Golden - Anglo American / Don't Destroy Me

GOLDEN
Anglo American / Don't Destroy Me
1992 Icerink

Notes :
Produced by Saint Etienne, keyboards by Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs

01. Anglo American (Original Mix)
02. Anglo American (Finn Family Dub)
03. Don't Destroy Me

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Golden - Wishful Thinking

GOLDEN
Wishful Thinking
1993 Icerink

Golden were a cornerstone of Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs short-lived Icerink mini-empire. The sweet girl group-inspired trio was a short-living mouthpiece for some great Saint Etienne-style Stanley/Wiggs compositions and productions. Their second (and last) single is a bittersweet affair. The lead track, "Wishful Thinking," was written by Jarvis Cocker and is a autumnal disco track with a fabulous hook and top-notch vocals. The "Trop Belles Pour Trois" remix of "Wishful Thinking" adds an extra layer of sad synths and tweaks the beat just a touch. The sad melody remains intact however. The third song is their most Saint Etienne song sounding like they just stripped Sarah Cracknell's vocals off and stuck Golden's on which was not a bad thing at all. "Babacool" is produced by Douglas Benford of Lovecut DB and is a pretty standard house track musically with the girl's lovely harmonies over the top. Not their best work but not unpleasant at all. Sadly, Golden totally disappeared after this single's release. Saint Etienne fans absolutely must add this to their collection and Pulp fans may want to check it out too for the Jarvis song.
Review by Tim Sendra - allmusic.com

01. Wishful Thinking
02. Wishful Thinking (Trop Belles Pour Trois)
03. Starlust
04. Babacool

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V.A. - We Are Icerink

Various Artists
We Are Icerink
1994 Icerink

Notes :
We Are Icerink is a collection documenting the label run by Saint Etiennes's Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs between 1992 and 1994. They released nine singles and EPs during that time; this disc collects highlights from those releases plus some songs by friends and kindred spirits.

01. Earl Brutus - Birth Of Sharon
02. Sensuround - When I Get To Heaven
03. Golden - Don't Destroy Me
04. Elizabeth City State - Year Of The V-Neck
05. Supermarket - Supermarket
06. Hard Muscle - (Why Don't You) Ring Me
07. Oval - Love Hour

08. Spring - Bob Cool
09. Melody Dog - Don't Worry Baby
10. Shampoo - Bouffant Headbutt
11. Parallel Universe - Dub To The Stars

12. World Of Twist - New Electric Pop And Soul

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