Almost Gold (song)

"Almost Gold"
Single by The Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Honey's Dead
B-side	"Teenage Lust"
Released	June 1992
Format	7", 10", 12", CDS
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Blanco y Negro, Def American
Producer	Jim Reid, William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Far Gone and Out" (1990) "Almost Gold" (1992) "Sometimes Always" (1994)

"Almost Gold" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain and the third single from the group's album Honey's Dead. It was released by Blanco y Negro Records in July 1992 and reached #41 in the UK single charts.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Notes 2 Personnel 2.1 The Jesus and Mary Chain 2.2 Additional personnel 3 References

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted.

7" (NEG57)

1. "Almost Gold" – 3:16
2. "Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)" – 2:23

10" (NEG57TE)

1. "Almost Gold" - 3:16
2. "Catchfire (Live)" - 4:29
3. "Blues from a Gun (Live)" - 4:12
4. "Head On (Live)" - 4:00

12" (NEG57T) and CDS (NEG57CD)

1. "Almost Gold" - 3:16
2. "Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)" – 2:23
3. "Reverberation (Doubt)" (Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland) - 3:45
4. "Don't Come Down" - 2:38

Notes

• Live tracks recorded by BBC at the Sheffield Arena on 14 May 1992.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
• William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer

Additional personnel

• Alan Moulder – engineer ("Almost Gold")
• Georg Kaleve - engineer ("Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)")
• Dick Meaney - engineer ("Don't Come Down")
• Mark Radcliffe - producer (live tracks)
• Greg Jakobek - design

References

1. ^ "Almost Gold". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 25 August 2009.

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