Early Gold

Early Gold
Compilation album by Simple Minds
Released	30 June 2003
Genre	New wave [1]
Label	Virgin SIMCD 14
Producer	John Leckie, Steve Hillage, Peter Walsh

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Muzik	[3]
NME	7/10 [4]
PopMatters	7/10 [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 Moody 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.
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. 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. "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.