Cook Da Books - Golden Age 12"

[@garythomas7165]

Still listening to this gem in 2023…. rest easy Owen lad

[@seanmoran2258]

❤

[@MikeKeel]

Didn't realise until now. Great lad, powerful voice. RIP Owen

[@seanmoran2258]

@@MikeKeel ❤️❤️❤️

[@frensisss]

It's a masterpiece

[@simonlloyd7369]

Quality song, love it

[@modefan63]

great Cfny clasic love this song

[@richiewilliams6875]

Scally band and what a band The 80s Liverpool wouldn’t have been half the fun without this marvellous band

[@michaelgrace1298]

Not out of place even today, last forever, until the golden age

[@seanmoran1107]

My arl fella this

[@wk4max]

Haha yeah it is as well ,nice one mate hope he's doing well ,I met an at the Irish centre gig with Mr Amir in the mid 80s they were dead sound 😎

[@richiewilliams6875]

Scally band and what a band

[@cafedeltransit]

Out of my window I see life running by,why here inside me my lonely heart could die, I'm out on an Ocean,emotions slip away, I thought that this was my time but faith has turned away. I'm going in a corner and the corners in my mind, A lonely trumpet sounds,I hear it all the time, I'm like a plastic man,I'm lifeless dead (or) alive I'm looking at myself and how I should of tried. But I never listen,i never listen. Who keeps telling me,better with this Goldenage. Goldenage,with here today.

[@lennon1482]

this is one of the best songs of the 80s

[@FrankSidebottom]

Make no mistake....this is a belting tune

[@michaelralph1698]

Cant understand why this song is never found on 80s compilation cd's. Brilliant track

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

A song being good is not enough. You also need heavy radio play (money paid, or a DJ really liking your stuff), and a label interested in producing.

[@lennon1482]

@@NotOrdinaryInGames did it chart in the top 40?

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

@@lennon1482 Almost definitely not.

[@lennon1482]

@@NotOrdinaryInGames too bad so cool

[@countalucard1286]

One of the best songs ever.

[@-smokem]

Thanks to CFNY "The Spirit of Radio" (when they used to be great) for playing this song in the mid eighties.

[@dome52]

A valuable item in my collection. Great stuff !!

[@batbobby2121]

this is one of my absolute fav 80s song! its a shame this band is not on spotify

[@seanmoran1107]

Trying to sort that out, hopefully it will Be soon

[@bloodcanadian]

I'm going to blast the shit out of this auto-erotic music out of my car and be like '' you jealous of my musical tastes? '' ; )

[@AmandaLaggan]

The first 29 seconds reminds me of Slowdive's Souvlaki Space Station.

Pure magic....

[@plikas55]

Love this song ever since i first bought it back in the 80`s

[@techmaester]

Sounds like The Church and Echo & The Bunnymen, bands which had many charting hits, but not often heard on FM radio today. Cook da Books, not sure, cannot find them on Spotify. Perhaps due to being Indie (Independent). Sure, they have some good bio on Wikipedia (Liverpool, England), but finding their music in stores, nope. Internet marketplaces, yup.

[@MikeKeel]

My 80's, thanks!

[@dbking4194]

I love this song. But it seems to have disappeared. Does any know if it can be purchased?

[@techmaester]

Can't find the lyrics to this song online. Tried Googling "Cook Da Books Golden Age Lyrics" (with quotes) and came up with two results, the bottom result possible ad. The top choice led me to a site where list of popular Cook Da Books songs, but clicking on a link yields no lyrics found. Bummer. Fortunately, you can guess most of them due to good vocal quality. Maybe the vinyl sleeve comes with the lyrics? Sounds like a rare single. It isn't known in the US, so I've read.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Hey, I wish it made it to legit CD too. But it seems like neither of the 4 members have enough dosh to just make it happen. You need at least a label willing to shill money on the project, AND someone responsible for finding ALL of the tapes. Cause, believe it or not, about a 3rd of their songs were never commercially released (or included on cassettes no one can find anymore).

[@keithphillips1687]

Should have been Top 20

[@dbking4194]

Why is this not available to purchase

[@seanmoran1107]

EBay there’s a few

[@suejervis6448]

Boss

[@Jam-Tracks-Guitar]

Nice

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

How appropriate the name of this song is. I was happies at 12, when I was 13 my life spiralled out of control. 12 is an age when you are truly ignorant of the world in many ways. I was touched up by another boy at my school when I was 17, he was 15, but tricked me into forming a sexual relationship that I did not want!! I only said something when he went after a 12 year old boy, but that meant admitting we had done stuff to each other. He seemed so nice at first, well for the first 6 months at least. Then the "requests" started coming. The only thing is, I was 17 so if it went to court I would be the one going on trial, not him.

[@tincoil]

It's just called Golden Age. 12" is the disc size

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@@tincoil TBH it's a little miss leading when it says golden age!!!!