GOLD AFTERNOON FIX (1990)

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Tracks (click a title for details)

1. Pharaoh * (3:56)
2. Metropolis (4:46)
3. Terra Nova Cain (5:12)
4. City (3:25)
5. Monday Morning (2:46)   (not on LP except in Australia)
6. Russian Autumn Heart (4:08) (sung by Marty Willson-Piper)
7. Essence (5:16)
8. You're Still Beautiful (3:09)
9. Disappointment (6:12)
10. Transient (4:26) (sung by Peter Koppes)
11. Laughing (4:37)   (not on LP except in Australia)
12. Fading Away (3:39)
13. Grind (6:09)

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        * The word "Pharaoh" is misspelled (as "Pharoah") on all Arista releases, but corrected on the 2005 EMI reissue.

Credits

Steve Kilbey - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
Marty Willson-Piper - Guitar, Lead Vocal on "Russian Autumn Heart"
Peter Koppes - Guitar, Lead Vocal on "Transient"
Richard Ploog - Drums
Special Guest Artist - Marilyn Donadt on the Wing

Produced by Waddy Wachtel & The Church
Engineered by Shep Lonsdale
Assistant Engineer: Joe Schiff
Mixed by Waddy Wachtel & Shep Lonsdale
Recorded and Mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Pre-Production/U.S. - S.I.R., Los Angeles
Pre-Production/Australia - Fat Boy Studios, Sydney
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Photography: John Halpern
Art Direction & Design: Maude Gilman
Direction:
    Michael J. Lembo/Jill Christiansen
    Mike's Artist Management, New York
Correspondence:
    The Church
    P.O. Box 418
    Prince Street Station
    New York, N.Y. 10012-418

Releases

• LP - Mushroom Records TVL 93321 (RML 53321) (Australia) April 9, 1990
• LP - Arista AL-8579 (USA)
• LP - Arista R171667 (Canada)
• LP - Arista/BMG 210 541 (UK)
• LP - Arista/BMG 210 541 (Germany) With record labels mis-printed as "Gold Afternoon Pix"
• LP - Arista/BMG 1508067 (Brazil)
• LP - Arista 209 441 (Spain)
• LP - Arista 210 541 (Spain)
• CASS - Arista [no catalog number] (USA Promo) "Revised Master" [ Photo ]
• CASS - Arista [no catalog number] (UK Promo) "CHROME" [ Photo ]
• CASS - Mushroom TVC 93321 (RMC 53321) (Australia) April 9, 1990
• CASS - Arista AC 8579 (USA)
• CASS - Arista AC 8579 (Canada)
• CASS - Arista/BMG Direct C101890 (USA)
• CASS - Arista 410 541 (UK)
• CASS - Arista 410 541 (Italy)
• CASS - Hed Arzi Records/Arista 410541-2 (Israel)
• CD - Mushroom TVD 93321 (D 53321) (Australia) April 9, 1990
• CD - Mushroom MUSH32379.2 (Australia)
• CD - Arista ARCD-8579 (USA)
• CD - Arista ARCD-8579 (Canada)
• CD - Arista 260541 (UK)
• CD - BMG Ariola 260541 (Germany)
• CD - Arista BVCA-3 (Japan) includes lyrics
• CD - Arista BVCA-3 (Japan Promo)
• CD - Mushroom D19800 (Australia)
• 2CD - EMI 7243 4 77610 2 7 (Australia) - July, 2005. Remastered
      Bonus Disc Tracks (click a title for details)
  1. Much Too Much (3:52)
  2. Take It Back (4:04)
  3. Desert (2:50)
  4. Forgotten Reign (4:21) (sung by Peter Koppes)
  5. Hunter (4:25)
  6. Dream (2:57) (sung by Peter Koppes)
  7. Ride Into The Sunset (4:32)  **
  8. You Got Off Light (3:30)
  9. The Feast (4:49)
  10. Metropolis (Acoustic) (4:19)
  11. Grind (Acoustic) (5:38)
      **The first few words of "Ride Into The Sunset" ("Out in the...") are cut off. The uncut version appears on the "Russian Autumn Heart" CD single.

Notes

The cover photos (which continue on to the back cover) are actually composite, multiple-image works by photographer John Halpern (info). Each band member appears twice in their respective photo bar: once in a close-up portrait, and again somewhere in the background (Peter on the observatory balcony on the left, Steve in the distance to the right, Richard on the beach on the back cover, and Marty also on the back cover in an upstairs window), which are more visible on an LP cover. Some promo copies of the Arista Records LP version included a Gold Afternoon Fix Press Release.

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PROMO BOX SETS

Several box sets of Gold Afternoon Fix were issued as promotional items:

• USA Promo contains the CD and Cassette of Gold Afternoon Fix plus CD5 Megalopolis.
• Australia Promo contains the CD [Mushroom TVD 93321 (D 53321)] and Cassette [Mushroom TVC 93321 (RMC 53321)] of Gold Afternoon Fix [ Cover ].
      Includes a write-up on the process of gold price fixing on the inside of the lid.
• Europe Promo 1 contains the CD of Gold Afternoon Fix plus a watch.
• Europe Promo 2 contains the CD of Gold Afternoon Fix plus a bag of chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil.

MISCELLANEOUS

A softcover book of Starfish guitar tablature was published:
Cherry Lane Music CL7078 (USA) 23.2cm x 30.4cm, 80 pp. - with poster