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Early Gold

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{{Infobox album

| name = Early Gold

| type = Compilation

| artist = Simple Minds

| cover = Earlygoldsimpleminds.jpg

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| released = 30 June 2003

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| genre = New wave{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/new-wave-a-guide-to-the-best-albums|title=New wave: A guide to the best albums|first=Scott|last=Rowley 2018-08-22T11:58:18Z|website=LouderSound}}

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| label = Virgin SIMCD 14

| producer = John Leckie, Steve Hillage, Peter Walsh

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5|}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/early-gold-r650243/review|title=Early Gold – Simple Minds|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 March 2012}}

| rev2 = Muzik

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Simple Minds: Early Gold (Virgin)|url=https://dancemusicarchive.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf/muzik099_august_2003.pdf|magazine=Muzik|issue=99|last=Bell|first=Duncan|date=August 2003|pages=79|access-date=11 August 2023}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3Score = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.simpleminds.org/sm/reviews/eg/nme1.htm |title=Pomp rockers' early years in pretty good shock |last=Moody |first=Paul |date=28 June 2003 |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |access-date=1 February 2013}}

| rev4 = PopMatters

| rev4Score = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/simple-minds-early-gold/ |title=Simple Minds: Early Gold |last=MacNeil |first=Jason |date=14 November 2006 |work=PopMatters |access-date=1 February 2013}}

| rev5 = Uncut

| rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/earlygoldreviews.html |title=Classics from pre-stadium bore period |date=July 2003 |work=Uncut |publisher=IPC Media |access-date=1 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506064133/http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/earlygoldreviews.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleminds.org/sm/discog/eg/eglp1.htm |title=Early Gold |publisher=Dream Giver Redux }}

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 Moody gave it a 7 out of 10 rating, describing the content as "Scarily good". In Uncut it was given a full 5 out of 5 rating.

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

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Category:2003 compilation albums

Category:Simple Minds compilation albums

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