Golden is an American

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band formed in 1993 on April 7 in

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. Since Golden's members are also involved with other, more well-known bands, Golden is often considered more of a

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than a full-fledged band in its own right. Golden's sound is an amalgamation of many rock styles, but also includes rhythms and influences of many styles from around the world (likely due to guitarist Ian Eagleson working as an

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Members

* Ian Eagleson - guitar, vocals (member of

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Discography

Albums

* ''Here comes the Golden Fuzz'' (Slowdime, 1997) * ''Golden'' (Trans Solar, 1998) * ''Super GOLDEN Original Movement'' (Slowdime, 1999) * ''Golden Summer'' (Slowdime, 2000) * ''Apollo Stars'' (National Record Label, 2002)

Singles & EPs

* "Gone To Return / Shack" (7") (Proteen Records, 1993) * "Chet's Jalopy" (7") (Proteen Records, 1995) * "Victory Is Ours!/Lance A." (7") (Happy Go Lucky, 1995) * "Violator/Deep Skills" (7") (The Bedtime Record, 1999) * "Golden And Rhythm Beat Jazz" (12") (Slowdime, 1999)

Compilations

* "Oldies" (Bandcamp, 2015)

External links

Golden's Page on Epitonic

2012 Flab Mag audio interview with Alex Minoff

Golden's Page on Bandcamp

Golden Discography on Discogs
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