Album
Moontan
1973 · Rock
35 collectors on Gatefold own this
Moontan is a Rock album by Golden Earring, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 134 pressings tracked, owned by 35 collectors.
About
"Moontan" is the ninth studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring. It was first released in August 1973 by Polydor internationally, Track Records in the United Kingdom, and MCA Records in the United States. The album includes the hit single "Radar Love". It was Golden Earring's most commercially successful album in the United States and remains the band's only album to receive Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The track "Vanilla Queen" incorporates two audio samples from the 1954 film "There's No Business Like Show Business". Both samples are taken from scenes featuring Marilyn Monroe's character: the phrase "Well, in simple English I'm..." from the performance of "Lazy", and the line "What's your name, Honey?" from the performance of "Heat Wave".
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Tracklist
- 1Candy's Going Bad6:12
- 2Are You Receiving Me9:32
- 3Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock)4:25
- 4Radar Love6:26
- 5Just Like Vince Taylor4:32
- 6The Vanilla Queen9:16
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- gritty
- driving
- outlaw
There are two different configurations of "Moontan":
1. The original Dutch version has 6 tracks, including "Suzy Lunacy" and "Just Like Vince Taylor". This version is also released across continental Europe.
2. The UK/US edition has 5 tracks, replacing above two tracks with a re-recorded "Big Tree, Blue Sea" (a track originally featured on Golden Earring, 1970). The re-recorded version runs 8:13 and was not released in continental Europe.
More songs were recorded during the "Moontan" sessions:
- "The Song Is Over", released as the B-side of the continental European single Radar Love (Netherlands 1973) (opens in a new tab); this was released for the first time in the UK on the 1976 compilation Golden Earring (UK 1976) (opens in a new tab).
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry HayFLUTE, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION LEAD VOCALS, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, SOUNDS
- Bertus BorgersGUEST , SAXOPHONE GUEST, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Cesar ZuiderwijkDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Eelco GellingGUEST , SLIDE GUITAR GUEST, SLIDE GUITAR GUITAR
- George KooymansACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, SOUNDS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Job MaarseARRANGED BY HORNS STRINGS , HORNS
- Patricia PaayBACKING VOCALS GUEST , VOCALS GUEST, VOCALS
- Rinus GerritsenBASS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO, ORGAN, ACCORDION, SOUNDS BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, PIANO, ORGAN, ACCORDION
35 collectors on Gatefold own this · 134 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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