On Golden Smog

On Golden Smog
EP by Golden Smog
Released December 11, 1992
Genre Pop
Rock
Length 21:54
Label Crackpot (original)/Rykodisc (1996 reissue)
Producer Paul Pacific
Golden Smog chronology

On Golden Smog
(1992)
Down by the Old Mainstream
(1995)
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On Golden Smog was the debut EP from Golden Smog, released on December 11, 1992, the album consists entirely of cover songs. The album sleeve art was by the band's then-drummer, Chris Mars. The track "Shooting Star" was featured in the 1994 film Clerks.

Track listing

  1. "Son (We've Kept the Room Just the Way You Left It)" – 4:26 - A Michaelangelo cover.
  2. "Easy To Be Hard" – 3:20 - A Hair Cover. (Sung by The Jayhawks' Gary Louris)
  3. "Shooting Star" – 4:44 - A Bad Company Cover. (Sung by Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner).
  4. "Back Street Girl" – 3:55 - A Rolling Stones Cover.
  5. "Cowboy Song" – 5:29 - A Thin Lizzy Cover. (Sung by Soul Asylum roadie, Bill Sullivan).