Solid Gold (album)

Solid Gold is the second album by the British post-punk band Gang of Four, released in 1981. Two of its tracks, "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" and "He'd Send in the Army", are re-recordings of songs previously released as a single in the UK.

This article is about the 1981 punk album. For the 2016 pop album, see Solid Gold EP.
Solid Gold
Studio album by
Gang of Four
ReleasedMarch 1981 (1981-03)
RecordedJanuary 1981
StudioAbbey Road (London)
Genre
Length38:43
Label
  • EMI
  • Warner Bros.
Producer
Gang of Four chronology
Yellow EP
(1980)		 Solid Gold
(1981)		 Songs of the Free
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideA[4]
Pitchfork9.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[8]
Uncut[9]

The album was issued in an CD expanded version by the EMI Records and Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings labels in 1995, which added the songs from Another Day/Another Dollar EP.

Pitchfork listed Solid Gold as 24th best album of the 1980s.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jon King; all music is composed by Gang of Four, except as indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paralysed"Andy Gill, King3:22
2."What We All Want" 4:59
3."Why Theory?"Lyrics: Gill, King2:33
4."If I Could Keep It for Myself" 4:09
5."Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" 3:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cheeseburger"Lyrics: Gill, King4:05
2."The Republic"Music: Gill3:21
3."In the Ditch" 4:22
4."A Hole in the Wallet"Music: Gill4:05
5."He'd Send in the Army"Lyrics: Gill, King4:28

On the original EMI (UK) pressing of the LP, "Why Theory?" is track 5 rather than track 3.

The EMI Records and Infinite Zero/American 1995 reissue includes songs from the Another Day/Another Dollar EP.

CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."To Hell With Poverty!" 4:59
12."Capital (It Fails Us Now)"Gill4:04
13."History's Bunk!"Gill, King2:59
14."Cheeseburger" (Live) 3:40
15."What We All Want" (Live) 5:24

Personnel
Gang of Four

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 190

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "What We All Want" Billboard Club Play Singles 30
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References
  1. Lester, Paul (2008). "Gang of Four: Damaged Goods". Omnibus Press. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  2. "SPIN Magazine iss. 5 vol. 19". 2003. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "Solid Gold – Gang of Four". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Gang of Four: Solid Gold". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. Tangari, Joe (9 February 2003). "Gang of Four: Hard / Solid Gold". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. Miles, Milo (6 August 1981). "Gang of Four: Solid Gold". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. Considine, J. D. (2004). "Gang of Four". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 321–22. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. "Gang Of Four – Solid Gold". Uncut (216). July 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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