Early Gold

Early Gold
Compilation album by
Simple Minds
Released30 June 2003
GenreNew wave[1]
LabelVirgin SIMCD 14
ProducerJohn Leckie, Steve Hillage, Peter Walsh
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Muzik[3]
NME7/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Uncut[6]

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.

  1. "Life in a Day" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:07
  2. "Chelsea Girl" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:34
  3. "Changeling" – 4:12
  4. "Factory" – 4:15
  5. "Premonition" – 5:30
  6. "I Travel" – 4:02
  7. "Celebrate" – 5:08
  8. "Thirty Frames a Second" – 5:05
  9. "The American" – 3:51
  10. "Love Song" – 5:04
  11. "Sweat in Bullet" – 4:30
  12. "Promised You a Miracle" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:28
  13. "Glittering Prize" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:34
  14. "Someone Somewhere in Summertime"(Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:35
  15. "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

  1. ^ Rowley 2018-08-22T11:58:18Z, Scott. "New wave: A guide to the best albums". LouderSound.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Early Gold – Simple Minds". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ Bell, Duncan (August 2003). "Simple Minds: Early Gold (Virgin)" (PDF). Muzik. No. 99. p. 79. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Moody, Paul (28 June 2003). "Pomp rockers' early years in pretty good shock". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. ^ MacNeil, Jason (14 November 2006). "Simple Minds: Early Gold". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Early Gold". Dream Giver Redux.