The Gold Record

The Gold Record is the seventh full-length album from The Bouncing Souls and was released on June 6, 2006. The band deemed 'the release of the beast' in reference to the date (6/6/06) being similar to the number of the beast (666).

The Gold Record
Studio album by The Bouncing Souls
Released	June 6, 2006
Recorded	January 2006
Genre	Punk rock
Length	44:24
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Ted Hutt
The Bouncing Souls chronology
Live (2005) The Gold Record (2006) 20th Anniversary Series (2009)

Professional ratings

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The album includes two covers, of "Lean on Sheena" by Avoid One Thing and "Better Things" by The Kinks. "Letter from Iraq" is based on a poem sent to the band by Garett Reppenhagen, a soldier serving in Iraq.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen, and Michael McDermott, except where noted.

The Gold Record

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gold Song"	3:16
2.	"So Jersey"	4:01
3.	"Sounds of the City"	2:42
4.	"The Pizza Song"	3:43
5.	"Sarah Saturday"	3:46
6.	"Better Things" (Ray Davies)	3:27
7.	"The Messenger"	4:20
8.	"Lean on Sheena" (Joe Gittleman)	3:20
9.	"Letter from Iraq" (The Bouncing Souls, Garett Reppenhagen)	2:57
10.	"The New Thing"	3:11
11.	"Midnight Mile"	2:52
12.	"For All the Unheard"	6:49
Total length:		44:24

Personnel

The Bouncing Souls

• Greg Attonito – Vocals, harmonica
• Pete Steinkopf – Guitar
• Bryan Kienlen – Bass guitar, Backing vocals
• Michael McDermott – Drums

Additional musicians

• Jeff Abarta,Ted Hutt, Johnny Madcap & Chuck Ragan – Backing vocals
• Rami Jaffee – Accordion, keyboards

Artwork Bryan Kienlen – Artwork, layout design, photography Production Ted Hutt – Producer Tom Baker – Mastering Ryan Mall – Engineer

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	141
Top Heatseekers	5
Top Independent Albums	10