The Golden Palominos (album) explained

The Golden Palominos
Type:	album
Artist:	the Golden Palominos
Cover:	The Golden Palominos - The Golden Palominos.jpeg
Recorded:	1983 at Radio City Music Hall Studio and OAO Studio, New York
Genre:	No wave
Length:	43:04
Label:	Celluloid
Producer:	Anton Fier, Bill Laswell
Next Title:	Visions of Excess
Next Year:	1985

The Golden Palominos is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band the Golden Palominos.^{[1] [2]} It was released on May 20, 1983, on Celluloid Records.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "above-average avant-funk," writing that it "would have been a milestone if it had sounded anything like the Palominos’ New York gigs."^[2]

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Beinhorn – drums and Oberheim DMX on "Hot Seat", piano on "Cookout"
• Anton Fier – drums, Oberheim DMX, percussion, production, mixing
• Fred Frith – guitar, violin
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, production, mixing
• Thi-Linh Le – vocals on "Monday Night", design, photography
• Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar, additional production
• Mark E. Miller – vocals on "Hot Seat", turntables on "Hot Seat" and "Monday Night"
• David Moss – percussion on "Clean Plate", "Under the Cap" and "Two Sided Fist"
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Monday Night" and "I.D."
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Steinberger bass guitar on "Clean Plate" and "Two Sided Fist"
• Roger Trilling – tape on "Cookout"
• John Zorn – alto saxophone, clarinet, game calls

Production and additional personnel

• Martin Bisi – additional production, mixing
• Peter Blegvad – vocal coach
• Don Hünerberg – engineering
• Mike Krowiak – additional engineering
• Jan Luss – design

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Pop Life. Robert. Palmer. December 4, 1985. NYTimes.com.
2. Web site: Golden Palominos . Trouser Press . 14 August 2020.