Golden Earring

Artist:  Golden Earring
Origin:  The Hague, Netherlands
Genre:  Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Rinus Gerritsen:  Bass, Keyboards, Guitar
George Kooymans:  Vocals, Guitar

Golden Earring is a Dutch Rock Band from The Hague, Netherlands, formed in 1961 by Rinus Gerritsen (Bass, Keyboards), and George Kooymans (Vocals, Guitar), and later along with Barry Hay (Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Saxophone), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (Drums, Percussion),  originally called "The Tornados" and was changed to The Golden Earringwhen they discovered that the name The Tornados was already in use by another group.  The band achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to No 1 on the Dutch Charts, reached the top ten in the UK and went to No. 13 on U.S. Charts.

Title:  Essential Earring (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Radar Love (6:26)

 2.  Back Home (3:52)

 3.  She Flies On Strange Wings (7:24)

 4.  Just A Little Bit Of Peach In Mt Heart (5:21)

 5.  Weekend Love (4:17)

Side 2:

 1.  Long Blond Animal (3:36)

 2.  Twilight Zone (7:55)

 3.  The Devil Made Me Do It (3:20)

 4.  When The Lady Smiles (5:40)

 5.  Quiet Eyes (4:12)

Personnel:

Rinus Gerritsen:  Bass, Keyboards
George Kooymans:  Vocals, Guitar

Barry Hay:  Guitar, Flute, Vocals, Percussion

Cesar Zuiderwijk:  Drums, Percussion

Essential Earring is the compilation album by Golden Earring, released on January 23, 2026 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 4000 Copies on 140 Gram Turquoise Coloured Vinyl.