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Golden Opportunities Mixtape
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 12, 2007
GenreIndie rock, Folk
LabelSelf Released
Okkervil River chronology
The Stage Names
(2007)
Golden Opportunities Mixtape
(2007)
The Stand Ins
(2008)

The Golden Opportunities Mixtape is a free downloadable album by indie rock band Okkervil River. It contains eight covers and one live version of an original. It was released without any press as a free download from the band's website on December 12, 2007. It was listed as a Must Have Download in the 1044th Issue of Rolling Stone.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."April Anne"John Phillips4:14
2."Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"Randy Newman2:29
3."I Want to Know"Charles F. Olsen, Ed Sanders2:57
4."Do What You Gotta Do"Jimmy Webb3:04
5."I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away"Serge Gainsbourg; translated by Will Sheff4:33
6."The Blonde in the Bleachers"Joni Mitchell3:02
7."Antarctica Starts Here"John Cale2:43
8."Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas"Will Sheff7:11
9."Solo"Sandy Denny3:45

Personnel