''Old Gold (1989–1991)'' is a compilation album by American

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band

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. It is composed of material from three of their earlier albums ''

Daddy Has a Tail ''Daddy Has a Tail!'' is the second studio album by Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows. It was released on July 10, 1989, via Amphetamine Reptile Records, their first album for the label. Recording The album was recorded and mixed by David ...

'', ''

Effete and Impudent Snobs ''Effete and Impudent Snobs'' is the third album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows. It was released on March 23, 1990, by Amphetamine Reptile Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Effete and Impudent Snobs'' liner no ...

'', and ''

Peacetika ''Peacetika'' is the fourth studio album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows. It was released on March 25, 1991, by Amphetamine Reptile Records. The band supported the album with a North American tour. Critical reception ''Trouser Pre ...

''.

Track listing

# "Shaking"- 2:47 # "Camouflage Monkey" - 2:14 # "Part My Konk" - 6:09 # "Bum In The Alley" - 3:20 # "By The Throat" - 2:08 # "I Miss Her Beer" - 2:09 # "Sugar" - 2:47 # "Chasin' Darla" - 4:28 # "Sticky & Sweet" - 4:33 # "Memorial" - 4:23 # "Dirty Leg" - 2:39 # "Big Mickey" - 3:15 # "Preyed On"- 3:34 # "Whitey In The Woodpile" - 2:18 # "Cartoon Corral" - 1:41 # "Little Bit" - 4:11 # "Hitting The Wall" - 2:41 # "I'm Missing" - 3:56 # "Can't Die" - 3:07 # "3-Way Lisa" - 2:59 # "Good Cop" - 2:38 # "Peacetika" - 4:14 # "One O'Clock High" - 3:37

Personnel

;Cows * Thor Eisentrager –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Kevin Rutmanis Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. Before getting into music, he was a student teacher. In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayh ...

–

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

Shannon Selberg Shannon Scott Selberg (born June 3, 1960) is a noise/punk rock musician known for his unusual antics on stage. Formerly the frontman for the Minneapolis-based group The Cows, Selberg provided lead vocals, trumpet, bugle and hardcore guitar.Robbi ...

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Norm Rogers -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Tony Oliveri -

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Gold 1989-1991 1996 compilation albums Cows (band) albums Amphetamine Reptile Records compilation albums