro, Harnell
Booking	ICM , Marsha Vlasic
Cover	Jackie Murphy, Koppel & Scher

Notes

Produced for Necessary Productions.
Recorded & Digitally Mixed at Norsk Sound Studios, Trondheim, Norway.
Additional Overdubs Recorded at Sound Ideas, N.Y.C.
Mastered at Masterdisk, N.Y.C.
℗1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
©1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed by Phonogram
Ronni Le Tekro uses Kramer Guitars exclusively.
Ronni's Amps are modified by Sound Labs.
Diesel Dahl uses D-Drums of Sweden.
Published by Copyright Control.
Printed in The Netherlands.
℗ 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc. This release ℗ & © 2019 Universal Music B.V. Manufactured & Distributed by Music on CD for Universal Music B.V.
This compact disc was mastered from the original master tapes.
Made in Japan. JASRAC Stereo.
Standard Mercury label with "PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE" on right side below catalog number. Gold dj promo stamp on back cover.
Tracks A4, A6 & B4 are instrumentals.
Published by Har-Tek Music, Inc. / PolyGram Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).
(P)(C) 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Tracks 4, 6 & 10 are instrumentals.
Printed in West Germany (on booklet & inlay card).
Made in West Germany (on booklet).
Made in Germany (on disc).
"MADE IN W.GERMANY BY POLYGRAM" printed at bottom of label side of CD.
"Printed in USA" on back insert and gray side of front insert.
Printed in U.S.A. (on booklet & inlay card).
Made in USA (on disc).
Reissue
First published 1987 in U.S.A. Manufactured and marketed in Australasia by PolyGram Records under exclusive licence.
℗ © 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Japan first pressing.
In the lower right of backinlay, the character '0704'
Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. pressing with variant labels from the other US release currently in database.
Variations include different font sizes and of course the pressing plant code.
First catalog number on the sleeve, second on the labels.
Recorded & digitally mixed at Norsk Sound Studios, Trondheim, Norway.
Additional overdubs recorded at Sound Ideas, N.Y.C.
On the inner sleeve: © Har-Tek Music, Inc. / PolyGram Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).
On the labels: Published by Har-Tek Music, Inc. / PolyGram Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).
℗ PolyGram Records, Inc. © 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Accounting: Alan Chanzis for Bruce Kolbrenner, Inc.
Cover Design: Jackie Murphy/Koppel & Scher
On cassette: [Copyright Control logo]
U-card:
Cassette:
℗1987 PolyGram Records Inc.
©1987 PolyGram Records Inc.
Printed in The Netherlands/Fabriqué en Hollande
Made in Holland
6-panel U-card including all lyrics
©1987 Har-Tek Music Inc. and PolyGram Music Publ. Inc.
Yen 2500
Comes in a papersleeve album replica (Mini LP).
Very early copies sold in Norway may have a black & white tour sticker on the cover:
"Tell No Tales
Tour '87
29/4 Bergen
30/4 Stavanger
1/5 Kristiansand
2/5 Fredrikstad
3/5 Hamar
4/5 Oslo
5/5 Trondheim
[TNT logo]"
In booklet:
Printed in West Germany by / Imprimé en Allemagne / Made in West Germany
On disc:
[ GEMA | Made in W.-Germany by PolyGram ]
℗ 1987 PolyGram Records Inc.
On traycard:
℗ 1987 PolyGram Records Inc. © 1987 PolyGram Records Inc.
Printed in West Germany
Different to TNT - Tell No Tales. This has Made in W.-Germany by PolyGram on disc.
Made in W.Germany (on disc).
Gold stamp on back of cover "Promotional Copy Not For Sale".
90s version.
Made in USA (On CD)
Printed in U.S.A. (On Backcover and inside booklet)
Printed in West Germany (on inlay card).
The matrix/runout is the same as Tell No Tales.
Mid 90s version.
Came with lyric sleeve
Reissue pressed by EDC Germany.
Includes a japanese paper sheet and an obi.
This version has label code on labels
For the version without label code on labels, see Tell No Tales
UK white label promo LP. Incl. press sheet and unique card insert.

Barcodes

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About TNT

Norwegian hard rock/heavy metal band from Trondheim, founded in 1982. TNT released their first album the same year the band was formed. This is the band's only album with Norwegian lyrics. TNT got a hit with the song "Harley-Davidson". The band won the Spellemann Award 1987 in the rock class for the album Tell No Tales.

Members

Ronni Le Tekrø
Tony Harnell
Dag Ingebrigtsen
Tony Mills
Victor Borge
Frode Lamøy
Ove Husemoen
John Macaluso
Morten Dahl
Steinar Eikum
Morten Skogstad
Øystein Ringsby
Morten Skaget
Baol Bardot Bulsara

Summary by Erik Saunier

Tell No Tales is a solid album that showcases TNT's ability to write catchy, hard-hitting rock songs. The band's musicianship is top-notch, and they clearly have a lot of fun playing together. Fans of classic hard rock and metal will definitely want to give this album a listen.