Expanded edion of the 1975 album; the follow-up of the band’s international breakthrough album Moontan

Remastered from the first-generation IBC Studios master tapes

Featuring unreleased track from the Switch sessions

Featuring single edits, B-side and various previously unreleased outtakes and early versions/mixes

Including 16-page booklet with essay, memorabilia, photos

Founded in 1961 by George Kooymans and Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock band Golden Earring (or Golden Earrings, until 1969) started off as a beat band, experimented as a psychedelic quartet and finally became a heavy rock group. Their ninth album Moontan (1973) hit the international album charts and is the band’s most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Switch is the tenth studio album by Golden Earring, released in 1975 as the follow-up of the band’s international breakthrough album Moontan. Switch actually marked a switch for Golden Earring, as it was more influenced by funk and prog than any of the band’s previous or subsequent releases. Lead single “Kill Me (Ce Soir)” perfectly demonstrates how Golden Earring experimented with a new sound.

Unreleased Golden Earring track sees the light of day

Apart from a variety of previously unreleased outtakes and rough mixes, this 50th anniversary reissue of Switch features an unreleased Golden Earring track “Action Alice & Bow-Tie Basil”. Recorded during the Switch sessions, this is the first time the band has approved a previously unreleased finished studio track for release. All tracks have been 24 bit/192 kHz remastered from the original master tapes. This expanded CD edition of Switch is the sixth instalment in a special series of remastered & expanded albums by Golden Earring, overseen by Red Bullet catalogue and band archivist Wouter Bessels.

TRACKLISTING

1. Intro Plus Minus Absurdio 2. Love Is A Rodeo 3. The Switch 4. Kill Me (Ce Soir) 5. Tons Of Time 6. Daddy’s Gonna Save My Soul 7. Troubles & Hassles 8. The Lonesome D.J.

BONUS TRACKS: 9. Lucky Number 10. Action Alice & Bow-Tie Basil 11. Kill Me (Ce Soir) (7-inch single version) 12. The Switch (7-inch single version) 13. Intro Plus Minus Absurdio (rough mix) 14. Love Is A Rodeo (rough mix) 15. The Switch (rough mix) 16. Tons Of Time (rough mix) 17. Troubles & Hassles (rough mix) 18. Love Is A Rodeo (instrumental rough mix)

Switch (remastered & expanded) is released by Red Bullet Productions on 25 April 2025 and available through all renowned worldwide music dealers and online shops, plus digital channels (Spotify, Apple Music, a.o.). A remastered vinyl edition of Switch (remastered & expanded) will be released by Music On Vinyl in late 2025.