''Starflyer 59'' (''Gold'') is the eponymous second studio album by

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band

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. It was released on June 27, 1995 by

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. Ranked as number 41 on

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's ''50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time'' list, ''Gold'' is considered a landmark in the history of the

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genre. Discussing the album with an interviewer at

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decades later, band frontman Jason Martin (who produced the album) mentioned, "I don't know what the hell I was doing on that thing. But listening back, it's almost like you're listening back to a different person." In June 2005, Tooth & Nail released an extended, remastered edition of ''Gold'' for its 10th anniversary, featuring five bonus tracks from the band's ''Goodbyes Are Sad'' 7-inch single and ''Le Vainqueur'' EP. This was accompanied by an extended, remastered edition of first studio album ''

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Track listing

All songs written by Jason Martin.

Personnel

* Jason Martin –

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

* Andrew Larson –

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* Wayne Everett – vocal producing,

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and drums on "When You Feel Miserable" * Ed Giles Benrock – drums on "Stop Wasting Your Life", "Messed Up Over You" and "When You Feel the Mess" *

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–

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on "Messed Up Over You" *

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- mastering

References

Notes

{{Authority control 1995 albums Starflyer 59 albums Tooth & Nail Records albums