Early Gold
Early Gold | |
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Compilation album by Simple Minds | |
Released | 30 June 2003 |
Genre | New wave[1] |
Label | Virgin SIMCD 14 |
Producer | John Leckie, Steve Hillage, Peter Walsh |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NME | 7/10[4] |
PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
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Early Gold is a compilation album of Simple Minds early material, released in 2003. It contains songs from years 1979-1982. The tracks were selected by the band themselves from their first five albums and also features a short sleeve note written by Jim Kerr. The album cover feature a photo of Kerr taken at a Simple Minds live concert in Munich in August 1980.[7]
Critical reception
Early Gold was generally well received, with many critics positively noting the difference to Simple Minds later material. Reviewing the album for NME, Paul Morley gave it a 7 out of 10 rating, describing the content as "Scarily good".[4] In Uncut it was given a full 5 out of 5 rating.[6]
Track listing
All tracks by Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Brian McGee & Mick MacNeil except where noted.
- "Life in a Day" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:07
- "Chelsea Girl" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:34
- "Changeling" – 4:12
- "Factory" – 4:15
- "Premonition" – 5:30
- "I Travel" – 4:02
- "Celebrate" – 5:08
- "Thirty Frames a Second" – 5:05
- "The American" – 3:51
- "Love Song" – 5:04
- "Sweat in Bullet" – 4:30
- "Promised You a Miracle" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:28
- "Glittering Prize" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:34
- "Someone Somewhere in Summertime"(Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:35
- "New Gold Dream" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 5:39
Personnel
- Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboards
- Derek Forbes – bass guitar
- Jim Kerr – lead vocals
- Brian McGee – drums
- Mick MacNeil – keyboards
References
- ^ Rowley 2018-08-22T11:58:18Z, Scott. "New wave: A guide to the best albums". LouderSound.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Kellman, Andy. "Early Gold – Simple Minds". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Bell, Duncan (August 2003). "Simple Minds: Early Gold (Virgin)" (PDF). Muzik. No. 99. p. 79. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b Moody, Paul (28 June 2003). "Pomp rockers' early years in pretty good shock". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ MacNeil, Jason (14 November 2006). "Simple Minds: Early Gold". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Classics from pre-stadium bore period". Uncut. IPC Media. July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Early Gold". Dream Giver Redux.
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