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LINER NOTES AND CREDITS FOR VHS

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Bruce Watson - Guitar
Stuart Adamson - Guitar and vocals
Tony Butler - Bass and b/ vocals
Mark Brzezicki - Drums and b/vocals

There was still certain excitement in visiting East Europe then. The iron curtain, although decidedly rusty, was still in place and for boys brought up on Harry Palmer and John Le Carre there was still a bit of a thrill to be had in crossing to the "other side ".

The gig itself was like any other large open air event in Europe that summer, but the crowd were different in subtle ways. The clothes were thinner and less fashionable ,and the mullet was still the haircut of the day. A sea of enthusiastic denim greeted the bands. Fans took it all a bit more seriously in East Germany, treating rock and roll as a privilege and at the same time a subversive form of communication, whilst in the West it had already become another piece of pre packaged consumer entertainment.

And talking about taking things for granted, Big Country turned in another seemingly effortless yet rousing performance. Classics like In A Bg Country and The Storm provided a platform for some of the more eclectic music featured and their forthcoming album Peace In Our Time. The audience hadn't of course been exposed to the same songs, so response was uniformly good but not always predictable. Also on the bill was the worthy and earnest man of the blue collar people Bryan Adams. He took the stage in blue jeans and jacket and was immediately at home with rock starved fans.

Backstage a lot of the talk was of the forthcoming visit to Moscow, this was in many ways a taster of what was to come. Complicated bureaucracy, chill winds and dreadful catering. Another great Big Country day out, probably most memorable for the slightly mysterious setäng!

Alan Edwards - June 2001

Alan was one half of Grant-Edwards Management in the 80s.

1. RESTLESS NATIVES
2. WHERE THE ROSE IS SOWN
3. WONDERLAND
4. LOOK AWAY
5. JUST A SHADOW
6. STEELTOWN
7. PORROH MAN
8. THE SEER
9. CHANCE
10. IN A BIG COUNTRY
11. FIELDS OF FIRE

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Managemtn - Ian Grant
Mastered by Tony Butler @ Wobbly Studios
Artwork by RA

All songs published - EMI Music Ltd

Peace Concert, Live in East Berlin --1988

{ON SCREEN AT START OF SHOW}

BIG COUNTRY

LIVE IN BERLIN

RECORDED LIVE
AT THE PEACE CONCERT IN EAST BERLIN 1988