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The Golden Dawn were an indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

/indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
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 formed in 1986, who were signed to Sarah Records
Sarah Records
Sarah Records was a UK independent record label active between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop.The label was formed in Bristol in 1987 by Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes, and grew out of the fanzine scene at the time, Haynes having previously edited Are You Scared To Get...

 on the strength of a 9-track demo. They had two hits on the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...

 in 1988 and 1989, with what have been described as "awesomely ragged, feedback-riddled singles". The band were dropped by Sarah Records, when the tracks the band put forward for a third single for the label were rejected.

Band members Robert Smith and Kenny Forte went on to form Christine's Cat (who released a 5" flexi-disc, "Your Love Is", on Sarah Records), while Smith later resurfaced as The Besotted (who released a single, "Kaleidoscope" on the Blam-A-Bit label) and as a member of Meth O.D.who released several singles and albums throughout the 1990s.

Ulric Kennedy revived his pre-Golden Dawn band The Catalysts following the release of their early demos as "The Catalysts EP" by Felicite Singles Club in 2002, belatedly following it up with the "Long Distance EP" (Spirophone, 2006). Kennedy has also worked as a producer, most notably on releases by Roy Moller (Book Club Records) and The Happy Couple (Matinee/Felicite).

Singles

  • "My Secret World" (1988) Sarah (#14)
  • "George Hamilton's Dead" (1989) Sarah (#19)
  • "No Reason Why" (2000) Heaven

Compilation appearances

  • Airspace! (1989) Breaking Down ("George Hamilton's Dead")
  • The Velvet Dawn Flexi (1989) Raving Pop Blast! ("The Sun Never Shines")
  • Shadow Factory (1989) Sarah ("My Secret World")
  • Air Balloon Road (1989) Sarah ("My Secret World", "George Hamilton's Dead")
  • Airpsace II (1990) Breaking Down ("No Reason Why")
  • Temple Cloud (1990) Sarah ("George Hamilton's Dead")
  • And They Call It Pop (19??) Fragrant ("Luminous")
  • Everlasting Happiness (19??) ("Chase My Blues Away", "Fire")
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