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Gold (Extended Edition)

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The "Gold" album from 1995 is Starflyer 59's follow-up to their monumental "Silver" album and in a sense, picks up where that album left off. "Gold" finds Jason Martin and friends experimenting with an even more dense and darker sound that the previous album with many of its songs dealing with melancholy subjects as feeling "messed up". Like "Silver", people soaked the "Gold" album up and alongside its predecessor, has become an alternative rock classic. "Gold" has fallen out-of-print in recent years and until now, has been difficult to find.
Along with the reissue of "Silver" comes the "Gold" deluxe edition repackaged with new artwork and bonus material. Besides the proper album, the "Gold" reissue includes both tracks from the rare 7" single "Goodbyes Are Sad" as well as three out of the four tracks that encompassed the ultra-rare "Le Vainqueuer" EP (the lone hold-out being the 'radio edit' of the full version of the EP's title track). The remastered sound is amazing with the loud guitars having more of a prestine bite that on the original edition. There is also some restored low-end to the drums as well.
Despite the original artwork not being reproduced, this is made up for by the great music heard within. This is one of Starflyer's greatest albums now expanded to an epic 73-minutes. For those who missed "Gold" the first time around, you get a triple dose of classic Starflyer here starting with the proper "Gold" album, then the "Goodbyes Are Sad" 7-inch and finally the "Le Vainqueuer" EP all on one disc at a great price.
Another Essential Starflyer Classic!!!

So they re-released Starflyer's "Silver" and "Gold" albums, and I love them both, and they both sound as good as ever. They've remastered 'em perfectly and added some tracks from EPs and singles that have been out of print forever, just like these albums. You know how some of those old shoegazer records you used to like haven't really held up over the years? Well that's not true of Starflyer. These two albums, combined with "Red" (aka "Americana"), make up a fine trilogy. You need all three.

The Gold album is the best Starflyer 59 album ever and finally it has been remastered and released with added tracks. I was lucky to discover this album in 1995, when it came out. I was a junior in college and just went through the worst year of my life. I turned to Gold during this time, and I still listen to it ten years later. It is quite simply a masterpiece, in what Jason Martin basically did as a solo project "Gold" displays his best songs along with droning guitar solos that seem to go on forever. SF59 were still in their shoegaze phase but Gold goes way beyond any genre of music. It's sad, depressing, uplifting, and beautiful all rolled into one. On this release, you also get some of the best songs ever by the band with tracks from Goodbyes Are Sad, and the Ep Le Venquiere. SF59 have made so many good albums but this is their best with Americana and Silver close in second, or hell just buy anything by them, you'll be blown away. No tracks need to be mentioned, just push play and escape.