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The Golden Palominos
Studio album by the Golden Palominos
Released	May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20)
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
The Golden Palominos chronology
The Golden Palominos (1983) Visions of Excess (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Golden Palominos is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band the Golden Palominos. 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."

Track listing

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

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "The Golden Palominos". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Golden Palominos: The Golden Palominos". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 285.
5. Palmer, Robert (December 4, 1985). "The Pop Life" – via NYTimes.com.
6. ^ "Golden Palominos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

External links

• The Golden Palominos at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1983 debut albums
• Albums produced by Anton Fier
• Albums produced by Bill Laswell
• Celluloid Records albums
• The Golden Palominos albums