Format Details: Gold Smoke Vinyl / Gold Smoke Vinyl
Release Date: 14 February 2025
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064018759
Genres: Rock
Release Date: 13 March 2020
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064009610
Genres: Rock
Description
Famously formed in 8th grade for a school talent show, The Donnas began as a self-styled co-ed answer to The Ramones, playing gleefully unapologetic, pop-punk paeans to adolescent alienation and hedonism from a decidedly female perspective.
But by the time of 2004's Gold Medal, their sixth album and second for the
major label Atlantic, the group has clearly—dare we say it?--matured. With
the notable exception of the single (and career highlight) "Fall Behind Me,"
Gold Medal marks a move away from the Donnas' harder/faster ethos towards a more polished (acoustic guitars…whaaat?) pop sound veering towards '70s
psychedelia under the helm of Avril Lavigne producer Butch Walker. And you can tell it from the album's graphics, which flash vintage, Peter Max-esque
squiggles on the front cover and feature a faux black light poster inside (which we have reproduced for this reissue along with the original printed inner
sleeve). The result was an album that lead vocalist Brett Anderson a.k.a Donna A. deems her favorite, and one that stands as probably the most underrated album in the band's fabulous catalog (most of which we have
recently released here at Real Gone Music). Our reissue comes in gold smoke vinyl…an overlooked early-oughties gem!
Description
Famously formed in 8th grade for a school talent show, The Donnas began as a self-styled co-ed answer to The Ramones, each taking the ?rst name of Donna (as opposed to the last name of Ramone), and playing gleefully unapologetic, poppunk paeans to adolescent alienation and hedonism from a decidedly female perspective. But by the time of 2004's Gold Medal, their sixth album and second for the major label Atlantic, the group has clearly�dare we say it?--matured. With the notable exception of the single (and career highlight) "Fall Behind Me," Gold Medal marks a move away from the Donnas' harder/faster ethos towards a more polished (acoustic guitars�whaaat?) pop sound veering towards '70s psychedelia under the helm of Avril Lavigne producer Butch Walker. And you can tell it from the album's graphics, which ?ash vintage, Peter Max-esque squiggles on the front cover and feature a faux black light poster inside (which we have reproduced for this reissue along with the original printed inner sleeve). The result was an album that lead vocalist Brett Anderson a.k.a Donna A. deems her favorite, and one that stands as probably the band's crowning artistic achievement. Our reissue comes in black and gold splatter vinyl, and is limited to 750 copies�an overlooked early-oughties gem!
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
X-Ray Spex
Tyketto
Loudon Wainwright Iii
The Donnas
Petula Clark
Tiny Tim
Willie Nelson
Willie Hutch
The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas
