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Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

yes, it had a full-band version but very rough, it wasn't mixed and produced in the studio. I don't remember the dates of the tapes but it could be either that it wasn't completely ready at the time Bella Donna wrapped up or they had already decided before that it wasn't good for the album and they stopped working on it at some point.

I agree with this. There are several master reels takes and mixes of Gold and Braid, and all are somewhat rough - almost complete but not quite. I would suggest that clearly, the song was *done*, but just not polished and mixed for album inclusion.

At various points, several songs in the works for Bella Donna were abandoned at different stages, including:

Starshine
Sanctuary
Gold and Braid
If You Were My Love
Baby Doll
Julia
Gypsy
All The King's Horses
Castaway
Sleeping Angel
Belle Flower
The Dealer
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