BIG COUNTRY - IN A BIG COUNTRY...
Big Country, The Crossing, 1983 on Mercury
Debut album by Scotland’s Big Country, which charted at number 18 in the US, and contains the song “In a Big Country.” Produced by Steve Lillywhite and recorded in London and Oxford.
The opening of that track – “In a Big Country” – is just indelibly etched in my early 80s memory. I’m sure they tired of the comparison of their guitar sound to bagpipes, but it certainly stood out and somehow felt Scottish to me.
My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a Hauppauge pressing (note the “53” at the beginning of the rim text) from 1983.
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupIn A Big Country · Big CountryThe Crossing℗ 1983 Mercury Records LimitedReleased on: 1996-01-01Producer: Steve Li...
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In a decade a little thin of rock highlights ... Released on July 15, 1983. Listen to The Crossing by Big Country on Amazon Music ... #bigcountry #80smusic #80srock #powerpop #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupIn A Big Country · Big CountryThe Crossing℗ 1983 Mercury Records LimitedReleased on: 1996-01-01Producer: Steve Li...