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  • Big Country, The Crossing, 1983 on Mercury

    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…

  • The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM

    The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM

    The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM My copy is a Verve reissue from the mid-eighties, remastered at Sterling and pressed at Hauppauge, with the Valentin mix (as opposed to the Closet mix).

  • Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury.

    Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury.

    Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury. This was actually one of my first CDs, and remains one of my top 20 of all time. This is an original US Hauppauge pressing I picked up at Daddy Kool Records last year – had been on my wants list for a long time The US…