Gold Mother

James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001FXL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Come Home

2. Lose Control

3. Government Walls

4. God Only Knows

5. You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face That's Always Smiling)

6. How Was It for You?

7. Sit Down [Version]

8. Walking the Ghost

9. Gold Mother

10. Top of the World

Editorial Reviews

German version of the alternative act's 1990 album. Includes their huge hit, 'Sit Down'. Featuring a different tracklist than the original domestic version now deleted. 'Sit Down'and 'Lose Control' replace 'Crescendo' and 'Hang On'. Standard jewel case. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 2008 version sounds amazing!, October 6, 2010

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Hammer-Y "I 'ear better over 'ere" (Lalaland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gold Mother (MP3 Download)

The original CD that I bought in 1990 at Heathrow airport on my way out of London did not sound good. It must have been re-mixed with previous-generation equipment or something, and it sounded, to be honest, quite dull. None of the instruments had any punch, no real bass, and it sounded like it had been muffled over with a blanket on everything. Remember what old CDs used to sound like? They had re-mix specifications like AAD, ADD and DDD, and so not all CDs were created equal.
Now this new edition sounds ABSOUTELY AMAZING! like it's supposed to sound! The clarity is so amazing, I am hearing sounds I never knew were there! As soon as I heard this new version, I said now THIS is how it's supposed to sound! I've always loved the CD, but man, WHAT a difference! It just makes me get up and dance, right away. The bass is punchy, the guitars and effects are immediate, and Tim Booth's voice resonates on this CD like I never knew. It really is, truly amazing. The clarity is astounding.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 's good., February 9, 2001

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GeoX "GeoX" (Men...Of...The...Sea!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold Mother (Audio CD)

I find it somewhat troubling that this edition apparently goes the route of the repackaging entitled 'James' by replacing Hang On and Crescendo (good songs, mind) with Sit Down and Lose Control--which are already readily available on the Best of.., you know. Hence, only three stars. I hate it when record companies feel the need to screw around with albums to try to sell a few more copies.

Still, it's good. I have to say, Government Walls and the anti-religion song the name of which escapes me right now don't really work very well, though. Too topical, even if I more or less agree with the sentiments expressed. That just doesn't sound like James; it's the same reason Greenpeace and Go to the Bank off of Whiplash were iffy. But otherwise, it's good, even if the loss of Hang On and Crescendo (I have the deleted American edition, and you should try to find it too) is extremely uncool. The highlight has to be the title track, with completely ridiculous yet at the same time, somehow, utterly wonderful lyrics.

Bah. I think this is James's third-best album, after Seven and Laid. You oughta buy it.