Golden Opportunities Mixtape

Studio album by Okkervil River

Released

December 12, 2007

Genre

Indie rock, Folk

Label

Self Released

Okkervil River chronology

The Stage Names
(2007)

Golden Opportunities Mixtape
(2007)

The Stand Ins
(2008)

The Golden Opportunities Mixtape is a free downloadable album by indie rock band Okkervil River. It contains eight covers and one live version of an original. It was released without any press as a free download from the band's website on December 12, 2007. It was listed as a Must Have Download in the 1044th Issue of Rolling Stone.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"April Anne"	John Phillips	4:14
2.	"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"	Randy Newman	2:29
3.	"I Want to Know"	Charles F. Olsen/Ed Sanders	2:57
4.	"Do What You Gotta Do"	Jimmy Webb	3:04
5.	"I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away"	Serge Gainsbourg/Translated by Will Sheff	4:33
6.	"The Blonde in the Bleachers"	Joni Mitchell	3:02
7.	"Antarctica Starts Here"	John Cale	2:43
8.	"Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas"	Will Sheff	7:11
9.	"Solo"	Sandy Denny	3:45

Personnel

Will Sheff: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Scott Brackett: Cornet, Keyboards, Piano on "April Anne"
Brian Cassidy: Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, Piano on "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas"
Jonathan Meiburg: Vocals, Piano, Accordion
Travis Nelsen: Drums
Patrick Pestorius: Bass
Justin Sherburn: Keyboard on "I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away"

External links

Okkervil River

Will Sheff Brian Cassidy Patrick Pestorius Scott Brackett Justin Sherburn Lauren Gurgiolo Jonathan Meiburg Travis Nelsen Zach Thomas Seth Warren

Studio albums	Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See Down the River of Golden Dreams Black Sheep Boy The Stage Names The Stand Ins I Am Very Far The Silver Gymnasium

EPs	Bedroom EP Stars Too Small to Use Sleep and Wake-Up Songs Black Sheep Boy Appendix Overboard & Down

Split albums	Julie Doiron / Okkervil River Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral

Other albums	Golden Opportunities Mixtape Golden Opportunities 2

Singles	"The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion" "Kansas City" "Westfall" "It Ends With A Fall" "Split single with South San Gabriel" "For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)" "For Real [Album Version]" "Black" "No Key, No Plan" "The President's Dead" "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" "A Girl In Port" "Unless It's Kicks" "Lost Coastlines" "Pop Lie" "Mermaid" "Wake And Be Fine" "Rider" "Your Past Life As A Blast" "It Was My Season" "Down Down The Deep River" "On A Balcony" "Where The Spirit Left Us"

Related bands	Shearwater