Founded in 1961 by George Kooymans and Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock band Golden Earring (or Golden Earrings, until 1969) started off as a beat band, experimented as a psychedelic quartet and finally became a heavy rock group. Their ninth album Moontan (1973) – including their classic track Radar Love – hit the international album charts and is the band’s most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
Golden Earring is the sixth, self-titled album that is also known as ‘Wall Of Dolls’ because of the cover photo. The record, released in September 1970, marks the debut of drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk with Golden Earring and is the first in a series of progressively oriented…
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New expanded edition of the band’s very first double album On the Double, released in 1969, including the Golden Earring classic Just A Little Bit Of Peace In My Heart.
Remastered for the first time from the original first-generation Phonogram Studio and Sterling Sound master tapes. Including four bonus tracks, including previously unreleased stereo mixes of Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi Dong and Wake Up-Breakfast! Also includes a 20-page booklet with liner notes, memorabilia, and photos.
Founded in 1961 by George Kooymans and Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock band Golden Earring (or Golden Earrings, until 1969) started off as a beat band, experimented as a psychedelic quartet and finally became a heavy rock group.