Early Gold


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.

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 (drummer)|Brian McGee] & Mick MacNeil except where noted.
  1. "Life in a Day" – 4:07
  2. "Chelsea Girl" – 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 (Simple Minds song)|Love Song]" – 5:04
  11. "Sweat in Bullet" – 4:30
  12. "Promised You a Miracle" – 4:28
  13. "Glittering Prize" – 4:34
  14. "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" – 4:35
  15. "New Gold Dream" – 5:39

Personnel