The Gold Record
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| The Gold Record | ||||
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| File:The Bouncing Souls - The Gold Record cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by The Bouncing Souls | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 44:24 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Ted Hutt | |||
| The Bouncing Souls chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| ThePunkSite.com | link |
The Gold Record is the seventh full-length album from The Bouncing Souls. It was released on June 6, 2006 which the band deemed 'the release of the beast'. This is due to its release date (6/6/06), the fact that it is their sixth album of previously unreleased material, and in reference to the number of the beast (666). Despite the title, the album has not achieved Gold status.
The album includes two covers, of "Lean on Sheena" by Avoid One Thing and "Better Things" by The Kinks. "Letter from Iraq" is based on a poem sent to the band by Garett Reppenhagen, a soldier serving in Iraq.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen, and Michael McDermott, except where noted.
| The Gold Record | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Gold Song" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "So Jersey" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Sounds of the City" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "The Pizza Song" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Sarah Saturday" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Better Things" (Ray Davies) | 3:27 |
| 7. | "The Messenger" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Lean on Sheena" (Joe Gittleman) | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Letter from Iraq" (The Bouncing Souls, Garett Reppenhagen) | 2:57 |
| 10. | "The New Thing" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Midnight Mile" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "For All the Unheard" | 6:49 |
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Total length:
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44:24 | |
Personnel
- The Bouncing Souls
- Greg Attonito – Vocals, harmonica
- Pete Steinkopf – Guitar
- Bryan Kienlen – Bass guitar, Backing vocals
- Michael McDermott – Drums
- Additional musicians
- Jeff Abarta,Ted Hutt, Johnny Madcap & Chuck Ragan – Backing vocals
- Rami Jaffee – Accordion, keyboards
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Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 141 |
| Top Heatseekers | 5 |
| Top Independent Albums | 10 |
