The Golden Palominos is the eponymously titled debut studio album by the alternative rock band The Golden Palominos.[5][6] It was released on May 20, 1983, on Celluloid Records.

The Golden Palominos
Studio album by The Golden Palominos
Released	May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20)
Recorded	1983 at Radio City Music Hall Studio and OAO Studio, New York
Genre	No wave
Length	43:04
Label	Celluloid
Producer	Anton Fier, Bill Laswell
The Golden Palominos chronology
The Golden Palominos (1983) Visions of Excess (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "above-average avant-funk," writing that it "would have been a milestone if it had sounded anything like the Palominos’ New York gigs."[6]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Beinhorn – drums and Oberheim DMX on "Hot Seat", piano on "Cookout"
• Anton Fier – drums, Oberheim DMX, percussion, production, mixing
• Fred Frith – guitar, violin
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, production, mixing
• Thi-Linh Le – vocals on "Monday Night", design, photography
• Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar, additional production
• Mark E. Miller – vocals on "Hot Seat", turntables on "Hot Seat" and "Monday Night"
• David Moss – percussion on "Clean Plate", "Under the Cap" and "Two Sided Fist"
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Monday Night" and "I.D."
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Steinberger bass guitar on "Clean Plate" and "Two Sided Fist"
• Roger Trilling – tape on "Cookout"
• John Zorn – alto saxophone, clarinet, game calls

Production and additional personnel

• Martin Bisi – additional production, mixing
• Peter Blegvad – vocal coach
• Don Hünerberg – engineering
• Mike Krowiak – additional engineering
• Jan Luss – design

References

External links

• The Golden Palominos at Discogs (list of releases)